Once a month, MENSK sets up a film showing atop the Spring Street garage.
Ray Routhier
Staff Writer
Ray Routhier has written about pop culture, movies, TV, music and lifestyle trends for the Portland Press Herald since 1993. He is continually fascinated with stories that show the unique character of Maine’s people and places. He’s written about why so many businesses use the made-up word “Mainely” in their names, how you can trace Portland’s history through its various smells and why Mainers lament the loss of Portland-made B&M baked beans. He’s interviewed a wide variety of filmmakers, actors, musicians and authors, including Patrick Dempsey, Tony Shalhoub, Richard Russo, Tess Gerritsen, Tony Bennett, Anna Kendrick, and Stephen King. His passions, besides writing, include baseball history, old movies and “Jeopardy!” A native of Manchester, New Hampshire, he graduated with a degree in political science from the University of New Hampshire. He lives in South Portland with his wife and two children.
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No deal yet between Dish, WGME owner
Maine customers of Dish Network moved closer Wednesday night to losing Portland’s CBS television affiliate.
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Dish customers closer to losing WGME
As a midnight deadline approaches, spokesmen for both sides say talks were continuing but there were no new developments to report.
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Portland excels at making the list
Talk about a model city! Portland corners the market as magazines and websites rank locations for livability. What does it all mean? That may be the No. 1 question.
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Author Q&A: Turning pro, an inspirational baseball story for children
Gorham author Bill Wise has turned the inspirational life story of William Hoy, a deaf ballplayer whose quiet determination made him a success, into a children’s book.
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Portland gives Saturday’s music festival high grades
Officials felt confident that any future event of similar size and scope on the Eastern Promenade could be handled as well, if not better.
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Oxxfest at Scarborough Downs
Five Finger Death Punch and other national and local acts head to Scarborough for Friday’s heavy metal fest.
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Off Beat: ‘Clown’ show puts hip-hop, Phil Collins in same tent
First, there’s the pulsing beat of Insane Clown Posse’s hard-core hip-hop songs. Then there are the costumed performers spewing profanity at the audience one minute and spraying Old Spice cologne into the air to “create a safe space for masculinity” the next. And at some point in the show, the softer sounds of Dan Fogelberg […]
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Some ‘tomfoolery,’ but so far Music at the Track a winner
Oxxfest is the second concert in the new Music at the Track series at Scarborough Downs, started this year by Bangor-area music promoter Alex Gray of Waterfront Concerts. The first show was a hip-hop festival headlined by rapper Wiz Khalifa on July 31, which attracted more than 6,000 people. About 20 people at that show […]
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Tonight’s Ghostface Killah concert postponed
The Portland concert by the acclaimed rapper has been rescheduled for Sept. 23 at 9 p.m.