DEAR SUN SPOTS: Recently there have been items in the news where local towns are selling off tax-acquired properties for nonpayment. Is this legal? What is the town selling? It seems to me that without a warranty deed that they aren’t conveying title to the land and/or buildings at all. They are just “quitting claim” […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Loaves and Fishes is expanding its food pantry to accommodate the ever-increasing needs of hungry families. Loaves and Fishes founder Sister Lucille Fournier passed way on June 28, and her wish would be that the organization continue to administer to the poor and needy. We, the many volunteers, and our hosts, the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Can you recommend a product or a procedure that would remove mothball odor from clothing? I was given a beautiful trenchcoat made of 65 percent polyester and 35 percent cotton which I cannot rid of mothball odor. I have washed it five times, hung it outdoors for six months, saturated it inside […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Friends of Pettingill are seeking yard sale donations to raise funds for Lewiston’s newest community park. If you have items to donate, please call Bill at 740-4640 or drop them off at 405 College St., across the street from the park. If possible, please price your items first. The sale will […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: What is the best bank to deal with for refinancing? Also, does anyone know a Lucienne Robert or Roberts of Peru? He is an old friend of Gene Campbell, and they have lost contact. I tried information but, there is no listing. Thanks for your help. — Jean, McFalls ANSWER: It would […]

HELLO, SUN SPOTS: I’m hoping one of your sources might know if there are any points on Taylor Pond in Auburn or Bear Pond in Turner with access to the public for putting in a canoe or kayak? Bear Pond used to have a beach that we went to as kids, but it has since been converted […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I really need your help. The denture office where I had my implants for dentures closed. I didn’t know about it. They never called or wrote to ask if I wanted my records. I need my records desperately in order to make my new dentures. They need the information to finish them.  […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am looking for some mature raspberry plants to place in my backyard. Do you know where some might be available?? And do they transplant well? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. — John, Dixfield, 207-357-2223 ANSWER: Sun Spots has wild raspberries (and blackberries) and enjoys them very much. They are quite […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Safe Voices, a resource center that provides services to victims of domestic violence, will be hosting a helpline training in Lewiston starting on Sept. 6. We are still seeking volunteers to sign up for the training.  Many times our 24-hour helpline is the first point of contact for those seeking our services. Helpline […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: On the weekend of July 25 we sold a treadmill at our garage sale. We couldn’t put our hands on the instruction manual until now. We hope the lady who bought it for her husband reads this and calls us to make arrangements to pick it up or we’ll deliver. — D. […]