Living in Maine can be hard for a single person, and for Judith Saffron it is no different. Rufus Nicoll profiles Saffron's decision to move away.

Over three decades ago, five family practice doctors opened a collaborative practice with the belief that they would work part-time and raise families at the same time. Rufus Nicoll investigates where the doctors are now and if their experient worked for them.

Prior to the year 2000, many communties began to prepare for any crisis that may have presented itself once the new year rolled in. Meagan Gould speaks to individuals involved with Y2K preparations to understand the measures of precaution that were taken for the new millennium.

In the small town of Strong, the Strong Wood Products, Inc. toothpick and dowel mill begins manufacturing early each morning. Suzanne Grossman speaks to employees at the factory to learn about their jobs and the work produced at the mill.

An early morning view of the cow barn at Russell Jersey Dairy Farm, captured by Cay Chalker.

Seeking a sense of community and with a desire to not live alone, Kaler-Vaill offers widowed women a place to live and convene together. Ellington Miller speaks to women at Jaler-Vaill about their experiences and their lives.

Getting up at 5 o'clock every morning for the past two summers, Anne Pierter is a bait girl on a lobster boat. Anne Pierter documents her experience working on a lobster boat.

Seeking a sense of community and with a desire to not live alone, Kaler-Vaill offers widowed women a place to live and convene together. Katherine Gnecco captures images of women at Jaler-Vaill to highlight their experiences and their lives.

Every Sunday morning, chess players in Westbrook meet at a local grocery store to play chess. This piece explores the boundaries of the chessboard, and tries to understand how community is formed from such a silent endeavor.

At only 13 years old, Jack Sillin wakes up every morning to update his meteorology blog with a new forecast. Daniel Rosinsky-Larsson profiles Sillin's love for delivering and tracking the weather.

Heading down to the wharf at three o'clock in the morning, Herbert Baum is ready to learn about lobstering from his father and Dave Burnham. Baum documents the work that lobsterman do on their boats and how they got into the business.

Getting up at 5 o'clock every morning for the past two summers, Anne Pierter is a bait girl on a lobster boat. Anne Pierter documents her experience working on a lobster boat.