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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PublishedFebruary 23, 2012
Thomas College freezes tuition rates
WATERVILLE — The high cost of higher education won’t get any higher for at least one Maine college next year.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2012
Covey named Outstanding Professional
Barbara Covey jokes about her 18 years living through Maine winters.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2012
Harrington honored with Rising Star Award
Bruce Harrington is busy.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2012
Insurance on children isn’t unusual, agents say
WATERVILLE — Local insurance agents say it’s not uncommon for a parent to buy life insurance for a child, an issue that has been raised recently as the investigation of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds enters its third month.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2012
In Sidney, gas TIF gets cold reception
SIDNEY — A tax break for a proposed Richmond-to-Madison gas line was rejected Wednesday by another central Maine community.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2012
Sidney voters reject tax break proposal
SIDNEY — A tax break for a proposed Richmond-to-Madison gas line was rejected Wednesday by another central Maine community.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2012
Confusion prompts name changes for Winslow streets
WINSLOW — Three street names in town will be changed in response to the confusion among emergency responders and dispatchers when a woman was killed last summer, the Town Council agreed Monday.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2012
Clinton man, 19, charged in vandalism at DiPietro home
WATERVILLE — A Clinton man has been charged with breaking windows at the house of the family of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2012
Teen charged with vandalizing Ayla’s home
Jeremy Hanson, 19, of Clinton admits using a baseball bat to smash two windows at the home, according to the Waterville police chief.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2012
Sidney to vote on pipeline tax break
SIDNEY — Voters will decide on a tax break for the Richmond-to-Madison gas line during a special town meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the James H. Bean School.
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