Just a little scared
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
When my granddaughter was four, she attended a friend’s birthday party at an outdoor amusement park. Its central feature was a...
Apply early and often for housing as you age
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D.
“You can’t plan for everything or you never get started in the first place." ...
AARP Awards Four Massachusetts Organizations with Community Grants as Part of its Successful Nationwide...
BY MIKE FESTA, STATE DIRECTOR, AARP MASSACHUSETTS
AARP Massachusetts has announced four Bay State organizations will receive 2021 Community Challenge grants – part of the...
Summer insects; some are magical
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
I awoke around midnight and, unable to sleep, I watched out the window as flickering lights floated above the grassy...
Art for Art’s Sake
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D.
“Earth, without Art is just ‘Eh’” -- Demetri Martin
A few years ago, some of our elderly residents started coloring. It was...
AARP Research Shows Family Caregivers Face Significant Financial Strain
Family Caregivers Spend on Average $7,242 Each Year
By Mike Festa, State Director AARP Massachusetts
New research from AARP shows that nearly 8 in 10 of...
Thanks a lot, Bulova
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
Eighty years ago, in July of 1941, the few thousand Americans who owned TVs could witness a momentous event, though...
Family Dental Group keeps you smiling with cosmetic dentistry services
By Liz Nolan, Contributing Writer
NORTHBOROUGH - There’s a lot to smile about as the COVID-19 restrictions are finally lifted. The husband-wife dentist team of...
The Cycle of Poverty
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D.
There is a growing body of research that indicates that the stressors of poverty change the brain. The brain, then, is...
New AARP Analysis Shows Massachusetts COVID Cases and Deaths Continue to Decline in Nursing...
By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts
The latest release of AARP's Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard shows that both cases and deaths in Bay State...