Amazon Warehouse Workers Tell Of Brutal Heat, Dizzying Pace
You and I might know Amazon as a place for great bargain, good service and even a solid stock to own. But for many of those working in its Lehigh Valley, Pa., warehouse it’s a…
Articles by George Gombossy
Ct Attorney General Cans Hundreds Of Public Corruption Probes Kept Open By Blumenthal
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has closed hundreds of public corruption investigations and several high-profile probes of businesses that were launched by his predecessor, Richard Blumenthal, now U.S. Senator who considers himself a consumer champion,…
CL&P Customers Furious As Hundreds Of Thousands of Ct Homes & Businesses Still Lack Power
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…
Spotify Review: If You Like Music, You Will LOVE Spotify
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…
Downloading Pirated Movies Can Damage Your Career And Cost You Thousands Of Dollars
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…
How To Safely Get Rid Of An Unwanted Time Share
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…
Reverse Mortgage: Hurry To Investigate, Before It’s Too Late
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….
Many Charities Provide Little Help For Their Causes, Spending Most Donations On Themselves And Fundraising
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…
Early Cancer Detection Is Not Always Better For The Patient
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…
Thousands Of Needless Expensive And Invasive Angioplasty Being Performed Each Year
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…
Diet Soda Can Make Your Fat
“In the constant battle to lose inches or at least stay the same, we reach for the diet soda. Two studies presented June 25 and 27 at the American Diabetes Association’s Scientific Sessions in San…
Bank Of America Continues Wrongful Foreclosures Despite Claims Of Improvement
Written by Paul Kiel Four years into the foreclosure crisis, banks say they’ve made major improvements in how they handle struggling homeowners. They’ve promised, for example, not to foreclose on homeowners who are being considered for…
Federal Rules Hurting New Condo Sales
There is no question that real estate sales are in the dump and home owners have little chance of selling. But an interesting article in the Hartford Business Journal sheds additional light on why scores of…
Young Lawyers Discovering Their Work Has Been Outsourced
Before spending three tough years of study and spending $100,000 or more for a law degree, you might first want to research how much you are likely to earn. A few years ago most good…
Patient Arrested After Paying Medical Bill With Pennies
According to the Desert News in Utah, a Vernal man was arrested and “charged with disorderly conduct after police say he caused alarm when he paid for a disputed medical bill in pennies.” “On May…
Consumer Complaints: Home Warranties Come With Many Caviats
Home warranties – similar to auto warranties you buy on a used car – may not be worth the money you spend on them, according to many consumer complaints Worse, you could end up with…
Kirby Vacuum Agrees To Stop Improper Sales Practices In Connecticut
The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection entered into Assurances of Voluntary Compliance today with The Kirby Company and its Connecticut distributors to settle charges that the vacuum cleaner company, along with some of its Connecticut…
Small Condominium Associations Are Dangerous
Real estate experts warn us to take at least as much care, if not more, checking out a condo than a single family home prior to purchase. That goes double for small associations with less…
West Hartford MD Caught In Drug Probe Gets Reprimand
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…
Administrator Of Jewett City Haven Healthcare Sentenced
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,…