While I bonds are not a total answer to inflation, they can play a role in at least reducing it or helping to solve it.

I bonds are an investment that benefits from inflation

By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer REGION - Inflation news is almost always grim. But I bonds, a low-risk investment that flies under the radar for...
David Long (Photo/Courtesy)

Shrewsbury’s David Long travels the world to capture landscapes

By Evan Walsh, Contributing Writer GRAFTON – Grafton’s Small Stones Festival of the Arts features a collection of local photography, and in 2021, the festival...
Older residents of Massachusetts who are struggling financially may get some relief from the state’s Senior Circuit Breaker Tax Credit. Photo/pixabay.com

Massachusetts seniors may be eligible for circuit breaker tax credit

By Kelley Walker Perry, Contributing Writer  BOSTON – Older residents who are struggling financially walk into the Mattapan Family Service Center at 535 River Street,...

Fresh Start Furniture Bank leaders retire early – sort of…

By Jane Keller Gordon, Contributing Writer Hudson - Retirement came early for Sue Waudby, and Geoff Schultz - except that most of the year, they...

Social Security Administration announces online reporting for scam calls

Region - Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, and Gail S. Ennis, the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, recently announced the launch...
Susan Rioff

Susan Rioff – Urban planner turned wood craftswoman

By Peg Lopata, Contributing Writer Cambridge - Life takes us all kinds of surprising places.  Who could’ve predicted that Susan Rioff, 74, once an urban...
Pickleball has become a very popular sport with active older adults. Photo/Steve Taylor

Pickleball is winning over many active older adults

By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer REGION - What has been termed the fastest growing sport in the US was founded outside Seattle. But its growth...

Spring into the great outdoors this season

Although it’s tempting on the first nice day to go out and play 18 holes of golf, jog several miles or tackle your entire yard clean up, experts advise starting on the slow side, even if you have been working out inside all winter long.
“NextGen TV is the soon-to-be new standard for over-the-air television,” says Jordan Walton, executive director of the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association. Photo/Submitted

NextGen TV rolling out in two Massachusetts markets

By Colin McCandless, Contributing Writer    “NextGen TV is the soon-to-be new standard for over-the-air television,” says Jordan Walton, executive director of the Massachusetts Broadcasters...
The average New England household spends more than $1,500 on energy bills. Half of that amount goes to heating and cooling.

Energy-saving tips don’t have to be complicated or expensive

By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer REGION - Typical of many seniors, George Downie has an aging home. Heating and cooling bills―which typically make up the...