Latest Massachusetts Headlines
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Massachusetts’ Activer Solutions Appoints Feirer as Chief Marketing Officer
May 29 2019 // Activer Solutions, a Marlborough, Mass.-based, strategic service partner providing business process outsourcing to the property and casualty insurance industry, has appointed Ernie Feirer as chief marketing officer. This...
Worker Seriously Injured at Massachusetts Construction Site
May 28 2019 // A worker has been seriously injured at a construction site in Lynn, Mass. Lynn Deputy Fire Chief Arthur Richard says the 38-year-old man was taken by helicopter Friday morning to a Boston hospital after suffering the...
Speedy Reactor Cleanups May Carry Both Risks and Rewards
May 24 2019 // Companies specializing in the handling of radioactive material are buying retired U.S. nuclear reactors from utilities and promising to clean them up and demolish them in dramatically less time than usual – eight...
Pianist Injured in Massachusetts Building Facade Collapse Files Lawsuit
May 24 2019 // An aspiring concert pianist whose career was likely ended when she lost a finger and suffered other severe injuries when a Boston restaurant’s brick and concrete facade collapsed on her has sued. The Boston Globe...
Massachusetts’ Sullivan Insurance Group Hires Russell as a Principal
May 23 2019 // Sullivan Insurance Group has hired Peter Russell as a principal. Russell has worked in the insurance industry for more than 30 years and is responsible for the management of client insurance and risk management programs,...
Jimcor Agency Hires Burke in Massachusetts
May 23 2019 // Jimcor Agency Inc., a Montvale, N.J.-based independent managing general agent and insurance wholesaler, has hired Joshua Burke in its Hopkinton, Mass., location as it seeks to expand its footprint in the New England...
Massachusetts Restaurant Customers Warned of Potential Hepatitis Exposure
May 21 2019 // Massachusetts health officials say a seafood restaurant worker has tested positive for hepatitis A and are warning customers they may have been exposed to the disease. The state Department of Public Health and local health...
Costs of Massachusetts Gas Explosions Continue to Soar
May 6 2019 // The utility blamed for the natural gas explosions in Massachusetts last September now says the potential financial costs of the disaster have jumped to more than $1.6 billion, and could go higher. The Boston Globe reports...
Massachusetts Sues Over Explosion, Fire of Toxin-Filled Shed
May 6 2019 // The Massachusetts attorney general has sued a property owner and a contractor hired to demolish a shed on his property for costs associated with a fire and explosion that authorities say released a toxic soup into the...
Utility Settles with Family Hurt in Massachusetts Natural Gas Explosions
May 2 2019 // The utility company blamed for September’s natural gas explosions in Massachusetts has settled a negligence lawsuit from a family injured in the disaster. Columbia Gas of Massachusetts and the Figueroa family...
Reports Say Massachusetts Workplace Deaths Down Slightly
Apr 29 2019 // Labor organizations and a workplace safety advocacy group say 69 people died of work-related causes in Massachusetts last year, down slightly from 74 in 2017. The 28-page report released Friday by the Massachusetts AFL-CIO...
Contractor Sues Massachusetts City for $1M in Unpaid Work
Apr 24 2019 // A contractor alleging breach of contract is suing a Massachusetts city for $1 million. The MetroWest Daily News reports that Lupachino & Salvatore alleges Framingham, Mass., illegally withheld payments related to the...
Commuter Train Hits Truck in Massachusetts, Injuring Three
Apr 23 2019 // Officials in Bridgewater, Mass., say a pickup truck with three people inside was hit by a commuter rail train after the truck driver apparently went around a railroad crossing gate. The Boston Globe reports the accident...
Massachusetts Construction Company, Owner to Pay $123K for Wage Law Violations
Apr 16 2019 // A Massachusetts construction company and its owner will pay $123,430 in restitution and penalties to settle allegations that it violated Massachusetts wage and hour laws, Attorney General Maura Healey announced. The...
Insurance Center of New England Hires Salois-Blood, Santiago in Massachusetts
Apr 12 2019 // ICNE, Insurance Center of New England, has hired two new employees to its independent agency. Melissa Salois-Blood accepted the position of controller, and Jennifer Santiago was hired to fill the role of employee benefits...
Massachusetts Bill Aims to Strengthen Natural Gas Pipeline Safety
Apr 10 2019 // Members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation unveiled a bill Monday aimed at strengthening pipeline safety in the U.S. in response to September’s natural gas explosions and fires in the Merrimack...
MIT Researcher Exposing Bias in Facial Recognition Tech Triggers Amazon’s Wrath
Apr 8 2019 // Facial recognition technology was already seeping into everyday life — from photos on Facebook to police scans of mugshots — when Joy Buolamwini noticed a serious glitch: Some of the software couldn’t detect...
Massachusetts Auto Repair Shop Owner Charged in $170K Vehicle Fraud Scheme
Apr 3 2019 // A Shrewsbury, Mass., man who owns two automotive repair businesses has been indicted in connection with a motor vehicle fraud scheme in which he damaged vehicles and stole $170,000. Adam Haddad was indicted last week by a...
Purdue’s Sackler Family Asks Judge to Toss Massachusetts Opioid Case
Apr 3 2019 // Members of the Sackler family behind OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP have asked a judge to toss a lawsuit by Massachusetts’ attorney general claiming they helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic, arguing it contains...
Everest Insurance Hires King to Life Sciences Team in Massachusetts
Apr 2 2019 // Everest Insurance has hired Jennifer King to its Life Sciences team based in the company’s Boston, Mass., office. In this role, King will have underwriting responsibility for the recently-launched Life Sciences...
