Janice Lindsay

Pondering fast summer, slow winter

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer Why does winter seem to pass sooooo sloooowwwwly while summer goesbysofast? From June through September is four months. From December through...
Janice Lindsay writes about her 30 years as a newspaper columnist.

My new hat

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer Our letter carrier rang the doorbell. Would I sign for a package from Poland? I didn’t know whether I would or...

10 things I have learned about managing care for someone else

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry...

Family Dental Group keeps you smiling with cosmetic dentistry services

By Liz Nolan, Contributing Writer NORTHBOROUGH - There’s a lot to smile about as the COVID-19 restrictions are finally lifted. The husband-wife dentist team of...
Mike Festa

AARP Massachusetts shines a light on 50+ Bay Staters who give back

BY MIKE FESTA, STATE DIRECTOR, AARP MASSACHUSETTS As the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and older, AARP works to strengthen...
Mike Festa

AARP Massachusetts keeping an eye out for fraud

By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts All of us at AARP are proud of all the work The AARP Fraud Watch Network does. The...
Mike Festa

Explore AARP volunteer opportunities

By Mike Festa, AARP Massachusetts State Director AARP Massachusetts can help you make a difference and make connections. When you volunteer with AARP, you can...

Reverse mortgages – ‘Quiet of the Night’

By Alain Valles, CSA, MS, MBA, Managing Director, Helping Hands Community Partners Stay strong It’s 4 a.m. I must meet the deadline to submit this month’s...
Mike Festa

New AARP Analysis: COVID Cases and Deaths Continue to Rise in Massachusetts Nursing Homes

By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts Nursing home residents and staff experienced an increase in coronavirus cases in the four weeks ending August 22,...

Ten Things I Know About Communication

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “You can communicate best when you first listen.”  — Catherine Pulsifer  Older adults are not a homogenous group. For starters, some older...