WINSLOW — The town council Monday narrowly approved a moratorium on the sale of fireworks.
Ben McCanna
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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Winslow town council approves 180-day moratorium on sale of fireworks
WINSLOW — The town council Monday narrowly approved a moratorium on the sale of fireworks.
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Voters to decide AOS 92 budget
WINSLOW — Voters from Vassalboro, Waterville and Winslow will soon be asked to approve a budget for the 2012-2013 school year that’s increased just over 6 percent.
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Public hearing planned on fireworks sale
WINSLOW — Councilor Cathy Nadeau has a concise outlook on consumer fireworks.
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Waterville City Council still has doubts on pipeline
WATERVILLE — A vote on a tax increment financing district for a proposed natural gas pipeline revealed lingering doubts among some city councilors.
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Waterville winter ban violators get tickets
WATERVILLE — Police officers issued 30 parking tickets early Tuesday morning to car owners in violation of the winter parking ban.
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Police say woman, boyfriend stole from ER after car accident
WATERVILLE — A woman who had been treated for minor injuries after a car accident Monday night was caught with her boyfriend stealing items from the emergency room, police said.
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Veteran emblems stolen from Vassalboro cemeteries
VASSALBORO — Nearly 100 veteran emblems have been stolen from three Vassalboro cemeteries.
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Old media holding its own this holiday season
It was a familiar scene. In the pre-dawn hours of Black Friday, a line of people formed outside a retail store and waited for the doors to open. But, this wasn’t Walmart or Target. This was an independent music, movies, games and books seller. “We did very well,” said Todd Maheu, manager of Bull Moose […]
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Maine natives make film of Mekong kayak journey
WATERVILLE — When Brian Eustis and Hutch Brown worked together in the mid-1990s as raft guides, they couldn’t have guessed where their burgeoning skills would take them.