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Author Archives: Troy R. Bennett

Troy R. Bennett is a Buxton native and longtime Portland resident whose photojournalism has appeared in media outlets all over the world.

Posted inPortland

Maine parks and rec worker’s zany TikTok videos prove a job is what you make of it

by Troy R. Bennett May 22, 2022May 22, 2022

Keith Forest, better known to his friends as “Tater,” started working for the city almost 20 years ago. During all that time, Tater’s been known as a creative guy who likes to make his job fun.

Coffee and pie sit on a counter next to each other.
Posted inPortland

The Portland restaurants opening, reopening or reinventing themselves this spring

by Troy R. Bennett May 19, 2022May 18, 2022
Posted inPortland

Most of Maine’s early executions were of women, Native Americans and enslaved people

by Troy R. Bennett May 18, 2022May 18, 2022
Posted inPortland

Portland middle school principal leaves post after students protest racial discrimination

by Troy R. Bennett May 16, 2022May 17, 2022
Posted inPortland

Portland middle schoolers walk out of class to protest racism in schools

by Troy R. Bennett May 13, 2022May 13, 2022
A bright light comes of of a piece of welding equipment
Posted inPortland

New Maine welding school provides career paths to underrepresented workers

by Troy R. Bennett May 13, 2022May 13, 2022
Posted inPortland

Maine teens are finding perfect, affordable prom dresses with help from this nonprofit project

by Troy R. Bennett May 11, 2022May 12, 2022
Posted inNews

Here comes the last total lunar eclipse Maine will see until 2025

by Troy R. Bennett May 9, 2022May 9, 2022
A tombstone with an American flag is shown in a cemetery
Posted inPortland

A mock hanging didn’t stop a Maine man from murdering his own child in 1754

by Troy R. Bennett May 9, 2022May 17, 2022
A man walks by a public toilet
Posted inPortland

Finding a public place to pee will be a little easier in Portland this summer

by Troy R. Bennett May 6, 2022May 5, 2022
A woman in pink shouts while holding a sign that reads "abortion is normal"
Posted inNews

Hundreds gather at Maine rallies to protest leaked abortion decision

by Rosemary Lausier, Troy R. Bennett and Sawyer Loftus May 3, 2022May 4, 2022
Posted inYork

Mainer who helped design classic 1950s cars in Detroit still creating 70 years later

by Troy R. Bennett May 2, 2022May 1, 2022
People are gathered around a table with board games
Posted inPortland

Hundreds of geniuses are gathered in Maine to play and judge new board games

by Troy R. Bennett April 28, 2022April 28, 2022
Posted inPortland

New walking tours reveal Portland’s long-hidden, alternate history

by Troy R. Bennett April 26, 2022April 26, 2022
Posted inPortland

Portland’s ‘other’ city hall is complete with jail cells and secret rooms

by Troy R. Bennett April 25, 2022April 25, 2022
Posted inPortland

Here are Portland’s oldest surviving food makers from 1768 to today

by Troy R. Bennett April 19, 2022April 19, 2022
Posted inPortland

Maine band Ghost of Paul Revere has announced it is breaking up

by Troy R. Bennett April 18, 2022April 18, 2022
Posted inPortland

These Mainers were scheduled to be hanged on the same day for unrelated 18th century crimes

by Troy R. Bennett April 17, 2022April 17, 2022
Posted inBangor

Here are the best moments from Bangor’s Kenduskeag canoe race

by Troy R. Bennett and Rosemary Lausier April 16, 2022April 16, 2022
Posted inPortland

Cosplayers descending on Maine for inaugural science fiction and superhero extravaganza

by Troy R. Bennett April 11, 2022April 11, 2022

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