Families get free food, games and prizes, but also support at the Children’s Case Management 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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Clinton officer was arrested after his own wedding reception
Part-time officer Derek Levasseur, 37, of Benton is charged with domestic-violence assault and assault after a fight during his wedding reception.
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Clinton officer arrested on assault charges, placed on leave
Derek Levasseur is charged with five counts of simple assault and one count of domestic violence assault, according to a town official.
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Usual suspects put strain on police in central Maine
Cycle of crime fueled by drugs, mental illness has wide impact.
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‘Stroke of luck’ leads to capture of Clinton escapee
Police using a K-9 team capture a 19-year-old who eluded them for more than two days.
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Kennebec lowered for dam repairs; boaters cautioned
The lower water level upstream from the Hydro Kennebec Dam in Waterville exposes “many new navigational hazards on the water.”
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Burglary suspect at large after escape in Winslow
It isn’t the first time that Timothy James Ezell, 19, has eluded the law.
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Waterville woman dies from car crash injuries
75-year-old Anne Gagnon’s injuries were initially not believed to be life-threatening.
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Web reality show series to aid Ayla search
A reality-style webseries plans to spread awareness about missing toddler Ayla Reynolds and about 50 other missing children to a national audience later this summer. The race will also shine a light on Maine as a tourist destination.
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Wandering Winslow toddler reunited with mom
While police were at the home, the 2-year-old boy demonstrated how he was able to let himself out of the house.