DEAR SUN SPOTS: On Saturday, April 17, a men’s leather jacket fell out of our car on the corner of Pleasant Street and Scribner Blvd. in Lewiston. Inside the pockets are items that are important to us, but of no value to the finder. We have posted a request on Facebook and Lewiston Rocks sites, […]
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1970 Rumford High School Yearbook wanted for sister’s birthday
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I would love to find a 1970 Rumford High School Yearbook for my sister’s birthday in May. She had an apartment fire years ago, and her yearbook was burned to ashes. It is my heartfelt hope that someone has a yearbook which I can borrow to copy, or know where I can […]
Spring peepers may still be tucked into until nights get warmers
DEAR SUN SPOTS: What has happened to the spring peepers? We live near a large bog which has always been very active with peepers, but we aren’t hearing them anymore. Also, we don’t see many grass frogs either. — No name, Poland Spring ANSWER: I haven’t been hearing the peepers at my house yet either […]
Owner hopes keepsake clipboard lost at Turner Plaza is found
DEAR SUN SPOTS: On April 10, I went to Food City in the Turner Plaza on Route 4 to get groceries. An employee helped me put my groceries in the trunk and a 5½- by 8-inch clipboard with papers clipped to it must have fallen out of my purse in the parking lot. I checked […]
Ideas for celebrating Mother’s Day from across the miles
DEAR SUN SPOTS: My mom and I can’t be together on Mother’s Day this year for the first time ever. I want to do something special for her, but I know she’ll scold me if I spend a lot and she doesn’t like a lot of material things anyway. She’s a minimalist. I always like […]
River watershed council offers opportunities for volunteer monitors
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Androscoggin River Watershed Council is seeking volunteers to do water quality monitoring on the Androscoggin River this summer. The sampling is operated as part of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s Voluntary River Monitoring Program. The process is quite simple. Instruments are calibrated in the field, a probe from the instrument […]
L-A Rotary Club hosting its second document shredding fundraiser
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club is having its second document shredding event from 9 a.m. to noon May 1 at 800 Center St. (John Murphy Homes) in Auburn. We will again offer secure, no-contact shredding for your documents and other items you need to dispose of securely. We are asking for a $10 […]
AARP has appointments available for free tax return help at Auburn site
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The AARP Free Tax Preparation Program at Sacred Heart Church has appointments available in early May. We want to remind people who filed early and had unemployment income that although the IRS will automatically amend your return and refund the extra taxes you paid, to get your Maine refund of taxes paid […]
Perennial plant sale planned as fundraiser
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Rock House Teen Center at the junction of Alpine and Main streets in Norway, across from Oxford Hills High School, will hold a benefit perennial plant sale Saturday, May 8, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Please call me at 207-539-2372 for information or to donate plants.—Howie, Norway ANSWER: A sure […]
Memorable funny stories about moms planned for Mother’s Day
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Sun Journal is putting together a Mother’s Day story about moms and their funny moments. Through thick and thin, good times and bad, we’re sure your mom has tickled your funny bone in some memorable, even epic, way. Her reaction to your shenanigans, her practical jokes, comical missteps, off-beat sayings, or […]