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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PublishedSeptember 6, 2018
Do you have the look to be cast in the latest ‘Little Women’ movie?
Starring Meryl Streep and Emma Watson, the film to be shot in the Boston area this fall is looking for people to play townsfolk.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2018
Maine’s own school of rock gets kids to perform the music they love
The Maine Academy of Modern Music has expanded to serve about 1,600 students statewide.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2018
National poetry contest drops citizenship rule that Deering student challenged to get in
Allan Monga, an asylum-seeker from Zambia, was initially deemed ineligible for the national Poetry Out Loud competition and went to court over it.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2018
Mainers’ wacky act to appear Thursday on ‘The Gong Show’
Performers Leland Faulkner of Auburn and Michael Menes of Buckfield elongate their limbs and try to avoid the gong.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2018
A Limerick man finally fulfills his childhood fantasy: Writing video games for work
After years spent trying to get hired in the field, Shawn French lands a job as the lead writer for Epic Tavern, a medieval fantasy game.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2018
Actor Jeff Daniels and his son bring their musical act to Maine
The folk duo will play three shows in three different towns this weekend.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2018
‘Today’ show’s travel series will bring celebrity weatherman Al Roker to Maine next week
Al Roker’s Maine adventures will be aired Tuesday morning, when he’ll broadcast live from the midcoast town of Georgetown.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2018
Captain Marvel’s back story takes flight from the coast of Maine
‘The Life of Captain Marvel’ tells the back story of the character and her summers in the Harpswell area before the first Hollywood movie debuts.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2018
Nicole Maines, who played big role in fight for transgender rights, will star in vampire flick
In the indie film ‘Bit,’ she plays a transgender teenager trying to fit in with feminist vampires.
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PublishedJune 30, 2018
About 2,000 people protest Trump immigration policies in front of Portland City Hall
Rallies are also held elsewhere in Maine, including Brunswick, Augusta, Farmington, Bangor and Bar Harbor.
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