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  January 28, 2021
  

  Tracing government stimulus checks must be done via IRS website

  DEAR SUN SPOTS: I always read your column and it’s amazing what I have learned from it and the help it has been on many occasions. I wanted to let Claire, whose letter was in your Jan. 19 column, know that I also received my $600 stimulus check in the US mail inside an unsealed […]

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  January 27, 2021
  

  World War II-era piano offered for free to anyone who will retrieve it

  DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a free upright MirrApiano brand piano to give away. It works fine and was tuned last year. It must be picked up because I cannot deliver it. Please call 576-4109. — No name, Lewiston ANSWER: I had never heard of this brand so I looked it up and found that […]

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  January 26, 2021

  Young student hopes to help homeless children by offering gift bags

  DEAR SUN SPOTS: My daughter has been homeschooling for a year and a half. One of the main goals of our homeschooling is to teach her to understand her role in her community and help others whenever possible. This past fall we ran a food drive from our driveway in Oxford and gathered over 1,000 […]

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  January 25, 2021

  Information on stimulus checks, tax forms

  DEAR SUN SPOTS: I want to follow up on stimulus check issues. Talking with my sister-in-law before my letter appeared in Sun Spots, she stated the same thing happened to her and her husband. They received one $600 check in an unsealed envelope. Two days after that, my brother called to tell me he also […]

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  January 22, 2021

  Answers provided on stimulus check issues and finding whole yellow peas

  DEAR SUN SPOTS: In response to Claire’s letter on Jan. 19, we had a similar experience. My husband and I both received our stimulus checks of $1,200 each last year, but only I received the $600 check on Jan. 11. It also was unsealed. I, like Claire, am curious as to how many others have […]

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  January 21, 2021
  

  COVID-19 vaccinations, stimulus checks

  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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  January 20, 2021

  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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  January 19, 2021
  

  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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  January 18, 2021
  

  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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  January 15, 2021

  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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