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September 2021
Thursday, September 16th from 1 - 2pm
The Tri-County Symphonic Band Trombone Ensemble will
perform a concert at the Dartmouth COA on Thursday,
September 16th from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. The Trombone
Ensemble is one of several smaller chamber groups that
the Tri-County Symphonic Band has as a supplement to
the full, 55-piece ensemble (shown in picture).
The Trombone Ensemble plays a repertoire ranging from
classical to jazz to music of the 40’s and to the current
pop and rock music. Something for everyone to enjoy!
This event is Free. Call the Center to preregister.
For more information about the band:
https://www.tricountysymphonicband.org
This performance was made possible through a grant
from the Dartmouth Cultural Council.
Thursday, September 30th, 1 - 3pm
Come and celebrate your birthday. The Center is
hosting a birthday celebration to make up for all the
birthday parties that we had to cancel last year.
The Center will supply the boxed lunch, birthday cake,
party hats and entertainment.
Preregistration begins Wednesday, September 1st.
This event is Free.
Entertainment will be provided by DJ Jordan Paiva!
- Come and join us. We are now open for scheduled programming including wellness, fitness and
educational classes, social groups, and a variety of clinics and support groups.
- Follow us on Facebook and on Instagram. We are: dartmouthCOA.
- Watch our programming on DCTV channel 18 and on Youtube channel Dartmouth Community Media.
- You can read this newsletter on the Dartmouth town website at:
http://www.town.dartmouth.ma.us/council-aging/pages/coa-newsletters.
Download it onto your device to keep as a handy reference guide and to use links in the
newsletter. You can also give us a call and ask to receive a printed copy by mail.
Dartmouth Community Media
Channel
Dartmouth Council on Aging 628 Dartmouth Street, Dartmouth, MA 02748 P:508-999-4717 - F:508-999-0754
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Can you believe Summer is to bring your own water. Hydration is
almost over and Fall begins on extremely important while exercising. Just
Wednesday Sept. 22? Where remember, mask up when through!
does the time go? It’s been Please, please, please—If you do not feel
over a year and a half since well, do not come to the Center. If you feel
the pandemic upended our achy or like you might be coming down with
lives. Although we continue a cold or the flu, please stay home and
to introduce more contact your health care provider. We will be
programming and attempt to get back to our partnering with the Board of Health and
“new normal”, we need to take a moment to Walgreens to host our annual flu clinic on
ask ourselves, “what can we do to help October 1st & October 29th. The Flu Shot is
minimize the effects of this new strain of strongly encouraged this year! As soon as we
COVID, the Delta variant?” We are in hear any information on the COVID booster
constant communication with the local Board shots we will be hitting Social Media and
of Health and Town Administrators. Our goal making phone calls to inform our seniors.
is to do all we can now to remain open and When we know…you’ll know!
providing our much needed services and We are looking forward to seeing everybody
programming. again but we may have to limit occupancy
For now…Everyone will be required to wear numbers, so it’s in the realm that we may not
face coverings while in the building unless have room for everybody on a given day.
you are taking part in our lunch program. Please be patient with us… we want to see
While we are no longer providing snacks and you all just as much as you want to take part
beverages at this time, we do encourage you in our programs. Be Well! ~Amy
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It is great to have you back and it’s great to see - If you have a suggestion for a class or program or
many new faces enjoying our active Center. have a talent or skill you would like to share, please
- Our September programming includes call or email me at the Center.
Music on the Lawn with the Tri-County Symphonic - Remember, please arrive a few minutes early for
Band Trombone Ensemble on September 16th and a your first class back to the Center. We would like to
Tailgate Birthday Bash on September 30th. (see take your picture and make sure your key card
cover for details) information is up to date or assign you a card if you
- We are also adding three new programs: need one. Checking in with your key card allows us
Beginning Watercolor, a Garden Club and Pool to have the information needed to contact you if a
Lessons for Beginners. (see below)
class or program has been cancelled and also helps
Other items of interest include a Blood Drive on the us to gather statistics that reflect our growth and
21st and presentation about Medicare options by the
regional director of the SHINE program: Medicare indicate that we are moving in the right direction.
