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West Hartford FD Will Visit Homes For Free Elderly Safety Inspections
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (169+ words) WEST HARTFORD, CT — The West Hartford Fire Department is reminding residents that free home safety visits are available year-round as a national fall-prevention campaign approaches. National Falls and Fire Prevention Week will run from Sept. 21 through Sept. 25, with the department…...
Peabody Invites Residents To Annual Senior Day At Brooksby Farm
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (231+ words) PEABODY, MA — Peabody seniors are invited to the city’s 12th annual Senior Day event at Brooksby Farm next week. The event is set for Sept. 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Brooksby Farm, located at 54 Felton Street. The event will…...
NYC Reverses Position, Calls On Columbia To Reopen College Walk
1+ week, 4+ day ago (660+ words) MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS, NY — New York City is now calling on Columbia University to reopen College Walk to the public, reversing its previous position in an ongoing lawsuit over the campus gates. “The City supports reopening the walkway through the Columbia…...
Free Smoke Alarms Available To Smithtown Residents | Smithtown, NY Patch
1+ week, 6+ day ago (435+ words) SMITHTOWN, NY — Smithtown residents can have new smoke alarms installed in their homes for free this month through a partnership between the town and the American Red Cross. Teams of volunteers will visit homes across the Town of Smithtown on…...
Senior Center Expansion Planned In Hillsborough
2+ week, 1+ day ago (242+ words) HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — A "bigger, better, awesome" senior center is being planned in Hillsborough, Mayor Catherine Payne shared. At the Aug. 25 Committee meeting, Payne said Somerset County purchased 2.5 acres next to the area of the existing senior center in Hillsborough at…...
Rhode Island Ranked Among Safer States For Senior Citizen Drivers: Study
4+ week, 5+ hour ago (241+ words) Rhode Island ranked among the safer states for senior citizen drivers, a recent study revealed. "Older adults are staying behind the wheel for longer than ever, helping them stay independent and connected," according to a media release accompanying the results…...
Boston Book Festival Returning This Fall
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (266+ words) BOSTON, MA — One of New England's largest annual literary events is returning to the city this fall, bringing more than 200 authors and dozens of events to Copley Square for a weekend celebrating books, writers, and reading. The 18th Annual Boston Book…...
Man Found Dead Deep In Woods In CT Town, Police Say
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (147+ words) COLCHESTER, CT — An investigation is underway after a man was found dead deep in the woods in Colchester, according to police. Police found an unattended vehicle belonging to a 64-year-old man in the parking lot of Airline Trail on Westchester…...
New York AG Warns About 'Gold Bar Scam' Targeting Senior Citizens
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (326+ words) NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert warning residents about increasingly common “gold bar scams” that target bank accounts and often prey on older adults. James said the scams usually begin with a fake pop-up…...
Donor Family Gifts $100M To Cooper University Health System In South Jersey
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (391+ words) CAMDEN, NJ — A family with a long history of service to South Jersey donated $100 million to Cooper University Health Care/MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, the network said. The gift is the largest single philanthropic donation in Cooper's history…...