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Portland, Maine
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Title
Baked Beans in the Pot
Year
2001
At the B&M Beans plant in Portland, almost a million cans of baked beans leave each week. Heather Coleman captures the day-to-day life of the "family" of bean factory workers.
Type
published content
Title
Reinventing Eve
Year
2001
For centuries, males have been the head of congregations for various religions. Melissa Leighty explores how in Maine there are women who have taken on these leadership roles, and despite different religious backgrounds, their perspectives are united by their gender.
Type
Radio
Title
Rawfaith
Year
2009
Living on his boat, Rawfaith, George Mckay had a dream to build the world's first wheel chair accessible tallship to take families with children with disabilities out sailing. Andrew Weeks speaks to Mckay about completing the ship, how he is now alone on the ship, stranded in Portland's harbor, and facing eviction from the harbor.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Lolita in Maine
Year
2013
Alesha Leach wears clothing designs that are in sync with Lolita, a Japanese fashion. Margaret Rawson profiles how Leach expresses her femininity and confidence through her fashion tastes.
Type
Radio
Title
Measure, Measure, Measure
Year
2004
Sara Wood highlights the life of Sturgis Whalen, a bus driver in Maine. Wood discusses Whalen dropping off his son to leave for the Navy, which follows a military tradition in the family.
Type
Writing
Title
Grown Up: The Education of Jasmine
Year
2010
A senior at Portland High School, Jasmine Dipietrantonio is attempting to graduate for the third time. Aimee Pelletier highlights how Dipietrantonio has struggled with school and her family life, but is now taking Accelerated Credit Option classes to complete her high school degree.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Edwige Charlot: Printmaker and Artist
Year
2014
Based in Portland, Edwige Charlot is an artist and printmaker. Greta Moran profiles Charlot as she makes prints and discusses her Haitian-French-American heritage and how art helps her make sense of her identity.
Type
Photography
Title
Artigiano
Year
2012
From a shop in Portland, Jonathan Cooper crafts violins. Kimberlee Poole profiles Cooper's work on violins and the efforts of his artisans.
Type
Radio
Title
The Laughing Table
Year
2013
At the Osher Inn in Portland, female residents gather weekly to socialize and share stories. Mary Wesley speaks to Patricia Quinlan about the community at the Osher Inn, and living with others in old age.
Type
Writing
Title
The Final Bell
Year
2000
Tyler Redmond discusses the lives of student athletes from Maine Central Institute and how basketball plays an important role at the school. Redmond speaks with students about their experiences growing up and the game of basketball.
Type
Photography
Title
Paganism in Maine
Year
2000
Wicca is a faith with freedom, which is what Cynthia Collins was looking for. Maria Schriber captures how Collins finds freedom as a witch.
Type
published content
Title
Richmond's Russian Colony
Year
1984
During the 1950's, a colony of Slavic immigrants came to Richmond, Maine. Gretchen Batz documents how the Slavic community integrated into the town.
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