Mike Festa

AARP Massachusetts continues to fight for you

Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts   AARP Massachusetts is constantly working to ensure your voice is heard in the halls of the Massachusetts State House....
Mike Festa

Changing the narrative of victim blaming when it comes to fraud

BY MIKE FESTA, STATE DIRECTOR, AARP MASSACHUSETTS  Billions of dollars are scammed from unsuspecting consumers every year; the majority of victims are older Americans. The...
Janice Lindsay writes about her 30 years as a newspaper columnist.

Always one more (weird) thing

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer Is something awry in the atmosphere? Or is it me? First, the track pad on my new laptop quit.  I also use...
Janice Lindsay reflects on the belief or disbelief in luck.

The Grammy and Granddaughter Book Club

By Janice Lindsay Was it legal for a grown-up to have this much fun in a bookstore? To smile and even chuckle as she turned...
Janice Lindsay writes about her 30 years as a newspaper columnist.

Evil plastic thingies and other modern conveniences

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer When faced with a major life crisis, most of us rally. We face it, figure out what to do, and...

Unnecessary pain – From NO to YES

By Alain Valles, CRMP, CSA, MS, MBA, Nonprofit Charitable Managing Director I have a new best friend, Bill Noyes.  When Bill meets someone, he’ll say...
Janice Lindsay writes about her 30 years as a newspaper columnist.

Perk up, Little Sister

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer Little Sister was a perennial pink geranium, alone in the corner of a small garden. She was tiny and thin,...

Reverse mortgage – Feeling anxious?

By Alain Valles, CRMP, CSA, MS, MBA, Nonprofit Charitable Managing Director   Information you can trust   As Managing Director of the nonprofit charitable mortgage company, Helping Hands...

Seek and you shall find

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.”  - Abraham Maslow  I...
Janice Lindsay writes about her 30 years as a newspaper columnist.

Back-to-school envy

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer Do other grown-ups gaze longingly at the “School Supplies” store shelves at this time of year?   All those lovely blank notebooks...