DEAR SUN SPOTS: I purchased a booklet at the Cumberland Craft Show this summer. It is a booklet of “Family Holiday Recipes” one of which is for a holiday bread but omits the amount of sugar. I have tried the website address and calling the phone number, as well as writing a note to the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am looking for some help finding a local wig maker. My sister has a rare disease that will have her on and off chemotherapy for the rest of her life. A side effect is hair loss, and since I have such long hair I thought I would make her a wig. […]

CORRECTION: Andrew Russell, communications manager at Time Warner Cable, has corrected a couple of factual errors in yesterday’s column regarding the conversion to digital TV, which will be taking place Oct. 19. All customers, even those with Basic programming, will need either a digital adapter or a set-top box to continue receiving their channels. The […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: First, thank you for all you do for the community. We all turn to you first for help. I have Time Warner Cable and have just been informed of a change: They will be going to digital TV. So everyone will need this box that will eventually cost 99 cents a month […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In reply to Lori of Livermore (Sept. 8) the island in question used to be very much larger. About 75 or 100 years ago a local farmer would put sheep on this island and leave them there for the summer and fall. The island was also burned over about 50 years ago. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: How can a pet owner protect his dogs against a neighbor who is bent on harassing them? The dogs are in a fenced yard in the back and side of the owner’s home. Every few days a man who visits next door torments the dogs from behind and on the street side […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have been diagnosed with a contact allergy to quaternium 15, also known as Q-15, formaldehyde-releasing agents. I was wondering if any other readers are familiar with it and how they cope. I would like to communicate with them if they would like to do so. They can call me at 212-7403. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: You are our “Dear Abby” in this area. You’ve answered my request many times. My problem is that I have tried many, many times to delete the company Figi’s from my e-mail, to no avail. A year ago I ordered something from their catalog that was very disappointing, and when I made […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I need your help locating the women who were at the L’orphelinat Saint Joseph also known as Marcotte Home in Lewiston between 1950 and the closing in 1963-64. This was an orphanage run by the “grey nuns.” Since it was all girls who were boarded I’ve had absolutely no luck finding married […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 1603 will hold a yard sale on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 588 Minot Ave., Auburn, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you have items you would like to donate for this sale, please drop them off at the Post Tuesday through Saturday from 4 to […]