DEAR SUN SPOTS: West Auburn Congregational Church at 811 West Auburn Road is hosting a Spring Harvest Supper on Saturday, May 17, from 4:30-6 p.m. The menu includes turkey, ham, potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash, carrots, corn, rolls, beverages and desserts. The cost of the meal is $13 for adults, $5 for children ages 4 to […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In the column, “Looking Back,” in 50 Years Ago Today, regarding Roland Dube Jr. shooting a deputy sheriff and escaping, at that time, I was a Lewiston Police Detective working with Detective Lieutenant Norm Poulin. There had been an armed bank robbery on Main St. at Montello St. We worked on the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Hartford Heritage Society is having its annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the J & O Irish Museum on Main Street/Route 140 in Hartford. All perennials are $3 each. Larger plants and shrubs are $5 each. We will also have lots of raffle items in the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Danville Junction Grange at 15 Grange St. in Auburn is sponsoring an Indoor/Outdoor Yard and Craft Sale on Saturday, May 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. We will have tables for rent to crafters or others who would like to turn their treasures into cash. Table rental is $20 and may […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Andwell Hospice Program is looking for volunteers to sing in our choir. We bring music to elders in the Lewiston-Auburn area who live in nursing facilities. The choir gets together Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. at various facilities where we engage the residents with singing and using simple musical instruments. If you’re […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Members of Mu Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma, cordially thank all educators, including all administrators and support staff, for their commitment to the young people with whom they work every day. In these changing times, every day they face new challenges which they must meet with expertise and thoughtful care. Mu Chapter members thank them, […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston campus is an archive to preserve and promote the rich culture and heritage of Maine’s Franco-American population of today and yesterday. The collection is on-site at the Lewiston campus and online at https://usm.maine.edu/franco-american-collection/. To add to this legacy, we are looking for […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS:  The Maine Department of Conservation and Forestry will hold a webinar on Asian jumping worms June 17 and 18 from 1-4 p.m. To register, contact [email protected]. Gardening enthusiasts look forward to plant sales sponsored by local organizations. Having learned “the hard way,” I’d like to warn shoppers about an invasive worm that […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Do you know a person under age 18 with a huge heart for animals? Someone who goes above and beyond to help our furry, scaly, and feathered friends? The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society wants to hear their story! We’re on the lookout for the next Future Hero Award recipient, and we need […]