Pownal News

Feel like a new cup of Joe? How about enough for a whole year? Now is your chance - and it's organic! Matt's wood roasted organic coffee based in Pownal is having a free coffee contest.

The watercolor "Cove, II" is included in a show by Susan Wahlrab at the George Marshall Store Gallery.

School officials reversed an earlier decision against consolidating the Freeport school district.

The exhibit of work by 46 member artists will be held at Freeport Square located at 140 Main Street Freeport, Maine.

Summer has barely begun, but Maine residents looking to install wood heating systems this winter may already have waited too long, stove dealers and firewood suppliers say.

Keeping with tradition, the Woolwich selectmen held their June selectmen's meeting at the old meeting house on the Old Stage Road Monday evening.

A leisurely three-day bicycling tour through rural Maine might seem like a laid-back weekend, but the participants of the Trek Across Maine know that the event is for a cause.

Steuben sculptor Jesse Salisbury created a 10-ton sculpture from pink Aswan granite as part of the 13th Aswan International Sculpture Symposium in Egypt.-PHOTO COURTESY OF JESSE SALISBURY Steuben Sculptor Hones ...

By BDN Staff Saturday, May 24, 2008 - Bangor Daily News In an OpEd in the Bangor Daily News, parents Sandra Pyne and Janet Winchester detailed how district reorganization planners in SAD 38 are looking to ...

Students here know the importance of Memorial Day after a month of study that culminated with a student-led ceremony on Thursday.

The ship has arrived at the Maine Discovery Museum. Actually, it was parts of a ship that arrived Monday at the museum. via Bangor Daily News

“Until we fix the problems we have we should not be adding any more”

A special election on Tuesday will decide if recently adopted zoning bylaws will go into effect or wind up back in the hands of the Planning Commission. via The Bennington Banner

“I hear it is a gorgeous site; I can't wait to see it”

As the owners engage in final negotiations with contractors and companies to develop the former Green Mountain Race Track site, Urban Design Associates is preparing to hear what the public wants. via North Adams Transcript

“There is a lot of community involvement”

Surviving in the jungle requires the "bare necessities" and Pownal Elementary School students are ready to show what that means. via North Adams Transcript

The Pownal Elementary School is getting donations that will help bring in a dental hygienist to see students, some of whom have never had a dental exam. via WPTZ

Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance announces the winners of the 2008 Maine Literary Awards. via MaineToday

“There's not a lot of places for water to go”

An above-average snowpack lingering from the winter's barrage of storms carries the potential for river flooding, experts said as they also kept a close eye on this weekend's snow and rain forecast throughout ... via The Brattleboro Reformer

The Durham/Freeport/Pownal Reorganization Planning Committee will hold public meetings in the three towns prior to filing its consolidation report with the state. via Sun-Journal

“We're hoping it won't go any longer than an hour and a half”

Candidates for both the school and the select board will field questions from residents on Tuesday with an open forum presented by the town's Communications and Image Committee. via The Bennington Banner

Feb. 14: Ice coats trees and a road in Pownal, Maine, following a storm that brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to the state. via Fox News