DEAR SUN SPOTS: Clean Sweep, the giant yard sale held at Bates College, is still looking for volunteers who would like to earn money for their nonprofit organization. We need adults who can organize, sort and price the items that will fill the Bates Hockey rink on sale day,  June 16. Please go to bates.edu, […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Volunteers are needed for the May 19 cleanup of the Sugarloaf Marathon route. Communities along the 26.2-mile route are gearing up to make the route litter-free for the hundreds of runners expected for the race. The annual pre-marathon litter patrol will have upward of 200 volunteers walking the entire route collecting debris. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Members of the Edward Little High School Class of 1968 will celebrate our 50th class reunion Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Auburn. We’re looking forward to socializing with friends and classmates, enjoying a buffet dinner and dancing to the Moon Dawgs! We have been unable to locate some […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Does anyone know how to tune a piano in the vicinity of Rumford? Thank you! — Dorothy, no town ANSWER: There is actually a Maine chapter of the Piano Technicians Guild with about 20 members. A few of them are in the Lewiston-Auburn area. President of the guild, Gordon Large, lives in […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m writing to you as a part of a class project for the novel “The Watsons Go to Birmingham.” My classmates and I are contacting local newspapers across the country in a state we chose to learn more about. I want to learn more about Maine. I have only been to the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The seventh annual Flowers for Food fundraiser will take place in Livermore Falls and Jay over the next couple weekends. Freshly-cut daffodils from large, local gardens will be offered to brighten people’s days while raising money for the Tri-Town Ministerial Food Cupboard. We welcome these bright spring flowers as a “flower of hope” […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Each year, our beloved Moxie Festival brings in tens of thousands of people from around the world. There is a group of extremely dedicated volunteers who spend much of the year prepping to ensure the festival is a success. However, we always welcome anyone who would like to join us in the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: You have been a great help to us in the past and we’re hoping you can help us again. The Lisbon Area Christian Outreach Food Pantry in Lisbon Falls will hold its semiannual Food Drive, Bake Sale and Bottle Drive from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, May 11, and from 8 a.m. to […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Lewiston Elks Lodge #371 is still in need of donations for the spaghetti supper on May 12 to benefit the Maine Children’s Cancer fundraiser. We’re asking people to donate sauce, meatballs, bread and desserts. We would like to make this a great event to help our Maine children in need. Supper […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Riverview Dental will hold a “Dentistry with a Heart” Day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, May 11. We will provide free dental care to low-income families and individuals experiencing financial hardship and homelessness, as well as military service veterans. Several dentists, hygienists and dental professionals will donate their services on […]