DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you for a wonderful column. It is so informative and helpful. I am sure that I am not the only one in Maine that is finding it more and more difficult to find supplies and charts for counted cross-stitch. I have been to Jo-Ann Fabrics both in Auburn and Topsham, Craftmania […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I hope you can help me with this, I have checked everywhere with no luck. Are there any bus trips to Boston for the Red Sox games? My husband and son used to go when our son was younger and now he would like to take his sons and his dad to […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Would you or any of your readers know where I might be able to purchase men’s short-sleeve pullover terry cloth shirts? — R. Hoisington, East Livermore ANSWER: There are a few sites online, among them www.castawayclothing.com (1-866-488-0642) and www.orvis.com (1-888-235-9763). Vintage shirts are available at www.rustyzipper.com. Sun Spots didn’t turn up anything […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The STEP program at Lewiston High School is once again seeking support from the community to help our students experiencing homelessness. Our goal is to eliminate barriers to education and make learning accessible while helping students figure out life’s bigger issues. Over the four years our program has been in existence at […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am the daughter of Dr. L.A. Kamm, whom readers may have known or whose paintings may even currently be on the walls of their homes. (The paintings were just signed “Kamm,” followed by the year in which they were painted). It was my dad’s intention that his collection of paintings be […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you for being a constant supporter of our need for the hospice and bereavement volunteer programs at Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice. In addition, we are currently seeking office, grocery, transportation and visiting volunteers. Office volunteers help to file, do computer data entry and other special projects. Grocery volunteers pick up […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Our Lady of the Rosary in Sabattus is seeking crafters for its annual holiday fair, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 12 and 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will be held in the Maxwell-Gill Hall on High Street in Sabattus. Please call Linda Tremblay at 375-8234 from 9 a.m. to 4 […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Lewiston Fire Department and Local 785 9/11 memorial ceremony will be held at L-A Harley, 839 Main St., Lewiston, on Saturday, Sept. 11, starting at 8:45 a.m. There will be refreshments and a motorcycle poker run to follow. Honor guards will be present. — Sandy, Lewiston DEAR SUN SPOTS: We are […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin is in critical need of volunteer tutors. Volunteers are needed for all of our programs, but we especially need tutors for English language learners in our family literacy program. Our next tutor training workshop will be held Sept. 23 and 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Auburn […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: A few months ago I submitted a $35 fee along with a copy of my military form DD214 to a gentleman in charge of the veterans’ monuments in Lewiston near the bridge. It was my understanding that my name would be on the most recently erected stone. It is not. Unfortunately, I […]