PORTLAND — The candidates for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat exchanged words for the last time Tuesday, just a week before Election Day.
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 Elementary School water pipe break causes flood, fire
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Colby trustees’ leader targeted during protest
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A history of Colby College, from a Baptist bastion to now
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Program kicks off Colby celebration
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Michaud, Raye swap accusations, complaints in debate for Congress
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Hunting season brings new hope in Ayla Reynolds case
WATERVILLE — Hunters have often been key to finding clues that have helped the state’s law enforcement solve cases, and when 200,000 hunters walk into the Maine woods this fall, many people are hoping they’ll be alert for signs of Ayla Reynolds.