Jamie Bulen

Summer in Manchester would not be the same without the TD Bank Free Summer Concert Series at Veterans Park. These free outdoor concerts are centered on family-friendly music and activities for people of all ages!

Would you like to learn smart money habits? You’re not alone! Over 20 million people 50+ are overwhelmed by mounting debt, poor credit, and/or lack of savings. Take the first step and learn to better manage your money with AARP Foundation Finances 50+℠ workshops -- July 16, 23 and 30 – at UNH Manchester.

Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas greeted the 150 AARP members that came to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics on June 24 for AARP’s first-ever SCAM JAM. Participants left with more in-depth knowledge of the tactics con artists use; identity theft; credit and debit card fraud; imposter scams; and investment scams.

It’s a summertime treat: a pre-release screening of And So It Goes, starring Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton. The movie starts at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, July 9 at the Cinemagic & Imax in Hooksett. Tickets are limited so reserve your seats today.

New Hampshire ranks #46 when it comes to offering services that help keep people in their homes and communities as they age. AARP warns more must be done to change our long-term care system in order to give people the care they want and need, in the setting of their choice, at a lesser price. Nearly all – 94% -- of New Hampshire residents say they want to age at home, and not a nursing home.

Volunteer fraud fighter Bob Denz of Sutton -- a retired FBI agent -- offers the following about AARP's recently-launched Fraud Watch Network:

The Palace Theatre is offering AARP members a $10 discount to My Mixtape, a totally rad musical trip back to the 80s. The discounted performance will be held June 12 @ 7:30 pm at The Palace Theatre at 72 Hanover Street in downtown Manchester.

The Millyard Museum is offering a $3 discount on admission and a special lecture for AARP members all day Saturday, June 14. Admission includes access to all the exhibits as well as a special talk by Carol Lee Anderson on cartoonist Bob Montana. Museum hours are 10:00 to 4:00 with the lecture at 11:00.

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Every day, Granite Staters lose their hard-earned money to identity theft and other types of scams. Last year alone, 12.6 million Americans were victims of identity theft. That’s one person victimized every two seconds!