Office hours
The Town Office, at Mallett Hall, is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday 8:30 a.m.-6:30 and closed Friday.
Meetings
The Pownal Board of Selectmen meet Mondays, April 6 and April 20, at 7 p.m., at Mallett Hall.
The Solid Waste Committee will meet Monday, April 13, at 6 p.m., at Mallett Hall
The Planning Board ordinance review workshops are Tuesdays, April 7, 14, 21 and 28, 8 a.m., Mallett Hall.
Planners set public hearing
The first of two public hearings the Planning Board will conduct on new or revised ordinances in preparation for vote at town meeting in June, will be held Wednesday, April 15, at 6 p.m., at Mallett Hall.
Article 6 Subdivision Ordinance is a new and improved version of the current ordinance; Article 8 Road Ordinance and Article 12 Mobile Home Park Ordinance are new ordinances whose specifications were previously housed in the Subdivision and Zoning Ordinances; Article 2 Definitions was voted on at the June 2014 town meeting and there are some additions. Draft copies of the ordinances will be available at the Town Office prior to the hearing.
Pre-K parents night April 6
Pownal Elementary School is hosting a pre-kindergarten parent information night, Monday, April 6, from 6:30-7 p.m., at the school. Pownal Elementary School has a two-year pre-kindergarten and kindergarten experience. The informational night for parents who have incoming 4-year-olds will give them a chance to visit the classroom. For more information, call 688-4832.
Taxes due
The third-quarter real estate tax payment was due on March 15. For those who owe interest on a previous payment or have past due taxes, the town is required to apply payments to the oldest tax amount first.
Easter Week services
A Maundy Thursday service will be held April 2, at 7 p.m., at the First Parish Congregational Church, 422 Hallowell Road, Pownal. It is a joint service with North Pownal United Methodist Church
On Good Friday, April 3, from noon-6 p.m., the North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road, will be open for prayer.
Easter Sunrise Service is Sunday, April 5, at 6 a.m., on the peak of Bradbury Mountain in Pownal, with Sandy Williams, pastor, officiating. There will also be a service under the shelter at the foot of the mountain with the Rev. John Wentworth for those unable to climb (or in the First Parish Congregational Church in Pownal in case of severely inclement weather). Coffee and doughnuts will be served at the Pownal church following the service. It is sponsored by the First Parish Congregational Church in Pownal and the First Baptist Church of Freeport, and anyone is welcome to attend.
For more information, call Williams at 865-4404 or Wentworth at 688-4846.
Food pantry on Wednesdays
The North Pownal United Methodist Church food Pantry on 851 Lawrence Road is now open every Wednesday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. The pantry never knows from week to week what it will be getting. If any farmers or others would like to donate to the pantry, contact the Rev. Ray St. Pierre, 837-0682, or Deb Larrabee, 240-1637. The pantry helps those in need and welcomes everyone.
Church services
North Pownal United Methodist Church worship service is Sunday at 9 a.m. Sunday School for children and adults is at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome.
The Rev. Raymond St. Pierre is pastor. His hours are Wednesdays from 8 a.m.-noon p.m., by appointment in the afternoon and Thursdays by appointment. The church phone is 688-4938. For more information, call St. Pierre at 837-0682. The church’s website, www.northpownalumc.org, also has an email link for the pastor.
The First Parish Congregational Church, Route 9, worship service is Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages is 11 a.m.-noon. Bible Study meets at the church on Tuesday at 7 p.m. For more information, call the Rev. John Wentworth, 688-4846, or email jwent16@hotmail.com.
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