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Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for 75 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2026. The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to nearly 71 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2026. Increased payments to nearly 7.5 million SSI recipients will begin on December 31, 2025. (Note: Some people receive both Social Security…...
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Niantic is a small town on the Long Island Sound coast of Connecticut. This former fishing village between Old Saybrook and New London has about 6,000 residents and is on one of the nicest stretches of CT. Boating and fishing are fantastic from here, and so is the New England charm. The nearby towns of Stonington, Lyme, and Mystic are…...
Womelsdorf is a very small but relatively affluent town west of Reading, Pennsylvania (in eastern PA). It is home to the Conrad Weiser Homestead, who was important in the settlement of colonial Pennsylvania. Picture of historic house in Womelsdorf and picture of Conrad Weiser Homestead courtesy of Wikipedia and Smallbones (public domain)....
Princess Anne, Maryland is a quaint historic town with two nearby universities, the U of Maryland Eastern Shore and Salisbury University. Just 30 minutes to Ocean City and the pristine beaches of Assateague (with the wild horses). 3 hours from Baltimore, Washington DC, Philadelphia and Williamsburg. Two hours from Annapolis, Wilmington, Cape May and Virginia Beach. There are 300 structures…...
Florence is a town of about 21,000 people located southeast of Phoenix. It is one of the oldest towns in Arizona. The Arizona State Prison is nearby and a major employer. The downtown is a historic district. In WWII the town was a POW camp. Photo of Second Pinal County Courthouse in Florence courtesy of Wikipedia and Shereth, photo of…...
