GOOD MORNING, SUN SPOTS: I am trying to get a new computer as mine is about ready to crash. I have specific things I want on it, like two DVD/CD drives. Best Buy, Staples and OfficeMax don’t have any. Do you know where I can get one? My second question is: For the last few […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Lewiston High School will be collecting hats, gloves and socks for those in need during the Jan. 31 hockey game against St. Dominic Academy. Please bring your donation to the game, where there will be collection places set up. We ask that all sock donations be of new socks and the others […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Perhaps you could occasionally reprint the instructions on Google printing. http://tinyurl.com/3ufnme3 is no longer accessible to the general public; it now requires a digital subscription to Sun Journal. Thanks for all you do! — No Name via email ANSWER: Ask and you shall receive! Many readers who look up old newspaper stories […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We invite fellow community members to kick off the new year on a positive note. Share your knowledge to help an adult transform his or her future by becoming a Literacy Volunteers tutor. If you are 21 or older, have a 12th-grade or higher reading level, are patient, creative and well organized, […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have decided not to drive my car any longer for safety reasons. My eyes are giving me trouble. Therefore I am wondering if you have anyone in your files who hires out to take people like myself to get groceries and also to doctor appointments and other types of errands. I […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I purchased a closed-caption phone for a friend who is very hearing impaired. Are there any volunteers for the elderly who can install a phone? I am willing to pay for a service if there is someone who would do this. His home phone is not working correctly right now and limits […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I read and enjoy your column every day. You’re one smart cookie! I hope you can help me with this request. I was lucky enough to receive a Flagship Cinemas Movie Money Bonanza coupon booklet with savings for movie admissions and snacks at Flagship Cinemas. The only information on the back gives […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Enclosed is a copy of a Prides Corner Fire Department badge. It has been on my possession for many years. I think it belonged to an uncle. However, as I have many uncles who have passed, I have no way of finding out any information on it. The family surname is Blanchard. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Woman’s Literary Union of Androscoggin County at 19 Elm St. in Auburn is a nonprofit whose mission is to promote the intellectual, educational and cultural advancement of its members and community. In that regard, we have created the Fairy Godmother Prom Gown Giveaway project in which we collect donated, cleaned or […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I hope you can help. I’m looking for parenting classes in the Lewiston-Auburn area, not infant/baby classes but 5- to 6-year-olds. I want someplace where parents get together to discuss what their child is doing and help or strategies on how to deal with the child. Maybe with a director who leads […]