DEAR SUN SPOTS: Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin has an urgent need for volunteers in all of our literacy programs. While tutoring is a big commitment, the rewards are also large, as you help individuals gain skills that can change their lives. Patience, flexibility and compassion are the traits of an effective tutor. Volunteers must be 21 or […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: First, let me give my appreciation for your wonderful column. I am a longtime advocate of Lewiston High School sports. I read the sports page to see what sport is being played for that date. The next morning I look for the results and, more times than not, there are no box […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: On Tuesday night, Dec. 29, there was a program on local access channel 9 that was about grants and low-interest loans for seniors to help winterize their homes. I think it was called rural development, but I didn’t get any other information. Could you please find the name and number? We don’t […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Could any of your readers help me find a child’s wooden rocking chair, padded? — Deborah, Auburn DEAR SUN SPOTS: You do wonders for people. I hope you can help me. A few weeks ago a person left a heavy man’s coat for repairs. I did not get a name or phone […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Recently a reader sought help with an electronic product he had purchased “over three years ago” that was experiencing problems he believed were the result of an inherent defect. You advised him that the extended warranty option offered with many consumer products was perhaps his best bet. Unfortunately, the extended warranty is […]