DEAR SUN SPOTS: I hope you can help me. Would you find out from the city of Lewiston if there is any reason why there is no turning light on Cedar and Lincoln streets either coming from New Auburn or from the Lewiston side?

I have sat through as many as three lights waiting for someone to turn from the Lewiston side onto Lincoln or the other way, while the driver did not pull up to the intersection and faced about 20 incoming cars. What a waste of time and gas! There are turning arrows on almost all the other intersections in L-A. — S. Peillet, Auburn

ANSWER: Sun Spots got an answer to your question from Jason Ready, engineer/transportation planner at the Androscoggin Transportation Resource Center. Jason emailed the following:

“Lights for a ‘protected’ left-turn lane can be installed for a few different reasons. One reason is safety. When there is a history of collisions at an intersection from left-turning vehicles, a solution may be to provide the street with protected left-turn arrows. Another reason for putting in the protected left-turn arrow would be to alleviate backup and congestion, as may be the case at the intersection of Lincoln and Cedar streets.

“In order to function properly, an exclusive left-turn lane would have to be installed. Unfortunately, there is not enough right-of-way width available on Cedar Street. Simply changing the current left lane into an exclusive left-turn lane would drastically cut the capacity of the intersection down to where it would probably not work at all, as it would increase the queues and delay to much longer than they are now.

“There are not always simple and easy answers in traffic engineering. Our office will look into this intersection further and make recommendations to the city of Lewiston about possible solutions to the issues that we found.”

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I read a question regarding the horrible firetruck accident on Nov. 11, 1949, in Auburn at the intersection of Main and Court streets. I have a friend who has photos and news clippings regarding this event who would be willing to share this information. Please advise. Thank you. — Carol Parker, [email protected]

ANSWER: Sun Spots cannot find any such question in her archives. The closest she can come is a query about a 1972 truck accident on a bridge in Turner Village. There are some mentions of the 1949 accident in the Sun Journal, including as part of a firefighter memorial, but Sun Spots did not see a request for information. Maybe readers will know more.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In response to the person looking for honey purchased at the schoolhouse in Fairbanks (Jan. 6). I also purchased some there in October. My jar does not have a name, but the address is 529 Titcomb Hill Road, Farmington. [email protected]. — No Name via email

DEAR SUN SPOTS: This is in response to the person who wanted to know who sold honey in Farmington. I am sure that person purchased her honey at one of the various outdoor farmers markets in Farmington.

Most of those vendors are now participating in the winter farmers market, held every Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. inside the Farmington Grange Hall, next to the West Farmington Post Office. During inclement weather, WKTJ 99.3, will have any notice of market cancelation.

Also, consumers should check with Western Maine Online Market or the Maine Department of Agriculture for listings of farmers and farm products. — Bonnie Clark, Clark Farm, [email protected]

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