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

Home repair scams top the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office and Better Business Bureau’s list of frauds and scams in New Hampshire. These scams become regular when the snow melts and homeowners' minds turn to improvement projects and spring clean-up.

The AARP Smart Driver Course is the nation’s first and largest refresher course for drivers age 50 and older. This course will help reduce your chances of receiving a traffic violation, getting into an accident, or becoming injured. Anyone can benefit from a refresher course that helps them stay current with driving laws and new technology!

We often joke about memory loss but what happens when it becomes more than a senior moment? What is the impact of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia – on the person, the caregiver, society, and the economy? And what can we do about it?

The Millyard Museum is offering a $3 discount on admission and a special lecture for AARP members all day Saturday, March 14. Admission includes access to all the exhibits as well as a special talk by Manchester Historic Association Vice President Jeff Myrdek on Manchester Public School Buildings, 1785 to 2014. Museum hours are 10:00 to 4:00 with the lecture from 10:30 to noon.

We often joke about memory loss but what happens when it becomes more than a senior moment? What is the impact of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia – on the person, the caregiver, society, and the economy? And what can we do about it?

Is starting a small business right for you? Do you have an idea to start your own small business? Need basic information on what to do next, understand how much it will cost, and find out where to go for assistance?

The following information is being reprinted -- with permission -- from New Hampshire Union Leader’s Senior News column (August 11, 2014).

Is starting a small business right for you? Do you have a great business idea? Need basic information on what to do next, understand how much it will cost, and find out where to go for assistance?

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