Piscataquis Hometown Holidays is an event families eagerly anticipate each year.

MILO — The Milo Garden Club Christmas party will be held on Tuesday, Dec.

GUILFORD —  The annual Guilford Tree Lighting Ceremony will be at 5 p.

PARKMAN — On Saturday, Dec.

MONSON — Monson’s Kris Kringle’s Market will celebrate its 40th anniversary on Saturday, Dec.

Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

MILO — On Thursday, Dec.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover Low Vision group will be meeting at The Central Hall Commons, 152 East Main Street, from 10-11:30 a.

ABBOT — The Abbot Historical Society will be hosting a tree lighting ceremony on Sunday, Dec.

Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

DEXTER — VFW Post 4298 in Dexter is hosting a free Thanksgiving meal for the public from 11 a.

The Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train will roll into Maine on Friday, Nov.

BANGOR — Rape Response Services, a Penquis subsidiary, will be hosting a dessert auction on Nov.

GREENVILLE — More than 25 percent of children in Piscataquis County are food insecure, a figure that greatly exceeds the Maine average.

Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

GUILFORD — Join the Guilford United Methodist Church, 3 School Street, on Tuesday, Nov.

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library At times, we all find ourselves “going down the rabbit hole.

As temperatures continue to fall across Maine, Penquis is gearing up for its Coats of Kindness program’s fifth year of helping people stay safe and warm during the cold winter months.