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Senior Citizens

Why seniors are prime targets for scammers, how to protect yourself

May 2

Beloved senior center may be forced to close after holiday

Dec 23, 2025

Middle school students become pen pals with nursing home residents

Students from Sleepy Hollow Middle School have been writing letters to residents at a local nursing home.

May 28

Community programs in Newark offering help amid economic struggles

Nov 24, 2025

Barrier Free Living helps seniors, domestic violence survivors

Nov 21, 2025

Therapeutic miniature horses visit seniors on the Upper East Side

Oct 21, 2025

Seniors show off impressive skills in 'Talent is Timeless' competition

Oct 16, 2025

Elderly couple turns tables on con artists trying to steal Rolex

Sep 5, 2025

Hundreds of seniors in Eastchester are living without air conditioning

Jun 24, 2025

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Retired Kaiser Nurse continues to shine at 101 years old!

Oct 15, 2024

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Married NJ couple targets senior living facility for stolen jewels

Apr 19, 2024

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'Farmacy Berkeley' introduces senior citizens to the benefits of cannabis

Feb 20, 2024

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Migrant tent city to take over SNAP Senior Center parking lot

Jul 27, 2023

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96-year-old teaches fellow seniors new game, pickleball

Jul 12, 2023

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Beloved community garden to be replaced with affordable housing

Jun 28, 2023

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Seniors lost $4.8 billion to scammers in 2024: FBI

Seniors lost $4.8 billion in 2024 to scammers, according to a report released Wednesday by the FBI.

Apr 23, 2025

Rye police searching for burglar who broke into senior housing apartments

Officials say the suspect got in through rear unlocked windows and a 4-foot step ladder was recovered at the scene.

Apr 16, 2025

Fire in high-rise apartment in North Bergen for seniors kills elderly man and woman

The fire broke out in an apartment in the Cullum Apartments, a 16-story building on Grand Avenue, just before 1:30 a.m. Thursday.

Apr 3, 2025

DOI report finds NYCHA senior buildings have broken doors, no show security guards

A new report discovered several concerning issues within public housing buildings that are endangering residents.

Mar 27, 2025

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

'Don't lose me': Woman, 100, rescued by deputies as Eaton Fire approached senior living facility

Harrowing video shows two deputies rescue a 100-year-old woman as the Eaton Fire approached her senior living facility.

Jan 29, 2025