February is American Heart Month. You may have seen women wearing red last week as part of the…
Federal Extra COVID SNAP Benefits to End
Recent action by the federal government ends the extra COVID SNAP benefits, known as SNAP Emergency Allotments, as…
Older Adults & Debt
If you are over 55 and in debt you are not alone. The average household headed by someone…
Warming Stations February 3-4, 2023
Updated/edited: 2/3/2023 10:30am Where a community’s warming station information was not available at the time of this posting,…
About Alzheimer’s Disease
Both of my parents are living with dementia. My Father was diagnosed many years ago with Alzheimer’s and…
Good Works on the North Shore
If you watch the evening news, you might think that the world is going to hell in the…
The Power of Music
This morning, I woke up the song “The Bare Necessities” from Disney’s animated movie The Jungle Book running…
Seasonal Affective Disorder
I grew up in the southwestern U.S.—Southern California, Hawaii, and Arizona—and never experienced four seasons. My childhood seasonal…
Expanded Access to Behavioral Health Services
Behavioral Health Helpline: 833-773-2445 Massachusetts has launched a statewide network of 25 designated Community Behavioral Health Centers to…
New Year’s Resolutions 2023
As 2022 comes to a close, many of us are considering what changes we might want to make…