DEAR SUN SPOTS: Good job you’re doing. We went to Wendy’s in Auburn recently and all the parking was taken except two handicapped spots way over behind a shed. We have a handicap plate because we need it. Mother has a hard time walking with a cane. She had to walk the whole length of […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Are stores or food establishments allowed to put a fee on credit card use, or make you have a minimum purchase to be able to use your card? Thank you for your help. — No Name via email ANSWER: Sun Spots found part of the answer on the website of the Maine […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Since Lewiston no longer has spring cleanup I was wondering if Sun Spots has the names of someone who picks up items such as old TVs, printers, vacuums, etc. I would also like to know if there are any scheduled meetings in the area to help those who are totally confused about […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am a former postal employee and wanted to know if the maintenance supervisor, Michelle Trask, had been sentenced yet for stealing pills from the veterans? — Deborah Rideout, [email protected] ANSWER: Sun Spots found a posting at www.postal-reporter.com, which she did not know existed until today, despite being a former postal employee […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: It’s nice having a column like yours to answer people’s questions. My wife and I like watching “Judge Judy” but were wondering if the show pays for the judgments or do the people on the show pay their own? Thank you. — John Camire, Greene ANSWER: “Judge Judy” is popular with Sun […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We read the good information you give and thank you for the research you do. I have driven on Walnut Street in Lewiston and am at a loss to see all the new curbs and bubbles on the corners of Horton, Bartlett, Pierce, Blake and Bates streets. Why all this expense? What […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you in advance for helping me, if you can. I am in my late 80s and unable to shovel my yard in the winter. I have been unable to contact the person who did this for me last year. It requires cleaning off my car, snowblowing or shoveling the driveway, and […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Is it possible for an individual to get the zoning where his land is located changed from agricultural to residential? If so, how does one go about changing the zoning? The land is in Auburn. Thank you for any assistance you can give! — Donna via email ANSWER: For an answer, Sun […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m hoping you can find out the true answer to my question which is about recycling in Auburn. I thought that Auburn participated in a recycling program, meaning that the material — including mixed paper — is actually recycled in some form or another and not just incinerated. However, my wife was […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am hoping Sun Spots can find out if the town of Lisbon is going to expand the walking trails. I had thought that there was already money for this to be done, but I may have heard incorrectly. Thank you for your excellent column! — No Name via email ANSWER: Sun […]