DEAR SUN SPOTS: I heard that there are programs that take used laptops and recycle them for use in hospitals, etc. However, I have not been able to find a site in this country that does it. Can you e-mail me the information? — Peter Blake, Auburn, [email protected] ANSWER: There are some sites online where […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I would like a copy of a picture in the Thanksgiving 2010 paper. It is on the front page of your City section. Please tell me how to order it online. I spoke to someone, so I know I can do it, but the website isn’t clear to me. Thanks so much. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In November the Knights of Columbus served 194 free dinners to people with the help of Franklin Savings Bank and our other supporters and volunteers. After the free public supper on Saturday, Dec. 18, we will have completed a full year of providing high-quality suppers to those that come to us. Doors […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: For the lady who wanted a sugarless pumpkin pie, here is a recipe passed on to me by my father (who was a chef back in the 1920s). Note that it is eggless, butterless and sugarless. 2 cups pumpkin 2 cups canned milk (hot) 2 common crackers (rolled fine) 3 tablespoons boiled […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am writing this in response to Judy Baird’s Sun Spots inquiry concerning the downfall of Evergreen Valley. My grandfather Rupert Aldrich was the last owner of the ski resort to see the lifts turn in the early spring of 1982. I worked for him during those final years along with my […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Could you let us know the year and month that the Medicare Part D late penalty took effect? I was told that it was 1 percent a month times the number of months the person did not enroll. We always look forward to reading Sun Spots. Thanks. — No Name, Lewiston ANSWER: […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The University of Southern Maine’s Franco-American Collection at Lewiston-Auburn College will host Joyeux Noel, a family celebration of the traditional Franco-American Christmas, on Saturday, Dec. 11, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event will feature a performance by Vermont folk trio Va-et-Vient, as well as a chance for the audience to […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Students Transitioning/Experiencing Progress program at Lewiston High School is once again gearing up to do our Holidays for 100 project. We are gathering new items to gift to youth experiencing homelessness within the city of Lewiston during the coming holiday season. Our focus is to provide each youth with heartfelt gifts […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Can you find out if the public had any influence in extending Daylight Saving Time days by two weeks in the fall as well as two weeks in the spring? Also, what year did this change occur? Thank you for solving so many puzzles for all of us. — No Name, Auburn […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I live on a dead end street. Across the street are 48 housing units. When people move out, they leave their cats. Some are pregnant. The cats come to my apartment to be fed. Currently there are six kittens and three full-grown wild cats. I’m afraid they will freeze this winter. I […]