Look Out CL&P, Here Come the Pitchforks That is the headline on CtNewsJunkie’s top story today: A lot of Connecticut remains in the dark – literally and figuratively. Utilities are predicting several more days without…
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein is reminding consumers not to hire unknown contractors who come to the door or post notices on bulletin boards or online, offering home repairs in the…
LIVING IN FEAR DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, I am scared of everything. If I have a cold, I think it will turn into pneumonia. When I drive my car at night, I’m certain I will be…
Connecticut’s elderly residents got some heavyweight assistance in their quest for uniform elder abuse laws this week when Sen. Richard Blumenthal chaired hearings in Washington seeking to chart a course for the federal government to…
written by Lisa Chedekel The state Department of Public Health has cited and fined a West Hartford nursing home for failing to properly administer medication to one resident and for improperly transferring another resident into…
An elderly man with dementia was in a bad mood one day and his wife, who dutifully tended to him, asked what was bothering him. “You’re always pushing me around, and you talk behind my…
The entire state of Connecticut erupted in a frenzy earlier this month when news outlets reported that as part of his debt reduction and government reorganization efforts Gov. Dannel Malloy was going to stop the…
written by Lisa Chedekel The state Department of Public Health has fined three nursing homes more than $500 each for offenses ranging from care lapses that led to patients’ falls, to the alleged theft of…
As an Apple fan – and stockholder – I love iTunes. But now there is a program that makes iTunes look like an old PC: Spotify. The hit music-listening service came from Europe recently and…
PURPLE HAIR DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, I am 29 years old, have a great husband, 2 beautiful children, wonderful friends, and yet my self-esteem is painfully low. When I was a child, my parents were neglectful…
Department of Consumer Protection food safety inspectors are working with retailers in the state to remove ground turkey products from store shelves and is urging consumers to make sure that all ground turkey products should…
While much of the nation’s attention has been focused on the political maneuverings in Washington over budgets and debts and credit limits, an equally impassioned debate has been taking place once again, or perhaps still,…