Maine at Work: A job with a beer distributor sounds like fun, but Ray Routhier learns it takes both muscle and concentration.
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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Open House: extreme makeover
An Augusta couple transforms a ramshackle farmhouse into a beautiful, airy retreat.
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Author Q&A: French Toast
Through hundreds of vintage photographs, Dyke Hendrickson’s new book takes a fond look at the history and culture of Franco-Americans in Maine.
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Ween’s world: It includes writing, playing and, um, fishing.
See them at the Pier Revue Friday night.
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Paramedic always ready to answer the call
Maine at Work: For Meagan Letellier who works 24-hour shifts, sleep and meals take a backseat to the job.
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Sounds like a case for Rizzoli and Isles
Actually, it’s no mystery: Tess Gerritsen’s crime-fighting heroines are the stars of a new TNT series. She’ll be watching Monday’s premiere with her neighbors.
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Whine and Dine
That’s what mosquitoes do. Banish them before they put the bite on you.
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Two actors with Portland ties get Emmy nominations
Glenn Close, who has a home on Prouts Neck in Scarborough, and Tony Shalhoub, who got his acting start doing theater in Portland, are among the nominees.
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Music and Nightlife: We got the blues
Rockland rolls out the welcome mat for the annual North Atlantic Blues Festival.
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Self-taught, Armatrading is almost a one-woman band
Most musicians are quick to list their musical influences, the artists who inspired them or who they tried to emulate at some point. But Joan Armatrading has no such list. There’s no way a person can create art in a total vacuum, but she has come closer than most. Growing up in the English industrial […]