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Heat wave gets hotter

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Frank D. Roylance, Meredith Cohn - Jul. 21 (News) - Maryland really began to turn in the roaster Thursday, joining much of the rest of the country, now deep in the summer's worst heat wave. The mercury reached 103 degrees in downtown Baltimore, with a heat index reading of 117 degrees. It was 100 at BWI-Marshall Airport, four degrees short of a record.

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Erickson Retirement Communities founder faces $100 million lawsuit

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Jessica Anderson - Jun. 04 (News) - The founder of the Catonsville-based retirement community company that pioneered campus-style continuing-care facilities nationwide faces a $100 million lawsuit brought on by a trustee this month.

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When Is the Right Time to Take Older Drivers’ Keys Away?

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Parkville-Overlea Patch - By Nayana Davis - Jun. 04 (News) - Taking the car keys away from an elderly relative is a heart-wrenching decision, but it's one that more families will face because of a growing elderly population.

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American Legion, VFW fight to maintain ranks, political clout

Sun, 29 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Larry Carson, John Fritze - May. 29 (News) - At 62, Maryland American Legion Commander Michael L. Mooney is one of the younger members of his Baltimore County post. And that, he said, is part of the problem.

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Reflecting a national trend, Maryland's population grays

Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Yeganeh June Torbati - May. 26 (News) - Driven by a sizable baby boomer population nearing retirement age, Maryland, like the rest of the nation, grew older in the past decade, but Baltimore bucked the trend, attracting more young adults as the number of its middle-age and retiree residents shrank, according to new census figures.

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Baltimore doctor helps the ill commit suicide

Sat, 21 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Justin Fenton - May. 21 (News) - From a cluttered Baltimore apartment office, Dr. Lawrence Egbert says he has helped direct the deaths of nearly 300 people across the country.

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Government tries again to develop old military base

Sun, 08 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Yeganeh June Torbati - May. 08 (News) - Fort Howard, the once-bustling military hub on a Baltimore County peninsula, saw its last major activity end nearly a decade ago, when the veterans hospital there closed in 2002. But if plans by the Department of Veterans Affairs and private developers come through, Fort Howard will become a veterans community with mixed-income housing, health care and amenities such as restaurants and museums.

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Unscrupulous sales tactics in city neighborhood captured on video

Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Examiner - By Sean Tully - May. 03 (News) - A team of salespeople were in the Baltimore City community of Violetville on Tuesday afternoon trying to sign up new customers for the energy company they represented. The team used somewhat unscrupulous sales pitches, often times to elderly residents.

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How Maryland compares on pension funding

Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Maryland Reporter - By Len Lazarick - May. 02 (News) - The gap between the promises states have made for public employees’ retirement benefits and the money set aside to pay for them grew to at least $1.26 trillion in fiscal year 2009—a 26% increase in one year—according to a new report from the Pew Center for the States.

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Bigger state pension changes needed, some analysts say

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Maryland Reporter - By Megan Poinski - Apr. 15 (News) - It is time for state governments to start owning up to the true value of their pension debt and make big changes to ensure that they can meet their obligations to retirees, an economist told a congressional committee Thursday.

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Maryland: Not a Retirement Destination But Maybe It Should Be

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Dundalk Patch - By Lisa Rossi, Denise Cabrera - Apr. 11 (News Analysis) - By some standards, Maryland is not the ideal place to retire. But state officials say you shouldn’t overlook the good stuff.

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Maryland: Not a Retirement Destination, But Maybe It Should Be

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Arbutus Patch - By Denise Cabrera, Lisa Rossi - Apr. 09 (News) - Maryland is expensive, has high taxes, crime and bad weather but it can still be a great place to retire, state officials say. Besides, they point out, Florida isn’t perfect either.

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Analysis: Sticking points on pensions and retiree benefits affect budget for decades

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Maryland Reporter - By Len Lazarick - Apr. 04 (News Analysis) - It is not unusual each year for the House of Delegates and Senate to disagree over parts of next year’s budget that will take them several meetings of a conference committee to resolve. What is unusual this year is that some of the key disputes involve the long-term sustainability of the state’s pension system and benefits for retirees, and what they will cost in decades to come.

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Baltimore County Gets Share of Soon-to-be-Discontinued Federal Program for Retirees

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Towson Patch - By Bryan P. Sears - Apr. 04 (News) - Money is part of $5B fund in recent federal health care legislation.

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Help Avaliable To Maryland's Long-Term Unemployed

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Karen Hosler - Mar. 23 (News) - 70-thousand Marylanders are among what the state calls long-term unemployed, which means they have run through at least 73 weeks of jobless benefits.

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Maryland Delegate Tells Hard-Pressed Seniors Budget Cuts Are Coming

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Arbutus Patch - By Elizabeth Janney - Mar. 23 (News) - Delegate Steve DeBoy, D-Howard/Baltimore, told seniors that proposed budget adjustments are being debated in the House of Delegates this week.

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Meals On Wheels Requests In Md On The Rise

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - Mar. 17 (News) - The organization's central region is experiencing overall growth. The group anticipated reaching 3,000 daily clients in the region by 2020, but now expects to reach that by 2013.

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State Retirement and Pension System urges increased contributions

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Maryland Reporter - By Megan Poinski - Mar. 02 (News) - While proposals to increase employee contribution rates and retirement requirements to the State Retirement and Pension System are a good start, analysts, top staff, and members of the system’s board told the Senate budget committee Tuesday that what is truly needed is a quicker return to full contributions to the system.

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Mature Marylanders Fear Lack of Money, Healthcare Will Kill Retirement Dreams

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Arbutus Patch - By Denise Cabrera - Mar. 01 (News) - Most older Marylanders say they are not prepared to accomplish goals such as traveling and spending time with family and friends.

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Centenarian Aunt Alice marvels at every day

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Real Muck - By David Ettlin - Feb. 28 (Special Report) - “Every day is a gift,” she says, arms stretched wide in embrace of her world – at one level very tiny, at another limitless in wonder. By her measure of “every day,” Alice Ettlin Krupsaw has had a lot of gifts – roughly 37,985 as of Monday, when she celebrated yet another birthday.

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