Latest Massachusetts Headlines
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3 Massachusetts Towns Rocked by Series of Gas Explosions, Home Fires
Sep 14 2018 // Three northern Massachusetts residential communities were rocked last night by dozens of gas-fueled explosions and fires that erupted within minutes of each other, straining fire crews and forcing evacuations. One man was...
Massachusetts Woman Sues Utility, Town After Child Hurt by Falling Branch
Sep 12 2018 // A Massachusetts woman whose 2-year-old child was injured when a tree branch fell on her SUV has filed a lawsuit alleging utility Eversource and the town of Southampton, Mass., knew of dangerous tree limbs yet didn’t...
USI Insurance Services Acquires Massachusetts’ The Gaudreau Group
Sep 10 2018 // USI Insurance Services (USI), an insurance brokerage and risk management company, has acquired Wilbraham, Mass.-based The Gaudreau Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1921, The Gaudreau Group is...
Massachusetts Attorney General Releases Report on Protecting Workers
Sep 5 2018 // Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has released an annual Labor Day report to describe her office’s efforts to combat wage theft and other forms of worker exploitation. The report, “Protecting...
FBinsure Acquires Massachusetts’ Jose S. Castelo Insurance Agency
Sep 5 2018 // FBinsure has acquired the Jose S. Castelo Insurance Agency, an independent agency located in New Bedford, Dartmouth, and Fall River, Mass. Established in 1981 by current President Jose S. Castelo, the agency provides...
Brown & Brown of Kentucky Acquires Massachusetts’ F&I Resources
Sep 5 2018 // Brown & Brown of Kentucky Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of F&I Resources, a Westborough, Mass.-based company specializing in helping automotive dealers...
Mass. SJC Says Hospital Does Not Have Duty of Care in Former Patient’s Stabbing Suit
Sep 3 2018 // The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that Steward Carney Hospital does not have a duty of care after a patient released from an involuntary psychiatric commitment fatally stabbed his neighbor. The court found...
Two in Serious Condition After Being Rescued from Massachusetts Plane Crash
Aug 27 2018 // Authorities say two people were seriously injured when a plane crashed near a small airport south of Boston, Mass. NBC Boston reports the small plane crashed near Cranland Airport in Hanson on Thursday afternoon and left...
Massachusetts Regulators Approve Testing Labs, Moving First Pot Sales Closer
Aug 27 2018 // Massachusetts marijuana regulators have approved licenses for two independent testing labs, a move that could help clear the way for the first retail pot shops in the eastern U.S. to open soon. The Cannabis Control...
Kaplansky Insurance Acquires Massachusetts’ Lit-Flynn Insurance Agency
Aug 24 2018 // Kaplansky Insurance, an independent, locally owned agency in the Northeast, has acquired Lit-Flynn Insurance Agency in Randolph, Mass. Lit-Flynn Insurance Agency offers coverage on individual and personal insurance...
Mass. SJC Says Hospital Does Not Have Duty of Care in Former Patient’s Stabbing Suit
Aug 22 2018 // The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that Steward Carney Hospital does not have a duty of care after a patient released from an involuntary psychiatric commitment fatally stabbed his neighbor. The court found...
Massachusetts Dessert Company Awarded $720K in Fight Over Ice Cream
Aug 20 2018 // A Massachusetts dessert company that accused its ice cream supplier of destroying its business by secretly altering the recipe has been awarded $720,000. The jury verdict came Friday in the legal battle between...
A.M. Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Bunker Hill Insurance Group Members
Aug 13 2018 // A.M. Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to a- from bbb for the members of Bunker Hill Insurance Group. The...
With Pot Shops Opening Soon, Massachusetts Warns About Driving High
Aug 10 2018 // In anticipation of the first recreational marijuana stores opening within Massachusetts in the coming weeks, state officials Wednesday stepped up warnings to motorists about the risks of driving while stoned. A new public...
Massachusetts Town Condemns More Buildings After Tornado
Aug 10 2018 // Two more buildings damaged when a tornado tore through a Massachusetts town last weekend have been condemned. The Telegram & Gazette reports that two buildings in Webster were demolished Saturday soon after the storm...
Study Finds Massachusetts Workers in Dangerous Jobs More Prone to Overdoses
Aug 10 2018 // A study has found that construction workers are six times more likely to die from opioid overdoses than all other occupations in Massachusetts. The state Department of Public Health reported Wednesday there were more than...
Buildings Damaged Following Massachusetts Tornado Warning, High Winds
Aug 6 2018 // A tornado warning in Massachusetts has expired, and meteorologists from the National Weather Service are surveying building damage that may have been caused by a tornado. Extensive damage to buildings and trees are...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Approve Rental, Voter, Climate Bills as Deadline Looms
Aug 1 2018 // The Massachusetts Legislature gave final approval Monday to a bill that would tax and regulate short-term rentals, including those offered by Airbnb and other online platforms. After weeks of negotiations, House and Senate...
Massachusetts’ Rogers & Gray Insurance Hires Marshall
Jul 27 2018 // Rogers & Gray Insurance, a South Dennis, Mass.-headquartered, independent insurance agency, has appointed Patrick Marshall as a business insurance consultant. Marshall comes to Rogers & Gray from Denver,...
Massachusetts Storms Bring Floods, Lightning Strikes, Flight Cancellations
Jul 19 2018 // Thunderstorms have caused flights to be delayed and knocked out power in some parts of Massachusetts. A flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service for the areas of Springfield, Clinton, Boston and...
