The meeting will be Wednesday, March 27 at the Old Town Elks Lodge.
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Mills releases bonds for senior housing that LePage blocked for 3 years
The $15 million package would create an estimated 200 new affordable housing units, with $500,000 earmarked for home repairs for low-income seniors.
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Mills to authorize sale of long-stalled senior housing bonds
Approved by 69 percent of voters three years ago, the $15 million in bonds to help finance construction of affordable senior housing units had been held up by Gov. Paul LePage.
Posted inThe Penobscot Times
Old Town, Orono and Surrounding Area Senior Citizens meeting Jan. 9
The group welcomes all seniors in Old Town, Orono and the surrounding area to its monthly meeting on Jan. 9.
Posted inThe Penobscot Times
Area senior citizens meeting
Old Town, Orono and Surrounding Areas Senior Citizens will meet Wednesday, December 12 at the Old Town Elks Lodge in the downstairs room. Coffee and snacks begins at 8:30 a.m. and the business meeting starts at 11 a.m. Table 3 has kitchen duty. We will have Steve’s Stagecoach catering a Christmas dinner. If a member […]
Posted inLetters, sj-web
Politicians aren't doing the job
I am rather upset with Maine’s elected officials. I don’t think they are doing their job. I read in the Sun Journal that the Speaker of the House had held up many major bills that would have helped veterans and the elderly. And when will the expansion of Medicaid be enacted? I admit that there […]
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Voting is difficult for seniors
Why do so few Lewiston residents vote? Well, many senior citizens have disabilities and do not have transportation. Many are forgetful and unless someone comes to help them vote, voting is not going to happen. Some people think that no matter what they vote for, it will not make any difference. So why bother to […]
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Kudos: Senior volunteer keeps the fun rolling
Roger Labbe talks to his cribbage partner in the midst of a hand on Thursday morning at The Lewiston Armory. Labbe runs the weekly cribbage group. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Kudos: Senior volunteer keeps the fun rolling By Andrew Rice, Sun Journal LEWISTON — Roger Labbe arrives every at 8 a.m. every Thursday at the Lewiston Recreation […]
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Seniors Plus deserves community support
“A Portrait of Wellbeing — The Status of Seniors in Maine,” is a compelling new report created with the support of the John T. Gorman Foundation of Yarmouth. It is not all about “wellbeing,” however, because for many elders in Maine, particularly in rural counties like ours, there are some indicators of concern in the […]
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Avis Arline Ellingwood
1916 – 2015 NORWAY — Avis Arline Ellingwood, 99 of Norway passed into heaven on Monday, Nov. 2, at her home. Avis was born in South Bethel on Oct. 8, 1916, the fifth of six daughters of George M. and Sarah M. (Cole) Salls. She graduated salutatorian from Woodstock High School, Class of 1934. During […]