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People Moves: New Hires at Risk Strategies, NFP, Ames & Gough

Risk Strategies Hires Murphy to Private Client Services Division Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, hired Alison Murphy as national practice leader of private client services. In this role, Murphy will develop and lead the …

Police Arrest Suspect in Shootings at Three Baltimore County Buildings

A person arrested early Sunday on suspicion of firing a gun at three buildings in Baltimore County appeared to be having a mental health crisis, police said. The Baltimore Sun reports that no injuries were reported in the shootings by …

Trial of Ex-Teacher in Massachusetts Charged with Assault on Student to Start

A former Massachusetts middle school teacher accused of inappropriately touching a student is scheduled to go on trial Monday. Jeffrey Knight, a former Cohasset Middle School teacher, faces multiple indecent assault and battery on a child charges in Quincy District …

New Jersey Man Indicted in Connection with Auto Insurance Fraud Scam

A Hudson County, New Jersey, man was indicted for allegedly causing fraudulent automobile insurance applications to be submitted on his behalf in an attempt to avoid paying the policy premiums. John A. Loor (also known as John A. Loor-Benitez) of …

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Try Anew to Toughen Penalty for Repeat DUI Drivers

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved legislation aiming to increase penalties for motorists who have multiple DUI convictions to end what critics have called Pennsylvania’s “revolving door” for the most serious drunk drivers. The bill passed, 168-32, and goes to …

Operator of Boat That Crashed in Massachusetts, Killing One, Pleads Not Guilty

A businessman who was operating a luxury powerboat that crashed in Boston Harbor last summer, leaving one passenger dead and five others injured, has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and multiple assault and battery charges. A judge set bail …

Damp Jersey Shore Town Ponders a Fix for ‘Sunny Day’ Floods

An elite but often-underwater beach town at the Jersey Shore is looking for its own solutions to back bay flooding, deciding it can’t wait for state and federal officials to agree on a fix. Bay Head is studying options to …

Women Sue Yale Over Fentanyl Switch-Up at Fertility Clinic

Seven women who say they suffered excruciating pain after a nurse stole fentanyl for her personal use and replaced it with saline sued Yale University on Wednesday, alleging it of failing to safeguard its supply of the painkilling opioid at …

Kaplansky Insurance Acquires Massachusetts’ Judith M. Flynn Agency

Kaplansky Insurance acquired Judith M. Flynn Insurance Agency Inc., located in Dorchester, Massachusetts. This deal serves as Kaplansky’s fourth acquisition of 2021 and 38th overall and contributes to its growth across New England. Judith M. Flynn Insurance Agency has offered …

Boston Police Detective Who Alleged Sex Discrimination Awarded $2M

A federal jury has awarded $2 million to a high-ranking Boston police detective who said in a lawsuit against the department and her former supervisor that she was the victim of gender discrimination. The jury Monday after a four-week trial …

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