DEAR SUN SPOTS: A set of keys was found at Grove Street and  Pond Road on Oct. 6. Please call 375-6515 to identify them. — Lars, Sabattus ANSWER: Thanks for writing into Sun Spots with this information. Hopefully, the keys and their owner will be reunited soon! DEAR SUN SPOTS: A pair of prescription glasses […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you to all you wonderful readers! We had a super response to our request for a Keurig coffee maker! Now we have another need. The Center for Wisdom’s Women is looking for “companions”, women who have backgrounds in social work or mental health or chaplaincy, etc. who would like to volunteer […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have an upright piano (made by Hallet Davis & Co. of Boston) to give away. It was last tuned in 2017. The music brought great joy! If you are interested, please contact me at 450-0942 and leave a message or at 783-4597, which does not have an answering machine — No […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: St. Philip Church at 2365 Turner Road in Auburn is having its Christmas by The Lake Fair on Saturday, Nov. 20. We are looking for donations of items for the Hidden Treasures Booth.  Drop-off times for donations will be 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, Oct. 9, 16, 23 and 30, and Nov. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Why would the gravy in a chicken pot pie turn to glue, or disappear altogether? I can’t make a nice pie, one with a bottom crust, too. Turkey day is coming up soon and it would be nice to have helpful hints and good recipes for the perfect pot pie. — No name, […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Androscoggin Historical Society is collaborating with several other county historical societies on a yard sale Saturday, Oct. 9, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the West Auburn Schoolhouse, 740 West Auburn Road in Auburn. Each society will have a table featuring their local books, brochures, attic treasures and items officially […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Your readers have been so amazing to us so we are reaching out again. Our nonprofit, “From Lil with Love” is run by my 6 year-old daughter. She is looking for non-perishable food donations for our food drive. We will be donating the food to two area food pantries in time for […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m one of the many people who played Mr. Peanut — for about a year in 1958. It was my very first job and I was 15 years old. I worked three days a week, walking from the old high school (where the middle school is now) to the corner of Main […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Keys were found in the parking lot at the VFW Hall in South Paris on Friday, Sept. 24. This key ring also contains a Rite-Aid key tag and a birthday/horoscope key tag. If you’ve lost your keys and were at the VFW, please call 890-8176 to identify them. — Rich, no town […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: You’re always such a great resource and we’re hoping someone in Sun Spots Land can help us. The Center for Wisdom’s Women in Lewiston is open for limited hours from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday for women to drop in for free activities. Sadly, our Keurig coffee maker has […]