Based in Boothbay Harbor and heard on 96.7 FM, the network’s sixth classical station will reach an area of 350,000 people, starting in the fall.
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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How a vineyard in rural Maine is booking big-name concerts
Savage Oakes Vineyard and Winery, a family-run business in Union, is evolving into an outdoor venue hosting such major acts as Graham Nash, Indigo Girls and Lyle Lovett, who will perform Aug. 13.
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Patrick Dempsey is getting boxing lessons from a Portland firefighter
Dempsey has been spotted around Maine more frequently in recent months and is rumored to have bought a house in Kennebunkport.
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Mainers reserved about Trump’s politicized speech to Scouts
But some say the president’s remarks were inappropriate because they violated the Boy Scouts’ nonpartisan tradition and values.
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South Portland book review editor will be on ‘Jeopardy!’ Friday
Vicky Smith, 51, is not allowed to say how she did on the episode, which was taped in March and airs at 7:30 p.m. Friday on WMTW, Channel 8.
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Thompson’s Point burgeoning into city’s newest neighborhood
Already known its concerts, brewery and event space, the Fore River destination has a hotel and housing coming soon.
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Jay Leno and his car show roll through Maine
The comedian was in the state on Tuesday and Wednesday to shoot an episode of ‘Jay Leno’s Garage.’
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Some loyal listeners air grievances over change in WGAN’s ‘Morning Show’
A year after Matt Gagnon joined Ken Altshuler on the talk-radio broadcast, many are tuning out of the whiz-bang, unfocused format that has strayed from its newsy roots. Still others – including station management – like what they’re hearing.
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In Starks, Maine’s pot haven, passion doesn’t burn evenly
Even as marijuana goes legit, the home of Hempstock opts to stay ‘dry’ and – less surprisingly – fiercely independent.
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University of New England researcher to appear on ‘Shark Week’
James Sulikowski will be seen searching in the Gulf of Maine for the rare porbeagle shark in a July episode titled ‘Shark Vortex.’