Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108Proud to be in Good Company PeoplesChoice Credit Union recently received the Best Places to Work award for the 7th consecutive year! We truly value our employees and the value they place in our members. PeoplesChoiceME.org Saco • Biddeford • Sanford • Wells 20 2016 Gretchen Powers o c t o b e r 2 0 1 6 6 1 sey chapter still meets monthly after 20 years). “Two years on, and I’ve made the more dear friends in Portland,” Judy says. Retire- ment hasn’t necessarily meant a change of pace for the new Portlander, who starts each day with a walk to Bug Light Park and a swim at the recreation center, followed by voluntary work with Family Practice, Allen Avenue, and as a social worker to female students from im- migrant families at South Portland High. Judy frequently recalls the busy, stress- ful lifestyle she once led on the fringes of New York City. Was promise of the great outdoors part of Maine’s appeal? “My whole life I was a fan of the great indoors! I really wasn’t inter- ested in nature and getting out and being ac- tive. Now we hike, go to the beach. I swim ev- ery day. I’m tan for the first time in my life! “Coming to Portland gave me the oppor- tunity to reinvent our lives. It has made re- tirement so exciting. Every day is a new ad- venture. We’ve probably seen more of Maine than most Mainers!” T he lifestyle change has not only proved invigorating, it’s also been healing. “You know, back when I was working, I walked with a cane. I suffered from sciatica, and I just didn’t feel good.” She sits poker-straight, slim, and full of vitality. “In part, the retirement has helped, but in a greater part, living in Maine has made me the healthiest I’ve been in years.” The Stranos’ daughter Amy, a Unitarian minister in New York, insisted that her moth- er visit a counselor as a condition of the move. “She thought I’d grieve my friends and my life back in New Jersey,” Judy says. “And of course, in many ways I do! I went to the coun- selor, but after a couple of sessions he told me, ‘Judy, you’re going to be just fine!’”