DEAR SUN SPOTS: I would like to know when the bridge between Durham and Lisbon Falls was built? — No Name, Durham ANSWER: Sun Spots looked up the topic in the archives for the Lewiston Evening Journal and the Daily Sun and found several references for the need for a bridge to replace the ferry […]
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Lighted reading magnifier sought
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I read your column every day, and I am always amazed at what people are seeking and that almost every request is answered. So here is my request: I am losing my eyesight and would like to have a light that has a magnifying glass attached. This would need to be handheld. […]
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Lost Bluetooths are expensive
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Please help. My husband lost two Bluetooth devices that cost $135. They come with a charger, but it’s no good without the devices. One fell out of his shirt pocket when he was playing pool at Rack M Up. No one returned it. The next he believes he lost at shows in […]
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Crafters wanted for marketing site
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Greenwood Studio Group is looking for a variety of craftsmen interested in marketing their art on the Web. This group has been organized to help Maine artists introduce their art to potential buyers using the Internet. If you are an artist and are interested in marketing your art please call me at […]
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Home invasions concern senior
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Home invasion has become more and more of a threat, especially to us senior citizens who live in small communities and in rural settings, many of which have limited police protection and slow response times. We’re not as physically as able as we used to be to protect ourselves from youthful criminals, […]
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Cleanup assistance set for April
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m surprised I haven’t seen this question yet, but is Lewiston planning on having a curbside clean-up for bulky items this year? Auburn apparently is. — Andrew Hall, [email protected] ANSWER: For an answer to this question, Sun Spots turned to Megan Bates, deputy director of Lewiston’s Department of Public Works. Megan emailed […]
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‘Paperboys’ can reuse plastic sleeves
DEAR SUN SPOTS: My newspaper carrier no longer takes the plastic bags that come with the paper. I always saved them for a couple of weeks, then would leave them out for the carrier to pick up and reuse.I believe he has to pay for these bags, so if they could be reused that not […]
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Nonprofit seeks tables, fish tanks
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Hope Association, a nonprofit agency that serves the intellectually disabled, is looking for anyone willing to donate three 6-foot-diameter folding round tables and any small fish tanks to use as terrariums by our Briar Patch Greenhouse. Please call me at 364-4561 or email [email protected]. Thank you, Sun Spots, for your service; you […]
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Pantry moths infest dry goods
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Your efforts to help are appreciated. I have three questions. Years ago there was a bag of birdseed that was stupidly brought inside the house. In the bag were feed/pantry moths. Even with constant vigilance with a fly swatter and sticky moth traps, some always seem to survive. Ideas? Cedar doesn’t work. […]
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Week to celebrate volunteers
DEAR SUN SPOTS: To celebrate National Volunteer Week, April 15 to 21, the Androscoggin Volunteer Administrators are sponsoring a volunteer fair from 2 to 6 p.m. on Monday, April 16, at SeniorsPlus, 8 Falcon Road, Lewiston. We will celebrate hundreds of local volunteers who serve thousands of hours helping those in need. Information about volunteer […]