Payphone at Boston University connects students, seniors 3,000 miles apart
When someone picks up the phone in Boston, they are connected to another payphone at a senior living complex 3,000 miles away.
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When someone picks up the phone in Boston, they are connected to another payphone at a senior living complex 3,000 miles away.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center DriveWise® Program Evaluates Senior Drivers.
Next Sunday is Father's Day and this is a good time to continue the series we started around Mother's Day on helping our elders.
Working after retirement is part of many pre-retirees retirement plan.
Baby Boomers need to be thinking about retirement and the when, what, and where.
The youngest of the Boomers turn 50 this year and are the tail end of this demographic group.
Workers in their 40s and 50s don't have a lot of time left to secure their financial future, and there are several common mistakes that often threaten their dreams.
Thought we would cover more dumb money moves this week!
Next Sunday is Father's Day and this is a good time to continue the series we started around Mother's Day on helping our elders.
Our president and his fellow boomers at the IRS and Justice Department think they and their agenda are what's best for us, without regard to long-established traditions of governmental balance and restraint.
Social Security will be there in the future, but it will look a little different.
Women need to put retirement planning at the top of their goal list, for more reasons than one.
More baby boomers are saying they will face their golden years alone. The number of divorces among couples in their late 40s and 50s is soaring.
Retirees are living longer, but living longer often means living a more limited lifestyle.
Right now, more than 4.5 million Americans live with one knee replacement and many of those people are relatively young.
A really good use of your refund is to reserve the money for an emergency fund.
In his speech Tuesday night Mitt Romney said "deep confidence in a better tomorrow is the basic promise of America." Boomers of both parties have broken that promise.
A new survey by Sun Life Financial found one in five Americans now believe they will never retire.
A Lot of baby boomers are betting on the value of their home to help get them through retirement. But the money they were banking on might not be there.
With Father's Day less than a week away this is a good time to continue the series we started around Mother's Day on helping our elders.
The "don't trust anyone over 30" generation is now well over 30? Um, never mind.
Baby boomers facing retirement are worried about their finances, and many believe they'll need to work longer than planned or will never be able to retire, a new poll finds.
I do know this -- we're being governed by Baby Boomers, a generation of politicians whose self-esteem far outstrips any proof of their competence.
Welles Crowther, the Boston College graduate remembered as "The Man in the Red Bandana" for his heroism during the 9/11 attacks, will be posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The Minnesota Twins rallied from four runs down to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Friday night.
A West Yarmouth, Massachusetts man has been charged in connection with a pair of armed bank robberies in Boston last month.
Thousands of kids, many of them high school seniors skipping school, congregated at Hampton Beach and dozens were arrested.
Bobby Collins of Sturbridge, Massachusetts walked into an assembly of thanks and gratitude in the auditorium he's been cleaning for the past 50 years.
A Plymouth mom who was seeking an affordable wheelchair van for her son has been gifted a new one by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
One person was arrested after Foxboro school officials say two dozen young people threw toilet paper all over the front of the school, and another eight broke in.
Thousands of kids, many of them high school seniors skipping school, congregated at Hampton Beach and dozens were arrested.
Welles Crowther, the Boston College graduate remembered as "The Man in the Red Bandana" for his heroism during the 9/11 attacks, will be posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
A West Yarmouth, Massachusetts man has been charged in connection with a pair of armed bank robberies in Boston last month.
Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
A driver from Southboro, Massachusetts struggled for months to unravel a frustrating mix up with his E-ZPass account.
The gunman who allegedly opened fire on passing cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts is 46-year-old Tyler Brown from Boston.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Dover Saddlery is closing its Wellesley, Massachusetts store and preparing for more than 100 layoffs.
The "dirty soda" trend is coming to drive-thrus all over Massachusetts as Dunkin' is now serving up its own version of the viral drink.
Smokey Bones is closing all of its restaurants, including Massachusetts locations in Tyngsboro and Taunton.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
Known formally as Gurnet Light, a historic lighthouse has guided mariners at the entrance to Plymouth Harbor for generations.
From private cruises to quintessential clambakes, Essex River Cruises offers a front-row seat to the beauty of the Great Marsh.
Argia Mystic Cruises in Mystic, Connecticut is one of the last commercial sailing ships in the region, offering a rare chance to explore the area by sea.
A 2026 James Beard Award finalist for Best Chef, and 3-time Chopped champion, Evan Hennessey uses locally farmed and foraged foots to create artistically inspired dishes.
In Groton, Massachusetts, there is a recently opened state-of-the-art venue that is becoming one of the region's premier nonprofit music destinations.
The Minnesota Twins rallied from four runs down to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Friday night.
Kyle Busch's family earlier Thursday announced he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
Jarren Duran's opposite-field two-run homer in the seventh inning rallied the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Tuesday night.
Willson Contreras hit his team-leading 10th homer and Sonny Gray outdueled Seth Lugo as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Monday night.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
The Rumney Rocks Climbing Area is partially closed as nesting peregrine falcons could attack rock climbers.