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Property Tax Deferral Coming July 12

Is your town considering a property tax deferrment program for senior citizens? An Act to Protect Elderly Residents from Losing Their Homes Due to Taxes or Foreclosure becomes law July 12. The 124th Legislature passed the bill in … Continue

Road Trip! Can seniors travel in comfort?

Vacation planning can take many forms. For my family, it hinges a lot on the weather, so we’re sort of last-minute planners. One silver lining of the slow economy in the Northeast is that it’s a little … Continue

Medicare Tune In: SMAA Answers Questions on TV

Southern Maine Agency on Aging is working with Time Warner Cable to broadcast a regular feature, “Questions about Medicare” on Channel 9. You can catch the first show June 3 at 7 p.m. Medicare is government health … Continue

Maine Alzheimer’s Association Champion’s Breakfast

I attended the Alzheimer’s Association Champions’ Breakfast May 26, honoring Dr. Katherine Stoddard Pope, a Portland area anesthesiologist. It was a touching breakfast from the first speaker, Donna Beveridge. Donna spoke movingly about her choices since she … Continue

Golden Girl: You Got What it Takes?

I really enjoyed Mary Sanchez’s Kansas City Star column on Betty White, former Golden Girl and still full-time actress at age 88. More than half a milllion Betty White fans created a successful campaign to get White to … Continue

Veterans Improved Pensions: Navigating the Application Process, Part II

My previous post discussed the application process for veterans pensions. In this posting, I will be talking some more about the service requirements behind the VA Improved Pension. But before I get to that, you cannot apply for … Continue

Veterans Improved Pension: Navigating the ApplicationProcess, Part I

The process of applying to the VA for Pension benefits is like any other application process to a government agency. It is confusing. There is so much information circulating online and yet it seems there are always … Continue