WATERVILLE — Call it a ski boost. This weekend, area hotels and restaurants will get an economic jolt when 200 college athletes, their families and fans arrive for the Colby Carnival Nordic 2013 cross country skiing event.
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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With no strife or animosity, Winslow High School principal resigns
WINSLOW — The principal at Winslow High School announced his resignation last week, effective June 30.
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‘Cow power’ turns manure, food waste into mighty electricity source
EXETER — Calling it a win-win situation is an understatement.
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Man found dead in Waterville was fugitive
Richard Lawson, 58, was wanted by U.S. Marshals for failure to appear for trial in West Virginia. His death is not considered suspicious.
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Maine flu epidemic unrelenting
Number of cases already 12 times greater than last year’s
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Chelsea man seeks police aid, gets arrested instead
WATERVILLE — A construction worker with a warrant out for his arrest was nabbed Monday at the site of the new police station after he locked himself out of his vehicle and called police for help.
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Fast-spreading fire stymies Madison woman’s effort to save her home Monday
MADISON — A mother of five risked her life Monday to try to save her home, but she was driven outdoors quickly by flames and shattering glass.
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Winslow Town Council tours police station, hears gas proposal
WINSLOW — The Town Council took a brief tour of the newly improved police station before its regular meeting Monday. Later, the council tabled a resolution to extend the deadline for a continuing construction project within the Town Office and also listened to a presentation about a proposed pipeline from a representative Summit Natural Gas Inc.
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Winslow deli renames ‘Fonda’ sandwich to recognize Vietnam dead
WINSLOW — A turkey sandwich was the subject of a flap at a local eatery last month.
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Winslow council to hear Summit Natural Gas pitch on Monday
WINSLOW — The second of two natural gas companies planning to build pipelines through central Maine will present its plans to the Town Council Monday night. Councilors also will tour the newly improved police station, which had been under construction for several months, and decide whether to extend the deadline for a continuing construction project within the Town Office.