Written by Lisa Chedekel A well-known West Hartford doctor who was fined $42,500 by federal prosecutors this year after he was caught writing 11 illegal prescriptions has been given a reprimand, probation and a $10,000…
RUN TO THE ROAR Tuesday night, author Paul Assainante spoke to my book club about his book, “Run To The Roar: Coaching To Overcome Fear.” He has coached the men’s squash team at Trinity College…
by John Sullivan, Special to ProPublica A recent hearing held by the joint investigation board for the Deepwater Horizon explosion on April 4, 2011. At the December hearings, New York Times investigative reporter David Barstow…
By Lisa Chedekel A former administrator of the defunct Haven Healthcare nursing home of Jewett City was sentenced Monday to three years’ probation for obstructing a federal criminal investigation. Kimberly Boccacio, 40, of Pomfret Center,…
Our LIFE GOES ON columnist, Dr. Kathleen Cairns recommends “Run To the Roar, Coaching To Overcome Fear” as great book with many important lessons for us. Watch her from last week’s Watchdog News Hour TV…
While the cost of water in Connecticut is nowhere as expensive as in other parts of the country, a little waste can add up to some large bills. Frances of Manchester – who works two…
I am in mourning for the words AM, IS, and ARE. In my memory, it all started in the 90s with the Arsenio Hall Show. Arsenio was charismatic, charming, a GQ dresser, and had his…
BY Lisa Chedekel In a controversial move, state officials are allowing a Greenwich physician who is registered as a sex offender to resume his medical practice in Connecticut.In a recent decision, the Connecticut Medical Examining Board,…
by Michael Grabell A sign at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint instructs passengers about the use of the full-body scanner at O’Hare International Airport on March 15, 2010 in Chicago, Ill. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) The…
Wired magazine says that Dropbox, “the wildly popular online storage system, deceived users about the security and encryption of its services, putting it at a competitive advantage, according to an FTC complaint filed Thursday by…
Eugene Guilford Jr., president of the Independent Connecticut Petroleum Association and its education foundation, explains why he is convinced that ethanol is not only an energy waster, but leads to starvation. He was the guest…
by Charles Ornstein A poster for the Boston Scientific drug-coated stent at a conference in 2006. Boston Scientific is one of the biggest funders of the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions. (Thomas S. England/Bloomberg via…
by Marian Wang Image by www.e-magineart.com Nursing homes are unnecessarily administering powerful antipsychotic drugs to many elderly residents, including residents with dementia [1], according to a new report by the Health and Human Services inspector…
The House Financial Services Committee should allow the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to move forward expeditiously on a rulemaking imposing a fiduciary duty on brokers when they give personalized investment advice, according to a…
British Columbia resident Kathleen Palamarek, a patient in the Broadmead Lodge nursing home in Saanich, on Vancouver Island, who became an international symbol of the fight to prevent forced institutionalization of the elderly, died Wednesday,…
British Columbia resident Kathleen Palamarek, an elderly widow and patient in the Broadmead Lodge nursing home in Saanich, a community in Greater Victoria on Vancouver Island, will remain there indefinitely, after a Canadian judge ruled Tuesday…
From PolitiFact.com: With polls continuing to show Donald Trump as a significant player in the Republican for president, we have been checking many of his factual claims. Trump this week earned a distinction that we believe…