DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am looking to rent an Escalera stove lift, it resembles a combination of a dolly and a forklift. Many stove shops use them to move their merchandise around the display floors. The few stove shops I have contacted do not rent out their units and several rental equipment shops either don’t […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: On June 19 you had a request for hairdressers who come to homes. Could you please add me to the list? I am a hairdresser and go to people’s homes. The name of my business is Rolling By. — Linda Therrien, 312-5239 DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you for your service. I would […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: My father took me to see my first three Red Sox games sometime in 1964-65. If I had to guess, I would say July 1965. It was a weekend series against the Yankees. New York won the first two games, and the Sox won the third, behind Earl Wilson, I believe. Do […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I recently enjoyed some Marjorie Standish potato salad. It was fabulous. Do you know where I can get the recipe? — No Name via email ANSWER: Marjorie wrote several cookbooks, including “Cooking Down East: Favorite Maine Recipes,” “Chowders, Soups and Stews: Downeast Recipes,” “Cookery Downeast,” “Keep Cookery the Maine Way,” “The Best […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Fourth of July is fast approaching and with it new laws in effect. Lewiston is allowed to sell fireworks. I am inquiring about which stores are selling them here and in surrounding locations. Thank you in advance. — Roland Ray, Lewiston ANSWER: Sun Spots knows of a few. There are undoubtedly […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am very interested in having a geothermal heating system installed in the future home I am thinking of having built. I was impressed with the Augusta O’Conner Group article in the June 6 business section. They had ABM Mechanical of Bangor install their system. I was wondering if you could come […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We would like to purchase a wide-screen TV to replace our outdated tube TV. Marden’s currently has some for sale. My friend told me that if I buy anything at a salvage store like Marden’s and I should need to have it serviced under warranty that the manufacturer would not honor the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I saw in your June 12 column all of the “American Idol” winners. That was very interesting. I would like a list of all “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” winners. — C.G., Lewiston ANSWER: According to Wikipedia, “The Bachelor” dating game reality TV show began in 2002; “The Bachelorette” in 2003. Wikipedia […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Is the “Judge Judy Show” filmed in New York or Los Angeles? Also, I am looking for Patty Bubier of Livermore and Tri-County Auto Sales to contact me by email. —[email protected] ANSWER: According to several websites, Judge Judy is filmed in Los Angeles. At answers.yahoo.com it said: “‘Judge Judy’ is filmed at […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: For the last couple of years I’ve been listening to WQRY106.com, an Internet-only radio station out of Lisbon Falls. I love the oldies music from the 1960s through the 1980s, and the DJs are informative and fun. They really do a great job. I was wondering if there are any other Internet-only […]