DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m looking to give away crocheted lap blankets to nursing homes or other local charities. I also have a baby blanket to give away. I have lots of men’s clothes, shoes etc. to donate as well. I am interested in giving these to a local clothes closet that gives them away to […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Earth Day volunteers are needed! The Lewiston–Auburn Optimist Club, Gray-New Gloucester Optimist Club, and Tri Town Optimist Club ask you to join them for one hour Earth Day, Friday, April 22, to pick up roadside trash in your neighborhood. Just commit to a minimum of one hour to pick up trash to […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I was wondering if any of your readers have had an experience selling a 100-plus-year-old home. Does anyone have a recommendation for a broker that specializes in old homes? — No name, no town ANSWER: This should bring in many responses from Sun Spots Land since there are so many older homes […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: You have been very generous in the past in helping Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends. As some of you may know, Rose’s partner Norm Blais passed away, leaving Rose on her own with this very worthwhile endeavor. Steve Roop has graciously agreed to accept bottle and can donations at all of his Rooper’s […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We would really appreciate your help with getting the word out about our upcoming Letters for Literacy Scrabble Fest. After a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic, we are excited to return to this annual event. Scrabble fans are invited to help raise money for Literacy Volunteers by playing their favorite board […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m hoping you can help or ask your readers for help refreshing my memory. When I was a child in the late 1970s and early 1980s there was a Chinese restaurant at 1103 Lisbon St. in Lewiston. I used to go there with my mom and brother but not one of us […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m looking for someone who would come to my home to help do my income taxes. — No name, no town ANSWER: I don’t have anyone in the Rolodex, but perhaps a reader has a professional, certified tax preparer they can recommend. I want to be very careful with recommending anyone to […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Lewiston School Nutrition Program is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided at no charge to children attending school up to 18 years old. Meals are the same for all children who are attending summer programs at the end of the school year throughout the city. If […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Anderson Staples Post 112 of the American Legion in Oxford is hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday, April 2 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.  The post is at 169 King St. To register, go to https://www.redcrossblood.org/. — Howie, no town ANSWER: Go to the website to review all the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I know that you have addressed this before, but I didn’t need the information in the past so I didn’t keep it. I am looking for organizations who want suitcases for foster children. I have three suitcases — a large, a medium and a small with wheels to give to a group […]