DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a sewing machine that I no longer use and would like to give it to someone. Due to COVID-19, many are making face masks. If anyone would like this machine, it’s theirs for the taking. My telephone number is 784-1817. Thank you, Sun Spots, for all the help you give. […]
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Gardeners at Roak Block want wagon to haul water
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I live at Roak Block and we have a wonderful garden this year. The water spigot is a good distance from the gardens and hand-carrying jugs of water would be so much easier if we had a wagon. If someone out there has a wagon they are no longer using, we would […]
Resources listed for COVID-19 testing and summer meals for children
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Are there places we can get the COVID-19 test in Lewiston or Auburn? I have heard that people have to go to other cities. It would be helpful if we had one in this area. — No name, no town ANSWER: According to my sources you can receive COVID-19 testing at Maine […]
Owner of lost peace sign necklace hoping it will be found, returned
DEAR SUN SPOTS: On June 4, I went to the Auburn Post Office on Rodman Road at 11:30 a.m. then directly to Dollar General on Minot Avenue. When I got home I realized my necklace was missing. It’s very sentimental since it was a gift to me in the ’60s. The necklace is a round […]
Readers seek info on feng shui instruction, ceramic tile repair
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I want to locate the gentleman who taught feng shui at the Auburn high school a number of years ago. I am also interested in finding others who have experience with these skills. — Jeanne, Auburn ANSWER: Here is another quest for Sun Spots readers to assist with. Does anyone remember the […]
Helpful information for unemployment filing, paint disposal
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I work for a local school department, but during the summer I’m usually self-employed. Now that the school year is over I find that, like so many others, I have no work. When I entered my Social Security number to file for unemployment for my summer job, the state’s computer thought that […]
Reader seeking owner of chain saw found near East Livermore home
DEAR SUN SPOTS: On Saturday, June 6, someone left a chain saw by our house on Route 133 in East Livermore. If the owner calls us to identify it, we will gladly return it to him. Please call 320-3780. — No name, no town ANSWER: That’s a pretty important piece of equipment to misplace! I […]
Free oak seedlings and yard sale date change
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have 30-plus oak seedlings that have sprouted this spring in my yard. There’s no room on the property to transplant them and I would hate just to cut them down. Anyone who wants some, or even all, of the seedlings can have them for free. Please call 576-6508. — Chris, no […]
Grateful bus driver sends thanks for surprise retirement recognition
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I want to give a shoutout and a big thank you to Regional School Unit 16, Minot Consolidated School, RSU 16 Transportation Director Fred Barlow, Minot school Principal Kaitlynn Brown, RSU 16 bus drivers and monitors, Androscoggin County Sheriff’s deputies, Maine State Police, Minot Fire Department, RSU 16 Transportation Administrative Assistant Jean […]
Zoom meeting instructor needed for Lewiston-Auburn Senior College
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am the chairperson of the board of directors of the Lewiston Auburn Senior College at USM here in Lewiston. Because of COVID-19 we have had to convert all of our classes to the Zoom format and I’m wondering if there is anyone out there in Sun Spots Land who is familiar […]