# Mary Connolly

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Episode 159: Ruth Childs, Lauren Lieberman, and Mary Connolly

Sean is joined by Ruth Childs, Lauren Lieberman, and Mary Connolly, authors of SHAPE America’s newest book, Infusing Self-Advocacy into Physical Education and Health Education. On the podcast, they discuss their careers, the journey to creating this text, why self-advocacy is important for ALL stud…

The Cheese Expert's Guide to Entertaining - Interview with Marie Fromage

Learn the basics of creating a perfect cheese board in this delicious chat with Mary Connolly, a cheese expert and food columnist known as Marie Fromage. The French Culinary Institute graduate shares insights into cheese-making history and offers tips for crafting the perfect cheese board to deligh…

Athens County Humane Society presents 31st annual Garden Tour next week

Mary Connolly, Executive Director of the Athens County Humane Society, and Linda Sauer, member of the Humane Society's events committee, discuss the upcoming 31st Annual Garden Tour Fundraiser with WOUB's Emily Votaw.

NJ Cheesemaker Benita Kasbo Brings Traditional Syrian Jibneh to Montclair and Beyond

New Jersey Cheesemaker Benita Kasbo Brings Traditional Syrian Jibneh to Montclair and Beyond Host Marie Fromage interviews New Jersey cheesemaker Benita Kasbo to learn more about her tasty cheese called Jibneh, a traditional Syrian cheese that is similar in texture to feta and mozzarella and has th…

How It Started

Let There Be Cheese with Marie Fromage (Episode 1) — Welcome & Meet Your Host, Mary Connolly  In the first episode of Let There Be Cheese, host Mary Connolly (aka Marie Fromage) introduces a podcast about cheese from the perspective of someone who lives in Montclair, New Jersey - exploring where to…

Let There Be Cheese - Wheelhouse Cheese & More

Wheelhouse Cheese & More in Maplewood, NJ is a vibey and fun cheeseshop in a neighborhood that has become a foodie destination. And they have DJs! I recorded this late in 2025, when this podcast was still just a twinkle in my eye, but I was also writing an article about the Wheelhouse for Montclair…

Conversations From Studio B: 32nd Athens County Humane Society Garden Tour

"Conversations from Studio B" host Emily Votaw sits down with Athens County Humane Society Garden Tour committee members Linda Sauer and Karen Isaac, along with Athens County Humane Society President Mary Connolly, to talk about the organization's largest annual fundraiser. The 32nd Annual Athens C…

Let There Be Cheese - Gorgeous Goat Creamery

On this episode I speak with with Maria Stewart. She owns Gorgeous Goat Creamery with her husband, Matt Kriegler. They are located in Stockton, NJ near the Delaware River, not far from charming Frenchtown.  It's all about goats! Goat milk, goat cheese, goat soap, goat hikes, feeding baby goats and …

Skills Based Health Education

Send us Fan Mail Health class can’t be a one-and-done unit that ends with a multiple-choice test. We sit down with Mary Connolly, program leader at Bay Path University and Cambridge College, to unpack what skills-based health education really looks like when it’s built on the Massachusetts Health a…

Let There Be Cheese - Cheese 101: Types of Cheese

Before we go any further with our exploration of New Jersey's cheese scene, I want to make sure you have a basic understanding of the different types of cheese that are out there, what milks are used, and different categories.  I enlisted the help of two area cheesemongers to help me describe a bas…