101, on the 23rd (see page 12 for details) Ask about our new UV Phone Sanitizing Station!
Nancy
Do you enjoy the outdoors,
flowers and gardening? Join our garden club! Share your
ideas about beautifying our grounds, planters and window
Cost: $36. for 3 sessions boxes.
In this series of 3 classes you will learn Help us pot, plant and tidy up!
how to establish a good watercolor Maria Connor and her very “green thumbs” will be leading
palette, paper and set of brushes. Using this group.
the correct watercolor materials will give For more information about the Garden Club contact
your watercolor painting adventures the Maria at 508-636-6453.
best foundation possible. We will cover
the basics, for example, how to use the
various watercolor brushes, how colors
interact with each other, how much
water to use, and the purpose of
different watercolor papers and brands
of paper. You will practice the basics Mondays & Thursdays
when learning how to handle the 1 - 2:30 pm
medium of watercolor and control the Starting September 9th
paint effectively. You will start out using
objects from Nature as subjects for Stop in or call the Center to
some small simple paintings. preregister.
Limited to four people.
Call the Center to preregister.
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Strength & Flex w/ Larry Bigos
Mondays & Thursdays
9 -10am, $2. / class
Improve your strength, muscle, and
flexibility with a full body routine using
hand weights. This modified group class
is a fit for all. Bring hand weights if you
have them. Begins Monday, September 20th, 10:30- 11:30
Walk-In. Limited number. First come, first serve. The Dance for PD® program was started in
Brooklyn in 2002 at the Mark Morris Dance Center
Osteo Exercise Mondays at 10:15, Free as a dance class for people with Parkinson’s and
their Caregivers and has led to replication classes
Osteo Exercise focuses on balance around the world.
and muscle strengthening - for The classes are an artistic activity that incorporates
women and men. This strength physical exercise, cognitive tasks, social
training program halts bone loss. interactions, music, and expression. In Dance for
Exercising with weights stimulates the PD® classes, participants are empowered to
growth of bones and helps prevent explore movement and music in ways that are
bone fractures. It energizes the refreshing, enjoyable, stimulating and creative.
person and improves flexibility. It
helps to trim and tighten muscles. Registration is open now.
Much of the class is done seated. FREE. Call the Center for details.
Hand weights are needed. Led by Rachel Balaban, Regional Coordinator for
Walk-In. Limited number. First come, first serve. Dance for PD® . No experience required.
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Everybody’s Book Club
Monday, September 13th at 1pm
This monthly group meets on the 2nd
Monday of the month at 1pm. The group Tuesdays
will meet inside the Center, or outside 10:30 - 11:30 $7. per class
when weather permits. The book pick for
September is: Zumba Gold recreates the original moves of
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini Zumba, but at a lower-intensity. The easy-to-
follow choreography focuses on balance, range of
motion and coordination. For beginners, Michelle
Pool Lessons for offers modifications throughout the class!
Beginners
This class is for
beginners or those
interested in Cam’s Body Awareness & Adaptability
improving their skills. Wed. 9:30- 10:15 & Fri. 1- 1:45 $2. / class
Limited to 4 people Exercise physiologist, Cam Bergeron, teaches
No cost. Call or Preregister in person. participants proper body mechanics and gives
them the knowledge of how to properly move to
eliminate the risks of falls.
Tai Chi w/ Joe Robelo Tuesdays 9-10 Walk-Ins Welcome.
Register for 8 week session, ($30/ 8 wks)
Tai Chi can help maintain strength, flexibility, and
balance and could be the perfect activity for the rest French Conversation & Culture
of your life. It is often described as “meditation in
motion” but it might as well be called “medication in Wednesdays at 10am Free
motion.” There is growing evidence that this mind- Bonjour and Bievenue to French
body practice has value in treating and preventing Conversation and Culture! Come
many health problems. Try 1st class free, on in and spend a light-hearted
and non-threatening hour in the
world of French with retired
French professor and Dartmouth
resident Suzanne Pelletier.
