@RayRouthier

Features reporter for the @PressHerald, with a focus on music, TV, pop culture, life style issues and all things funny

 Portland, Maine
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Joined April 2009
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It's fair and festival time in Maine - Options this week include the Moxie Festival in Lisbon Falls and the Ossipee Valley Fair in Hiram pressherald.com/?p=7139096

Maine’s fair season is just heating up. Here’s where to go

Plus, tons of other organized family fun, including food-centric festivals and community celebrations.

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Forager from Woolwich in the hunt for TV's "MasterChef" title. Her next episode is Wednesday. pressherald.com/?p=7125092
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Make Way for McCloskey: New exhibit of the beloved Maine children's author's original work on view in Brunswick pressherald.com/?p=7123613

Original art from beloved Maine children’s author Robert McCloskey on view in Brunswick

'Robert McCloskey: The Art of Wonder' opens Tuesday at Curtis Memorial Library and features work for 'Blueberries for Sal,' 'Make Way for Ducklings' and others.

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Gorham native pieces together Hollywood career in film editing pressherald.com/?p=7115231

Gorham native pieces together Hollywood career in film editing

Jamie Kennedy has been editing TV shows and films for more than a decade, including 'Modern Family' and 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.'

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How do they make it rain in the Ogunquit Playhouse? Find out with this great inside story by @Mainemegan pressherald.com/?p=7122812
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New book puts focus on Maine's governor and her pandemic pen pal. The two will appear at events in Farmington, Rockland and Portland this week. pressherald.com/?p=7102292

Women of letters: Gov. Mills and her pandemic pen pal inspire new book

Ashirah Knapp of Temple wrote weekly letters to Gov. Janet Mills during the first year of the pandemic. The letters are the basis for the book 'In Other Words, Leadership,' which goes on sale June 20.

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While she painted many Maine locations – including Belfast Harbor, Rockland Harbor and a paper mill in Madison – Yvonne Jacquette was well known for painting New York City scenes such as Times Square from tall buildings. pressherald.com/?p=7056245

Yvonne Jacquette, painter and long-time Maine summer resident, dies at 88

She had spent summers since the mid-60s at her home in Searsmont and was known nationally for her aerial views.

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Train carrying hazardous chemicals derails north of Rockwood pressherald.com/?p=7030067

Officials report no threat to public health or safety after train derails near Rockwood

A Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight train derailed around 8:30 a.m. Saturday, but officials said hazardous materials on board the train were not involved in a fire that started.

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New Burano's in a former Scarborough fire house answers the call for creative pizza and a fun, casual vibe pressherald.com/?p=7016834

Eat & Run: Burano’s brings its creative pizza to Scarborough

Located in a former fire station on Route 1, the casual restaurant also has locations in Bath and Hallowell.

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Historic Maine schooner goes on auction block pressherald.com/?p=7023563

Historic Maine schooner goes on auction block

Built in 1900, Victory Chimes has sailed the Maine coast since 1954, carrying passengers as part of the windjammer excursion fleet.

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Mud season in Maine has arrived. Here are fun ways to embrace or avoid it. pressherald.com/?p=7016474

Mud season has arrived. Here are fun ways to embrace or avoid it.

There are plenty of ways to get your hands dirty in April, plus opportunities to get outside but stay relatively clean.

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Portland author finds the fun and romance in Regency-era England pressherald.com/?p=7013645

Portland author finds the fun and romance in Regency-era England

Martha Waters has written four romantic comedy novels set among British aristocracy in the early 1800s. Her newest, 'To Swoon and to Spar,' goes on sale Tuesday.

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Fans line up in downtown Portland for Maggie Rogers tickets – without fees pressherald.com/?p=7018790
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I want candy I want candy hey pressherald.com/?p=7010516

New England’s largest candy store opens in Wiscasset

Sweetz & More boasts more than 7,500 products across 8,100 square feet in the former Big Al's Super Values building.

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Whether you think all the Mainely names are hokey, redundant or funny, they get people's attention. Read what business owners and marketing professionals say and browse a state list of more than 330 Mainely business names. pressherald.com/?p=7009592

From hot tubs to handrails, the Mainely name sells, business owners say

Hundreds of businesses across the state share the same first name – Mainely – and find it's an effective way to brand just about any product or service.

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Empire strikes back - with burlesque, drag, comedy and music at re-opened Portland venue. pressherald.com/?p=6995888

Empire reopens upstairs venue for burlesque, comedy and music

And guess what? The restaurant dining room's reopening might not be far behind.

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Portland author Richard Russo's "Straight Man" is big man on campus in new AMC series. The second episode airs Sunday pressherald.com/?p=6993659

Richard Russo’s ‘Straight Man’ is back on campus in new AMC series

The show, called 'Lucky Hank,' is based on the 1997 novel and stars Bob Odenkirk as a small college professor in a mid-life crisis. The second episode airs Sunday.

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Damariscotta is already famous among Mainers for having two Renys on Main Street, but it could soon be known as the setting of a Hulu TV series. pressherald.com/?p=6989369

Novel set in Damariscotta could become basis for Hulu series

'The Midcoast' author Adam White, who grew up in Damariscotta, said the series is being developed for the streaming service but has not gotten final approval.

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Eric Saindon left a hospital room Sunday, in pain, to go the Oscars. He won. Then had surgery. pressherald.com/?p=6983885

Mainer who won Oscar recovering from urgent surgery after ceremony

Eric Saindon left a Los Angeles hospital Sunday, fighting pain, to attend the Academy Awards and pick up his first Oscar, for visual effects in the movie 'Avatar: The Way of Water.'

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Jam band moe. to play Portland’s State Theatre on Friday and Saturday pressherald.com/?p=6936149

Jam band moe. to play Portland’s State Theatre on Friday and Saturday

Guitarist Chuck Garvey has rejoined the band after a debilitating stroke. He and Falmouth resident Rob Derhak were among the band's founders more than 30 years ago.

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