Massachusetts Fire Deaths Decline to 44; Toll Includes 10 Lost in Gabriel House Tragedy January 6, 2026 Fire deaths in Massachusetts declined in 2025 from a seven-year high in 2024, according to state fire officials. Excluding fatal...
Massachusetts Credit Union Completes Buy of Maryland’s Peoples Bank, Insurance January 6, 2026 Massachusetts-based Hanscom Federal Credit Union reported it closed on its previously announced purchase of The Peoples Bank in Maryland, following...
Virginia High Court Rules Wage Theft Law Does Not Cover Commissions January 6, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson The Virginia wage theft statute does not extend to protect employee commissions, the state Supreme Court has ruled. The Virgibia...
New York-Based Lawley Acquires Neighboring Witkin Scott Associates January 5, 2026 Upstate New York-based independent agency Lawley announced that Witkin Scott Associates has joined its organization effective January 1, 2026. As...
Pilot Dies in Plane Crash at Provincetown Airport January 5, 2026 A small private plane with only the pilot on board crashed at Provincetown Municipal Airport on Cape Cod on Sunday....
Four in New Jersey Face Charges in Alleged $250K Travel Insurance Scam January 5, 2026 Four people have been indicted in New Jersey for their alleged roles in a scheme to file fraudulent travel insurance...
People Moves: Feitel Joins Alliant’s Employee Benefits Group January 5, 2026 Bryan Feitel joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president within its employee benefits group. Based in Connecticut and serving Alliant...
2 New Jersey Pilots Killed in Helicopter Collision Frequented Nearby Cafe Together January 2, 2026 By Dave Collins Two men who died after their helicopters collided midair in New Jersey last weekend both earned their private pilot licenses...
Nursing Home Bailouts. Why Vermont Has Given Millions to Keep Them Afloat January 2, 2026 By GRETA SOLSAA and ETHAN WEINSTEIN /VTDigger With the second-oldest population in the country, Vermont needs its nursing homes. Yet, while Vermonters rapidly age, the state’s long-term...
Whose Dog Is That? Delaware Courts Wade Into Pet Custody Fights January 2, 2026 By Jennifer Kay The country’s premier corporate law court, which routinely confronts the obduracy of controlling billionaires, is finding pet owners no less...