We’re celebrating the region’s gradual reopening with a jam-packed magazine full of outdoor concerts and other events to get your summer off to a great start. Along with our expanded listings is our Community Focus section featuring Beachwood. You already know that there’s no beach in Beachwood, but do you know how it got its name? Find out that and more about this popular eastern suburb that’s a great place to live, work and thrive at all stages of life.
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Mark it on your calendars and buy your tickets now. Boomer Bash West transforms Market Square at Crocker Park, 4-7 p.m., Thursday, June 3 in Westlake, co-sponsored by The Normandy Senior Living. It will be a time for Northeast Ohio Boomer and Beyond readers, advertisers and community supporters to mix and mingle in a Hawaiian, “lei-ed” back atmosphere. Come join the fun!
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Whether you sport Apple's iPhone/iPad, or a smartphone/tablet based on Google's Android operating system and sold by Google, Samsung, Motorola, LG and others, you might want to try out these helpful accessibility features. After all, most of us paid good money for our devices, so we might as well make the experience more comfortable and enjoyable.
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The most recent CDC guidelines give people who are vaccinated a little more freedom from COVID-19 restrictions. Indoors, vaccinated people can gather with other vaccinated people without wearing a mask or social distancing. Outdoor activities without a mask are also considered safe for those who have been vaccinated, unless it’s a crowded venue.
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Scammers are using the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to file fraudulent unemployment claims, often using someone else’s identity; sometimes someone who is receiving or applying for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Remember that scammers always look for a chance to exploit your fears. Don’t fall for their tactics — and guard your personal information.
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While it may be tempting to just take out a pen and make changes by hand, this is not recommended. Changes will not be effective unless you use the same formalities as you did when drafting the will. And depending on state law, changes made by hand on the will may void the will altogether. If you sign your name to handwritten changes and have the changes witnessed, it is possible a court will find that the changes are valid, but there is no guarantee and there are likely to be delays with the court while your final wishes are sorted out.
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