Freshies In Bangor Reopens With Exciting New Features

After closing last June for some much-needed renovations, the newly rebuilt and remodeled 'Freshies' re-opened on outer Hammond Street this week, and folks are already raving about it.

New Freshies On Hammond Street, Cori Skall

R.H. Foster, who owns over a dozen 'Freshies' locations all over Maine, from Mars Hill to Presque Isle to Calais and Fort Fairfield.

They reopened the newest location in Bangor early Monday morning, giving folks a chance to stop in and see all the work Todd Hardy and the workers with Hardy construction have been putting into this space.

New Freshies On Hammond Street, Cori Skall

Bangor's new and improved Freshies now boasts a brand-new kitchen, a vast beer cave, bright and spacious indoor seating and the introduction of a huge salad bar, offering those who travel back and forth through Bangor a number of new options to check out along the way.

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Along with plenty of food options, the revamped location still features fuel pumps, and now a car wash, as well.

New Freshies On Hammond Street, Cori Skall

They posted a little tour for all to see on their Facebook Page, and from the looks of it, they're making great use of all that new space!

To celebrate the opening of the new location, Darren Lord, Director of Communication and Retail at R.H. Foster and Freshies says they will have special offers throughout the week.

New Freshies On Hammond Street, Cori Skall

In total, R.H. Foster has 20 Freshies shops all over Maine.

The General Stores Of Downeast Maine

These are the long-time general stores that are spread throughout downeast Maine. The stores that your grandparents picked up milk, beer, and that night's dinner at. For years they had been filled with things like fly paper, clothes, beef jerky, and that morning's newspaper. Now, you stop by for that slice of breakfast pizza, a tasty fried chicken sandwich for lunch, gas,and a handful of lottery tickets.

They're an important part of Maine's heritage, and their numbers are starting to dwindle. But we still frequent them to pick up the day's necessities and to keep up on town gossip.

They may not be owned by the original owners, and they may not look the same as they did years and years ago. But that same hometown feeling is there, the minute you set foot on their wooden floors. More than likely the same wooden floors that your grandparents set foot on.

Gallery Credit: DJ Fred