DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you for the many years of great service to our readers. What are the chances of a Market Basket store coming to Lewiston-Auburn? — John, Rumford. ANSWER: Ever since Market Basket first opened a store in Biddeford in August of 2013, people have whispered about where the company might spring up […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We are wondering if you could get an address for Joey+Rory Feek who live in Indiana. They are country and western singers. They are having a hard time health wise and I would like to send them a card. We have seen them perform before and they are good. I don’t have […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you for all of the things you do for us. I enjoy reading your column every morning. It is one of the best items in the newspaper. I wonder if you know of anyone who repairs hearing aids. One of mine is broken and I don’t seem to know anyone in […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: As a subscriber, I thought you might like to publish the following after your great story about keeping from falling on the ice in the Feb. 5 issue. Another sure-to-work idea came to me when my work truck was stuck on a virtually flat, icy surface. I tried everything I had aboard […]

This year’s festival will take place with support from Norway Downtown, Healthy Oxford Hills, Western Foothills Land Trust, United Way of Oxford County and Great Maine Outdoor Weekend. There will be a Norway-made snowshoes and Paris Manufacturing Company Special Exhibit on display from Feb. 12 to 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily at Pa’s […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Where can I recycle my Styrofoam, batteries and CFL light bulbs? They’re piling up and I’d really like to do my part in protecting the environment by keeping them out of the landfills. — Mark, Minot. ANSWER: Good question. Sun Spots is happy to have such environmentally conscious readers. The items you […]

ANSWER: Sun Spots did some searching in her Roladex, but found nobody who works on antique kerosene heaters. Hopefully there is a reader out there who can help you out. DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have two questions: First, where is Brad Rogers, reporter for the news on Channel 13 in Portland? I haven’t seen him […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I received a letter saying Dish was raising its rates another $5. They raised the rates $5 last January as well, but no one I know received a raise-your-rate letter. Do you know or does anyone in your large following know if this went out to all users or just a select […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I read your Feb. 2 segment regarding Coats for Kids and want to make sure folks remember that for the past 20 years Wendy Williams has operated “The Coat Room” in Oxford at the Oxford Mini Mall between Ocean State Job Lots and the Label Shopper. It opens in September and stays […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Can you please give me some information on the dates found on cans of food? Some cans say “Best by” Dec. 2015, for instance. Can this food be okay to eat after this date? Maybe a month after? Another can says, “June 2014.” I guess this one would not be okay to […]