The RSU 5 board is considering the reconfiguration of Pownal Elementary School into a special education center during a tight budget season.
Paul Bagnall
Staff Writer
Paul Bagnall got his start in Maine journalism writing for the Bangor Daily News covering multiple municipalities in Aroostook County. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's degree in journalism and has a keen interest in writing about the environment, history, food, healthcare and business. When not writing, Paul is working on getting his dive master certification to take story telling underneath the waves.
Bath discontinues road to clear way for shipyard parking
The discontinuation of a section of Fisher Court will lead to expanded parking for Bath Iron Works employees as the shipyard prepares to build a parking garage.
Freeport draws sweeter selection of chocolatiers for annual festival
Attendees flock to downtown businesses to get to know the chocolatiers of Maine.
Rockland museum receives a 4-ton compound engine
Maine Maritime Museum donated its triple-stage compound engine to the Sail, Power, and Steam Museum.
Freeport Energy Forum to highlight home energy solutions
Maine homeowners will connect with local experts and organizations about green energy technology upgrade options.
Bath Iron Works expands community college training
The Bath shipyard that builds warships for the Navy is taking in recent community college graduates.
Freeport revisits its historic role in the slave trade
Kathleen Sullivan shares the discovery of her former home’s connections to the slave trade and the pitfalls of a romanticized past.
Freeport to host Freeze Out fundraiser for food, fuel
Nonprofit aims to ease increasing food and fuel insecurity in Freeport and Pownal through the 22nd annual Freeze Out fundraiser.
Wolfe’s Neck Center in Freeport partners with Penobscot Nation for research
A new community-centered research project is studying the impact the Penobscot Nation had on the land at Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment.
Freeport bridge protesters turn out along I-295
The Visibility Brigade has protesters stand out at bridge overpasses in the state and across the nation.