Oxford Hills Honey Bee Club meeting PARIS — Oxford Hills Honey Bee Club will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at the Oxford County Extension Center, 9 Olson Road. The speaker will be Maine State Bee Inspector Jennifer Lund speaking on viruses caused by varroa mites and other diseases. The public is welcome. FMI: [email protected], mainehoneybees.com. Farmington Contradance March 11 FARMINGTON — The Contradance is set […]
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Fraud watch: Beware bogus 'Medicare' calls
As Congress and the new Trump administration talk about repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), fraudsters are taking advantage of the confusion. The AARP Fraud Watch Network reports that fraudsters are posing as insurance company representatives, or someone from Medicare or another federal agency, calling consumers asking for personal information, sometimes money. “What […]
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New Ventures workshop on self-employment scheduled for March 2
AUBURN — New Ventures Maine will offer an AARP Foundation program, Work for Yourself@50+ from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, March 2, in the Androscoggin Community Room at the Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. The facilitator will be Karleen Andrews, microenterprise specialist for the Western Region of New Ventures Maine. The decision to start a […]
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Society seeks World War I information JAY — As the country marks the 100th anniversary of U.S. involvement in World War I, the Jay Historical Society wishes to honor all those who served. The society suspects that many local families in the area have knowledge of ancestors whose efforts, in the service or on the homefront, […]
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New Ventures offering workshop
LEWISTON — New Ventures Maine announces that it will be offering Work for Yourself@50+ workshops in Lewiston. The decision to start a business can be both exciting and daunting. AARP Foundation’s Work for Yourself@50+ breaks the choices down for older adults in an approachable way. The workshop will help low- and moderate-income adults age 50+ gain […]
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Scam alert: Leave debit cards home
As you head out to do Christmas shopping, leave the debit card at home, AARP recommends. Why? When it comes to fraud and theft, credit cards are safer, experts say. With credit cards, the cardholder is usually liable for only up to $50 of fraudulent use, and most credit card companies will waive this fee. […]
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Revelation about AARP
Social Security is under attack, again. Particularly disturbing this time is that it appears AARP is aiding and abetting the effort. I recently found evidence that AARP has ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council. For those who don’t know, ALEC is an extreme right-wing-funded organization that creates right-wing policy and encourages politicians to pass […]
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Lewiston-Auburn seniors advised of telephone service change
LEWISTON — The Twin Cities will be among the first to lose dedicated, bare-minimum landline telephone service in August, and the American Association for Retired Persons wants to make sure people know about it. “We want to make sure the information provided is understandable,” AARP spokesperson Amy Gallant said. “These changes are very confusing and […]
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Scammers may pretend to be part of campaign
With the 2016 elections around the corner, scammers have found a new way to try to trick consumers by pretending they’re calling from a campaign. Here’s how it works, according to AARP’s Fraud Watch Network: The con usually starts with a scammer spoofing a presidential candidate’s telephone number so that the call appears to come […]
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Don’t give out personal info for coupons
Coupons via social media are another way scam artists are trying to get personal information to conduct identify thefts, according to AARP’s FraudWatch Network. Typically, scam artists invite users to click on a link and share it with their friends to receive a free coupon. Consumers are then asked to fill out a survey and […]