Latest Massachusetts Headlines
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Company Cited After Worker’s Arm Inflated in Massachusetts
Dec 16 2016 // A Massachusetts company where a worker’s arm was inflated in an industrial accident has been cited by federal workplace safety regulators. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Wednesday says...
Maine-Based Cross Insurance Acquires Colt Insurance of Massachusetts
Dec 15 2016 // Cross Insurance, a Bangor, Maine, based subsidiary of Cross Financial Corp. and one of the largest independent insurance providers in New England, has further expanded its presence in western Massachusetts, New York and...
Massachusetts Women Sue After Being Hit by Drone at New Hampshire Event
Dec 13 2016 // Two women are suing a groom and the event company that ran his wedding reception after they allege he flew a drone that hit them in the head at the New Hampshire event. Kneena Ellis, of Seabrook, and Kelly Eaton of...
Recreational Marijuana Becoming Legal in Massachusetts
Dec 12 2016 // Recreational marijuana is becoming legal in Massachusetts. Legal, but not readily available. The ballot question approved by voters Nov. 8 is scheduled to go into effect Thursday, allowing adults to have limited quantities...
New Safety Rules Approved After Fatal Massachusetts Duck Boat Accident
Dec 9 2016 // Massachusetts lawmakers have given final approval to new safety rules for amphibious sightseeing vehicles, more commonly known as duck boats. The bill was enacted by the House and Senate during informal sessions. The...
Officials Investigate Massachusetts Fire That Damaged 15 Structures
Dec 6 2016 // Fire investigators on Sunday were trying to determine what caused a massive blaze that ripped through a Boston-area neighborhood, displacing an estimated 60 to 80 people but “miraculously” resulting in no...
Massachusetts Based Hanover Elects Carlin to Board of Directors
Dec 6 2016 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc., the Worcester, Mass., based holding company for several property and casualty insurance companies, has elected Jane D. Carlin to the company’s board of directors. Carlin is a senior...
Regulators Examining Marijuana’s Impact on Massachusetts Casinos
Dec 5 2016 // Gambling regulators in Massachusetts are looking into the possible impact of legalized marijuana on the state’s emerging casino industry. The state Gaming Commission has announced its requesting comments from...
Massachusetts Firefighters Battle Blaze That Spread to Seven Buildings
Dec 5 2016 // Firefighters struggled to put down a large fire that jumped from one building to another across a densely-populated neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A large plume of smoke could be seen for miles on Saturday...
Police Sergeant in Massachusetts Gets Jail Term in Insurance Fraud Scheme
Dec 5 2016 // A Massachusetts police sergeant has been sentenced to serve half a year in a county jail after he was convicted of lying about an on-duty accident and accepting insurance money for a bogus injury. A jury convicted Hingham...
Wal-Mart to Settle Bias Suit Over Gay Benefits for $7.5 Million
Dec 5 2016 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc. agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of discriminating against gay workers by failing to offer health insurance benefits to their spouses. The settlement covers employees...
Hub Acquires the Assets of Pinnacle in Massachusetts
Dec 2 2016 // Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Pinnacle Financial Group and Pinnacle Insurance Agency, a Boston, Mass., based provider of life insurance solutions and services to...
Access Holdco Buys Massachusetts Non-Standard Auto Business From IAT
Nov 30 2016 // Access Holdco Management, an Atlanta, Georgia, headquartered insurance managing general agency focused on the non-standard auto market, has purchased the Massachusetts non-standard auto insurance book of business of...
Study Explains How Winter Chill Contributed to Deadly 1919 Molasses Disaster in Massachusetts
Nov 29 2016 // The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 – one of Boston’s most peculiar disasters – killed 21 people, injured 150 others and flattened buildings when a giant storage tank ruptured. Now Harvard University...
Exxon Climate Judge Orders ‘Unprecedented’ Questioning
Nov 21 2016 // A federal judge in Texas is giving Exxon Mobil Corp. an unprecedented chance to question a state law-enforcement officer who is investigating whether the energy company hid damaging data about climate change from...
After Trump Win, Massachusetts Becoming a Hub of Resistance
Nov 21 2016 // As Republican Donald Trump prepares to take over as president, Massachusetts is fashioning itself into a hub of resistance, with politicians and advocacy groups vowing to battle what they see as the extremes of a Trump...
City Officials in Massachusetts Seek Advice on Legal Pot Issues
Nov 17 2016 // Boston officials will be getting some firsthand advice on how to deal with issues surrounding the legalization of recreational marijuana. Two public health officials from Denver will participate remotely in a meeting of...
Eastern Insurance Group of Massachusetts Hires Surette
Nov 16 2016 // Eastern Insurance Group, an insurance agency headquartered in Natick, Mass., and a subsidiary of Eastern Bank, an independent, mutually owned bank in New England, has hired William Surette as a senior vice president and...
Hub Acquires Assets of Massachusetts Based DFM Insurance Agency
Nov 10 2016 // Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired certain assets of Luk-Sal LLC, doing business as DFM Insurance Agency and based in Cape Cod, Mass. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The...
Judge Rules AIG Must Defend Bill Cosby in Defamation Claims
Nov 10 2016 // A federal judge said Bill Cosby’s homeowner’s insurance company must defend him against three civil defamation lawsuits in Massachusetts brought by several women who accused the once-beloved entertainer of...
