The Billings Forge Farmers’ Market, established in 2007, brings locally grown fresh foods to the Frog Hollow section of Hartford. Find out more on their website: http://www.billingsforgeworks.org/ No Responses to “Hartford’s Billings Forge Farmers’ Market…
Claudette, a nurse in Eastern Connecticut, faces an unenviable choice: Pay as much as $3,000 in an out of court settlement or take a chance that her full identify is revealed if a porn company…
As huge numbers of Americans approach the dreaded age of 65 years young we wonder what is going to happen to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security? It appears that all three are in serious jeopardy…
Time share salesmen can be incredibly persuasive. They will show you on paper how you will save big bucks on your vacations by staying in their lovely condos for next to nothing. But what do…
Forty-four home improvement contractors and salespersons face administrative penalties for not being registered with the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection as required by the Connecticut Home Improvement Act, or for violating the Home Solicitation Sales…
With property values decreasing in most towns in Connecticut and in the rest of the country, now might be the right time to set up a reverse mortgage for yourself or for your elderly relatives….
UNDIAGNOSED BIPOLAR DISORDER (AKA MANIC DEPRESSIVE DISORDER) A few months ago, Catherine Zeta Jones disclosed that she suffered from Bipolar 2 Disorder. This was a courageous act that will hopefully lessen the stigma of mental…
Consumer Watchdog today called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate eight online advertising companies for violating their privacy policies regarding online tracking and said the companies’ deceptive behavior shows self-regulation doesn’t work. The companies…
Americans are the most generous people on earth when it comes to opening their pocketbooks to charities – somewhere around $300 billion a year. But Americans are also very uneducated and naive when it comes…
With better medial equipment early signs of potential diseases are readily seen. But does that mean that more lives will be save? Maybe, maybe not. As with most advancements there are unforeseen consequences. Time magazine…
Actually I was hoping for a little bit of notice; blaring trumpets, singing choirs, children throwing rose petals in the governor’s path as he proceeded to a very public signing of a new law that…
The days of crammed medicine cabinets and countertops are over, at least in five Connecticut towns. The Department of Consumer Protection, the Lower Fairfield County Regional Action Council, and five local police departments are piloting…
I met a man this morning who had some experience caring for a relative with Alzheimer’s disease, and I believe this is a good time to provide some useful information to people who may be…
If you haven’t had a heart attack, but your cardiologist wants to perform an angioplasty, you might want to ask some serious questions from your doctor and get a second opinion. The latest study of…
LIFE GOES ON: Who Do You Want To Be? You can create a new life for yourself whenever you want. Take an assessment of your life: your past, your present, and how you would…