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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PublishedMay 24, 2015
Maine effort fast-tracks genetic-modification labels
Despite resistance from industry, advocates want to bypass a ‘trigger clause’ approved in 2014.
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PublishedMay 17, 2015
Meet: Bob Palmer, soon-to-be award-winning arborist and savior of elm trees
Through his Kennebunk landscape company and civic projects, he has promoted urban forestry and protected lots of Maine trees.
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PublishedMay 17, 2015
In Maine, bunnies are back in the barn and on the dinner plate
It’s the new green meat, as sustainability drives an uptick in breeding – and serving – rabbits.
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PublishedMay 17, 2015
Commentary: Trying to understand crime and punishment
What should justice look like when our heroes do wrong?
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PublishedMay 10, 2015
Children of dairy farmers turn away from milk and toward artisanal cheese
Mother and daughter Karen and Anne Trenholm are among a number of multigenerational families trying to save their farms one wheel of cheese at a time.
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PublishedMay 10, 2015
Meet: Rebecca Brown, director of Wolfe Neck’s new dairy farming school
The Organic Dairy Program at the Freeport farm will start with four students, who will get paid as they work and learn.
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PublishedMay 6, 2015
On May the Fourth, the Force was with Piccolo
The restaurant’s special theme dinner delighted hardcore ‘Star Wars’ fans.
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PublishedMay 3, 2015
Meet Jeremy Bell, Maine Nature Conservancy aquatic habitat restoration manager
He’s identifying Maine’s barriers to fish travel, one culvert at a time
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PublishedMay 3, 2015
Farmers work to extend Maine’s growing season
Being first – with strawberries, tomatoes and other favorite seasonal fruits and vegetables – can give farmers a financial edge.
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PublishedApril 26, 2015
Jason Wentworth takes the chemicals out of dry cleaning
The former legislator’s business, Greener Cleaner, offers an eco-friendly alternative.
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