By Ronda Addy Just because you reach a certain age doesn’t mean your traveling days are over. Depending on your situation, you may just need to do a little more preparation and take a few extra precautions. Before going anywhere, make an appointment your doctor. Find out if there are any medical issues that will […]

(NewsUSA) – Today, planning for retirement is more important than ever. With fewer than 21 percent of employees in the private sector covered by traditional pension plans, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the uncertainty around Social Security benefits, Americans need to take a more proactive approach to ensure their retirement. They will […]

With the economy struggling to regain stability, many Baby Boomers are finding themselves in a place they never thought they would be at this stage in the game: the unemployment line. According to a much anticipated forecast from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management released in late 2008, the country is expected to lose 2 million […]

(NewsUSA) – Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, otherwise known as COPD, is now the third leading cause of death globally -; one out of every four men and one of every six women who live to be 95 years old will develop COPD. COPD describes many conditions that obstruct airflow in and out of the lungs. […]

Interested in protecting your retirement money and finding safe ways for that money to grow and provide income? Attending seminars on that subject presented by a retirement planner may be beneficial and offer useful up-to-date information. A few of the costly mistakes that retirees commonly make include not understanding how to avoid and reduce the […]

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Diva auditions slated for three nights RANGELEY — Rangeley Friends of the Arts is planning three Diva Nights on July 31 and Aug. 1-2 at The Club House. Auditions for the RFA fundraiser will be held at 6 p.m. Friday,  June 26, at the Episcopal Church in the Undercroft. Auditioners will be required to sing […]

RUMFORD – Pending annual town meeting voter approval on Tuesday, June 9, the town may soon be without both a police and fire chief. Instead, it would have a public safety director charged with overseeing both departments simultaneously. He or she would be paid $72,000 annually, a savings of $35,000 to $40,000. At Monday night’s […]

RUMFORD – Voters going to the polls Tuesday will decide whether to approve Rumford’s first sex-offender ordinance, which would bar such convicts from living near schools, day care centers and recreation facilities. Phone calls from convicted sex offenders seeking to live here, where there is no such law, spurred police to quickly propose one. “We […]

Unless otherwise noted, the following are to be arraigned on Aug. 4 in Rumford District Court: Jason C. Hill, 29, Rumford, operating after suspension, at about 2:42 p.m. May 30 on Rangeley Place. He was released on $300 unsecured bail. Stephen N. Rudge, 34, Sumner, operating under the influence and operating after suspension, at about […]