DEAR SUN SPOTS: Last year I noticed the Auburn Municipal Beach (Auburn Outlet) was closed and was told it was due to budget cuts. I would like to know if it has opened this year or is the budget cut still in effect? I grew up swimming there and brought my children there and love […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Why is it that the Lewiston’s arborist does such a nice job on most of the city’s plantings but has not touched the median strip on Russell Street nearest the bridge for the past several years? — Ronald Grant, [email protected] ANSWER: Sun Spots emailed Megan Bates, deputy director of Lewiston’s Department of […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: High Street Congregational Church recently changed some lighting within its building. We have a large supply of new and used fluorescent lamps to give away to another nonprofit organization. We have 20 new plus 100 used but still working properly F34T12 Econ-o-Watt 48 inches long, also 24 new plus eight used F30T12 […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Why didn’t your June 10 reply concerning the heart center referrals contain the real truth that St. Mary’s is affiliated with Maine Medical Center in Portland and that is why they refer to Portland instead of Central Maine Medical Center? — Ron Grant, [email protected] ANSWSER: In the June 10 column a reader […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Love your column! In view of all the hype of couponing, are there any grocery stores in the Lewiston-Auburn region that either double or triple? Shaw’s does double theirs, however, only up to 99 cents. Anything over that is not subject to doubling. Most of the coupons today are now $1 or […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In 1992 the USA Weekend Sunday paper supplement was running a series of recipes called “Weekend Cook” featuring Lee Bailey. There was one that featured grilled shrimp, and I always got raves about it. Somehow I have misplaced the recipe, I have searched in cookbooks and online but cannot find it, and […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Many years ago, my husband built a stone replica of a Scottish cottage with a thatched roof. Through the years the roof has deteriorated and has had to be replaced. I replaced it myself some years ago. We have come to that point again. I need two bales of long straw and […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have just been diagnosed with a trigger finger and was told to find padded or gelled gloves during the time I’m gardening. Can anyone help me find them? Thank you. — No Name via email ANSWER: Sun Spots discovered that a major manufacturer of these kinds of gloves is Remington. She […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m looking for a sewer or crafter to make pants with a drop-down front for a person in a wheelchair with the use of only one hand. I’ve looked on the Web, and there are some for sale at exorbitant prices — the result of having a “captive market.” The design is […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: On Sept. 2, 2010, I purchased a new starter for my car at a local mechanic’s shop in Auburn (not a dealership). The starter had a three-year warranty, and the bill was $301.02, of which $67.50 was for the labor only. On April 19, after less than eight months of service, it […]