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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PublishedJune 9, 2019
A new Maine film looks at a couple’s isolated island life
Filmmaker Peter Logue tells the story of Art and Nan Kellam, who lived alone on 522 acres, in ‘We Were An Island.’ It stars Loudon Wainwright III and Becky Ann Baker and premieres this week.
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PublishedJune 7, 2019
Governor signs bill designating Maine’s official ballad
The Portland band The Ghost of Paul Revere performed at the State House after its song ‘The Ballad of the 20th Maine’ became the state’s official ballad.
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PublishedJune 2, 2019
In Maine, the weather is rainy but the fishing is free
No licenses were required at fishing holes around the state this weekend, and even a misty Sunday morning found anglers young and old out toting their poles.
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PublishedJune 2, 2019
Bluegrass musician turns Maine life and times into lyrics
Stan Keach, who was inducted into the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame in May, has written some 30 songs about everything from Bean boots to the North Pond Hermit.
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PublishedJune 2, 2019
Portland radio host mourns a sudden loss and finds solace on the airwaves
In an era when people can seem more disconnected than ever, Blake Hayes’ public account of grief after his partner’s death moves listeners.
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PublishedMay 24, 2019
State ballad proposal passes votes in House, Senate
‘The Ballad of the 20th Maine’ by Portland band The Ghost of Paul Revere still needs another round of approvals to become the official state ballad.
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PublishedMay 16, 2019
Maine author Richard Ford wins lifetime achievement award from Library of Congress
A 1996 Pulitzer Prize winner for ‘Independence Day,’ the Boothbay resident will receive the award at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in August.
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PublishedMay 7, 2019
Don McLean wants apology from group that changed its tune about giving him award
In a Facebook post, the ‘American Pie’ singer calls the UCLA student group that rescinded the lifetime achievement award ‘morons.’
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PublishedMay 6, 2019
Don McLean loses lifetime achievement award due to domestic violence incident
A UCLA student group rescinded the George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement after learning McLean had pleaded guilty to domestic violence charges.
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PublishedMay 5, 2019
Sports streaming primer: Here’s what some major services offer
Here’s a brief summary of what some of the major streaming services – the ones with a significant amount of live sports programming – offer. The first two offer Red Sox regular-season games, the others don’t. You can watch any of them on a smart TV, which has built-in streaming capability, or with a streaming […]
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