Ben McCanna

Press Herald

Ben McCanna has been a staff photographer and occasional writer at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram since 2015 and has been working for newspapers since 2010. Ben studied creative writing and literature at Emerson College and embarked on a decade-long career in publishing after graduating in 1997. In his mid 30s, Ben shifted careers by taking a job as a reporter at a small newspaper in northwest Colorado and never looked back. Over the years, he slowly transitioned from writer to photographer - his true passion. Ben is a 2018 winner of an Award of Excellence from Pictures of the Year International. He lives on Peaks Island with his wife, a nurse practitioner, and two sons.

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Published
October 11, 2012

Raye pitches ideas, questions poll numbers

WATERVILLE — Mike Michaud wasn’t at Thursday’s 2nd Congressional District candidates forum, but that didn’t stop challenger Kevin Raye from arguing his points and pushing back against recent poll numbers.
Published
October 10, 2012

Winslow woman uses nunchuks in self-defense after attack by ex-boyfriend

WINSLOW — A woman used a pair of nunchucks to briefly fend off a prolonged attack from her ex-boyfriend, who threatened her with a knife and twice kept her from calling for help, police said.
Published
October 10, 2012

Clinton town manager resigns

Aaron Chrostowsky announced his resignation during an executive session Tuesday, but will remain at his post through the end of the year.
Published
October 9, 2012

Winslow police station work resumes

WINSLOW — After lying dormant for more than nine weeks, the site of a new police station sprang to life this week.
Published
October 7, 2012

2nd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Raye anchored in small business

EASTPORT — On a recent foggy September morning, Kevin Raye put on a blue rain slicker, walked to the curb and arranged letters on a roadside sign.
Published
October 7, 2012

2nd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Michaud never too far from mills

MEDWAY — Mike Michaud leaned into a table at a roadside diner and quietly sipped coffee.
Published
October 7, 2012

2nd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: For Michaud, ‘Made in the USA’ means a lot

MEDWAY — Mike Michaud leaned into a table at a roadside diner and quietly sipped coffee.
Published
October 7, 2012

2nd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: ‘It’s small business that makes this state tick,’ says Raye

EASTPORT — On a recent foggy September morning, Kevin Raye put on a blue rain slicker, walked to the curb and arranged letters on a roadside sign.
Published
October 5, 2012

New ‘humorous’ Raye TV ad attacks Michaud

Kevin Raye took to the airwaves Friday with a third TV spot, and this time he’s going negative — sort of.
Published
October 5, 2012

Waterville bar fight sends two men to hospital with stab wounds

WATERVILLE — Two men were briefly hospitalized after they were stabbed in a bar fight early Friday, and so far, the victims and witnesses aren’t talking to investigators.