AARP volunteers offer free tax preparation aid

BANGOR – Trained volunteers from AARP will be offering free tax preparation for low-income workers and seniors throughout eastern Maine now through April 15.

A special event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Airport Mall on Union Street in Bangor and at the Washington Hancock Community Agency on the Bucksport Road in Ellsworth. The event will offer free tax preparation services and assistance with money management issues.

Appointments for these events are available now. Walk-ins are welcome. For the Airport Mall Super Saturday event, call 800-215-4942, and for the Washington Hancock Community Agency event, call 546-7544

The public may call 211 or visit www.unitedwayem.org to find a location in their community where tax preparation help is available.