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N.H. Insurance Department Issues Bulletin on Appointment of Insurance Producers

The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) Commissioner Chris Nicolopoulos issued a bulletin reminding insurers that they must comply with the New Hampshire statutory requirement that all insurance producers acting as the agent of an insurer be appointed by the insurer. …

Liberty Insurance Brokers Partners with Budde Agency

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers entered into a new partnership with The Budde Agency of Amityville, New York. Founded in 1936, The Budde Agency is led by Richard Budde and Daniel Waldeck and provides personal and business insurance products and …

Massachusetts Tree Service Company Allegedly Retaliated Against Employees

The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent preliminary injunction preventing a Holbrook, Massachusetts, tree service company and its sole officer from retaliating against former and current employees who cooperate with an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour …

Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty in Co-Worker’s Death

A Massachusetts construction worker pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and will serve an 18-month sentence for the punch that killed his friend and co-worker last year. Robert Clarke and Elliott Fama came to Maine in October last year for a …

Three Firefighters Hurt Battling Blaze at Historic Connecticut Building

Three firefighters were hospitalized and several pet dogs and cats were missing as a fire heavily damaged a historic building in New Hartford, Connecticut, officials said. All 22 residents were accounted for and unharmed. Nearly 100 firefighters from more than …

Dancers Allege Instructor Sexually Abused Them With Wife’s Aid

Two professional dancers have filed a lawsuit alleging that the husband of a former principal dancer with the Boston Ballet sexually assaulted young dancers he was instructing, and that his wife aided in the abuse. Boston Ballet’s Sage Humphries and …

Amazon Loses Bid to Halt New York Warehouse COVID Safety Probe

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Amazon.com Inc’s lawsuit to block New York’s attorney general from investigating the online retailer’s ability to protect warehouse workers from COVID-19. U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan in Brooklyn rejected Amazon’s claim that Attorney General …

Connecticut Seeks Disaster Declaration for Crop Damage

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced he is seeking a disaster declaration from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help farmers whose crops were damaged by heavy rains and wind from last month’s tropical storm. Assessments conducted by the state Department …

Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket Face Dire Climate Change Impact

The famous islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket in Massachusetts are facing serious impacts from rising sea levels and more powerful coastal storms driven by climate change, a new environmental report warns. The “State of the Coast” report by the …

Northern Maine School Library Burns, Bookstores Raise Funds

After a fire at an elementary school library in northern Maine destroyed its collection of books, a bookstore at the other end of the state helped replace them. A fire on July 25 burned the library at Dr. Levesque Elementary …

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