DEAR SUN SPOTS: With the strawberry season already upon us, do you know of any place that sells native organic strawberries locally? — J.L. via email ANSWER: Sun Spots made your letter the first one in the column on a Saturday with the hopes of getting the most responses possible to this query. There are […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Please help! We live in a neighborhood where people take care of their yards, except one who hasn’t mowed all year. We were wondering if there is a city code or ordinance that requires people to mow their yards at least once in a while. Thank you for your help. — No […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I want to commend someone for a job well done and beyond the call of duty. A young fellow named Mike who works for Dead River came to my house to install a propane tank for me. I carefully washed the stove inside and out, and the cupboards, because I knew he’d […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Please tell us how to stop those “there is nothing wrong with your credit card” calls. Now they say “you haven’t paid any interest in the last six months.” Well, we didn’t pay any interest, because we pay our credit card bill as soon as we get it. Once I started to […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Liberty Festival is Lewiston-Auburn’s annual Fourth of July celebration. This year the festival has a great lineup of stage performances, food and merchandise vendors to keep visitors busy throughout the day and night. Festival organizers have stage time available for local performances such as cheerleading, zumba or karate. Volunteer positions are […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I received my invitation to the Farmington Area Alumni Association’s annual meeting. However, the correspondence had no date for the event. Does anyone know when this will be held? — Joseph Lord, Vienna, [email protected] ANSWER: Sun Spots found many postings for this meeting from previous years, but nothing to tell her about […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thanks for a great job done! What is the difference between term life insurance and whole life? Thanks. — No Name, Lewiston ANSWER: Sun Spots went to a few online sources to brush up on her insurance knowledge, including the Motley Fool (http://tinyurl.com/7mklg4x) and smartmoney.com, which breaks down whole life options at http://tinyurl.com/3fjmp7e. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I believe you misread the state guidelines regulating consumer fireworks. The 2012 law does not say that fireworks may only be let off on July 4 and Dec. 31, but simply that they can be let off at a later time than on other days (12:30 a.m. instead of 10 p.m.). So […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have been having a heated discussion about Cumberland County residents having to pay $18.50 for state inspection stickers while all other counties pay $12.50. I know it is because of the emissions check they do on our vehicles and that is why we have an “E” in our sticker to show […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I love fireworks. On a recent Saturday evening I thought I heard a display but didn’t know one was scheduled. This seems to happen several times throughout the year. I did not see it listed in the paper. If it was in the paper where do I search? I love to plan […]