DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’d like to make a carrot cake for Easter and can’t find my recipe. Do you have one to share that also has crushed pineapple in it? — Ellie, no town ANSWER: The following recipe is a favorite that I’ve made for many years. If you like, frost it with cream cheese […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Androscoggin Hospice Thrift Store at 245 Center St. in Auburn is looking for volunteers to help expand donation and shopping hours. The store has been going strong since June 2020, thanks to the help of many wonderful volunteers, and we are hoping others will join this great team.  All dollars raised […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Oxford County residents, here is a chance to give back to the community with a minimal time commitment and a flexible schedule. The American Red Cross needs additional volunteers to serve as blood donor ambassadors at local blood drives in Oxford County. These ambassadors welcome donors, screen their temperatures, and put out […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have two quality Fjords leather swivel chairs that I purchased at Pierce Furniture in Scarborough. They wobble, the screws fall out, and the chair feels very unsteady. I’ve contacted Pierce and they said they would send someone “when they could”, but never have. Would any readers know of someone who might […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Does anyone know someone who still works on old stereo equipment? I have a 1990s stereo receiver that needs looking at because one day it just stopped working. It would bring me great joy to have it repaired. I have looked everywhere, but have had no luck. I’m very old-school and love […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: On Tuesday morning, March 23, I found a COVID-19 vaccination ID card belonging to James Goulding in the Walmart parking lot. He is welcome to call me at 783-3890 and as long as he can give me identifying information I will return it to him. — Mary, Auburn ANSWER: You’re so smart […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Is Estes Lobster House restaurant in Harpswell permanently closed? I was there on March 21 and there are “For Sale” signs up and a realtor sign posted. — Dick, no town ANSWER: According to the iconic seafood restaurant’s Facebook page, Dawn and John will be opening the business in May, as always. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Something touching I witnessed in a local business parking lot in Lewiston recently made me realize again that our instincts as fellow human beings always seem to prevail in moments of crisis. I came to this scene minutes after the incident occurred; but in listening to the answers given by the two […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I want to thank the woman who paid for my purchase when my credit card was declined at Walgreen’s in Norway on Wednesday, March 17. I promised to pay it forward and I will. What is with the U.S. Postal Service? For the second time in three months my mailed payment to […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The AARP Free Tax Preparation site at Sacred Heart Church in Auburn will open April 5. We will remain open through the month of April and into May, if there is a need. We will have limited capacity and some new procedures due to COVID-19. The deadline for filing has been extended […]