Katie Hagar, who was raised in Damariscotta, will appear on BET’s ‘Changing Lanes’ starting tonight.
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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Pie making a ‘Dirty Job’ in Rockland
“Dirty Jobs” host Mike Rowe spent some time making blueberry pies with “The Pie Moms” at The Berry Manor Inn in Rockland.
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In Maine State Music Theatre costumes, you’re doing fine, ‘Oklahoma!’
Maine at Work: A reporter tries on a costume manager’s job. (And he makes a dummy look good.)
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One way or another
An interest in more personal funerals leads a Maine woodworker to design and build coffins to use at home before they serve as eternal resting places.
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When walking dogs, one thing leads to another, reporter gets scoop
Maine at Work: Just when your charges are moving along nicely, they invariably develop a nose for trouble – or distraction.
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Notebooks and pencils and backpacks – oh my!
With back-to-school comes a long list of supplies to buy, everything from clothes to crayons. Here’s a lesson in savings: There are deals to be had if you know where and when to shop.
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The dual life of Juliette Lewis
When Juliette Lewis formed a rock band and began touring about six years ago, she expected rejection. After all, she was already a major movie star, with films such as “Natural Born Killers” and “Cape Fear” on her resume. So she figured people would think she was just some rich movie star who thought it […]
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Tim Wright departs WMGX morning radio show
The president of WMGX and the quick-witted host decline to say why he left the station after 15 years.
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Wright off the air at Coast 93.1
The station’s president says the morning show will continue, and that co-host Eva Matteson will stay on.
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A good harvester has to learn to choose and pick
Maine at Work: Ray Routhier also discovers one important rule of cultivating a green thumb: Don’t cut it off.