Ray Routhier writes about pop culture, entertainment, music, TV and lifestyle issues. In more than 23 years at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, he has been 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 daughters.
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PublishedJune 20, 2019
Opera Maine severs ties with conductor accused of sexual harassment
Stephen Lord, who was to conduct Opera Maine’s ‘The Magic Flute’ in July, resigned from 2 other opera companies this week after a Minnesota newspaper reported that he used his position to request sexual favors.
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PublishedMay 24, 2019
State ballad proposal passes votes in House, Senate
‘The Ballad of the 20th Maine’ by Portland band The Ghost of Paul Revere still needs another round of approvals to become the official state ballad.
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PublishedMay 16, 2019
Maine author Richard Ford wins lifetime achievement award from Library of Congress
A 1996 Pulitzer Prize winner for ‘Independence Day,’ the Boothbay resident will receive the award at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in August.
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PublishedMay 6, 2019
Don McLean loses lifetime achievement award due to domestic violence incident
A UCLA student group rescinded the George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement after learning McLean had pleaded guilty to domestic violence charges.
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PublishedMay 5, 2019
Sports streaming primer: Here’s what some major services offer
Here’s a brief summary of what some of the major streaming services – the ones with a significant amount of live sports programming – offer. The first two offer Red Sox regular-season games, the others don’t. You can watch any of them on a smart TV, which has built-in streaming capability, or with a streaming […]
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PublishedMay 5, 2019
For sports fans, life can be a stream
With several New England teams playing at once, sports fans are particularly grateful for streaming services that allow them to customize what they can watch.
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PublishedApril 12, 2019
Should this Ghost of Paul Revere song be Maine’s new state ballad?
A bill proposes that ‘The Ballad of the 20th Maine’ get the designation, but lawmakers indicate they’re growing weary of naming official state anythings.
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PublishedApril 9, 2019
Novare Res is the best beer bar in New England, says USA Today
The Old Port beer bar was picked as the 5th-best beer bar in America by a panel of brew experts and USA Today readers.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2019
Portland-based producer follows Maine Mariners as they chase their dreams
The latest project from ‘North Woods Law’ producer Devon Platte is ‘Puckland,’ a documentary series on the formation of the hockey team that debuts Sunday on NBCSports.com.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2019
Stephen King’s horror stories are fit for the screen
No living author has more big- and small-screen credits than the Maine author. The latest, a remake of ‘Pet Sematary,’ is due out Friday.
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