Latest Massachusetts Headlines
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Thousands of Homes Still Lack Gas Service After Massachusetts Blasts
Nov 19 2018 // The company at the center of the natural gas explosions in Massachusetts in September says it has restored gas service to about 60 percent of affected homes, but nearly 1,760 families remain in temporary housing. The Sept....
Massachusetts Lawmakers Set Hearings on Natural Gas Disaster
Nov 16 2018 // The Massachusetts Senate has scheduled two oversight hearings next month on issues stemming from the September natural gas explosions and fires in three communities. Senate leaders say the first hearing, planned for Dec. 4...
Mass. Contractor Faces $311K in Penalties for Exposing Workers to Safety Hazards
Nov 15 2018 // Northeast Framing Inc., a contractor based in Lunenberg, Mass., has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for exposing workers to falls and other hazards...
Brown & Brown of Massachusetts Acquires Assets of Rodman Insurance Agency
Nov 13 2018 // Brown & Brown of Massachusetts LLC has acquired substantially all of the assets of Rodman Insurance Agency. With roots dating back to 1935, Rodman Insurance Agency specializes in providing property and casualty...
Massachusetts’ Rogers & Gray Insurance Hires Brown to Management Team
Nov 9 2018 // Rogers & Gray Insurance, a Kingston, Mass.-based independent insurance agency, has hired Ryan Brown to its management team. Brown joins the agency from Safeco, a Liberty Mutual Company, where he was the senior...
Mass. Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Insurer in Underinsured Motorist Coverage Case
Nov 5 2018 // A Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled in favor of an insurer in a case involving an automobile accident in which the injured plaintiff sought to obtain underinsured motorist coverage under a policy held by the mother and...
Criminal Investigation of NiSource Launched Over Massachusetts Gas Explosions
Nov 2 2018 // Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation of utility company NiSource Inc over gas explosions and fires in three Massachusetts communities that killed one person and injured at least 21 others in...
Pipeline Project at Center of Massachusetts Gas Explosions Complete
Nov 1 2018 // Pipeline upgrade work at the center of natural gas explosions and fires north of Boston last month has been completed. Columbia Gas announced Tuesday it had replaced about 44 miles of gas mains and more than 5,000 service...
Utility Says Massachusetts Pipeline Replacement to be Completed This Week
Oct 31 2018 // The pipeline upgrade work that triggered natural gas explosions and fires in three Massachusetts communities last month is slated to be finished this week ahead of schedule. Columbia Gas said in a newsletter to customers...
Utility to Miss Deadline for Restoring Gas After Massachusetts Explosions
Oct 30 2018 // The utility involved in a series of natural gas explosions and fires in three Massachusetts communities last month acknowledged Friday it would not meet its original Nov. 19 deadline for restoring gas service to all its...
Lawyer Says Family Wants Justice After Massachusetts Gas Explosions Death
Oct 29 2018 // The family of a teen killed when a series of natural gas explosions and explosions rocked communities north of Boston plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the utility company. Attorney Doug Sheff told reporters...
Mass. Court Rules for Auto Insurer in ‘Blood Relative’ Household Member Case
Oct 29 2018 // A Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled in favor of an insurer in a case involving an automobile accident in which the injured plaintiff sought to obtain underinsured motorist coverage under a policy held by the mother and...
Massachusetts’ Rogers & Gray Insurance Names Bizak as Chief Partnership Officer
Oct 25 2018 // Rogers & Gray Insurance, a South Dennis, Mass.-based insurance agency, has named Robert Bizak to the newly created position of chief partnership officer. In this role, Bizak will be responsible for building upon Rogers...
NIF Group Hires Schutz as an Excess and Surplus Lines Broker in Massachusetts
Oct 24 2018 // NIF Group Inc., a New York-based wholesale broker, program administrator and managing general agency, has hired Erich A. Schutz as an excess and surplus lines broker in the East Douglas, Mass., branch office. Schutz joins...
Boston Cop Who Was Shot Sues Online Gun Dealer for Negligence
Oct 19 2018 // Armslist, an online peer-to-peer firearms dealer, was sued on Thursday by a Boston police officer allegedly shot by a convicted felon with a gun purchased on the platform. The officer, Kurt Stokinger, argued in the...
The Hilb Group Acquires Massachusetts’ DBR Group
Oct 16 2018 // The Hilb Group LLC has acquired Massachusetts-based DBR Group Inc. The transaction became effective October 1, 2018. Founded in 2004, DBR is an employee benefit and actuarial consulting firm providing a range of benefits...
Aging Infrastructure Poses Risks for Communities Relying on Natural Gas
Oct 15 2018 // The kind of dramatic scenes that played out in suburban Massachusetts last month following a series of explosions and fires may serve as a warning of what lies ahead for the U.S., where an increasing reliance on natural...
Mass. Medical Transportation Business Cited $460K for Wage Law Violations
Oct 15 2018 // A Massachusetts medical transportation business and its managers have been cited $460,945 in restitution and penalties for violating workers’ rights and state wage laws. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura...
Gas Blasts Near Boston Linked to NiSource Unit’s Work Orders
Oct 12 2018 // A series of explosions that rocked several towns north of Boston, Mass., last month has been linked to work orders given to a crew replacing aging natural gas pipes, according to federal safety investigators. Crews...
Risk Strategies Hires Morin as VP of University Health Plans in Massachusetts
Oct 10 2018 // Risk Strategies, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has hired Boyce Morin as vice president of University Health Plans, the firm’s specialty division focusing on the design,...
