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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PublishedJuly 13, 2020
Eat & Run: SoPo’s new spot for Vietnamese to go
Taytene Cafe on Broadway in South Portland opened in early June.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2020
Aw shucks, the Clam Fest’s canceled – but you can still muster up your own fun
There are ways you can recreate parts of the 55-year-old Yarmouth Clam Festival at home, including shucking clams, making lime rickeys and having a firefighter’s muster with the garden hose.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2020
Maine movie theaters get ready to reopen, but will viewers show?
Smitty’s Cinemas, Cinemagic theaters and the Nickelodeon in Portland all plan to open in the next couple of weeks, knowing that getting people back to the movies will be a challenge.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2020
Family of girl killed by drunk driver who died 50 years later in hit-and-run finally gets an apology
‘The Hero of Goodall Park,’ a documentary airing Tuesday on ESPN, tells the story of Douglas Parkhurst, who was killed by a rampaging driver in Sanford in 2018, five years after confessing to hitting a 4-year-old girl in upstate New York in 1968.
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PublishedJune 29, 2020
Portland puts musical acts on display this Independence Day
A two-day virtual concert featuring many Maine bands and the Portland Symphony Orchestra will take the place of the annual fireworks celebration.
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PublishedJune 28, 2020
How Maine crime writers are rethinking the way they portray police
The current calls for police reform and ends to racism have prompted Maine writers of crime novels to rethink, and in some cases change, their work.
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PublishedJune 28, 2020
Couples finding out if they can go the social distance
The pandemic is impacting romance in myriad ways, pushing some couples together, keeping others apart and forcing all to take the time to get to know each other.
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PublishedJune 25, 2020
After helping other artists top the charts, Maine native Amy Allen to release first single
The singer-songwriter’s ‘Queen of Silver Linings’ will be released Wednesday on Warner Records.
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PublishedJune 22, 2020
After a brief intermission, these venues are ready to entertain again
Arts and entertainment spaces around Maine, including museums, music venues and brewery tasting rooms, are beginning to resume programming after a three-month shutdown.
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PublishedJune 16, 2020
Portland Museum of Art to reopen Wednesday, free of charge
Closed since mid-March, the museum will require visitors to use timed-entry tickets, wear masks and keep their distance.
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