WATERVILLE — The body of an unidentified man was discovered Friday near an industrial complex. His death in under investigation, according to 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.
Increasing reports of flu raising concerns in Maine
Influenza has reached epidemic proportions in Maine and hospital beds are quickly filling up, according to health care officials.
Augusta man named new Clinton town manager
CLINTON — When a new town manager was hired late last month, he became the eighth person to hold the position within an 11-year span.
Experts: Excitement for snowmobiling requires tempering for safety’s sake
The head of Maine’s largest snowmobile organization said snowmobiling isn’t an inherently dangerous sport, but he urged caution around early season hazards, such as unstable ice.
Investigators meet with missing toddler Ayla Reynolds’ mother on Thursday
Investigators met with Trista Reynolds, the mother of Ayla Reynolds, on Thursday for a review of the investigation into the toddler’s disappearance, said Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland.
Region’s first New Year’s baby born at Inland Hospital in Waterville
WATERVILLE — It’s a boy.
Recovery effort for 3 sledders suspended
When the wind subsides, searchers plan to use sonar to locate the men who drove into open water Sunday.
Sauerkraut an old new-year tradition, and new twist for old Maine farms
For some Americans, New Year’s Day is incomplete without a meal of pork and sauerkraut.
One dead, three missing and presumed dead in Rangeley Lake snowmobiling incidents
RANGELEY — The body of a 45-year-old Yarmouth woman was recovered Monday from Rangeley Lake and three men are presumed dead there as well after two separate snowmobiling incidents over the weekend.
Snowmobile trails groomed at start of promising season
BELGRADE — Ernie Rice motored slowly through a tunnel of snow-bent hemlock trees Sunday, while flurries swirled through the air. Behind his snowmobile, Rice towed a 400-pound metal drag and groomed the wind-blown powder into a path as smooth as polished marble.