Kathie Ferland-Medina knew very little about quilting, or the quilt business, when she found herself suddenly running a quilt shop eight years ago.
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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Film documents Maine town’s grief
LEE — When Bill Perna read about the tiny town of Lee — population 845 — losing two of its sons in the Iraq war, he just had to find out more.
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World record for ugly sweaters could be set in Wells
Ugly holiday sweater parties have been popping up all over the place in the last few years.
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Portland singer needs your votes
Portland’s Michael Odokara-Okigbo can’t achieve his dreams of a singing career on talent alone.
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Walsh returns with new book
Barbara Walsh said that after watching the movie “The Perfect Storm” — based on a book about a doomed fishing boat out of Massachusetts — she began thinking she might want to write that type of story.
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Celebrities who hang in Maine for love
Maine is wild, beautiful and worlds removed from bustling metropolitan centers like New York City and Los Angeles. So it’s the perfect place for frazzled and sought-after celebrities to get away from everything.
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Celebrities find Maine does offer life the way it should be
Maine is wild, beautiful and worlds removed from bustling metropolitan centers like New York City and Los Angeles. So it’s the perfect place for frazzled and sought-after celebrities to get away from everything. Except other celebrities.
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Maine TV show gets new host
Alan Bradstreet will make his debut on MPBN’s “incredibleMAINE” on Nov. 12.
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Fundraiser takes on personal meaning for radio host
SOUTH PORTLAND — When Jeff Parsons went on the radio to raise money for breast cancer research Wednesday morning, he could really relate to the topic.
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Maine ‘Bachelorette’ says she’s done with television
Though TV has been pretty good to Maine’s Ashley Hebert — she traveled the world and found a fiance while starring on two reality shows this year — she says her days on the small screen are over.