DEAR SUN SPOTS: What has happened to the spring peepers? We live near a large bog which has always been very active with peepers, but we aren’t hearing them anymore. Also, we don’t see many grass frogs either. — No name, Poland Spring ANSWER: I haven’t been hearing the peepers at my house yet either […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: On April 10, I went to Food City in the Turner Plaza on Route 4 to get groceries. An employee helped me put my groceries in the trunk and a 5½- by 8-inch clipboard with papers clipped to it must have fallen out of my purse in the parking lot. I checked […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: My mom and I can’t be together on Mother’s Day this year for the first time ever. I want to do something special for her, but I know she’ll scold me if I spend a lot and she doesn’t like a lot of material things anyway. She’s a minimalist. I always like […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Androscoggin River Watershed Council is seeking volunteers to do water quality monitoring on the Androscoggin River this summer. The sampling is operated as part of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s Voluntary River Monitoring Program. The process is quite simple. Instruments are calibrated in the field, a probe from the instrument […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club is having its second document shredding event from 9 a.m. to noon May 1 at 800 Center St. (John Murphy Homes) in Auburn. We will again offer secure, no-contact shredding for your documents and other items you need to dispose of securely. We are asking for a $10 […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The AARP Free Tax Preparation Program at Sacred Heart Church has appointments available in early May. We want to remind people who filed early and had unemployment income that although the IRS will automatically amend your return and refund the extra taxes you paid, to get your Maine refund of taxes paid […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Sun Journal is putting together a Mother’s Day story about moms and their funny moments. Through thick and thin, good times and bad, we’re sure your mom has tickled your funny bone in some memorable, even epic, way. Her reaction to your shenanigans, her practical jokes, comical missteps, off-beat sayings, or […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In regard to the inquiry in the April 13 Sun Spots about traveling in France, I’m a retired French professor who has seen many areas of that country. Definite highlights for me are Alsace, the chateaux of the Loire, Mont St. Michel, and the Mediterranean coast. But you can’t “do France” without […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Second Congregational Church, UCC, 205 Main St. in Norway is hosting another Thrift Shop & Indoor Yard Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24. We have received many donations over the past few months, but can always use more items. If you have anything you’d like to donate, please […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: My wife and I would like to plan a one-month stay in France. We are both fluent in French; consequently it doesn’t matter whether we stay in a large city or a small village. In order to avoid serious planning errors, we’d like to hear from people who have both planned (logistics) […]