DEAR SUN SPOTS: Please tell us how to stop those “there is nothing wrong with your credit card” calls. Now they say “you haven’t paid any interest in the last six months.” Well, we didn’t pay any interest, because we pay our credit card bill as soon as we get it. Once I started to […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Liberty Festival is Lewiston-Auburn’s annual Fourth of July celebration. This year the festival has a great lineup of stage performances, food and merchandise vendors to keep visitors busy throughout the day and night. Festival organizers have stage time available for local performances such as cheerleading, zumba or karate. Volunteer positions are […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I received my invitation to the Farmington Area Alumni Association’s annual meeting. However, the correspondence had no date for the event. Does anyone know when this will be held? — Joseph Lord, Vienna, [email protected] ANSWER: Sun Spots found many postings for this meeting from previous years, but nothing to tell her about […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thanks for a great job done! What is the difference between term life insurance and whole life? Thanks. — No Name, Lewiston ANSWER: Sun Spots went to a few online sources to brush up on her insurance knowledge, including the Motley Fool (http://tinyurl.com/7mklg4x) and smartmoney.com, which breaks down whole life options at http://tinyurl.com/3fjmp7e. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I believe you misread the state guidelines regulating consumer fireworks. The 2012 law does not say that fireworks may only be let off on July 4 and Dec. 31, but simply that they can be let off at a later time than on other days (12:30 a.m. instead of 10 p.m.). So […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have been having a heated discussion about Cumberland County residents having to pay $18.50 for state inspection stickers while all other counties pay $12.50. I know it is because of the emissions check they do on our vehicles and that is why we have an “E” in our sticker to show […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I love fireworks. On a recent Saturday evening I thought I heard a display but didn’t know one was scheduled. This seems to happen several times throughout the year. I did not see it listed in the paper. If it was in the paper where do I search? I love to plan […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In response to the Sunday River Brew Pub question (May 21), Grant Wilson’s phone number is 207-329-9975. His email address is [email protected]. — No Name via email ANSWER: For those who may not remember, a reader who received gift certificates went to use them and found the brew pub closed, with no […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am looking for “Peppy the Puppet.” Peppy was handed out to children who were admitted to Central Maine General Hospital (now Central Maine Medical Center) in the early 1960s — 1961 to 1963 or so. They were hand puppets, and thousands of them were made by the women from CMGH’s Woman’s […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: As a possible clarification for Lewiston writer Joseph wanting to have his ink cartridges returned to him (June 5), the Auburn Office Max store, will refill the cartridges with the appropriate ink at a price somewhat lower than purchasing new ink cartridges. I checked this out a year or two ago, but […]