Even if you took French back in
elementary or high school and
haven’t spoken a word since, and you think you
don’t remember a thing, you’ll be surprised at just
how much sounds familiar and comes back to you.
Whether you come to converse, to simply listen, or
to socialize with other like-minded individuals who
enjoy anything French, all are welcome! A bientôt!
Art Class
Tuesdays 9 - 12noon
$10. per class
This is a chance to work on your own projects in
a pleasant, well lit space with other artists and 1st & 3rd Wednesdays
get instruction on an as needed basis. Some 1:00 - 3:00pm
group oil, acrylic and watercolor demonstrations
will be given on the topics of color mixing, value Walk-Ins
and intensity, and how to highlight background, are Welcome!
middle ground and foreground areas. Cost: $4.
Students must supply all their own materials.
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Sewing for Charity T hursdays at 10am
Sewing for Charity meets at the Center on Thursdays
Veteran's Corner
at 10am. Join this wonderful longstanding group as Meets the 1st Friday
they cut, sew, and create clothing and goods to send of the month at 9am
to the children of Haiti.
Contact Nancy for more information. Veteran's Corner, with Dartmouth’s Veteran Service
Officer, is back at the Center on the first Friday of
each month at 9:00 am. Join Matt Brouillette, and
other area veterans. Matt will be available to answer
any questions and address any veteran concerns
you may have.
Gentle Yoga w/ Joan
Fridays 10-11 am $5. / class
This chair based yoga class
Walking Group Fridays at 8:45am focuses on releasing tension and
Start your morning right! Join us at connecting with breathing while
8:45.am. The walking group will meet at gaining strength and flexibility.
the Center and walk a route starting and
ending at the Center. Walk-In. Limited number. First
come, first serve.
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9-11:30 Billiards 1 8:30-12:30 Widowed 2 8:45 Walking Group 3
For more information about the 9:30-10:15 Persons ( See p 8) 9am Veteran’s Corner
programming listed in this calendar, Cam’s Body $2. 9am Knitters 9-11:30 Billiards
including how to register, if required: 10am Pound by Pound 9am Strength & Flex $2. 10-11 Yoga w/ Joan $5.
- see Cover for September events (bolded) 9-11:30 Billiards 10-11 Yak It Up, Seniors
10am French (See p 5)
10am Sewing for Charity 11:30 Meal Site (p 10)
- see p 4 - 6, 8 for Ongoing Programming 11:30 Meal Site (p 10) 11:30 Meal Site (p 10) 1-1:45 Cam’s Body $2
- see p 8 for Clinics and Support Groups 1-3pm Country Three 1-2:30 Caregiver Support 1-3pm Mahjong
- see p 10 for Meal Site details Band $4. We’re back!
- see p 12 for Outreach Programs (bolded) Podiatry Clinic by Appt
6 8:30-10:30 Cribbage 74 9-11:30 Billiards 85 9am Knitters 9 8:45 Walking Group 10
9am-12noon
9am-12noon Art with 9:00-9:45 - Cam’s Class
9:30-10:15 9am Strength
Knitters & Flex $2. 9-11:30 Billiards
8:45 Walking Group
ArtCarol
ClassVeiga
(Carol$10.
Veiga) $2.Cam’s Body $2. 9-11:30 Billiards
10-11 Clinic by Appt
10-11 Yoga w/ Joan $5.
10-11 Yak It Up, Seniors
9-11:30
$10. Billiards 10am 10am Sewing for Charity 10-11 Yak It Up, Seniors
10am Pound
Frenchby(p Pound
5) Elder Law Consultation
1:00-1:45
9-10
11-12TaiMeal
Chi Site
($30/8wks)
(p 10) 10am French (See p 5) 10-11 by Appt 11:30 Meal- Site
Cam’s Class
(p 10)
10:30-11:30 - Outdoors 11-12
ElderMeal
Law Site (p 10)
Consultation $2.
