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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PublishedJanuary 2, 2012
Police release home
WATERVILLE — A day after Maine State police removed crime scene tape from 29 Violette Ave., a new sign appeared.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2012
Region’s first baby of 2012 arrives Sunday morning
WATERVILLE — Cole Wilshusen entered the world at 7:21 a.m. Sunday in The Birthing Center at Inland Hospital and was the first baby born in 2012 in Central Maine.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2012
No-trespassing sign replaces police tape
WATERVILLE — A day after Maine State police removed police tape from 29 Violette Ave., a new sign appeared.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2012
Crime-scene tape comes down at Violette Avenue home
WATERVILLE — Police investigating the disappearance of 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds have finished their investigative work involving the Violette Avenue home where she was seen last.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2012
Icy weather contributor in Fairfield crash
FAIRFIELD — Icy weather was a contributing factor in an accident Saturday that injured three people, tore a car in half and closed U.S. Route 201 for four hours.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2012
5 people die on slick roads
A storm that moved through the state Friday and Saturday, leaving a light coating of snow and freezing rain, is being blamed for dozens of crashes across the state, including four that left five people dead.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2012
Investigation wraps up at Ayla’s house
WATERVILLE — Police investigating the disappearance of 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds have finished their investigative work involving the Violette Avenue home where she was seen last.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2011
Ayla case now in state police hands
WATERVILLE — The search for 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds is now a criminal investigation and the Maine State Police are taking the lead, Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey said Friday.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2011
Police log offers insight into Ayla custody issues
LEWISTON — A dispatch log from the Lewiston Police Department sheds new light on who had custody of 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds in the months before her disappearance.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2011
‘America’s Most Wanted’ to air another segment
For a second week in a row, the TV show “America’s Most Wanted” will air a segment on the Ayla Reynolds case.
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