DEAR SUN SPOTS: Could you please find out if there is a dental clinic in the Brunswick or Topsham areas? I am a senior citizen, age 77. I need to see a dentist, but they are so costly. Thank you. — No Name, No Town ANSWER: The shortage of dentists in Maine is an ongoing […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The time for high school graduation is near and there are homeless graduates who cannot afford to buy a cap and gown. Do any of the high schools have a plan for reusing the caps and gowns? We did that several years ago with our daughter’s. Thank you. — E.E. via email […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In reply to Pete from Gray (March 30) and the difficulties in printing from the Google newspaper archive, there are ways around it. I do a print screen, paste it into my PSP or Paint program, crop what I want. I get the image just as it appears in the paper. Hope […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Each year, St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center holds a giant yard sale to benefit its partners in Haiti, the St. Boniface Foundation, Pwoje Espwa (Project Hope) orphanage and the Sisters of Charity of Saint-Hyacinthe. This year, the yard sale will be held Saturday, May 7. Right now, we’re searching for donations such […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Recently I have been told about slow-feeding hay nets to feed my horses with. It is supposed to be more like grazing for them and less waste, hence keeping my feeding costs down as well. I would like to make my own. I am looking for anyone who may have an old […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am aware of a farmers’ market that meets in the Lewiston-Auburn area in the spring and summertime. Can Sun Spots tell me if I would be allowed to bring an assortment of potted perennials to the market and offer to sell at a reasonable price? I have many daylilies and spring […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We had been without a vehicle for six months and finally were able to purchase a truck. The car dealer said it was in great shape, worth much more and had just gotten a sticker. We had it two days, and the brake lines went. My husband went right back to the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Back in October my then-fiance and I went to the Hannaford in Jay, where I noticed a ring in the parking lot. It seems to be a wedding band, with initials and dates engraved on the inside of the band. It is a gold band with small diamond accents. We immediately turned […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Books N Things is an independently owned and operated full-service bookstore in Norway. We make every effort to carry books by local authors and of local interest. We have “From the Volcano to the Gorge” (March 31 letter) in stock, and one of the authors actually came in to the store today […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In response to D.T.’s March 25 question regarding why weddings were held in the early morning, my experience in 1946 was that all Catholic weddings were held very early. Probably for the convenience of the clergy as there was a daily Mass anyway. We were told that the hour would be 8 […]