Center 10:30 Zumba $7. 11:30 Meal Site (p 10) 11:30
1-1:45 Cam’s Body $2.
Is 11:30 Meal Site (p 10)
Zumba Gold $7. 11-1pm by Appt 10)
Meal Site (p
1-3pm Mahjong
1-2:30
DiabeticPool
Shoe Lessons
Clinic
Closed 3:00 Alzheimer Support 1pm Music on the Lawn
w/ Torch Song $5. Diabetic Shoe Clinic is Dental Clinic by Appt
on the 23rd this month
9-11 Hand Quilting 13 8:30-10:30 Cribbage 14 9-11:30 Billiards 15 8:30-12:30 Widowed 16 8:45 Walking Group 17
9-11:30 Billiards 9am-12noon Art with 9:30-10:15 Persons (See p 8) 9-11:30 Billiards
9am Strength & Flex $2. Carol Veiga $10. Cam’s Body $2. 9am Knitters 10-11 Yoga w/ Joan $5.
10-12 Watercolor 1/3 9-11:30 Billiards 10am Pound by Pound 9am Strength & Flex $2.
10-11 Yak It Up, Seniors
9-11:30 Billiards
10:15 Osteo Exercise 9-10 Tai Chi ($30/8wks) 10am French (See p 5) 11:30 Meal Site (p 10)
10am Sewing for Charity
11:30 Meal Site (p 10) 10:30 Zumba $7. 11:30 Meal Site (p 10) 1-1:45 Cam’s Body $2.
10-12 by Appt
1pm Book Club (p 5) Hearing Clinic
11:30 Meal Site (p 10) 1-3pm Country Three 1-3pm Mahjong
1-2:30 Pool Lessons Band $4. We’re back! 11:30 Meal Site (p 10)
12-3pm Bridge 1-2 Music on the Lawn
1-2:30 Pool Lessons
9-11 Hand Quilting 20 8:30-10:30 Cribbage 21 9-11:30 Billiards 22 9am Knitters 23 8:45 Walking Group 24
9-11:30 Billiards 9am-12noon Art with 9:30-10:15 9am Strength & Flex $2. 9-11:30 Billiards
9am Strength & Flex $2. Carol Veiga $10. Cam’s Body $2. 10-11 Yoga w/ Joan $5.
9-11:30 Billiards
10-12 Watercolor 2/3 9-11:30 Billiards 10am Pound by Pound 10-11 Yak It Up, Seniors
10am Sewing for Charity
10:15 Osteo Exercise 9-10 Tai Chi ($30/8wks) 10am French (See p 5) 11:30 Meal Site (p 10)
11-1 by Appt
10:30 Dance for PD 10:30 Zumba $7. 11:30 Meal Site (p 10) Diabetic Shoe Clinic 1-1:45 Cam’s Body $2.
11:30 Meal Site (p 10) 11:30 Meal Site (p 10) 11:30 Meal Site (p 10)
1-2:30 Pool Lessons 1-3pm Mahjong
1:30-6 Blood Drive 1-2:30 Pool Lessons
12-3pm Bridge 1pm Medicare 101
3:00 Alzheimer Support
9 -11 Hand Quilting 27 8:30-10:30 Cribbage 28 9-11:30 Billiards 29 8:30-12:30 Widowed 30
9-11:30 Billiards 9am-12noon Art with 9am Diabetes Wellness Persons (See p 8) PLEASE NOTE:
9am Strength & Flex $2. Carol Veiga $10. 9:30-10:15 9am Knitters
Masks must be
10-12 Watercolor 3/3 9-11:30 Billiards Cam’s Body $2. 9am Strength & Flex $2.
