Background information on Eastport, Maine.

When the lease between the Cumberland County Civic Center and the Portland Pirates hockey team grew close, the fans struggled with the notion of their team being relocated. Sarah Craig captures the importance of hockey for the local community.

Drive about 20 miles north of Portland, Maine and you’ll arrive at Pineland. It looks like a college campus: brick buildings with stately pillars, it’s surrounded by rolling hills. But Pineland’s exterior doesn’t tell you about its history. It opened as an institution for people with disabilities in 1908. Alexa Burke spoke with people who lived and worked at Pineland to learn about the history of institutionalization and the legacies that remain today.

Drive about 20 miles north of Portland, Maine and you’ll arrive at Pineland. It looks like a college campus: brick buildings with stately pillars, it’s surrounded by rolling hills. But Pineland’s exterior doesn’t tell you about its history. It opened as an institution for people with disabilities in 1908. Alexa Burke spoke with people who lived and worked at Pineland to learn about the history of institutionalization and the legacies that remain today.

Alexandra Marvar documents the work that Elizabeth Papps does to support kids at the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital in Portland.

Lauren Schneiderman captures the work that Amy Martin, also know as Punchy O'Guts, does as a skater for the Maine Roller Derby.

For individuals in Maine that live with Down syndrome, the STRIVE University offers a program geared toward giving individuals secondary education and employment opportunities. Anne Phillips captures how the students at STRIVE University cope with being on their own and their experiences.

On the streets of Portland, Myles Bullen makes music with a percussive instrument called a Dorit. Lauren Lamont profiles Bullen's love for freestyling and music.

Tonee Harbert captures the street scenes on Tyng and Tate Streets in Portland.

Allison Behringer highlights the life of Aziza Dafili, an immigrant from Morocco living in Portland. Behringer speaks to Dafili about coming to America, and how her heart is still in her homeland.

In Portland, Coast City Comics has the typical atmosphere of a comic shop, which is inviting and fun. Mitch Borden profiles how Tristan Gallagher's horrible experiences allowed him to create his comic shop.

Eric White captures the work and environment at Alan Auto in Portland, where wounded Volvo's are revived.