With limited incomes and little or no savings, seniors increasingly depend on government programs and worry who will care for them as they age.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Mike Danforth retires from Lewiston Public Works after 50 years
LEWISTON — Mike Danforth started at Lewiston Public Works when he was 18. Retiring this week at age 68, he owns the title of the longest tenured employee the city has ever had in one department. Danforth was honored Tuesday during a City Council workshop that celebrated his retirement after 50 years with the department. […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Sports
Coach Hall steps away from the classroom after 44 years, but he’ll stay on track
Lisbon High School teacher Dean Hall at this desk recently after starting to pack up his classroom. He is retiring Wednesday after 44 years of teaching, but plans to continue as head track coach. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LISBON — Eight years after graduating from Lisbon High School, Dean Hall was back as an acting department […]
Posted inBusiness
‘Dying at your desk is not a retirement plan’
Fritz Gilbert knew in his 20s that he did not want to die at his desk. Gilbert, 55, who retired last week, started saving decades ago for what could be one of our most fraught decisions: When to retire? The question is deeply personal. It requires a brutal look at your life. Some people get […]
Posted inFranklin
Retirement party set for Superintendent Tom Ward
FARMINGTON — A retirement party for Regional School Unit 9 Superintendent Tom Ward is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bjorn Auditorium at Mt. Blue Campus. It is a “wonderful opportunity for our community to thank and celebrate a person who has truly given his all to the Mt Blue School District for the […]
Posted inLetters, sj-web
A different look at retirement
After reading the Associated Press article about retiring at an older age (Sun Journal, May 9), I thought that the writer should have added some other pertinent facts. According to Social Security average retirement amounts, a 65-year-old male would get $1,152 per month income, or $13,824 per year. At age 70, the average increases to […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
‘A far better place’ to bid adieu to Finch
HARRISON — An open invitation has gone out to the community-at-large to come say goodbye to Town Manager George “Bud” Finch as he retires from a long and successful career. An Open House will be held at the Town Office meeting room on Thursday, May 10 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. to wish Finch […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Conrad J. LaCourse
LEWISTON — Conrad J. LaCourse, 82, of Lewiston, died at the d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston on Thursday, March 29. Born in Lewiston on Jan. 12, 1936, he was the son of Joseph and Rose Jutras LaCourse. Prior to his retirement, he worked as a hand sewer in the local shoe industry. Survivors include three sisters, Claire […]
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
Many Americans can't afford to retire
Many Americans now face retirement, hearts full of dreams, bank accounts full of nothing. For them, those Wall Street ads showing silver-haired couples sailing warm blue seas may seem aspirations beyond their grasp. Instead, they may find themselves the 72-year-old hired to drive the platinum couple from the airport to the docks. Some 45 percent […]
Posted inLocal & State
Susan Collins pushes bill to promote saving for retirement
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins proposed legislation Tuesday that would help small businesses offer retirement plans and make it easier for people to put money aside. Collins told colleagues that many seniors in Maine “rely almost entirely on Social Security to cover their monthly expenses, despite the fact that the average annual benefit is only about […]