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Senior Scope’s June Edition is Out Now

June 2023 In the June Senior Scope, we feature a new memoir from former New Bedford Mayor John Bullard and a Q&A with a New Bedford native who leads an organization dedicated to ending ageism. Also in this issue: Moving with Moxie, a training program focused on...

New Bedford shines in new memoir by John Bullard

Far from home, with the world before him as a young college graduate, John K. Bullard turned his sails back towards his hometown of New Bedford, changing the course of his life. That’s an essential message in Bullard’s new memoir that puts New Bedford at its center...

New Bedford native is changing the narrative on aging

Senior Scope spoke with Changing the Narrative founder Janine Vanderburg this month about her life growing up in New Bedford and her work to end ageism. Changing the Narrative is a Denver-based initiative to end ageism through evidence-based strategies, community...

Coastline is Seeking Proposals

Coastline Elderly Services, Inc. (CESI) Area Agency on Aging is requesting proposals pursuant to Public Law 109-365 for Supportive Services, Legal, Transportation, and Caregiver services. Projects should be targeted to individuals 60 years of age or older throughout...

Celebration of Seniors is June 16

The Bristol County Celebration of Seniors event will be held at White’s in Westport on Friday, June 16 between 9 a.m. and 12 noon. The event is coordinated by the Office of Bristol County District Attorney, Thomas M. Quinn III, and Coastline Elderly Services, Inc. ...

Coastline meals programs earn the support of area Select Boards

Local town leadership threw their support behind Coastline for Older Americans Month, helping deliver meals to older adults in Marion, Fairhaven and Dartmouth. Like Coastline’s regular drivers, they greeted adults on their route by name and handed meals to recipients...

Breakfast now available for residents at Tripp Towers

Coastline is thrilled to announce it has begun serving breakfast to older residents living in Tripp Towers in the South End of New Bedford. The aging services organization added the meal to Tripp Tower’s regular lineup of weekday...

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