PORTLAND – In Disney films, the princesses wow audiences by dancing, leaping, running and sometimes flying on a magic carpet. Ice skating was added to that mix Thursday, and the princesses didn’t miss a step. And the audience was just as much in awe. “Disney On Ice Presents Princess Classics” opened a seven-show run Thursday […]
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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More princesses, more fun
Luckily there’s no such thing as too many princesses.
For Disney fans, anyway.
Proof of that came Thursday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center when Disney On Ice’s “Princess Classics” opened a seven-show run that will end Sunday.
At one point, no fewer than seven of the famed Disney princesses were on the ice, with their princes.
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Maine native survives jungle– and another week on ‘Bachelor’
Love can run hot and cold.
So it seemed appropriate that Madawaska’s Ashley Hebert was seen soaking in a hot spring and rappelling down a waterfall in a Costa Rican jungle, on Monday’s episode of “The Bachelor.”
Hebert, 26, survived the temperature extremes.
At the end of the two-hour episode Hebert got a rose from bachelor Brad Womack, meaning she’ll be back on TV next week. She is now one of just six women left in the competition, out of 30 who started vying for Womack’s heart when the latest season of “The Bachelor” began Jan. 3.
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Mainer survivestwo-on-one date on ‘Bachelor’
On Monday’s episode of ABC’s “The Bachelor,” Maine native Ashley Hebert participated in the dating equivalent of sudden death overtime.
And she won.
Hebert, who’s from Madawaska, was picked at random to go on one of the show’s dreaded two-on-one dates, with bachelor Brad Womack and fellow contestant Ashley Spivey.
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Portland snowplow operator makes long day’s journey into night
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