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PublishedMay 8, 2022
Widowed quilter pieces together a busy life
Silver Linings: New Gloucester woman, 84, made five quilts over the past winter.
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PublishedApril 3, 2022
Cybercrime hits older people hardest in 2021
Silver Linings: New FBI report shows Mainers were swindled out of $7.26 million.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2022
Peace Corps volunteer fears for friends and ‘family’ in Ukraine
Silver Linings: Janine Winn of Temple was 68 when she joined the humanitarian service.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2022
Silver Linings: Social Security field offices might reopen next month
With rare exception, only remote services have been available since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2022
Longtime steward of Maine lakes drawn to water, training others
Silver Linings: Scott Williams, 73, retired recently as executive director of Lake Stewards of Maine, a nonprofit that has trained some 5,000 volunteers to monitor lakes and ponds over the past 26 years.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2021
‘Can-do’ couple from Greene win the 2021 Andrus Community Service Award
Silver Linings: Joyce and Carl Bucciantini are retired educators who volunteer for AARP.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2021
Bethel focuses on building an ‘age-friendly’ community
Silver Linings: The Bethel area was among the first to join the national movement to help people age in place.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2021
Monmouth 93-year-old is always working: ‘I think I’ve got to do it’
Silver Linings: A former police chief, county deputy and business owner, Larry Cyr stays busy harvesting, splitting and stacking firewood, and 'puttering' on his vehicles.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2021
OK! Boomers had the best music, the coolest clothes and psychedelics
Silver Linings: Generation Z, also known as zoomers, are dissing their elders with a simple, dismissive phrase: “OK, boomer.”
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PublishedAugust 22, 2021
Buckfield beekeeper finds his sweet spot
Silver Linings: Tony Bachelder has been harvesting honey for 46 years.
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