10am Pound by Pound 9-11:30 Billiards
worn upon
10:15 Osteo Exercise 9-10 Tai Chi ($30/8wks)
10:30 Dance for PD 10am French (See p 5) 10am Sewing for Charity entering the
10:30 Zumba $7.
11:30 Meal Site (p 10) 11:30 Meal Site (p 10) 11:30 Meal Site (p 10) Center until you
11:30 Meal Site (p 10)
1-2:30 Pool Lessons 2-3pm by Appt 1-2:30 Pool Lessons arrive at your
12-3pm Bridge Podiatry Clinic by Appt Justice Bridge Clinic 1-3 Tailgate Birthday activity.
Bash
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Yak It Up Seniors Fridays at 10am in person
Come relax and chat about LOL every other Tuesday at 3pm
fun experiences! Our informal The Alzheimer’s Support group has been meeting
time together telling simple bi-monthly at the Center for many years. This
stories is meant to lighten our professionally led group is for caregiver’s and their
everyday concerns and at the care partners. Please contact Carolyn Greany, the
same time nurture our inner trained facilitator of the group, prior to attending
spirit and help us to make new friendships. Help us at 508-304-4587.
travel down Memory Lane! No charge. For online support go to Alzheimer’s Connected at
https://www.Alzconnected.org. This is a free online
--- Game Players --- community where you can find advice and support from
others who affected by Alzheimer’s or dementia.
Billiards - Monday-Friday 9-11:30am 24/7 Alzheimer’s Helpline 1-800-272-3900
Bridge - Mondays 12-3pm. Call the Center for information.
Cribbage - Tuesdays 8:30-10:30am. Open for players.
Mahjong - Fridays 1-3pm. Bring your own tiles.
Join the group for support,
education and encouragement.
This group is led by Patricia Zukowski.
Preregistration is required.
with Visiting Dental Hygienists,
Andrea Read & Teresa Simison.
Call 508-827-6725 to schedule.
If you’re looking for motivation and
on the 23rd new ideas, Pound by Pound is a
this month. 2nd Thursday of every month support group for people eager to
adopt healthy lifestyles and eating
11am -1pm by appointment habits. We offer weekly private weigh-
Call the Center to schedule. in and monthly dietician visits for
education.
9/22: Barbara Canuel, Community Nurse Dietician
2nd Thursday of the month from will discuss Whole Grains and New Dietary
10- 11am by appointment. Guidelines for Healthy Eating.
Call the Center to schedule. Contact Nancy for more information.
Newly widowed 8:30-10:30, all others 11:00-12:30
3rd Thursday of the month 10-12 noon
by appointment. The Widowed Persons Program (WPP) is
Call the Center to schedule. open to widowed persons of all ages who
are going through the grieving process.
It includes group sessions, a telephone
service, a referral service, socials, and a
last Wednesday of every month newsletter.
2-3pm by appointment Please call Jane Rocha, new WPP Director at
Call the Center to schedule. 508-999-3255 for more information.
first Thursday and last Tuesday
of every month by appointment
Call the Center to schedule.
Join Coastline in partnership with the Dartmouth
Council on Aging for the only family Caregiver
Support Group in the surrounding area!
Contact the SCCLS New Bedford office at For more information please contact
508-979-7150. English, Spanish, Portuguese. Stephanie Gibson at 744-510-5209
Physical Fitness 9
Consistency is Key
by Cam Bergeron
Cam’s Conditioning & Rehabilitation
We all know that exercising the body plays a big because you completed a task. Each week you will
part in its ability to function properly. begin to like your exercise time more due to the
Unfortunately, many people have good intentions fact that your brain is now liking it and looks
but have difficulty maintaining a regular exercise forward to it. When you overload yourself with
schedule. The vast majority of them get the itch to too many exercise routines per week too quickly
start an exercise routine and end up working out a your brain will not be as excited for each one.
few times a week right away and then after a few Everyone is different, some people may be able to
weeks they begin to slow down or stop do one routine per week and 2 weeks later they
completely. Some time goes by and then they up it to 2 per week. Others may stay at one per
realize they need to start back up again. The result week for 3 months before they add a second day.
