The agencies that employ people who care for adults with intellectual disabilities and the elderly in nursing homes say their workers would make less than the minimum wage if they don’t find a way to make up the difference.
Mary Pols
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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Dixmont man in critical condition after being shot by troopers following 20-hour standoff
Maine State Police say they used an explosive to draw Michael Grendell, 61, from his residence, and he was shot after picking up a firearm.
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In Benton and elsewhere in Maine, industrial hemp is the crop to watch
How a legal shift in the state took a farm crop from zero to 60 in two years.
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Sick of car culture, Ken Kurland makes a point of walking – everywhere
Right now the 63-year-old retiree from the Bronx is walking through Maine toward Canada.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State, News
Producers have tons of Maine blueberries in their freezers, and now the government’s going to buy them
The USDA’s $9.4 million purchase of 8.9 million pounds gives growers a chance to move their surplus crops.
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Amy Sinclair signed on to manage an ailing farmers market in Yarmouth
In her fourth season, the picture is much prettier.
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At 93, botanist Pixie Williams is still volunteering to protect Maine’s lakes
The ‘little powerhouse’ retiree has been instrumental in creating an herbarium that will serve as a visual library for more than 200 aquatic plants that belong in Maine.
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Author Christopher White asks, is it ‘Boom or Bust for Maine’s Greatest Fishery?’
A Santa Fe resident who has spent plenty of time in Maine, White attempts to crack the story of climate change and lobster.
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New law lets farmers markets hold tastings of Maine-made alcoholic beverages
Since the law took effect in November, one winery, one brewery and two distilleries have been approved in the state for samplings.
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Peter Garrett is headed to D.C. to advocate for nonprofit’s climate change plan
The Winslow resident represents the Citizens Climate Lobby, which proposes a $15 per metric ton fee on fossil fuel emissions.