DEAR SUN SPOTS: Clover Health Care at 440 Minot Ave. in Auburn is hosting “Right Sizing — Creating Space for What Matters” on Feb. 12 from 3-4 p.m. Presented by Tony Poulin, owner of Meservier & Associates of Auburn, the program will speak to the challenges of changing residences and how to right-size a lifetime […]
Mary Delamater
Mary Delamater has lived in western Maine all her life and started her career at the Sun Journal as a proofreader, freelance writer and photographer. Eventually, she moved to an editing position, reading staff-generated stories and laying out pages for the Oxford Hills region. With changes to the publication over the years, she has continued on the copy desk, ensuring stories reflect the paper's values of truth, fairness, excellence and compassion. She is a graduate of Oxford Hills High School in Paris and has attended and/or led workshops on reporting and editing. She's one of 14 children and aunt to dozens of nieces and nephews. She enjoys family gatherings, hosting the annual Merrill Family Christmas Open House, cooking, home decorating, reading, boating, daily walks and chairing the Sun Journal Fun Committee.
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Little Free Cupboard helps those in need | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: We have all heard of the Little Free Libraries. We at the Minot United Methodist Church have a Little Free Cupboard. Do you know someone who needs a little help? Warm socks? A scarf? Some food? Please help yourself! Come into our parking lot at 142 Minot Ave. and look for the […]
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Where did that island in Lake Auburn go?
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m turning to you with a question that I’ve had for months now. When driving through Auburn on Route 4, as we near Lake Auburn, I used to always see a small island covered with trees not too far out from Lake Shore Drive. In 2025, I could no longer see this […]
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AARP Tax-Aide scheduling appointments | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: 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 at Sacred Heart Church […]
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Trinity Jubilee Center moving to new Lewiston site | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: After many years of planning and hard work, Trinity Jubilee Center’s new home at 123 Bates St. is complete. Now comes the stressful part: moving! Please bear with us for the rest of January as we start moving supplies and programs. Here’s the schedule at our current building at 53 Spruce St. […]
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Items requested for Auburn Drop-In Center | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Current needs at the Drop-In Center at 121 Mill St. in Auburn include clean blankets, travel-size packages of tissues, men’s and women’s winter gloves and mittens, men’s and women’s sweat pants, men’s and women’s winter boots, men’s and women’s thermals and leggings, men’s pants in waist sizes 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, […]
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Sun Spotters send cards for a loved one | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I want to thank everyone for being there for my brother, Daniel Davis. Sending all those cards carried him through. Because of you, he wasn’t alone with his thoughts and you all carried him through until the end. He loved you all and I send heartfelt thanks for reaching out to him. […]
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Auburn Community Concert Band seeks new members | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The next open membership window to join the Auburn Community Concert Band is Jan. 7-21. Membership requirements are owning your own wind instrument, knowing how to read music, and being able to commit to the band’s weekly schedule of Wednesday evening rehearsals and concerts. For the upcoming summer concert season, the band […]
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Blood drive set at SeniorsPlus in Lewiston | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: SeniorsPlus is proud to partner with the American Red Cross to host its first blood drive Thursday, Jan. 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in its Education Center, 8 Falcon Road in Lewiston. What an incredible way to pay it forward and make a difference for people in our community and […]
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Optimist Clubs offering $2,500 scholarship | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Lewiston-Auburn Optimist Club, the Tri-Town Optimist Club, and the Gray-New Gloucester Optimist Club are each sponsoring an essay contest on the topic “How my Acts of Service Help Me Understand what my Community Means to Me. ” Each club winner will win $100 and advance to the district contest, where the […]