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Good news for those using public water Your combined gross household income
systems! The Low-Income Household cannot exceed $60,000.

Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Homeowners should file online
Spot for water and wastewater costs for or through the mail ASAP for this
Senior is a new program providing benefits
tax credit. If the application is fully
low-income households experiencing
hardship with their water bills. This processed by April 15, the credit will
be directly applied to the initial July
program has reasonable income ceilings
Senior Moments 2022 Property Tax Bill. If approved,
so don’t wait for a turn off notice to
by Mary Moran but credited after April 15, the property

apply for assistance. A household of
410-829-2535 / 410-490-3078 owner will have to pay the full amount of
one can have a gross monthly income
of $3,121. A household of two can have the tax bill when due and will receive a
Daffodils and forsythia are blooming, refund down the road. Applications were

a gross monthly income of $4,081, and a
and Spring (plus the scent of chicken made available online on February 15, at
household of three max is $5,041. Th ese
manure and lime) is in the air! With www.dat.maryland.gov. Call the State
benchmarks are good through June 30.
Easter and Passover on the horizon Dept of Assessments and Tax Credit at
Call our Caroline County MEAP offi ce
some may celebrate with a new spring 410-767-4433 for paper applications or
at 410-819-4484 before you get a turn
outfit. One gal did just that and asked contact Mary Moran for assistance.

off notice so the funds can be applied
her husband if he thought her new dress
to your account as soon as possible. Caroline County residents are caring

made her look fat. The husband pointed
Apply online at https://dhs.maryland. people who regularly practice helping
at what he was wearing and said, “Do I
gov/ Office of Home Energy or https:// others in small and large ways. Time and

look stupid in this shirt?” Gotta love
mydhrbenefi ts.dhr.state.md.us. again I see our neighbors reaching out
reader digest jokes! to each other. “THE GENEROUS WILL
Reminder: The State of Maryland
On a more serious note …For those BE BLESSED, FOR THEY SHARE
Homeowners property tax Credit
with kidney disease, the State of THEIR FOOD WITH THE POOR.”
Program allows credits against the
Maryland Commission on Kidney (PROVERBS 22:9) The Ukrainian
homeowner’s property tax bill “if the
Disease Program (KDP) is designed Crisis has us all looking for ways to
property taxes exceed a fi xed percentage
to help patients and providers with help those suff ering from the invasion
of the person’s gross income”. (dat.
out-of-pocket costs and expenses not of their homeland, which has created a
maryland.gov) In other words, it sets
covered by insurance. This financial staggering number of refugees fl eeing
a limit on the amount of property taxes
assistance is available to help with ESRD over their borders to other countries.
any homeowner must pay based upon
related medical care, including chronic They are all cold, exhausted, hungry,
his or her household’s gross income.
Dialysis, kidney transplant, ESRD fearful about the future, and mourning
Your net worth, not including the value
related prescription drug assistance, their dead. Fortunately, there are many
of the property on which you are seeking
and hospital and physician costs. Call legitimate charities reaching out to assist
the credit or any qualified retirement
410-767-5000 for more information and those victims of Putin’s war who are in
savings or Individual Retirement
an application. such desperate need.
Accounts, must be less than $200,000.
Unfortunately, there are also a lot of
bottom feeding mud dwellers who
TURNING 65? want to steal your money in the name
of charity. Here’s a reminder of how
Confused about all the Medicare Terms & Options? to protect ourselves from their selfi sh
greed:
Let Me Help You!
Never donate to telephone solicitations,
or worse, those who knock on your
Anthony Insurance Services door. Toss snail mail into the trash
unless they are organizations you have
Ann M. Anthony a history of contributing to. Never,
under any circumstances, convert your
cash donation to gift cards or send cash

Specializing in Medicare Supplemental Plans, through the mail.
Medicare Advantage Plans, Medicare Part-D Plans,
If you must give cash donations, the
Dental and Vision, Long Term Care, and Life Insurance cash or check should go through your
Call Ann Today for an Appointment 410-708-0899 • anthonyins17@gmail.com organized church collection, which is
22850 Fleming Road, Denton, MD 21629 specified for that purpose. If you are
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