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Safe Communities Offering Free Community Workshops
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Safe Communities, a Lancaster organization dedicated to preventing child sexual abuse and supporting adult survivors, will be offering free educational workshops for the community.
50plus EXPOs Return This Fall
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Baby boomers, seniors, their families, and caregivers will find timely information for living happy, healthy, and productive lives at OLP Events’ 50plus EXPOs, returning to Lancaster, York, and Cumberland counties this fall.
Janet Bross of United Zion Wins LeadingAge PA Award
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Janet Bross was awarded LeadingAge PA’s Distinguished Service Awards for Direct Caregiver of the Year at the LeadingAge PA Annual Conference on June 23.
Save the Date for Medicare Open Enrollment This Fall
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Lancaster County Office of Aging runs a program called PA Medi, formerly APPRISE. There are 52 PA Medi offices all over Pennsylvania. This group assists older adults with Medicare and health insurance questions all year round.
Pennsylvania’s Highways Rank near Bottom of U.S.
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- Written by Victor Skinner Victor Skinner
Pennsylvania’s highway system is among the worst in the nation, ranking 39th out of 50 states in the Reason Foundation’s Annual Highway Report.
Scenes from the Chester County 50plus EXPO
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We were thrilled to be back in person for the 18th annual Chester County 50plus EXPO on June 8 at the Church Farm School!
‘A Community in Itself’: The Lancaster Senior Games Returns
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- Written by Megan Joyce Megan Joyce
They hadn’t all been together since 2019.
Scenes from the Lancaster County (Spring) 50plus EXPO
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We were thrilled to be back in person for the 23rd annual Lancaster County (Spring) 50plus EXPO on May 4 at the Wyndham Resort!
The Beauty in Nature: Tree-Nesting Shorebirds
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Solitary sandpipers and Bonaparte’s gulls are unusual shorebirds in their respective families.