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Finance

When to start collecting Social Security is one of the most...

Community Advocate Staff - May 28, 2022

By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer REGION – When should you start collecting Social Security? Anytime you want once you reach age 62. That’s a fact....

Sheryl Sigel of North Grafton serves as a caregiver to her mother, Elaine Kulberg, who is in her nineties. Photo/Submitted

Many adults over sixty serving as caregivers for their very elderly...

May 26, 2022

Exposure to noise levels over 85 decibels for two hours or longer may cause hearing damage.

Noise pollution is more than an inconvenience

May 24, 2022

The house’s sunroom has paper chairs, lamps and curtains. Photo/Submitted

Rockport’s ‘Paper House’ has endured for a century

May 20, 2022

One survey revealed that over half of 50-plus professionals view remote work as a more productive option.

Remote work on the rise for many older workers

May 16, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment

Do you remember when The Rolling Stones played at Sir Morgan’s...

A Normandy Farms glamping tent beckons to adventurous guests. Photo/Submitted

Arts and Entertainment

‘Glamping’ brings a new dimension to camping experience

This year’s Lilac Sunday at the Arnold Arboretum is celebrating 150 years of the garden’s existence and 112 Lilac Sundays. Photo/Courtesy Jon Hetman, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

Arts and Entertainment

Celebrations welcome spring across Massachusetts

Domenic Esposito speaks at Marlborough’s Overdose Awareness Day candlelight vigil in 2018. The annual event is organized by Kathy Leonard, whose son Jonathan Testa died of a heroin overdose at age 27 in 2014. Photo/Ed Karvoski Jr.

Arts and Entertainment

Artist/activist Domenic Esposito draws attention to opioid crisis

The weathered-looking red fishing shack in Rockport known as “Motif No. 1” has captured the imagination of countless artists. Photo/Richard Correale

Arts and Entertainment

There’s more to Rockport than its most famous building

Arts and Entertainment

Do you remember when Jimi Hendrix played at the Carousel Theater...

The statue of legendary politician James Michael Curley, the four-term mayor of Boston, is located right across the street from Boston City Hall. Photo/IrishHeritageTrail.com

Arts and Entertainment

Irish Heritage Trail pays tribute to Boston’s largest ethnic group

South Boston Candlepin, aka Southie Bowl, serves craft beers, hosts corporate events, and allows you to reserve lanes online. Photo/Submitted

Arts and Entertainment

Older adults continue to embrace candlepin bowling

Notable People

Michael S. Dukakis, the longest serving governor in Massachusetts history, is retired but still keeps busy serving on the boards of several non-profit organizations. Photo/Submitted

Notable People

Longest serving governor is retired but still busy

Notable People

Bobby Orr’s Flying Goal Won the 1970 Stanley Cup for the...

In her post-broadcast journalism career, Brunner is an author and communications consultant. Photo/Submitted

Notable People

Former Boston broadcast journalist now trains others to be top communicators

Arts and Entertainment

Do you remember when Jimi Hendrix played at the Carousel Theater...

Boston meteorologist Harvey Leonard recently celebrated 50 years of forecasting the weather. Photo/Courtesy of WCVB

Notable People

Forecasting New England weather is a lifelong passion for Harvey Leonard

Notable People

Boston women among book club pioneers

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Expert Advice and Columnists

A guilty pleasure, but I don’t feel guilty

Community Advocate Staff - May 27, 2022

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer When my mother gave me an age-softened novel called “The Woman-Haters,” I was not excited about reading it, being a...

Finding a community where we belong

May 18, 2022

AARP Massachusetts weighs in on FY 2023 state budget priorities

May 1, 2022

In service of others

April 27, 2022

When walls talk

April 16, 2022

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