is that they are doing good work for their body Either way it is ok as long as it you stay consistent
due to the fact they are exercising, but the off time and do not get burned out. I would rather see
between cycles is preventing the body from someone exercise 1 time per week for a year then
benefitting from some valuable adaptions caused 3 times per week, but then every other month
by exercise. they take a break. The important thing is building
your habit of success. Your brain will want and
One of the main reasons this isn’t the best expect you to exercise, and you will look forward
approach to exercising is that it is lacking the to it, instead of thinking of it as a chore.
positive mental health and habit building
advantages a regular exercise routine provides. Can some people hop right into a 3 times per
It takes 66 days to create a habit and 18 months to week program and do it for a year without issue?
set a habit. If you are on and off exercising then Some people can, but most people are not like
you are building a habit of the cycle, not the this. Exercising regularly and staying consistent
exercise itself. Your brain is getting use to will help your brain and body functioning better.
exercising for an allotted amount of time, then Just remember to always ease into exercise and
taking a break. Once this on and off habit is don’t ever overdue it. Even if the Delta Variant
formed it is hard to reverse it without a lot of will shuts us down again, there are multiple ways you
power. Most people will get into an exercise can keep your consistency going in the safety of
routine and perform it 3 times per week. After a your own home. No matter what exercise you do,
few weeks they often get burned out because their it is going to benefit your health. Keep moving no
brain and body are not used to it so they stop. matter what! Be consistent.
Weeks later they decide to kick it back in gear.
Cam Bergeron is a degreed exercise physiologist,
Staying consistent is one of the most important certified strength & conditioning specialist,
aspects of exercising. I never tell individuals to get functional fitness specialist, and Burdenko therapy/
right into a 3 times per week routine because 80% conditioning method specialist.
of the time they will fall off. I always suggest Cam has worked in a gyms, wellness centers,
starting small with one day per week for a week or athletic complexes, physical therapy facilities, and
now owns a mobile fitness business called Cam’s
so and then adding more days gradually. This is Conditioning & Rehabilitation.
more about mental health than anything else. It is He uses his knowledge and experiences in order to
a lot easier to commit to one day per week. If you provide safe, effective, and biomechanically correct
have another task or something comes up and you exercise instruction.
cannot exercise that day then you have 6 more He is currently teaching the
days in that week to exercise. Each week you Cam’s Body Awareness & Adaptability class at the
complete your routine you feel accomplished. The Center on Wednesday mornings and Friday
body releases endorphins and it feels great. This afternoons. See page 5 for details.
could be due to the exercise routine itself and/or
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The Dartmouth Council on Aging is a meal site for the Regional Elderly Nutrition Program.
Home delivery of meals is also available through the nutrition program.
Call Coastline at 508-999-6400 to sign-up for meals.11
Other donations or endowments will be
gladly accepted throughout the year.
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Friend for Life $ _______________ Street: ________________________________________
Best Friend $ 500 City: __________________________________________
Great Friend $ 100 State: ________________ Zip: ___________________
Be a friend $ 50 $ 25 $ 10 Phone: _______________________________________
Volunteer Email: ________________________________________
Please return this form with your check to:
Dartmouth Friends of the Elderly, PO Box 87113 Dartmouth, MA 02748 Thank-you!
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Thank-you,
Deb Tucker!
Thank-you
Sharing the Harvest Community Farm!
Volunteer Deb Tucker now helps out in the Food
Pantry at the Center. She has reorganized the Sharing the Harvest Community Farm is a volunteer-
Pantry for streamlined service. Thank-you, Deb! driven community farm established in 2006 as a
grassroots effort to fight hunger. They donate to 18
local hunger relief programs and they bring surplus
fresh produce to the Center. They are always looking
for volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering
or know someone who may be, contact the
Dartmouth YWCA 276 Gulf Road, Dartmouth.
