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 […]
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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‘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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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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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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Readers’ Choice
Mainers pick favorites in more categories than ever in our annual poll.
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Oxxfest’s edge: STP
By a twist of connections, the young music festival scores Stone Temple Pilots and Sick Puppies.
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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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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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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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Give them an inch, they’ll take your yard
The best way to minimize backyard pests is to have the most naturally healthy lawn and garden you can.