DEAR SUN SPOTS: I was flying out of Logan Airport in Boston to Detroit recently and when I went through TSA, the officer took my sandwich out of my bag and threw it in the trash. I didn’t want to cause a scene so I kept going, but that has never happened before. Have the […]
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Free help for tax filing preparation
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Once again, AARP Tax-Aide will be providing free income tax preparation services for low/moderate-income taxpayers for the 2019 filing season. Three days per week from Feb. 1 through April 14, our experienced IRS certified tax volunteers will be preparing and electronically filing federal and Maine income tax returns. We will be working […]
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Volunteers needed as greeters, companions for hospice
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice, a nonprofit organization, is looking for volunteers to support those facing the end of life. Volunteers provide companionship to patients and respite to family members. Volunteers are needed for patients in the home setting, nursing facilities, and in the Hospice House on Stetson Road in Auburn. Along […]
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Help for hair loss, chapped lips
DEAR SUN SPOTS: There is an ad on the radio, I think WCLZ or WHOM, that advertises hair replacement systems. Could you help me find their contact information and their location? — Dee, no town ANSWER: The wonderful people at Madeline’s Hair Replacement work with those who are losing their hair because of cancer treatments, […]
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Reader thanks driver who got her off the icy road after falling
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you for making this service available to us as I know of no other means to thank a kind man who helped me tremendously. A couple weeks ago, on a rainy dark evening, I made the mistake of going to my mailbox which is across the road from my house. My […]
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Auburn-based Boy Scouts offer Christmas tree disposal
DEAR SUN SPOTS: It’s not too late to arrange to have your Christmas tree picked up. For the seventh straight year, the Auburn-based Boy Scout Troop 121 will pick up Christmas trees Lewiston and Auburn. While both cities provide several locations to bring trees for disposal, they no longer collect them at curbside. For a […]
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Tabs, Boat Seat Repair
DEAR SUN SPOTS: in reference to the Dec. 27 Sun Spots, my 7-year-old great-grandson Brody is also collecting soda tabs. He lives in Fayette with his grandmother Tammy. They are making a trip to Boston with the tabs in the spring. You can reach him at 320-3848 to make arrangements for pickup. He has already […]
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Found Cane, Violin, Famous Quote
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I found a cane in the Walmart parking lot around Dec. 8. I picked it up and have it here at my home. Please call me if it belongs to you. You may contact me at 783-2324 and I’ll be happy to arrange to return it to you. — No name, no […]
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Community Forest donations will be matched
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Does molasses spoil? The gingerbread I made last week had an earthy, off taste that I couldn’t quite pinpoint. — Naomi, no town ANSWER: If you have any of that molasses left, smell it or just taste a small spoonful. There could be some mold in it. If it tastes OK but […]
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Reader asks if WW I Christmas truce really happened
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Did the Christmas Day truce during World War I in 1914 really happen? Was there actually a football game between the Brits and the Germans, or is it just a nice story? — Roy, Durham ANSWER: Over the decades there have been many stories about what happened at Christmastime that year on […]