Answers to the Newcomers Quiz
1. What is the password for the Newcomers and Neighbors members-only page on the website? Not going to post it on the website - Ask another member.
2. How is the Newsletter sent? What was the program topic for May?
The newsletter is sent by e-mail. May’s topic was Laudholm Farm.
3. How to update your directory with information regarding the newest members? Maybe you. A page with the latest information is published in the newsletter. See the May newsletter for latest list.
4. If you are using a Maine EZPass (versus from another state), how much would you save from York to Exit 19? If you have a Maine EZpass, the Turnpike knows when you enter and exit the highway, so the cost for an out-of-state EZpass is $3.00 and for a Maine EZ pass is $0.90, saving $2.10. Click here for the table of the tolls with Maine EZpass.
5. Name the oil and propane provider with which Newcomers and Neighbors has negotiated a group rate. Downeast
6. Do you expect to receive a bill from the town for excise tax? Warning – the towns don’t send out bills. It is up to you to realize when a year has passed since last renewal. If you are caught without an updated registration, the penalty depends on how much in arrears you are. Fines of $125 have been reported; in extreme cases you may be towed.
7. What is the name of the December celebrations? Prelude
8. If relocating to Maine would you have more options to find a local physician before or after starting Medicare? Before starting Medicare as some practices are closed to new Medicare patients.
9. Where is the nearest certified stroke center? Portland. According to NPR there are three certified stroke centers in Maine: located in Bangor, Portland and Rockland.
11. Which of the following are not Newcomers groups?
· Mexican Train not a group at this time
· Mens Book not a group at this time
· Golf not a group at this time
2. How is the Newsletter sent? What was the program topic for May?
The newsletter is sent by e-mail. May’s topic was Laudholm Farm.
3. How to update your directory with information regarding the newest members? Maybe you. A page with the latest information is published in the newsletter. See the May newsletter for latest list.
4. If you are using a Maine EZPass (versus from another state), how much would you save from York to Exit 19? If you have a Maine EZpass, the Turnpike knows when you enter and exit the highway, so the cost for an out-of-state EZpass is $3.00 and for a Maine EZ pass is $0.90, saving $2.10. Click here for the table of the tolls with Maine EZpass.
5. Name the oil and propane provider with which Newcomers and Neighbors has negotiated a group rate. Downeast
6. Do you expect to receive a bill from the town for excise tax? Warning – the towns don’t send out bills. It is up to you to realize when a year has passed since last renewal. If you are caught without an updated registration, the penalty depends on how much in arrears you are. Fines of $125 have been reported; in extreme cases you may be towed.
7. What is the name of the December celebrations? Prelude
8. If relocating to Maine would you have more options to find a local physician before or after starting Medicare? Before starting Medicare as some practices are closed to new Medicare patients.
9. Where is the nearest certified stroke center? Portland. According to NPR there are three certified stroke centers in Maine: located in Bangor, Portland and Rockland.
11. Which of the following are not Newcomers groups?
· Mexican Train not a group at this time
· Mens Book not a group at this time
· Golf not a group at this time
