seniors
AUTUMN CHANGES MORE THAN THE LEAVES
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT For Medicare Beneficiaries the month of October brings changes in their mailbox. Health and/or Drug plans, connected to Medicare, will be sending out their change notices this month. Those changes are effective January 1st 2011. Changes that may occur are; increases in premiums, changes to their drug formularies and co-pay structure, some [...]
Our Seniors are Beautiful People
The Peterbourgh Senior Center held a fundraiser September 26, 2010 at the BaseBall Tavern. Here is a Photo Essay by Valarie Seabrook.. Valarie Seabrook, Photos (c) 2010
Gallery Exhibition
The Senior Women of Russia Babushki!!! Бабушки!!! “60 Going on 25” Young Again: Discovering Creativity Over 60 Monoprints, Portraits, Still Life, and Landscapes In Acrylic, Water Color, & Ink Artists Liliya S., Mariam V., Mila R., Natasha D., Olga G., Polina M., & Yelena S. Opening Reception with the Artists Sunday, September 12, 2010 5 [...]
Better Business Bureau – Five Scams Targeting Senior Citizens
Fraud targeting senior citizens is a growing concern as millions have fallen victim to scammers. Better Business Bureau encourages families to keep the lines of communication open with their elders regarding finances and to recognize some common cons targeting senior citizens. According to a June 2010 survey by Investor Protection Trust, more than 7.3 million [...]
Mahmoud Gamil Finds Place in Community
By Omar Duwaji For some of the Fenway’s seniors, getting your heart pumping to the sound of Indian music at the Peterborough Senior Center is one way of staying in shape. From 11 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, seven to 10 of Fenway’s seniors participate in an aerobics exercise class with a former Olympic rower and [...]
Lisa Rein-Woisin Has Passed Away – Updated
I just heard from a member of the Peterborough Senior Center that its former director, Lisa Rein-Woisin died yesterday after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. I don’t know much more than that, but will gather more information over the next hours and post it when I have it organized. Lisa was the first director [...]
A Former Doctor Discovers Art Late in Life
By Alexandra Legend Siegel In an hour and a half, 67-year-old artist Olga Goldus painted a picture of her life with a thick Russian accent and a voice quivering with age but pulsating with vitality. “Nothing is too personal,” she said before she described a journey from being a pediatrician in Russia more than 40 [...]
Gender Imbalance at Peterborough Senior Center
By Marian Daniells The staff of the Peterborough Senior Center has noticed recently that many more women are opting to participate in activities there than men. The Peterborough Senior Center, a nonprofit program of the Fenway Community Development Corporation, is tucked away on the north side of the Fens. The center, which opened in 1998, [...]
Bailis House Selects New Resident Care Director
The Susan Bailis Assisted Living Community of Boston, MA, proudly announces the selection of Diane DeRubeis as the Resident Care Director. “We are excited to have Diane heading the Resident Care team, and look forward to the commitment and personal experience she brings to this position and our community” states Saba Wiggins, RN, Executive Director. [...]
News Notes – March 3
House of hoarder: Home condemned – Boston firefighters blocked by clutter By Marie Szaniszlo/Boston Herald – March 3, 2010 A gentle “pack rat” who stuffed his Back Bay brownstone with mounds of clutter had his home condemned yesterday a day after firefighters couldn’t get inside to investigate an oil leak. The owner, 73-year-old Herbert Hamilton, [...]
Print Edition: May 2012
