DEAR SUN SPOTS: What is the range of salaries for school teachers in Maine public schools? What would be their average income? How many days per year are they required to work? — No Name, Farmington ANSWER: Sun Spots emailed with David Connerty-Marin, the director of communications with the Maine Department of Education. He said […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Did I read that if you ruin a tire in a pothole the state will pay? — Dan Hallock, [email protected] ANSWER: Sun Spots didn’t think so, but for an authoritative answer Sun Spots turned to Mark Latti, public information officer for the Maine Department of Transportation. Mark emailed the following: “State law […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In response to the Feb. 28 query from Alice, I was once employed by ACS in Lewiston and at that time they did not do medical billing, but from what I found on their website that may have changed. At the time I worked for them, ACS was just a go-between between […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: You’ve helped my family before. Here are two more questions: The Lifetime Channel (Channel 30 on our TimeWarner Cable) doesn’t carry movies anymore. Reba is on 17 times a day and other shows like that. They used to have nice movies to watch. Is Darrell Waltrip (NASCAR sportscaster) still married to his […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: While going through old photographs for a family scrapbook project, I came upon my grandparents’ original wedding invitations (1937 and 1940). I have two questions that no one has been able to answer for me. First, why did couples get married in the early morning (6 a.m. and 7 a.m.)? Secondly, both […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Auburn Public Library Children’s Department is looking for a donation of a globe for our summer reading program. We would love to have a globe that is in a floor stand, but a sturdy desktop globe would also work well. Our summer reading theme is “One World, Many Stories,” and we […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: L/A Arts invites your readers to its first Spring Festival on Saturday, April 9, at the Hilton Garden Inn, Auburn Riverwatch, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is open to the public, with a food and cash bar available. This is the first of many opportunities that L/A Arts will invite […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Concerning the March 7 column, Bill McCarthy does not have his facts right concerning car dealerships in L-A. First off, my father ran Marcel Motors from 1960 to 1981. Second, Marcel Motors only sold Dodge, Renault, AMC Jeep and, in the early 1960s for a while, sold Citroen cars. He may have […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We have caller ID plus an answering machine. In the past few weeks we’ve had the number 213-256-0060 with the initials N.A.D. come up. When we answer, nobody will speak to you. They also will not leave a message. Hopefully you can help solve who they are and why they are calling […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In the Feb. 19 story about the stained-glass windows from St. Patrick’s Church being sold to Japan, there is one scene of a man pouring from a jug? Is this a depiction of the water-to-wine story or something else? Thanks. — Rick Payette, [email protected] ANSWER: Sun Spots e-mailed with Irene at the […]