Monthly Archives: April 2010

General Assembly Quietly Cooking Up Last-Minute New Electric Taxes

April 30, 2010
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The undersigned energy providing companies, who employ more than 3,400 employees in Connecticut are writing to urge members to vote against LCO 4558. This comprehensive energy bill has only just been made available to the public for reaction. It is far reaching legislation and contains numerous provisions which were never the subject of any...

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Pellet Victims To Receive Restitution

April 30, 2010
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ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES NEW ENGLAND PELLET TO PROVIDE AT LEAST $55,000 IN RESTITUTION TO CONSUMERS Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that New England Pellet LLC of Enfield and its owners will pay at least $55,000 in restitution to consumers to settle allegations that it accepted prepayments for wood pellets it was later unable...

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Time Share Scams Still Going Strong

April 30, 2010
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Time Share Scams Still Going Strong

The Texas man has one leg but that hasn’t stopped him from building a nature trail for the disabled on his property. However, the project is stalled because of lack of money. Yet when the blue postcard arrived from the “Awards Verification Center,” he read it and was certain he had won $49,000. The...

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Connecticut Check Not In The Mail For Operation Fuel

April 29, 2010
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Bloomfield, Conn. – With less than $65,000 remaining for emergency energy assistance and utility shut off notices in the mail, Operation Fuel Executive Director Patricia Wrice is hoping that the state of Connecticut releases the $1 million it approved two weeks ago for emergency energy assistance before countless households begin to lose their utilities....

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