DEAR SUN SPOTS: Clover Health Care at 440 Minot Ave. in Auburn is hosting a Lunch and Learn “Understanding Mainecare” on Thursday, Nov. 7. Registration is at 11:30 a.m. with the presentation at 12 p.m. Please RSVP to 784-3573 or email your reservation to drousseau@seniorlifestyle.com. Space is limited. — Donna, no town ANSWER: I urge […]
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Excelsior Grange in Poland seeks craft fair vendors
DEAR SUN SPOTS: We invite the public to the Youth and Adult Hunters’ Breakfast at the Nezinscot Masonic Hall at 94 Weston Road in Turner on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 4:30 to 7:30 a.m. Donations will be accepted and there will be a 50-50 raffle. Mark the date and we hope to see you there! […]
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Androscoggin River Watershed Council holds virtual presentation
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Androscoggin River Watershed Council is presenting a virtual (ZOOM) workshop on plastics pollution on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 6:30 p.m. The Global Plastics Problem: From Rivers to Oceans to Solutions — While plastics pollution of our oceans gets the most publicity, it is also impacting our rivers and streams. Learn more […]
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Reader recounts harrowing experience involving husband with dementia
DEAR SUN SPOTS: My husband has dementia and is content to sit outside for long periods of time watching the birds, wildlife and traffic passing by. The other day, I spent the morning baking, and as I was tidying up the kitchen, Michelle, my rural mail carrier, rang the doorbell. She let me know she […]
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Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin seeking volunteer tutors and English conversation partners
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin has a significant waiting list of adults who need to improve their English to connect with jobs and manage their day-to-day lives. Volunteers are needed to serve as one-on-one tutors, as well as English Conversation Partners. Literacy Volunteers tutors and English conversation partners have helped hundreds of adults gain the […]
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Puzzle library reopening for the season at North Waterford Congregational Church
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The puzzle library at the North Waterford Congregational Church will open every Monday starting Oct. 7. Hours are 1-3 p.m. The church is at 10 Irving Green Road just off Route 35 in North Waterford village. In case of inclement weather, the library will be open Tuesdays. We have more than 300 […]
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Auburn church hosting baked bean supper Saturday with takeout available
DEAR SUN SPOTS: There will be a baked bean supper at Sixth St. Congregational Church at 109 Sixth St. in Auburn on Saturday from 4:30-6 p.m. The menu consists of two kinds of beans, brown bread, cole slaw, red and brown hot dogs, assorted casseroles, assorted desserts and beverages. The cost is $9 for adults, […]
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Lisbon Area Christian Outreach plans fundraiser
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Lisbon Area Christian Outreach, or LACO, has an important fundraiser coming up. A food drive, bottle drive and bake sale to benefit the LACO Food Pantry is set for 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Food City on […]
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Secretary of state speaking Tuesday at Auburn library on ‘Being a Responsible Voter’
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Do you have questions about being a responsible voter in Maine? Join Lewiston Auburn Senior College and the Auburn Public Library for a Senior College in the Community presentation by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Auburn Public Library, 60 Spring St. The talk is titled […]
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Reader has questions about farmhouse fire on Riverside Drive in Auburn
DEAR SUN SPOTS: What has happened to the white farmhouse on Riverside Drive in Auburn? As you drive to Freeport, it was on the left, just past Bell Farms. The last time I saw it was May 15. It looked like nobody had lived there for years and it was just abandoned. It was destroyed […]