Mary Pols writes primarily about sustainability for Source. She came to the Press Herald in late 2013 to work on Source after a long career writing about movies. She has almost, but not quite, broken the habit of waking pre-dawn on Oscar nomination day. Mary was born in Portland and raised in Brunswick, but was away for 25 years so it’s been a thrill for her to learn about her state in the 21st century. She studied art history at Duke and her masters in journalism is from UC Berkeley. She’s happiest reporting a story in Maine’s great outdoors, whether she’s watching seaweed farmers plant a crop or eating fresh caught perch with an ice fisherman while a hungry eagle hovers nearby. History really floats her boat as well (once she wrote an entire story about the life of a very old and rare apple tree in Freeport). She lives in Brunswick with her hockey-obsessed son and their dog, a foster-fail kitten and an elderly Maine Coon.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2015
LePage again talks of challenging Angus King for Senate seat in ’18
Appearing on Howie Carr’s radio show, the governor reaffirms interest in a Senate run that he had earlier deemed a joke.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2015
Meet: Travis Wagner, trash-talking Maine professor of environmental science and policy
Household garbage is a treasure trove of information.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2015
Composting heats up in Maine
Cities and towns start to realize the value of turning food waste into black gold, and companies vie for the business.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2015
Great Falls Balloon Festival takes off
The Lewiston event bounces back from last winter’s theft of $50,000 worth of power cords.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2015
Meet Addie Peet, floorcloth maker
Inspired by a practical art from the 1700s, she makes ‘rugs’ built to last
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PublishedAugust 16, 2015
Belfast, once home to chicken processing plants, undergoes a green renaissance
From solar panels, to walking paths, cohousing and its co-op, the town has embraced sustainability.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2015
Rooftop gardening, and cooking lessons, come to new apartment building in Portland
Residents of the Avesta mixed-income apartments on Cumberland Avenue can grow their own vegetables and learn to prepare them in state-of-the-art garden plots and kitchen.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2015
In Norway, a commitment to reducing fossil fuel use and growing green practices on Main Street
The Western Maine community has serious solar and gardening projects underway – and they’re catching.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2015
Meet: Mary Hughes, guardian dog conservationist
She’ll share her experiences with Kangals, a rare breed of farm dog, at a talk in Harpswell on Wednesday.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2015
Former owner of Bresca cooks up new plan for restaurant in North Yarmouth
The Purple House, with a wood-burning oven and a garden outside, is the next venture for chef Krista Kern Desjarlais.
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