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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PublishedJanuary 11, 2015
It’s winter, but Maine farmers aren’t slacking off
Local farmers sing, plan, repair, sell and ski, or rather teach others to ski.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2015
What’s That?
The key to scallop entry
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2015
Meet: Dan Lentz renews shoes
The cobbler sees a rise in demand for his services, love for his art.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2014
Meet Kate Wentworth: Wanderlust steers young woman to a yurt in York County
She sees a winter with no electricity or running water as a way of connecting with ancestral ways.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2014
A talk with Maine poet Richard Blanco
The Bethel celebrity discusses his newly published memoir and his hope that ‘Cuba remains Cuba.’
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PublishedDecember 21, 2014
Meet Andy Meyer: Efficiency Maine manager lights our way to energy-smart homes
The agency’s residential program offers lots of ways to save.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2014
Retail renaissance: Maine’s new old general stores
The rise in small markets is born out of “buy local” and the growth in farming in the state, with plenty of nostalgia thrown in.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2014
Maine to gain 2 poultry processing plants
The USDA-inspected facilities may spur production and expand the market for Maine birds.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2014
Meet: Jeffrey Lipton, a potter from the farm
The Topsham potter has experimented with agriculture-themed work and local clay.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2014
For the holidays, a bittersweet candy story
Our reporter makes her list and checks it twice – for holiday gifts, and a little sugary self-improvement.
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