DEAR SUN SPOTS: Several years ago, the Androscoggin River Watershed Council asked Sun Spots readers to volunteer to do water quality monitoring on the Androscoggin River. Readers were an immense help, but a few have had to move on to other endeavors. We need a few more volunteers to help as part of the Maine Department […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Excelsior Grange at 446 Harris Hill Road in Poland will host an Open House on May 20 from noon to 2 p.m. Lunch will be served at noon and is free to all. Rick Grotton, membership director of the Maine State Grange, will be the guest speaker. Excelsior Grange is entering its […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We know folks in Sun Spots Land love animals and hope we can find some volunteers who could have a flexible schedule. If you like being outside and working with your hands, are ready to give back and feel that you are making a difference, then the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society wants […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I want to say thank you for all the help you have provided me with in the past. I need your help once again. Before my sister passed away, she was teaching me to crochet. I have just finished making a lap blanket and am looking for someone to help me finish […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: It’s that time of year to clean out garages, sheds, spare rooms, attics and junk drawers and donate to Friends of Special Olympics yard sale in conjunction with VFW Post 3335 in Jay. It will be held be held Saturday, July 1, from  9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the VFW Post […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Hartford Heritage Society is gearing up for its annual Plant Sale on May 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the J & O Irish Museum on Route 140/Main Street. Perennials and smaller plants are $3 each, shrubs and larger plants are $5 each. We are always looking for plants […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Lewiston Senior Citizens will host a craft fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 22 in the senior game room at the Lewiston Armory, 65 Central Ave. The fair is a fundraiser for the Art and Creative Program. There will be raffle baskets and homemade crafts. Let’s celebrate spring by supporting […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Danville Junction Grange at 15 Grange St. in Auburn is holding an Open House on Saturday, April 29, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. We are inviting the public to come learn what a Grange is, both physically and socially. Perhaps you have wondered what that big white building is, how it […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Are we still able to get free at-home COVID-19 tests? I heard someone say they will be going away soon or have already. — No name, no town ANSWER: At this time, you can still order free COVID-19 tests here: https://www.accesscovidtests.org/. It’s easy and you can get a set of five. This […]