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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PublishedJune 25, 2012
Winslow struggles with what is fair for fireworks
WINSLOW — It has been one month since a fireworks store opened on China Road.
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PublishedJune 23, 2012
Heavy rainstorm rips communities in central Maine
Several passengers in a van are trapped under live power lines after a tree is toppled by lightning.
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PublishedJune 23, 2012
Woman jailed in Waterville crash
Nancy Hazard is accused of causing a six-vehicle pileup on College Avenue.
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PublishedJune 22, 2012
Strong storms wreak havoc
Downed power lines strand a passenger van during a strong storm that dropped golf-sized hail and 2 to 3 inches of rain.
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PublishedJune 22, 2012
Hannaford credit/debit card glitch fixed
The computer problem affected nearly all 181 Hannaford stores located in five Northeast states.
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PublishedJune 21, 2012
Hannaford works to fix credit/debit card glitch by this morning
The glitch prevented customers from using debit and credit cards at checkout counters in most of the chain’s 181 stores in five Northeast states.
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PublishedJune 16, 2012
Michaud says campaign can wait until Labor Day
The congressman says that right now there is too much work waiting to be done in Washington.
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PublishedJune 13, 2012
U.S. House District 2 voters fulfill hope of Kevin Raye
The Eastport businessman wins the GOP nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud – for the second time.
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PublishedJune 12, 2012
Raye wins 2nd District GOP primary, setting up rematch with Michaud
Kevin Raye defeats Blaine Richardson and says he plans to ‘hit the ground running.’
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PublishedJune 7, 2012
2012 Election: 2nd District hopeful says ‘There’s a little tea party in everybody’
First of two stories on the Republican candidates for Maine’s 2nd District seat in the U.S. House. Blaine Richardson favors term limits for congressional seats: three terms for the House of Representatives and two terms for the Senate. “There’s nobody in this country that has a monopoly on good ideas,” said the 62-year-old Belfast […]
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