DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’ve had a lot of extra time to work in my garden over the past few months and have started incorporating old bricks into the hardscape part of the design. So far I have been lucky enough to find some free bricks in a cart on the side of the road. If […]
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Stacking firewood and support from Facebook groups requested
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am looking for a person in the Jay area to help me stack a little firewood into my wood shed. I can pay a reasonable rate and provide transportation if necessary. Please call 897-4242. — Vernon, Jay ANSWER: I hope that a person with muscles and patience gives you a call. […]
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Homeowner needs help moving furniture from one floor to another
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Do you have a recommendation for a business in the Lewiston area that will move furniture within my home? I have several pieces I no longer can move on my own, such as a sofa and bureau from one floor to another. I appreciate the names of people and businesses provided in […]
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Shopper looking for lost necklace, a gift from her late husband
DEAR SUN SPOTS: This past Wednesday, July 29, I was shopping at the Auburn Bed, Bath and Beyond. After leaving the store and getting into my car, I discovered the necklace I had been wearing was missing. This necklace was given to me by my late husband and means the world to me. I went […]
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Auburn thrift store will take garage sale leftovers, other donations
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Do you have the names of any organizations in the Auburn area in your Rolodex that take donations left over from garage sales? — Cindy, no town ANSWER: If you’re looking for pickup, I’m not sure because of COVID-19. Some organizations may want specific things, but may not have the people and […]
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Answers provided for woodstove and computer repair services
DEAR SUN SPOTS: For your reader who wanted to know where to get their Vermont Castings stove repaired, I get mine serviced and repaired by Northern Lights Hearth & Stove in Farmington. — Vicki, no town ANSWER: Thanks for answering that request in the July 28 Sun Spots, Vicki! See how Sun Spots works, everyone? […]
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Ring from Sanford High School Class of 1991 found in Lewiston
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Someone in Sanford will be very happy. Did you lose your class ring many years ago and did you graduate in the Class of 1991? Your name is engraved inside this ring that I’m trying to reunite with its owner. The ring was found many years ago in Kennedy Park in Lewiston. […]
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Needed: Housecleaning, religious items, woodstove repair
DEAR SUN SPOTS: As a senior citizen, I am in need of a home-cleaning service. At one time, I had someone I used, but she has closed her business. Do you have any suggestions for a reasonably priced, reliable service? — No name, Auburn ANSWER: I’m asking readers if they have information they can share […]
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Searching for an electrician and a plumber
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I live in a mobile home in the Lewiston/Auburn area and am wondering if in your Rolodex you have a listing for plumbers and electricians who work with mobile homes. Many in these professions do not want to work on mobile homes. I know I am not alone in this search and […]
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Advice sought on repayment of loan made to neighbor
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a strange question, but I loaned our neighbor a substantial amount of money to save his house three years ago. It was to be paid back when he got his 401K in December this past year. Now that they have the money, he said they don’t have to pay us. […]