AUGUSTA — Worried that the only connection to the outside world for many of Maine’s older citizens could be cut, the Maine chapter of AARP is urging lawmakers to oppose a bill that would deregulate landline phones in 25 cities and towns. The proposed law change before the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee could […]
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Project focuses on addressing seniors’ needs
PARIS — The town is the first municipality in the state to win a grant for the Age-Friendly Community initiative to help administer a survey to determine the needs of its senior population. Surveys have recently begun to trickle in. Attorney Sarah Glynn has spearheaded the project run through the AARP and World Health Organization in […]
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Elderly driving: Tour calling attention to turning over keys
WESTBROOK — Katherine Freund, an advocate who has called attention to the problem of seniors driving when it’s not safe, is about to hit the road. On Tuesday, she’s launching a nationwide, 60-day cross-country trip to spotlight the need for seniors to hang up their keys when it’s time and have alternative transportation available. Freund […]
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Maine AARP decries LePage veto of consumer protection bill
AUGUSTA — A group that represents one of Maine’s largest voting blocs is decrying Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that was meant to provide no-cost protection against identity theft. AARP Maine and the Maine Council on Aging, along with a group of financial advocates, said Monday that LePage’s veto of LD 382 “baffled” them. […]