Senior Spotlight By John Toscano
DFTA Offers Job Training For Seniors
      If you're 55 or over and would like to get a job and earn some money and serve your community at the same time, then you should be contacting the city Department for the Aging. Makes no difference what sort of jobs you've held in the past. The Department for the Aging will provide for you to lea...
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Flushing Resident Celebrates 95th Birthday
      City Councilmember Tony Avella (l.) joined Evelyn Beatrice Pearson and her son, Arthur, for Pearson's 95th birthday celebration on August 25.
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Silent Gum Disease Epidemic Affects Millions Of Seniors
      Dear Savvy Senior, I recently read that gum disease can cause all different types of deadly health conditions. I'm a senior who brushes regularly and flosses occasionally. What can you tell me about this?
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