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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PublishedMay 15, 2012
Winslow man accused in theft, sale of trailers
A former employee of a trailer manufacturer is under arrest after being accused of selling at least six trailers and pocketing the cash.
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PublishedMay 12, 2012
Police pull more items from river
WATERVILLE — Police found more items in the Kennebec River that could potentially be linked to missing toddler Ayla Reynolds.
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PublishedMay 12, 2012
‘We’re humbly surprised all the time’
WATERVILLE — A downtown cafe that just celebrated its first anniversary has another reason to celebrate.
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PublishedMay 12, 2012
Wind farm resentments seep back to surface
FREEDOM — For the past four years, the wind turbines atop Beaver Ridge have been churning out power. Residents near the wind farm say the spinning blades are disturbingly loud, but in recent years debate about the development has been relatively quiet.
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PublishedMay 12, 2012
Linked to Ayla? Police pull more items from river
WATERVILLE — Police found more items in the Kennebec River that could potentially be linked to missing toddler Ayla Reynolds. The items were found Tuesday in the diversion channel of the dam near the former Hathaway mill, according to Department of Public Safety Spokesman Steve McCausland. This is the same area where police retrieved items […]
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PublishedMay 10, 2012
Rabies found in raccoon
CLINTON — A raccoon that tested positive for rabies is another indication of the fatal disease’s earlier than usual appearance this year, a state epidemiologist said.
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PublishedMay 10, 2012
Raccoon positive for rabies
CLINTON — A raccoon that tested positive for rabies is another indication of the fatal disease’s earlier than usual appearance this year, a state epidemiologist said.
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PublishedMay 8, 2012
Car crashes into Waterville pizzeria
WATERVILLE — Police are trying to determine why a Fairfield woman crashed her car into a pizza shop Monday morning.
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PublishedMay 8, 2012
Questions surround shop crash
WATERVILLE — Police are trying to determine why a Fairfield woman crashed her car into a pizza shop Monday morning.
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PublishedMay 7, 2012
Bob-In dispute ends in stabbing
WATERVILLE — A 23-year-old man was free on bail Sunday, less than 24 hours after he stabbed a man in the back.
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