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Seniors give wheelchairs, walkers extreme makeover

More than 50 seniors at the Shore Hill Neighborhood Center commemorated National Wheelchair Beautification Month, its ninth annual event, with a special wheelchair parade on July 16.

Seniors used their spruced up walkers and wheelchairs to march outside the housing center with 102-year-old …

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Seniors give wheelchairs, walkers extreme makeover

More than 50 seniors at the Shore Hill Neighborhood Center commemorated National Wheelchair Beautification Month, its ninth annual event, with a special wheelchair parade on July 16.

Seniors used their spruced up walkers and wheelchairs to march outside the housing center with 102-year-old …

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The Elder Law Minute: The truth about irrevocable trusts

Trusts are commonly used in Medicaid planning, but it is important to note that they are not “one size fits all.” Trusts are not needed in every situation, and different trusts are useful for different purposes. Utilizing an irrevocable trust is one of several ways to protect and preserve a cli …

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The Elder Law Minute: The truth about irrevocable trusts

Trusts are commonly used in Medicaid planning, but it is important to note that they are not “one size fits all.” Trusts are not needed in every situation, and different trusts are useful for different purposes. Utilizing an irrevocable trust is one of several ways to protect and preserve a cli …

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Singing prodigy wows patients at Augustana

Ten-year-old singing sensation and semi-finalist from the 2013 season of “The Voice Kids of Germany,” Chelsea Fontenel, treated residents and staff of the Lutheran Augustana Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation to a special performance on Monday, July 28.

The Swiss native – whose …

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Singing prodigy wows patients at Augustana

Ten-year-old singing sensation and semi-finalist from the 2013 season of “The Voice Kids of Germany,” Chelsea Fontenel, treated residents and staff of the Lutheran Augustana Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation to a special performance on Monday, July 28.

The Swiss native – whose …

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Editorial: Good news for the community

Congratulations to law enforcement – the NYPD and Brooklyn’s new District Attorney Ken Thompson – for taking decisive action to combat the scourge of heroin and opioid abuse that has been haunting southwest Brooklyn

Thanks to good information from community residents – who have kept up …

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Editorial: Good news for the community

Congratulations to law enforcement – the NYPD and Brooklyn’s new District Attorney Ken Thompson – for taking decisive action to combat the scourge of heroin and opioid abuse that has been haunting southwest Brooklyn

Thanks to good information from community residents – who have kept up …

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