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 […]
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Sewing machine repair; an offer of thanks
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m looking for a place to get my sewing machine repaired and to purchase a few sewing supplies.—No name, no town ANSWER: A reader named Cindy just sent a recommendation the other day. She highly recommends Carolann’s Sewing Machine Repair in Minot after she had spent quite a bit of time looking […]
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New sidewalk to connect to extend to walking trail in Auburn
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m wondering if you could find out what the city of Auburn is doing along Minot Avenue on the hill from Elm Street to the rotary by Roy’s. At first it looked like they were just making another walking trail, but now whole sections of the hill are gone. I checked the […]