Carol Brooks Ball

You take care of yourself with regular visits to your doctor. You take your medications as directed, and you try to watch what you eat and exercise as you can. Taking care of yourself is a lot of work… shouldn’t your home receive the same level of care, for safety’s sake?Putting off or ignoring needed household repairs can put your health at risk. But if the cost of such repairs has been out of your reach, or you simply haven’t known who to call for help, now, there is an answer.

Are you tired of straining to hear conversation? Do family members become frustrated when having to repeat things to you over and over? Worst of all, are you missing what your grandchildren are saying to you?

AARP Foundation will match donations dollar-for-dollar up to $500,000.

If you’re a Boston resident, have you voted yet today? If so, what's the foot traffic like at the polls?

It's late fall in Massachusetts, which means it's the perfect time to make a cup of tea or hot chocolate and curl up in your favorite chair with a good...e-reader! (Which is like a book, right?). So, to celebrate fall and reward you, our loyal fans, we're offering a chance to win a free Amazon Kindle! Beginning today and running through Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, simply LIKE our Facebook page and enter for a chance to win this free e-reader in our sweepstakes.

Leslie Siphers is an Advocacy Specialist for AARP Massachusetts

Upcoming SNAP/Bay State CAP benefit reductions due to the expiration of SNAP provision in 2009 Federal Stimulus Plan (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act)

AARP members are invited to a FREE AARP “Movies for Grownups” pre-release screening of Nebraska , a new film starring actors Bruce Dern and Will Forte.

It used to be so simple…work hard for many years, build a strong pension, collect your earned benefits through Social Security and Medicare, and enjoy your later years as a retiree. It was something most people planned for and achieved.

By Gordon Mathieson, AARP Massachusetts Executive Council