The Copeland Family Foundation has awarded the Abington Public Library a $5,000 grant to update paint and fixtures in the library’s Copeland Meeting Room. The Abington library has worked with the foundation since the late 1990s, library director Deborah Grimmett said, including getting support in 2014 to upgrade technology in the meeting room. Grimmett said renovation is expected to begin late spring to accommodate scheduled programs and meetings. For more information, call 781-982-2139 or e-mail ablib@ocln.org.

Jac’s Café (above), a new breakfast restaurant in Rockland, offers a variety of creative and healthy breakfast options from 5:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday through Friday, and 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The café offers seating for 35 and takeout online. To reserve for larger parties, call 339-788-9917; visit www.jacscafe.com/ for takeout orders or information.

The Best in American Living Awards, hosted by the National Association of Home Builders in Las Vegas, named The Pinehills in Plymouth (above) the best community in the United States. It also won best mixed-use community in a suburban context and tied for second in best “green’’ community, with keeping 70 percent of its space natural.

Aerosmith drummer and founder of Rockin’ & Roastin’ coffee is opening Joey Kramer’s Rockin’ & Roastin’ Café in North Attleborough. It will be Kramer’s second brick-and-mortar venture since the company’s inception in 2011. The café will offer a variety of coffee drinks, wholesale coffee, and Aerosmith-themed pastries and sandwiches. For more information, visit www.rockinandroastin.com.

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