Ray Routhier has written about pop culture, entertainment, music, TV and lifestyle issues for the Portland Press Herald since 1993. He is continually fascinated with stories that show the unique character of Maine’s people and places. The word he uses most for stories he’s drawn to is “quirky.” He’s written about the changing cable TV and Internet landscapes, and what those changes mean for the future of information and entertainment. He’s dug clams, raked blueberries and rode on the back of a garbage truck, all in pursuit of stories about real Mainers. He’s had a ball interviewing a range of celebrities from Anna Kendrick and Patrick Dempsey to Billy Joel and Tony Bennett. His passions, besides writing, include baseball history, old movies and “Jeopardy!” A native of Manchester, N.H., 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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PublishedAugust 4, 2011
Carrying on the Zappa legacy
Dweezil, son of Frank, is making sure that his father’s brilliance still shines.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2011
‘Bachelorette’ from Maine to ring out TV, ring in ‘real world’
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. She told reporters Tuesday that people shouldn’t expect to see her on TV again. “Not unless you […]
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PublishedAugust 2, 2011
‘Bachelorette’ makes’passionate’ choice – J.P.
Maine’s Ashley Hebert finally picked the man she wants to marry.
Even though he seemed to be the man that her sister definitely, positively, didn’t want her to marry.
Hebert, a 27-year-old dental student from Madawaska, picked J.P. Rosenbaum to be her fiance in Monday’s finale of the ABC romance reality show “The Bachelorette.”
Early in the episode, Hebert’s sister, Chrystie Corns, told Hebert that Rosenbaum – a 34-year-old construction manager from New York City – was not for her. And that he was too old.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2011
Acting on a homing instinct
Francoise Paradis envisions community, collaboration and eco-sensitivity in her cohousing project near Salmon Falls in Buxton.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2011
Decision time for ‘Bachelorette’
On Monday, Maine’s Ashley Hebert will make her choice from the 25 men who romanced her on TV.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2011
Readers’ Choice
Mainers pick favorites in more categories than ever in our annual poll.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2011
Oxxfest’s edge: STP
By a twist of connections, the young music festival scores Stone Temple Pilots and Sick Puppies.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2011
People & Entertainment: Ashley looks to pick a winner — next week
Mainer Ashley Hebert appears to be just one episode away from finding true love. On Monday’s installment of “The Bachelorette,” Hebert was seen paring her final three suitors down to two. She’ll pick one of them — J.P., a construction manager from New York City, or Ben, the Sonoma, Calif., winemaker — during next week’s […]
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PublishedJuly 25, 2011
Cumberland teen wins World Juggling contest
Will Silvers keeps all of his balls in the air to take first place for technical merit.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2011
Reporter learns the ins and outs of a UPS driver’s job
Maine at Work: Lots of little routines are designed to shave a second here or a minute there, but safety comes first.
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