DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am wondering if you or any readers know of any company that may give away barrels or drums that can be used as rain barrels? They are quite expensive to buy. I know that trash cans can be made into rain barrels but am actually looking for something bigger. It is […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: My husband and I are getting ready to sell our house to move to assisted living. We’ve given a lot of our possessions to charity, but I forgot that we have memorable slides about family events, and we gave away our slide projector. We are willing to pay a reasonable price and […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Delta Kappa Gamma International is a professional honor society of women educators. The society promotes the professional and personal growth of members and excellence in education. DKG has chapters in every state and 14 other countries. In Maine, Alpha Psi is our state organization, and Mu is the local chapter in the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Recently, I was cleaning out my medicine cabinet and came across several of the old type fever thermometers, the kind that are glass with mercury inside. I no longer need them, but am not sure how to safely dispose of them. I don’t want to just toss them in the waste, as […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m another reader who’s going to depend on Sun Spots in helping me with something I’ve tried to do before, in other ways, without any luck. I’d like to find a way to sell a beautiful black, full-length mink coat and matching hat. I realize that fur coats aren’t really in demand […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Could you find out if a person can have three to four boarders in a two-bedroom apartment? Also, how about selling things out of a home? — No Name, Lewiston ANSWER: Sun Spots started by speaking with Carla Harris, the manager of resident services for the Lewiston Housing Authority, who said you […]

A Sun Spots column published Monday on page C9 incorrectly directed people to recycle thermometers at certain local plumbing and heating supply houses. These companies take thermostats, not thermometers for recycling, offering a $5 in-store coupon if you bring in a mercury thermostat. For more information, go to http://www.maine.gov/dep/rwm/mercury/thermostatrecyclingstores.xls The information was incorrectly reported by […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Please answer this question, as I’m sure others may not know this. When you have a savings account in a bank, does the bank or state have the right to take your money if that account isn’t used in three to four years? Also, when you have a car repaired and what […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Recently, I was cleaning out my medicine cabinet and came across several of the old stick-in-mouth type fever thermometers, the kind that are glass with mercury inside. I no longer need them, but am not sure how to safely dispose of them. I don’t want to just toss them in the waste, […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I just had an unfortunate thing happen and thought that many others might be interested. With canning season here and lots of stuff to can, I decided that I would revert to my mother’s method of sealing the canning jars with paraffin. But instead of using her method of melting the paraffin […]