DEAR SUN SPOTS: It’s that time again: free aloe vera plants. Bring your plant pots and enjoy! Call Ruth at 207-784-4278. Thank you. — Ruth in Lewiston. DEAR SUN SPOTS: I hope you can help me to reach out to all the people who helped my son, Bryan Riley, raise funds for his Jaco robotic […]

When you are making the turn around that rotary there are a lot of tree stubs. Are they making improvements? Just like to know what exactly are they doing? — C.G. in Lewiston. ANSWER: Sun Spots checked with the Maine Turnpike Authority and learned this about the roadside clearing from mile 63 to 75.3: “This […]

At the ceremony we will unveil the name stone that has 216 names on it and the emblem of the Sea Bees, and a new granite bench in memory of Jerry DerBhogosian, a long-time veteran as well as a founder of the L & A Veterans Council. We are asking all veterans, military, and fraternal […]

ANSWER: Your query does not include a time and location. Your contact information suggests that you wrote to Sun Spots from Atlanta, Georgia. If you visit www.friendlyforecast.com you can find the weather by location and by date. That day saw a light rain, fog/mist which changed to heavy rain at times with temperatures that started […]

RESPONSE: Thank you David for sharing that information. Sun Spots was able to access Dec. 7, 1987 in the microfilm news archives of the Lewiston Daily Sun. That day’s Sun Spots column was written by Jennifer Sullivan, Sun staff writer: What is the significance of Sunday, Dec. 13? It’s the 15th birthday of Sunspots, a […]

Scholarships and awards The Grand Lodge of Maine Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Rebekah Assembly of Maine scholarship applications are now available for any high school graduate to apply as well as any student already in a nursing program in the state of Maine. To qualify for the coming academic year the student […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: You helped me once. I am hoping that you can help me again. How does one go about getting temporary legal custody of a grandchild? Who do I talk to? Thank you so much for any information you can give me. — No Name, No Town. ANSWER:  The Pine Tree Legal Association […]

ANSWER: Sun Spots called the Lisbon town office and even though they were very helpful, we could not locate any information about this year’s Easter egg hunt. Sun Spots then contacted the Lisbon schools community liaison and she asked the National Honor Society advisors at Lisbon High School and learned they are not conducting an […]

To inspire the kids’ imaginations,we are looking for donations of dress-up clothing and accessories for boys and girls. Any kids’ gowns, dresses, Halloween costumes,capes, outgrown dance clothes, crowns, wings, etc. The kids love the glitter and jewelry. Many of their siblings will be there as well and we hope we will be able to provide […]

ANSWER: Sun Spots found that there are many sources for the individual towns you mention and several sources discuss all the towns you mention, such as an article in the New York Times dated Aug. 21, 1988. The article states, “Maine has a large number of towns named for foreign cities and countries. Just north […]