Joe Phelan

Kennebec Journal

Joe Phelan is an award winning journalist who makes photos and videos around the capital area for the the Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel and the other Masthead Maine publications. Joe’s first journalism job was as a kid delivering his hometown newspaper, The Blade, in the suburbs of Toledo, Ohio. Then he worked as reporter and editor for the school newspapers in high school and college and started taking pictures to go with his stories for a local running magazine. He graduated from Bowling Green State University with a journalism degree. Before getting hired by MaineToday Media he did a photojournalism internship at the The Plain Dealer and worked as an Associated Press stringer in Cleveland.

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Published
October 20, 2023

Week In Photos Oct. 13-20, 2023

Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Published
October 17, 2023

Photos: Herd on the street in Pittston as cows, sheep seek greener pasture

Volunteers, and sheriff’s deputies, gathered in Pittston Tuesday morning to help Morton Brook Ranch owner Christian Jensen move his herd of 11 cattle and about 45 sheep across Wiscasset Road. Jensen said it was the second year he has used several neighbors’ hayfields as a rotational grazing pasture for his animals. Having the herd trim the grass and spread its manure as fertilizer would get the crop off to a good start next spring, he said. All photos by Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Published
October 13, 2023

Week In Photos Oct. 6-13, 2023

Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Published
October 6, 2023

Photos: Iconic Lincoln Academy bell tower taken down in Newcastle

The bell tower that has been a symbol of Lincoln Academy since the school house was built in 1867 was removed Friday due to significant structural issues. Officials are raising funds to repair it. The bell is an important part of school traditions, with sports teams getting to ring it after clinching a championship. The bell is also rung at the beginning of each school day. All photos by Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Published
October 6, 2023

Week In Photos Sept. 29-Oct. 6, 2023

Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Published
October 5, 2023

Photos: Augusta shelter serves lunch of game meat for those in need

People in need were fed Thursday at the Bread of Life Soup Kitchen as part of a “Hunt.Fish.Feed” program, created by the Sportsman Channel, which taps an underutilized game meat and fish donated by sportsmen and women. John McGannon, a noted wild game chef and founder of WildEats, worked with the staff of volunteers at the shelter to make a lunch of barbecue American venison hoagies, bacon and rosemary red potato salad, fruit salad and drinks, with an ice cream sandwich for dessert. All photos by Kennebec Journal staff photographer Joe Phelan.
Published
September 29, 2023

Week In Photos Sept. 22-29, 2023

Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Published
September 22, 2023

Week In Photos Sept. 15-22, 2023

Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Published
September 15, 2023

Week In Photos Sept. 8-15, 2023

Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Published
September 8, 2023

The Week In Photos: Sept. 1-8, 2023

Some of our favorite Kennebec Journal or Morning Sentinel photographs from the past week.