Ray Routhier
@rayrouthier.bsky.social
Reporter at the Portland Press Herald, Portland, ME
Focused on finding stories about the people and culture of Maine
Beats include pop culture, movies, music, TV, books, authors and quirky stuff
Focused on finding stories about the people and culture of Maine
Beats include pop culture, movies, music, TV, books, authors and quirky stuff
Looking for the best neighborhood Christmas lights in Maine? Check out this free link to a list of over-the-top house displays in South Portland, Cumberland, Gray, OOB, Limington and Litchfield, among others.
These Maine homes get lit for the holidays
There are over-the-top home displays this year in Cumberland, South Portland, Gray, Limington, Monmouth, Waterville and Winslow, among other places.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Looking for the best neighborhood Christmas lights in Maine? Check out this free link to a list of over-the-top house displays in South Portland, Cumberland, Gray, OOB, Limington and Litchfield, among others.
Tacos for dinner, Wham on the phone, gingerbread houses left by a loved one's grave.
These Maine families have Christmas traditions that are a little less traditional.
#Wham #Tacos #dougnuts
These Maine families have Christmas traditions that are a little less traditional.
#Wham #Tacos #dougnuts
These Mainers’ Christmas traditions aren’t exactly traditional
Doughnuts for dinner in Springvale, prank calls in Alna or leaving a gingerbread house in a cemetery in Bridgton are among the ways some families celebrate the holiday.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Live from Maine, it's Thursday morning! With special guests, Portland Hearts of Pine!
#GMA #heartsofpine
#GMA #heartsofpine
‘Good Morning America’ will be live in Kennebunkport Thursday
The ABC morning talk show will feature segments from Nonantum Resort, focusing on Maine and the Portland Hearts of Pine soccer team.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Live from Maine, it's Thursday morning! With special guests, Portland Hearts of Pine!
#GMA #heartsofpine
#GMA #heartsofpine
Charles Shay, a Penobscot tribal elder from Maine who fought on D-Day and worked to bring attention to Native America veterans, dies at 101
Charles Shay, Penobscot tribal elder who fought on D-Day, dies at 101
Shay, who grew up on Indian Island, near Old Town, was an Army medic during the invasion of Normandy in World War II. He spent his final years in France.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Charles Shay, a Penobscot tribal elder from Maine who fought on D-Day and worked to bring attention to Native America veterans, dies at 101
Country roads are taking them home
Maine country band on the rise to headline Portland show
Brothers Reid and Will Nichols, who form the core of 12/OC, will headline a holiday concert at Cross Insurance Arena and soon announce a major tour.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Country roads are taking them home
What's your family's holiday tradition?
For a story for the Portland (ME) Press Herald I'd love to talk to Mainers whose family has or had unique or even slightly wacky Christmas or holiday season traditions.
If you'd like to share yours in the story, please email me at [email protected]
For a story for the Portland (ME) Press Herald I'd love to talk to Mainers whose family has or had unique or even slightly wacky Christmas or holiday season traditions.
If you'd like to share yours in the story, please email me at [email protected]
November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What's your family's holiday tradition?
For a story for the Portland (ME) Press Herald I'd love to talk to Mainers whose family has or had unique or even slightly wacky Christmas or holiday season traditions.
If you'd like to share yours in the story, please email me at [email protected]
For a story for the Portland (ME) Press Herald I'd love to talk to Mainers whose family has or had unique or even slightly wacky Christmas or holiday season traditions.
If you'd like to share yours in the story, please email me at [email protected]
Norway is closer than you think.
Though maybe not as close as Poland or Denmark or Paris. Depending on where in Maine you are.
Though maybe not as close as Poland or Denmark or Paris. Depending on where in Maine you are.
Five things to do while you’re in Norway
Maine actor Matthew Delamater shares some of his favorite things about the western Maine town.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Norway is closer than you think.
Though maybe not as close as Poland or Denmark or Paris. Depending on where in Maine you are.
Though maybe not as close as Poland or Denmark or Paris. Depending on where in Maine you are.
If Graham Platner and President Trump ever have a sit down, this would be the chair they'd use.
President Trump and Graham Platner cheer for the same chair
Platner's grandfather designed an iconic mid-century chair found in museums and movies – and in Trump's New York office.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If Graham Platner and President Trump ever have a sit down, this would be the chair they'd use.
She was "deah" to people all over Maine.
Karmo Sanders, known as the ‘Marden’s Lady,’ passed away Saturday at the age of 74.
