Unfortunately, even though this seems like common sense to most of us, the vulnerability of the elderly population in Maine is being exposed through this novel scam.
The Augusta Police Department is looking for your help in locating a 72-year old Augusta resident. Donald DuPerre, of Boothby Street, walked away from his residence at approximately 9:00 am, Friday, March 24.
In 2013, the United States had an elderly population (65 and older) of 44.5 million people, that's about 14.1 percent of the total population. the fastest rising age group in the past ten years has been those 85 and older. Maine has a large percentage of elderly people.
Mark Halle, 32 of Waterville is accused of sexually assaulting an elderly woman in Waterville earlier this month. Today (Feb. 17) the judge, in his case, set bail at $500,000. The state had requested that he be held without bail. The bail has a condition that Halle does not contact the victim or be near her residence.
A son (YouTuber alexnorgay) wants to find his mom a companion, so he decided to film her, without her knowing it, and put her out there for the world to see. Get your tissues ready.
Kevin Droniak has a YouTube channel where he has been filming his grandmother for the past couple of years and they are awesome! He calls her his BFF and you can tell why when you watch. She's comically oblivious and a treasure. I want her to be my grandma...
Singer DonnaLou Stevens and her friends have a blast in this music video saluting 'Older Ladies.' Believe me, whether you can relate or not, you'll be singing along, or maybe even yodeling along!
You never know what you're going to see on some talent reality show, and that is absolutely the case more than not on "Britain's Got Talent." Recently an elderly group called 'The Zimmers' took the stage. The 80 and 90 year olds came out dressed in winter overcoats and in front of a very chagrined Simon Cowell began to sing 'What the World Needs Now...
The Maine State Police this afternoon (June 6) arrested 44-year-old Roland Cummings and charged him with killing a 92-year-old man from Waterville. Cummings knew Aurele Fecteau and occasionally did household chores for him.
Fecteau was found on May 23 stabbed to death in his bed...
This (April 21) afternoon, game wardens used a tracking dog and found the body of Shirley Woods, an 83-year-old woman, in Skowhegan. She had been missing since Sunday. She was last seen near her apartment on 341 Madison Ave., across from Burger King.