By Sasha Ray, Bangor Daily News Staff SEARSPORT — After two months of renovations, the new owners of Searsport’s longtime grocery store are finally getting ready to reopen for business.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Business as usual with GFWC/Miosac Club at a recent club meeting.

AUGUSTA – The Governor’s Cabinet on Aging announced the award of nearly 40 grants to Lifelong Maine’s Age-Friendly Communities statewide as part of the Community Connections program.

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

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

DOVER-FOXCROFT — For more than 25 years Modern Image Salon on Lincoln Street has served its clients, many of whom staff regard as family, and given back to the community.

Contributed photoFOOD CENTER DONATION — On Nov.

If you’re in need of a gift for the gardener in your life, University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering eight new bundles of pre-recorded webinars on gardening-related topics.

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

As the holiday shopping season approaches, you’re not alone if your loved ones’ wish lists are filled with the latest tech products.

MILO — Late last month Milo and Brownville officials held a public hearing on the possibility of merging the two neighboring communities’ recreation departments into a new Penquis Recreation Program.

MILO — Three Rivers Kiwanis recently received two generous donations that will go toward the Secret Santa program.

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.

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.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Penquis is proud to announce the dedication of the Captain Miller House in honor of Richard M.