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Ray Routhier

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
32
Latest publication
Sep 28, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Central Maine
Top 500K sites
Earliest in this view
Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Ray Routhier

    Five fun things to do while you’re in Waterville (opens the original)

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    People often ask Kim Lindlof to recommend places to go for fun in Waterville. After all, it’s part of her job. As president and CEO of the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce in Waterville, she keeps on top of all the eating, shopping and recreation opportunities the area has to offer. Here are a few of the ones she ends up recommending time and again. This is probably the hardest question because there are approximately 23 restaurants within about four blocks of downtown Waterville. It really depends

  2. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Ray Routhier

    This Maine man is wicked smart about ventriloquist dummies (opens the original)

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    PORTLAND — Austin Phillips picks up one of the several disembodied heads on his workbench and begins to show off what it can do. Using a couple small levers, Phillips makes its eyes move from side to side, its eyebrows go up and down and its mouth open wide. But when Phillips asks the head to talk, it balks. When Phillips insists, the head asks “How come I’m not finished?” Phillips stammers and stumbles for an answer before the head blurts, “Too many coffee breaks.” Phillips, 33, has been a full

  3. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Ray Routhier

    Who is Joe (Bornstein) and why should we call him? (opens the original)

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    Fourteen stories above Congress Street, an electronic sign lights up the Portland skyline with a mysterious two-word directive: “CALL JOE.” More than a few times the message on the Time & Temperature Building has caused visitors and new residents to ask: “Who is Joe and why should I call him?” Joe is Joe Bornstein, whose dramatic TV commercials and sky-high advertising sign made him Maine’s best-known personal injury lawyer. The law firm he started in 1974 still bears his name, though Bornstein

  4. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Ray Routhier

    A mural dedicated to Hearts of Pine fans is going up in downtown Portland (opens the original)

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    Justine Satterthwaite is proud to show up at just about every Hearts of Pine soccer game, with a wide smile on her face and passion in her voice. But she never expected that her game face would appear on the side of a downtown Portland apartment building, 10 feet high and painted in bright green. “First off, I was shocked and a little like, ‘Oh, that’s a giant picture of my head,'” said Satterthwaite, a season-ticket holder from Scarborough. “But I’m very honored to be part of something like thi

  5. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Ray Routhier

    Katie Zarrilli is giving Maine humor a social media makeover (opens the original)

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    Maine’s sixteen counties are happily mingling at a birthday party when Somerset suddently asks, “Where is Piscataquis?” Piscataquis, dressed in hiking clothes with a bandana around her neck, is standing alone on a backyard deck. “It’s just so crowded in there,” says Maine’s least populous county, with fewer than 18,000 residents. The party can be seen in a video on Instagram, with each county displaying a well-defined personality, quirky pet peeves, obvious passions and distinct fashion choices.

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