WATERVILLE — A 71-year-old Vassalboro man was assaulted and kidnapped by his friends, who drove him around Waterville in his own car early Friday morning before he was able to free himself, according to Maine State Police.
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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Waterville chief wants ordinance governing dogs
WATERVILLE — An aggressive dog mauled a child Wednesday on Water Street, and Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey is fed up. He plans to propose an ordinance to City Council that would restrict large aggressive breeds.
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Maine’s rate of school vaccine exemptions slightly below average
AUGUSTA — Three or four families per 100 in Maine opt out of mandatory vaccinations for school-aged children, and state officials are concerned.
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Vaccine exemptions below average in Maine, but officials want it lower
AUGUSTA — Three or four families per 100 in Maine opt out of mandatory vaccinations for school-aged children, and state officials are concerned.
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Baby recovering from assault, says mom
WATERVILLE — A baby who was injured in an assault Nov. 13 is doing well, her mother said Wednesday.
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Sidney sets date for pipeline meeting
SIDNEY — A date is set for a public meeting on a proposed tax increment financing deal with Kennebec Valley Gas Company.
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OUTDOORS: A hunt like no other
ALBION — It was the opportunity every hunter wants. Late in the afternoon Nov. 12, a buck wandered onto an open field in Albion and paused below a nearby hunting blind.
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Story of Vassalboro man’s dangerous trip to be featured on TV
Five years ago, Vassalboro resident Ken Walsh traveled to the Rogue River in Oregon for a relaxing rafting excursion. Walsh’s young cousin was bitten by rattlesnake, and, in a frantic effort to alert emergency responders, Walsh was nearly killed in the backcountry. The ordeal has been retold since then in an episode of the national television program “Got Home Alive,” which airs at 4 p.m. Sunday on the Travel Channel.
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Story of man’s dangerous trip featured on TV
WATERVILLE — Five years ago, Vassalboro resident Ken Walsh traveled to the Rogue River in Oregon for a relaxing rafting excursion.
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Snow cuts power, causes accidents across state
AUGUSTA — Nearly 10,000 homes in coastal and central Maine were without power Wednesday afternoon after a storm dropped nine to 10 inches of wet, heavy snow throughout the state.