Social Seniors

  1. StoryCorps Saves Life Story

    It’s the last quarter of 2010, and soon we’ll be celebrating the New Year. Time flows slowly when we’re young. We can hardly see it pass, and each skipped stone leaves enormous changes on the surface. As … Continue

  2. Holiday Travel

    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

  3. Volunteer Vacations

    How many times have you thought that you’d join the Peace Corps when you retired, or perhaps become a VISTA worker? If the interest is there, but you don’t want to dedicate a year or two to … Continue

  4. Beware of Scams! Magazine Renewals Can Be Problem

    This article, Magazine Renewals are Often Not a Favor, was written by Russ Van Arsdale of Northeast CONTACT, and published on their blog as well as the Bangor Daily News Consumer Forum. Magazine Renewal are Often Not … Continue

  5. Laughter and humor help you stay emotionally healthy

    Laughter makes you feel good. And the good feeling that you get when you laugh remains with you even after the laughter subsides. Humor helps you keep a positive, optimistic outlook through difficult situations, disappointments, and loss. … Continue

  6. A Table for Two – Why Eating With a Senior Is So Important

    We hear it on the news all of the time – families just do not sit down and eat together anymore.  Our hurried lifestyles are getting in the way of quality time with our families at the … Continue

  7. Shades of Gray, Part 2: Training Opportunities

    This article is reprinted with permission from MaineBiz. Derek Rice, author. Second of four parts. Training opportunities A number of programs run by both the state and private organizations have emerged to help older workers acclimate to today’s … Continue

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