WATERVILLE — A winter storm jump-started the cross-country ski season at Quarry Road Recreation Area on Friday, but the park will soon be snow-covered every winter regardless of fickle weather patterns.
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.
Ayla Reynolds’ mother frustrated with investigators
WATERVILLE — The mother of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds said investigators canceled a meeting that was planned for last week, and she’s becoming frustrated by continued delays.
Fairfield business co-owner withdraws offer to destroy unwanted guns
A co-owner of Hammond Tractor Co., who is a gun owner himself, is rescinding his offer after backlash from the community.
Winslow police station expansion nears completion
WINSLOW — Expansion of the police station is nearly complete, and there have been no more glitches like the ones that plagued the project in its early days.
One year later, consumer fireworks safety misgivings prove largely unfounded
When the Maine Legislature legalized consumer fireworks nearly a year ago, many residents predicted the worst: devastating fires, mortal injuries and sleepless nights.
Fairfield’s Hammond Tractor Co. offers free handgun destruction
FAIRFIELD — In the wake of last week’s mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., two local business owners have found a way to reduce the number of guns in the community.
Ayla Reynolds case: If it’s DNA, it’s probably blood, expert says
WATERVILLE — When an attorney for Ayla Reynolds’ paternal family announced Friday that DNA found in the toddler’s home might not be blood, it led many to ponder two questions: If it isn’t blood, then what is it? And If investigators found Ayla’s DNA, couldn’t they determine the type of substance it came from?
Caroling, candlelit walk in Waterville mark anniversary of Ayla Reynolds’ disappearance
WATERVILLE — A group of about 20 people brought holiday cheer Monday to the site of the city’s most notable mystery.
Recounting the first moments in Ayla Reynolds’ disappearance
WATERVILLE — At 8:41 a.m. on Dec. 17, 2011, Justin DiPietro dialed 911 and reported that his daughter, 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds, was missing.
For average Maine Christmas tree, a decade-plus of generous life and a glorious death
As the old song goes, Christmas trees are green when summer days are bright; they’re green when winter snow is white.