Week of May 8, 2017

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BANGOR, Maine -- 05/09/2017 - Elizabeth Johns, a social security expert, poses for a portrait in Bangor Tuesday. A number of changes in Social Security took effect at the beginning of 2017, most people don't know about them. By 2034, it is estimated that the system will be able to pay only about 75 percent of its obligations unless revenues increase and/or benefits decrease. Ashley L. Conti | BDN