DEAR SUN SPOTS: The 24th annual Great Falls Balloon Festival will be held Aug. 19 though 21. The theme this year, as many already know, is “The Force Awakens.” It will feature special balloons Darth Vader and Master Yoda traveling from Belgium to make their first appearance on the East Coast, north of New Jersey. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We read all of your Sun Spots answers in the paper every day. They are helpful to a lot of people. I do believe that years ago, the TV stations were stopped from raising the volume on ads. Some of them are so loud that they almost make me fall out of […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Does anyone know where I can get a DVD of “Tin Cup?” Thank you. — Evelyn, Lewiston. ANSWER: Movie inventories at local stores that sell DVDs are constantly changing, but your best bet for finding the 1996 romance flick “Tin Cup” locally is either at Walmart, where they have bins of older […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I think your readers should know something that has not been too widely advertised. A lot of dehumidifiers have been recalled due to danger of causing a home fire. Some of these are Frigidaire, GE, Kenmore and several others made by a company named Gree. The companies don’t know who owns the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Rite Aid is not part of Walgreens yet. It is pending   government approval. But then again I might of misunderstood your answer. Great column. — Roger, No Town. ANSWER: Sun Spots may not have had all of the terminology just right in her July 19 column, and you are correct — the […]

ANSWER:You are correct in that certain information is worthy of repeating from time to time, especially when safety is at stake. Here is the law to which you refer: From the Maine Revised Statues, Title 29-A: Motor Vehicles and Traffic comes this information regarding pedestrians. 1. Pedestrian traffic. When use of a sidewalk next to […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In reference to Deb’s letter, Saturday, July 23, she is so on track for all the info she gave us, especially putting trash at curbside in warm weather. I would like to add an extra tip: if placing trash at the curb in plastic bags, then birds like crows, pigeons and gulls […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have read that the mosquito that gives people the Zika virus breeds in small containers of water, and that tires are one of their favorite places. Every few weeks, my wife and I haul to the roadside several water-filled tires that were rolled there by illegal dumpers. Auburn Public Works does […]

ANSWER: “Abil To” appears to be a legitimate company offering a variety of behavioral health services via web-based and remote (telephone) communication. There are a few complaints on various websites from people receiving confusing phone calls from callers claiming to be with this company, but it’s unclear whether those complaints stem from misunderstanding on the […]

ANSWER: State law charges the Bureau of Health with reporting safe consumption standards for fish caught in Maine waters by noncommercial fisherman (i.e. the general public). It’s not a new development — safe consumption standards have been around for decades. Usually, the standards are due to high levels of mercury found in the water. Depending […]