DEAR SUN SPOTS: This is a reminder that once again, AARP Tax-Aide will provide free income tax preparation services for low/moderate income taxpayers for the 2025 filing season. Beginning the week of Feb. 5, our experienced IRS Certified Tax Volunteers will be preparing and electronically filing Federal and Maine income tax returns. 

We will be working out of Sacred Heart Church which is located at the corner of Minot and Western Avenues in Auburn. The street address is 8 Sacred Heart Place. 

This service is by appointment only and all ages are welcome. You do not have to be a member of AARP to use this service. 

Our appointment line is open. Appointments may be made by calling 513-3170 and leaving a message on our voicemail. Please be sure to clearly say your name,  spell it if it is a difficult one, then say and repeat your phone number. 

Our scheduler will call you to set up your time. Be sure that you will have all your tax information ready for the date you choose. We will also have a group of preparers who will prepare Maine Property and Sales Tax Credit returns over the telephone. Please check your paperwork from last year to make sure that all we prepared for you was the 1040-ME. If so, we can do your return over the phone and that will save you a trip to the site. — No name, Lewiston

ANSWER: This is great information and I’m sure there will be many Sun Spotters wanting to take advantage of this free service. Thank you to all the preparers who volunteer their time and energy to this program. It’s a wonderful thing that this is still happening year after year. 

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I want to thank Arthur from Farmington regarding my favorite talk show, “Steve Wilkos.” I turned to Channel 9 on Wednesday, Jan. 21, and there it was. I was so happy to finally be able to watch it. 

Now I know to watch the show on Channel 9 from 1 to 2 p.m. on weekdays. Thank you, Arthur. You made my day! — No name, Lewiston

ANSWER: This is a follow-up note from Jan. 6 and 20 Sun Spots. Our reader could no longer find her favorite talk show on its usual channel but Arthur took the time to write to Sun Spots and here we are — a happy Sun Spotter settling into her favorite chair every weekday afternoon to watch her show. 

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