DEAR SUN SPOTS: I found in front of my house on Taylor Pond, a ring with 11 keys on it! A couple were car keys and others look to be for locks, as they are smaller. I’m sure someone is frantic to recover them. — Bill, 783-1896.. DEAR SUN SPOTS: On Dec. 29 there was […]
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Tiered electric rates coming March 1
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The monthly newsletter in with my residential Central Maine Power bill is advertising ETS (electric thermal storage) heaters. It indicates, “By charging an ETS heater at night when electricity prices are lowest, you can lower your overall heating costs and stay warm all day.” I assumed that having smart meters would lead to a […]
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Temperature control issue for senior
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I met a friend at Shaw’s who lives in senior housing and she told me that they changed the thermostat on the wall for heat and now she doesn’t have any heat. Do they have the right to do this? She says the thermostat is so sensitive that the heat from the […]
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Car sales big business in Maine
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you so much for the great information you provide daily. Each time I drive by the auto dealerships on Center Street in Auburn, from the fire station to the lake, I am amazed at the number of autos on display. My questions are: 1: How many different dealers are there (new […]
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Broadcasts replace air raid sirens
DEAR SUN SPOTS: When I was growing up in Lewiston in the late 1960s and 1970s, the city of Lewiston tested its air raid warning sirens each month at noon on the first Saturday of the month. There used to be a siren on the roof of City Hall, and another siren, a yellow mechanical […]
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Credit card rewards programs vary
DEAR SUN SPOTS: This may not be something you can answer. Who actually pays the cost of rebates, frequent flier miles, discounts, etc., given by credit card companies and airlines? For example, with the 1 or 5 percent cash back offered by Discover Card. Does the store where you made the purchase get charged that […]
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Brick-look mobile home skirting sought
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Does anyone know if there is brick-look or stone-look skirting for a mobile home? Where can it be purchased? — No Name, Industry ANSWER: There appear to be numerous sources for the skirting you seek. Online, mobilehomepartsstore.com, mobilehomeadvantage.com and www.skirtingdirect.com have lots of choices. Lowe’s has a brick-look skirting advertised online and […]
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Disappearing recycling truck explained
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Auburn residents use Mid-Maine Waste Action Corp. at 110 Goldthwaite Road, Auburn, for their waste disposal and also for discarding recyclables. There is a truck for recyclable materials divided into different sections and originally marked very clearly as to where the items discard were to be placed, but now there appears to […]
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Funds limited for road repairs
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Could you please find out how come they won’t repave North River Road in Auburn and put up guardrails? When I travel it, sometimes I’m afraid I’ll go in the river. Thanks for your help. — No Name, Lewiston ANSWER: For an answer, Sun Spots turned to Nick Labbe, deputy director of Public […]
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1970s’ Christmas serial sought
DEAR SUN SPOTS: In 1970, ’71 or ’72, just before Christmas, the Saturday edition of the Journal ran a several weeks’ long children’s story about a mouse (I think) named Juniper Per Per. Each week I read the story to my then-3-year-old son, who was totally captivated. He is now 45, and I would like […]