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...Seguin Island off the coast of Maine. And for a small stipend, give tours of the historic lighthouse, work at the small store and museum attached to the lighthouse, and keep a daily log of the sunset, sunrise and tides. For retirees Michael Brzoza, 51, and his wife Marilyn Lucey, 60, it was irresistible. "We loved the idea of living on a beautiful island 2½ miles out to sea," says Lucey, a former toy designer. "We could see whales and migrating birds. We could pick wild raspberries and tend a vegetable garden...
...Lucey and Brzoza are among a growing number of retirees who take care of other people's property. Variety, novelty and sometimes adventure come with the territory. While property caretaking is hardly new, the number and diversity of positions have grown in the past 10 years, says Gary Dunn, editor of the Caretaker Gazette, the only publication that connects property owners with property caretakers. Since the Gazette was launched in 1982, its subscription base has grown from 200 to 10,000. Dunn notes that 75% of his subscribers are 50 or older. "This is a job that practices reverse...
...every living situation a trip to paradise. Lucey and Brzoza loved their summer on Seguin Island but note that they couldn't drink the water (they had to bring it in once a week), couldn't do laundry with the water (they laundered with captured rainwater) and didn't have a working toilet in their quarters (they had to walk 400 feet down an embankment to a compost toilet). Still, the beauty and seclusion of the island outweighed the inconveniences...
Although the Council asked the city manager, Robert W. Healy, to report back within 10 days, Lucey said yesterday he had not yet received any communication from the city...
...Harvard would expect not to be treated differentlyā€¯ than other construction projects in Cambridge, Lucey added...