Maine is an aging state. My partner and I don’t believe we’re the only people who feel rail would be better than trail.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Why Gov. Mills isn’t guaranteed the youth vote this November
Young Mainers are grappling with the toughest of choices: to leave or stay in the place we call home.
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Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Presentation on aging in Maine set for Skowhegan theater
SKOWHEGAN — The Somerset Education Association-Retired organization plans to host a free presentation by the Marti Stevens Interactive Improvisational Theater. The event will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at Tewksbury Hall on Weston Avenue. The group will perform scenarios about the challenges many Maine citizens 50-plus encounter as they live and age […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The long goodbye – my family, my father and Alzheimer’s
The disease’s progression tests our ties, but maybe a cure is in the pipeline so other families will not have to endure what we and many millions of others do each day.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine well placed to take lead in rooting out ageism
Our state has the highest median age in the nation (44.8 years). Our attitudes haven’t necessarily kept pace.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Council on Aging aims to end ageism in Maine in 10 years
Discrimination based on age is holding people back, diminishing health outcomes and hurting Maine’s economy, the organization says.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
‘Zombie’ cells emerge as central to the quest for active, vital old age
About 100 companies, plus academic teams, are exploring drugs to target cells that have stopped dividing.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Wherever they call home, older Mainers deserve to safely age in place
Sunday is National Seniors Day, as good a time as any to learn about the many organizations advocating for our older residents.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Rockland long-term care facility resident died after being found in the snow
The December incident was the second death in Maine that month involving a resident who slipped out of a facility unsupervised.
Posted inLocal & State
Gov. Mills assembling Cabinet-level group to address aging issues in Maine
The new ‘Cabinet on Aging’ will coordinate efforts to ensure that people can age safely, affordably and in settings that best serve their needs.