DEAR SUN SPOTS: Museum L-A invites the community to contribute photographs of themselves and their families at work to be part of the local component of “The Way We Worked,” a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian exploring the changing nature of work and occupations over the past 150 years. Photographs can be from the past […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am trying to find out if anyone could or would remember any of these pictures from the Maine Broadcasting Radio Station. I’ve been trying for a long time. Also about these other pictures. I would really appreciate it very much. Thank you. — Mildred, Strong ANSWER: Sun Spots isn’t sure what […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Would it be possible for you to ask one of the reporters on the paper to investigate what’s going on with the sale of propane? It has been advertised in the paper all winter that propane has been selling for $2.70 and under. But my company has been charging $4 a gallon […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding the recent letters on watching “Downton Abbey” online or DVD, all three seasons are available and can be ordered from any library in Maine (by people with a library card) that participates in the Minerva system (minerva.maine.edu). Cost is $1 and rental time is one week. The link is http://tinyurl.com/akf4quz. — […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m looking for a business or person who deals in restoration. I have a Royal typewriter from the 1960s that needs some care. — Jennifer Caron, [email protected] ANSWER: As you can imagine, this is no longer a widely sought service, but Sun Spots found one possibility online: Coastal Typewriter Services, 690 Augusta […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am a personal care assistant with 34 years’ experience and am looking to care for people in their homes. I clean homes while I’m there. I also have a home with extra rooms and am looking for a roommate. I advertised, but no one responded. I am very desperate. I have […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you for a great column. I have a question regarding all the fees and funds I am being charged on my Oxford Networks bill. I am also wondering if they are mandatory or if I can opt out of them. These fees add up to an extra $13.02 per month. This […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Some time back the Citylink bus used to go up Turner Street in Auburn and pick up people at the Auburn Commons apartment complex. But that has since stopped. My mom is elderly and used to take the bus to the malls and Walmart. Now she has to take a taxi, which […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I used to be a newspaper carrier for the Sun Journal. My route was in Auburn and included the area from Great Falls Plaza to North River Road to the Center Street area, Bobbin Mills Estates, Turner/Mayfield/Summer streets, to Western and Minot avenues, Cleveland and Marshall area, to Amberly Way, Briarcliff Knoll, […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: My wife recently lost her diamond wedding ring in our kitchen. She had taken it off while cooking and placed it on a kitchen counter. She totally forgot about it until the following day. We suspect that at some point the ring may have been accidentally knocked onto the floor. We have […]