Phone: (508) 993-3361
Look for the “We Accept SNAP Benefits” at the
Dartmouth Farmers Market, located at St. Mary's
Church (789 Dartmouth St, Dartmouth) and open
on Fridays 1-6pm from June 4th-October 22nd.
https://www.mass.gov/healthy-incentives-program-hip
We have coupons (vouchers) available at the
Center while supplies last. Stop by. More info
about the coupons and farmers markets that take The Walking Group welcomes you to join them on
them is available at: Fridays at 8:45 am at the Center. The walk starts and
https://www.massfarmersmarkets.org ends at the Center.
Enjoying the music
of The Country
Three Band, at the
Center. The band
plays on the 1st
and 3rd Mondays
of the month from
1-3pm. See page
5 for details.14
Legal Topics with Brandon C. Walecka, Esq.
By: Brandon C. Walecka, Esq. Avoiding Probate
Walecka Law, P.C.
774-203-9003
Brandon@WaleckaLaw.com
Sometimes I meet with a client who explains for a example. Or you have family assets that you want to
variety of reasons that they want to not include their go directly to your children. Or perhaps your spouse
spouse as part of their estate plan. Typically, they is expecting a substantial inheritance of their own
want to update their Will but not any other and you would rather leave assets to your children.
documents. I usually explain to the client about
Whatever your reason, if you want to leave your
something called the “elective share”. The elective
spouse anything less than the spousal or elective
share is a statute in Massachusetts that provides a
share, you need to be aware of the rules and work
surviving spouse with a minimum amount of a
with your estate planning attorney to make sure you
deceased spouse’s estate even if, as with this client,
can accomplish your goals. If you don’t already have
they intentionally leave their spouse nothing.
an estate planning attorney, be sure to seek the
In Massachusetts, the elective share permits a advice of a qualified estate planning attorney who
surviving spouse to set aside their deceased can help you structure your estate plan to meet
spouse’s will and instead claim a statutorily-defined your goals, whatever they are.
portion of the deceased spouse’s probate estate.
Depending on the existence of descendants of
Do you have a suggestion for a future article topic
either or both spouses, parents of the deceased,
for Attorney Walecka? Reach out to him directly
and/or other close family members, the surviving
with a question or topic that you think would be
spouse may claim an amount ranging from one-
helpful to readers.
third of the probate estate to $25,000 plus one-half The information contained in this article is not
of the remaining estate. intended to make you an expert on estate planning
While most people want to take care of their
nor is this article intended to replace the need for
surviving spouse, there are situations where you
the advice of a professional. Rather, this article is
might want to give the bulk of your assets to a
simply intended to provide a basic understanding of
different person.
why estate planning is important for everybody and
a basic understanding of some of the more
If you are in a second marriage and want to take common estate planning tools. This article does not
care of your children from a first marriage, for constitute legal advice.
(the value of assets excluding domicile of
less than $40,000 if single; $55,000 if
married AND all co-owners; must have an
If so, you may be eligible to receive an income less than $25,402 if single, $38,103
exemption from a portion of your real estate if married
taxes. If you need more information or DISABLED VETERAN CLAUSE $400.00 - $1,000
details, call or stop by the Assessor's Office.
508 -910-1809 BLIND PERSONS CLAUSE - $500.00
ELDERLY EXEMPTION CLAUSE - $500.00 FOR OLDER CITIZENS - TAX DEFERRAL (NOT
EXEMPTION) CLAUSE - DELAY PAYMENT OF
• Applicant must be over 70 years of age as YOUR TAX
of July 1, 2020 AND
AGE, INFIRMITY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP
• Must have primary residence in
Massachusetts for ten years AND owned Note: All clauses have certain requirements,
property in state for five years AND must please check with the Assessor’s office. Tax
have occupied property as of July 1, 2020 bills go out November so it’s best to get the
needed information to the Assessor’s office
• All co-owners must have a whole estate before November 1st.15
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