DEAR SUN SPOTS: I want to follow up on stimulus check issues. Talking with my sister-in-law before my letter appeared in Sun Spots, she stated the same thing happened to her and her husband. They received one $600 check in an unsealed envelope. Two days after that, my brother called to tell me he also […]
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Answers provided on stimulus check issues and finding whole yellow peas
DEAR SUN SPOTS: In response to Claire’s letter on Jan. 19, we had a similar experience. My husband and I both received our stimulus checks of $1,200 each last year, but only I received the $600 check on Jan. 11. It also was unsealed. I, like Claire, am curious as to how many others have […]
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COVID-19 vaccinations, stimulus checks
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am 77 and my husband is 78. I’ve been trying to get through the incredible amount of information being put out about the coronavirus. My doctor told us we should get the vaccination, but it’s impossible to sort through the amount of information. I have read at our age that we […]
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Readers want whole yellow peas for soup, book recommendations
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Your column is both great education and entertainment, and so thinking about food as I often do, I’m wondering if you or any readers might know where whole yellow peas might be found. My wife and I have hunted and only seem to be able to find split yellow peas. These dissolve […]
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Government websites provide information on stimulus check
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Last year, my husband and I received one stimulus check for $1,200. On Monday (Jan. 11), my husband received a check for $600. The envelope that the check came in was open and I could tell that it had never been sealed. I’m not sure what’s going on there. Has this happened […]
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Sweden Food Pantry offers thanks
DEAR SUN SPOTS: By the time everyone reads this letter, we will have already rung in the new year. As I reflect upon 2020, I realize that the Sweden Food Pantry has much to be grateful for. We have remarkable donors. People locally and from far away demonstrated that we are all neighbors helping neighbors. […]
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Free assistance for filing 2020 tax returns available with conditions
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The past few years AARP and Maine CA$H have offered free assistance for preparing and filing federal and state income taxes. Is that service no longer available due to COVID-19? If so, do you have recommendations for reputable and reasonably priced tax preparation services? — No name, Oxford ANSWER: It’s still a […]
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Services needed for making prints from old negatives, camera repair
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have dozens of large format black and white negatives (2½ by 2½ inches) from which I’d like to have prints made. Is there a photographer or photo shop that can do that for me? —Mary, no town ANSWER: Photo Finish (783-3354) is the place you want to take your negatives, Mary. […]
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Grandparents ask about education investment for out-of-state grandchildren
DEAR SUN SPOTS: With all your resources available, could you find out if other states have a college fund such as our Alfond NextGen 529 Program here in Maine? I have a 4-month-old grandchild in Tennessee and would like to get her signed up for this fund. Thank you for providing so much more information […]
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Leather recliner offered at no cost to anyone who can use it
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a brown leather Flex-steel recliner in good condition to give to someone who could use it. Please call me at 744-9128. — Gordon, Norway ANSWER: That’s very generous of you! Be prepared for lots of calls, Gordon. Stand by! DEAR SUN SPOTS: Lemon flavoring (extract) removes permanent marker. I can’t […]