Social Security Timeline
• 1935: Social Security is created.
•1937: Social Security begins to collect payroll taxes and provides single, lump sum payments to retired workers who paid...
Senior centers promoting nutrition, exercise as keys to longer life
At age 67, Nancy Mathews of Woburn has become something of a watchdog when she goes out to eat with friends.
Exploring our country’s smaller national parks
Hear the words “national park,” and you’re likely to picture soaring landscapes and vast vistas.
Starting a late-life business rewarding, challenging
David Papazian woke up one day and decided he was going to open an art gallery to coincide with his 50th birthday. “In six months, it was open,” he said. “Done.”
Martha’s Vineyard: A Way of Life
It took scant minutes after arriving on Martha’s Vineyard to get a fix on what the island is all about.
Burlington program helps older Indians integrate into community
By Brian Goslow
BURLINGTON –
Rita Shah knew the challenges and frustrations of trying to get the nearly 500 Indian seniors in the greater Burlington area...
AARP Volunteers Help Mattapan Family Renovate Their Home
Anne St. Juste, 42, worked hard to move her family into their own home, situated in a safe Mattapan neighborhood.
Baystate volunteer honorees are enriching America
It’s been over 20 years since Barbara Smith received the call from a woman on behalf of her sister and 15-year-old daughter fleeing the violence in El Salvador.
Maryland’s All-American Road: An historic journey through time
This is a story about a road less traveled because progress, in the form of major interstate highways, passed it by.
Laughter is still the best medicine
Beverly Rousseau may not have entered laughing, but it didn’t take long before her non-stop guffaws filled the next hour.
