Connecticut Humane Society Chairman White Doesn’t Get It: He Is The Problem
The new chairman of the embattled Connecticut Humane Society may need more than a formal warning from the state Attorney General to understand that the 129-year-old charity needs dramatic overhaul. Within an hour after Ct Attorney General Richard Blumenthal released a scathing interim report on Chris White’s board, White in-effect told the woman most responsible [...]
Goodfellas: Bernard Madoff and Mafia Boss Carmine Persico
In prison, Bernard Madoff is best buds with reputed Mafia Crime Boss Carmine Persico. Does this bother you? It bothers CtWatchdog.com. We can’t stop imagining the ramifications. Somebody says something terrible about Bernie, and Carmine makes a phone call. Remember this scene from Goodfellas? So how’s that working for you?
Time Shares: Lousy Investments, Great Rentals
Thanks to Gregory Karp and his Spending Smart column for reminding us about what great deals are available for vacation rentals. Karp suggests you check out myresortnetwork.com and tug2.com for deals from people who aren’t using their expensive time shares. I would also recommend VRBO.com and homeaway.com to rent condos and homes for vacations. I [...]
Credit Rating Will Affect Job Chances
Those out of work will have a tougher job landing new employment if they failed to pay bills on time and wrecked their credit. Unfortunately, not only auto insurers but employers are looking at credit histories and credit ratings to determine not only whether you are a safe driver but whether you can be trusted [...]
Evenflo Top-of-Stair Plus Wood Gates Recalled
HARTFORD, March 31 – The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection is alerting consumers to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s voluntary recall of Evenflo Top-of-Stair™ Plus Wood Gates. This product was manufactured in Mexico by Evenflo Co. Inc., of Miamisburg, Ohio. The slats on the gate can easily break or detach, posing a fall hazard [...]
Flower & Insect Painted Painted Wooden Beads Recalled
HARTFORD, March 31 – The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection is alerting consumers to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s voluntary recall of children’s Flower and Insect Painted Wooden Beads, manufactured in China and imported by S&S Worldwide Inc., of Colchester, Connecticut, due to excessive levels of lead paint contained on the wooden beads. The [...]
My Experience With a ‘Honey Trap’
For a traveler, communication is important. Consider: This time it’s the Chinese. British authorities and others are warning their businessmen to be careful of Chinese sexual lures and entanglements. My, my. That again. It’s an age-old game, this matter of the “honey traps.” I happen to know what I’m talking about on this as I am [...]
Duncan Haimerl, Courant Auto Columnist, Dies While Recuperating From Surgery
Duncan Haimerl, a former Courant business news editor and its longtime automotive columnist, died Monday in Kent, where he was recuperating from surgery, The Courant reported. Haimerl, 72, of Warren, was a news editor and wrote weekly auto reviews and a wildly popular q and a column over the past 30 years. A native of Canada, [...]
No Evidence Of Sleepy’s Systematically Selling Old Mattresses As New
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today that his investigation into Sleepy’s has not produced any evidence that the nation’s largest retailer of mattresses has been systematically selling returned mattresses as new. Nor has Blumenthal seen any concrete evidence that Sleepy’s has delivered mattresses that were infested with bedbugs, despite receiving 28 complaints to that [...]
RG Pharmacy Settles With Connecticut For $1.115 million
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Michael P. Starkowski today announced a $1.115 million settlement with the bankruptcy estate of RG Pharmacy, Inc. and its former owner, Roy D. Katz, for illegally billing the state’s Medicaid program. A DSS audit revealed that RG Pharmacy of Manchester had illegally converted prescriptions [...]
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