Karmo Sanders, known as the ‘Marden’s Lady,’ passed away Saturday at the age of 74.
Karmo Sanders, Maine’s ‘Marden’s Lady,’ dies at 74
A playwright, teacher and performer, she delighted audiences with her over-the-top yet relatable bargain-hunting character in TV ads for the Maine salvage chain.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
She was "deah" to people all over Maine.
Karmo Sanders, known as the ‘Marden’s Lady,’ passed away Saturday at the age of 74.
Karmo Sanders, known as the ‘Marden’s Lady,’ passed away Saturday at the age of 74.
Meet the Banshee of the Boggan, the Pigman and Granny Grimm.
It's Halloween in Maine.
It's Halloween in Maine.
13 Maine Halloween happenings to get you in the spirit
There are haunted house attractions, cemetery tours, scary movies and family-friendly fun all over the state, from Lebanon to Rockland or Kittery to Farmington.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Meet the Banshee of the Boggan, the Pigman and Granny Grimm.
It's Halloween in Maine.
It's Halloween in Maine.
Meet some of the humans behind Maine's giant skeletons. This bony trend has been getting bigger each year since Home Depot introduced Skelly to the public in 2020.
Meet some giant Maine skeletons and the humans behind them
These people take Halloween decorating up a notch with 12-foot-high bundles of bones, which became a viral sensation several years ago.
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October 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Meet some of the humans behind Maine's giant skeletons. This bony trend has been getting bigger each year since Home Depot introduced Skelly to the public in 2020.
Tony Shalhoub, USM class of 1977, helped open the new arts center at the Portland, Maine campus Friday. Gov. Janet Mills singing "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" was an unexpected highlight of the event.
Tony Shalhoub helps open new USM arts center
The actor, who starred in 'Monk' and 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,' is a 1977 graduate and has a performance space at the arts center named for him.
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October 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Tony Shalhoub, USM class of 1977, helped open the new arts center at the Portland, Maine campus Friday. Gov. Janet Mills singing "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" was an unexpected highlight of the event.
Where Taylor Swift fans can celebrate ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ in Maine www.pressherald.com/2025/10/01/w...
Where Taylor Swift fans can celebrate ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ in Maine
Several clubs are holding album-release parties this weekend and a film event tied to the album opens at theaters Friday. <br>
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October 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Where Taylor Swift fans can celebrate ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ in Maine www.pressherald.com/2025/10/01/w...
A Maine writer's new rom com, "The Threesome," hit theaters in September and will stream in October.
New romcom ‘The Threesome’ comes from a Maine writer who works on ‘The Simpsons’
Bowdoinham native Ethan Ogilby worked in TV and film production, on 'The Simpsons' and on Netflix documentaries, before getting his screenplay filmed.
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September 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A Maine writer's new rom com, "The Threesome," hit theaters in September and will stream in October.
Get your fair share of squealing pigs, smash up derbies and oxen pulling heavy stuff.
Check out our list of 8 great Maine fall fairs, happening now into October.
Check out our list of 8 great Maine fall fairs, happening now into October.
It’s fall fair season in Maine. Here are the 8 you shouldn’t miss.
Upcoming fairs are planned for Clinton, Litchfield, Oxford, New Portland, Farmington, Unity, Cumberland and Fryeburg.
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September 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Get your fair share of squealing pigs, smash up derbies and oxen pulling heavy stuff.
Check out our list of 8 great Maine fall fairs, happening now into October.
Check out our list of 8 great Maine fall fairs, happening now into October.
A Maine couple's true crime podcast is the basis for a new Hulu documentary on an Alaskan shooting and manhunt. The case highlights clashes between Western justice and Indigenous culture.
Mainers’ true crime podcast is basis for Hulu documentary on Alaska shooting
'Blood & Myth' is based on the Audible Original "Midnight Son," from Portland-based audio producers Josie Holtzman and Isaac Kestenbaum, which explored an Alaskan shooting and Indigenous culture.
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September 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A Maine couple's true crime podcast is the basis for a new Hulu documentary on an Alaskan shooting and manhunt. The case highlights clashes between Western justice and Indigenous culture.
Marvel and DC comic creator Mort Todd of Portland (Maine) died Sunday, at 63.
Marvel and DC comic creator Mort Todd of Portland dies at 63
The Maine native, who died Sunday, worked for Marvel and DC comics as well as Cracked magazine and helped launch others' comic careers.
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August 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Marvel and DC comic creator Mort Todd of Portland (Maine) died Sunday, at 63.
