DEAR SUN SPOTS: Could you please find out why that woman, who claims to be homeless, is still begging in front of the drive into Walmart and Denny’s Restaurant?

Also I would like to know why there does not seem to be any action going on at the little railroad station on Lincoln Street. That has been on the drawing board for such a long time.

Thank you for any information you may be able to glean. — No Name, Auburn

ANSWER: Sun Spots does not have any information about the woman. The sight of someone begging may seem jarring in Central Maine, but it is common in many parts of the world. As to its legality, Sun Spots asked Auburn police Deputy Chief Jason Moen for insight, and he kindly and quickly responded: “Auburn does not have a loitering or panhandling ordinance. As long as they are not obstructing a public way, it is within the law.”

As for the railroad station, Sun Spots supposes you are referring to the old Grand Trunk Depot? If so, on Sept. 7, the Sun Journal had an Associated Press story and photo of local and state officials at the groundbreaking of a $400,000 renovation project (sunjournal.com/approved/story/1084871). Sun Spots tried to call Gerald Berube, president of the Lewiston and Auburn Railroad Co., which owns the building, to get more details, but the phone number didn’t work. Perhaps he will see this and write in.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a collection of old pictures, slides and videotapes that were collected by my father-in-law. He was a huge rail fan and lived his dream working on the Conway railroad after he retired. I am looking for a museum, rail-fan group or individual who would be interested in having them. Thanks for your help. — Al Struck, [email protected]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I just saw my letter to you regarding memorial etiquette (Feb. 29) and apologize for not providing more information. Here are the details. The accident was the recent one on Minot Avenue in Auburn where Rick Farr lost his life.

According to his obituary, he was a husband and father. The memorial is on public land next to the signpost where part of his car landed. The items are not perishable; they are small teddy bears, silk flowers and a photo in plastic.

I just hate to see them be gathered up and thrown away. If it would be proper, I would be more than happy to collect the items, clean them up and mail (or deliver) them to the family. I would need help locating the family, and if you are able to do this, you can provide my phone number to them and they can contact me themselves.

I know Mr. Farr had stepchildren as well as a toddler daughter. Thank you for your help, again. — No Name via email

ANSWER: Perhaps the family will see this and write in to take you up on your offer. Unfortunately by now the items are probably rather worse for wear due to weather and street dirt.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Would anyone have a 1962 Lewiston High School yearbook I could purchase for a reasonable fee? Thank you. — Katy Dodge, Palermo, 993-2432

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have three Mirror yearbooks from Bates College for 1967, 1968 and 1969. I would like to give them away to anyone who might be interested in them. — B. Galway, [email protected], 782-4571

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I want to thank the readers for their generosity to Turner Elementary School for sending their Box Tops for Education.

If you have any Box Tops or Campbell Soup labels that you would like to donate to our school, please mail them to me at 5 Brookfield Estates, Turner, ME 04282. Thank you! — Laurie Labbe, Box Tops coordinator, [email protected]

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