DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thanks for all the information that you provide. My FairPoint Communications basic charge has crept up 9 percent from March 2013 to February 2014. Aren’t these raises supposed to be approved by the Public Utilities Commission? I’ve seen nothing in the Sun Journal on this issue. — Gary, Auburn ANSWER: Sun Spots […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: What has happened to Windows 7? I want to purchase a new computer but do not want windows 8 or 8.1. I tried one, and it was complicated. Where can I buy a new computer with Windows 7? Thanks. — Jean, Rumford ANSWER: You have touched a sore spot with Sun Spots, […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We are interested in getting medical alert service from a provider in Maine. To date we have not been successful in obtaining any information. We greatly appreciate all your good help. Many thanks. — M.E., Rumford ANSWER: A google search turns up many providers of this service in Maine, but only a […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Do you have a list of companies that will spray a yard for ticks? Keep up the good work. Thank you. — No Name via email ANSWER: Sun Spots has a few names, but there are undoubtedly more. If those companies email [email protected], she will add them to the list. * Parker […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am looking for a lady in a red coat, pushing a youngster in a large red-and-yellow pedal cart, whose brown dog attacked me and my West Highland terrier while on our lawn at 32 Colonial Way in Auburn early in the afternoon on Friday, March 14. I had to lay on […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: To answer the inquiries from Bob in Arizona (March 12), the Garcelon Elementary School was located opposite Garcelon Field, where the World of Mirth carnival would set up every summer for many years. The school was located where two streets met and made a “V,” but I don’t recollect the names of […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: What is the highest single payout from a slot machine at Hollywood Slots and at Oxford Casino? — Gary, Auburn ANSWER: Patrick from the Maine Gambling Control Board was able to find that information for Sun Spots. The highest slot pot at Hollywood Slots to date was $64, 810. At Oxford Casino […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Who are the people from Assurance Wireless? They are trying to get me, a senior citizen, to give out my Social Security number and other information about government aid I may be receiving. They are trying to sell me a cellphone. I suppose they would claim money from my Social Security to […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: SHAREcenter in Auburn is a nonprofit organization that takes materials that would be thrown away and provides them to our members to use in their programs or classrooms. We are looking for clean baby-food jars with lids. We also could use small plastic containers with lids that could be used for storing […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Rebuilding Together Lewiston-Auburn is a local nonprofit organization dedicated to repairing homes of those who, due to financial hardship, age and/or disability, cannot do the work themselves. RTLA is supported entirely by contributions of time, labor, material and money. Skilled and unskilled volunteers, along with able-bodied members of the recipient’s family and […]