A Maine artist chased his MLB dreams. Now he hopes to inspire others.
York artist chased his dreams of Major League Baseball. Now he hopes to inspire others.
Micah Johnson's art has been on the cover of Time magazine, on baseball cards and caps. Now he's writing and illustrating a middle grade novel.
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August 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A Maine artist chased his MLB dreams. Now he hopes to inspire others.
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ICYMI: We kicked off our One Big Union Campaign with a rally outside the South Portland Newsroom this morning after presenting our managing director with a demand for voluntary recognition! What comes next is up to the Trust.
August 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
ICYMI: We kicked off our One Big Union Campaign with a rally outside the South Portland Newsroom this morning after presenting our managing director with a demand for voluntary recognition! What comes next is up to the Trust.
Back Cove Music & Arts Festival organizers will likely pay Portland about $185,000 for being able to hold the event on city land in early August.
The payments include $100,000 to a non-profit group that helps maintain city parks, $1 for every ticket sold, plus expenses, repairs, licenses, permits.
The payments include $100,000 to a non-profit group that helps maintain city parks, $1 for every ticket sold, plus expenses, repairs, licenses, permits.
Back Cove festival organizers to pay about $185,000 to city, parks
Payments include a $100,000 donation for Payson Park improvements, as well as $1 for every ticket sold, plus expenses, licenses and permits.
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August 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Back Cove Music & Arts Festival organizers will likely pay Portland about $185,000 for being able to hold the event on city land in early August.
The payments include $100,000 to a non-profit group that helps maintain city parks, $1 for every ticket sold, plus expenses, repairs, licenses, permits.
The payments include $100,000 to a non-profit group that helps maintain city parks, $1 for every ticket sold, plus expenses, repairs, licenses, permits.
Help protect local journalism in Maine.
Please consider signing this petition to support workers at Maine newspapers who would like to be represented by a union, as we here at the Portland Press Herald are.
Please consider signing this petition to support workers at Maine newspapers who would like to be represented by a union, as we here at the Portland Press Herald are.
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August 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Help protect local journalism in Maine.
Please consider signing this petition to support workers at Maine newspapers who would like to be represented by a union, as we here at the Portland Press Herald are.
Please consider signing this petition to support workers at Maine newspapers who would like to be represented by a union, as we here at the Portland Press Herald are.
“Maine has lost a treasure. She was firmly ours even though she gave herself to the world.”
Jane Morgan, who sang on Broadway, in nightclubs, on TV's "Ed Sullivan Show" and on hit records like "Fascination," died Monday at 101. She had been a Kennebunkport summer resident most of her life.
Jane Morgan, who sang on Broadway, in nightclubs, on TV's "Ed Sullivan Show" and on hit records like "Fascination," died Monday at 101. She had been a Kennebunkport summer resident most of her life.
Singing star Jane Morgan, longtime Maine resident, dies at 101
She spent summers in Kennebunkport, recorded hit songs, appeared on Broadway and TV, and last year celebrated her 100th birthday with an event at the Ogunquit Playhouse.
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August 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“Maine has lost a treasure. She was firmly ours even though she gave herself to the world.”
Jane Morgan, who sang on Broadway, in nightclubs, on TV's "Ed Sullivan Show" and on hit records like "Fascination," died Monday at 101. She had been a Kennebunkport summer resident most of her life.
Jane Morgan, who sang on Broadway, in nightclubs, on TV's "Ed Sullivan Show" and on hit records like "Fascination," died Monday at 101. She had been a Kennebunkport summer resident most of her life.
Lego artist builds Maine in miniature at Kennebunk museum, from Nubble Lighthouse off York to the Paul Bunyan statue in Bangor
Lego artist builds Maine in miniature at Kennebunk’s Brick Store museum
More than a dozen of Colby Adolphsen's creations, from Nubble Lighthouse off York to Bangor's Paul Bunyan statue, are at the museum through December.
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August 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Lego artist builds Maine in miniature at Kennebunk museum, from Nubble Lighthouse off York to the Paul Bunyan statue in Bangor
Back Cove festival organizers hope to return to Portland next year; City officials say problems during the inaugural event this weekend were minor
Back Cove festival organizers hope to return to Portland
The two-day festival caused few traffic or other problems, according to police and city officials, and festival organizers are paying $100,000 to make any repairs to the festival site found necessary.
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August 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Back Cove festival organizers hope to return to Portland next year; City officials say problems during the inaugural event this weekend were minor