DEAR SUN SPOTS: This past Sunday morning there were two vehicles with plows going around our Lewiston neighborhood and beyond helping everyone remove snow from the end of their driveways. As a senior citizen who is getting to the end of his snow-clearing days, I sure did appreciate this bit of help and the two […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Recently I had a student interested in learning how to sew.  We have only one old machine that does not work very well. I would  like to ask people if they have sewing machines they would like to donate to Regional School Unit 16 Adult Education in Mechanic Falls. It would be […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I want to order the free COVID-19 test kits and also need to know where to purchase them in the local area while I’m waiting. I have gone to a couple stores and they have been out of them. — Lynda, Minot ANSWER: You can order the free test kits at https://www.covidtests.gov/. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The North Waterford Congregational Church in North Waterford has over 300 jigsaw puzzles that we are willing to lend to anyone who would like to borrow them. There are no restrictions on who borrows the puzzles, how long they are kept, or how many are taken out. The puzzles include every subject […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I love your column and all the help you give to your readers. I hope you can help me with my question. A while back I read a column about Amato’s Restaurants. I thought it said it was possible to send their food to other states. I can’t figure out how to […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’ve seen you help others, so I’ll give you a shot. I live out in the boondocks and enjoy the solitude. My question has to do with receiving mail at my house as opposed to my roadside mailbox. It’s about a quarter mile away from my home. I am totally disabled and […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: My son goes to Bates College and his uncle was telling him about the mythical Birdman Sandwich. We looked it up and found your column. My brother-in-law, Andy made it for my son recently as he visited him in Massachusetts on his way back to Bates. Andy decided to make a video […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding the answer you gave to the reader whose neighbor was pushing snow across the road into her front yard, I wanted to add that it is indeed illegal to push snow across any public way maintained by the city or  town. It doesn’t have to be left in the road/street. If […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Is there a law in Maine that people should not plow snow across a road? We have a neighbor that always plows his driveway right across the road onto our front lawn. I realize that towns own land right next to a road, but now that we have more snow he is […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: You did it again! Thank you so much for the appliance repair listings. Brown’s Appliance was just here during the latest storm and repaired my stove and microwave. I thought I’d have to get the microwave replaced. He was very knowledgeable and the cost was reasonable. I will call them again if […]