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Two Dead in Industrial Accident in Delaware
Nov 4 2020 // Two men installing an antenna on a water tower in Delaware were killed Monday when a strong wind tipped over the lift that was holding them, authorities said. State police said the men were installing an antenna on a water...
Eight Years Later, Sandy Still Costing Transit Systems Billions
Nov 4 2020 // Once a gleaming symbol of early 20th-century ambition and prosperity, Hoboken’s grand rail terminal now sits as a somber reminder of the daunting challenges facing mass transit in the New York region. Eight years ago...
Five Hospitalized After Factory Store Evacuated in Maine
Oct 27 2020 // Five people were hospitalized after a report of chemical exposure at a factory store in Skowhegan that led to the building’s evacuation on Thursday. The exposure led to the evacuation of the New Balance Factory...
Two Hurt When Fire Patrol Plane Flips Onto Roof at Massachusetts Airport
Oct 12 2020 // Two people suffered minor injuries when a small airplane used to spot fires flipped over onto its roof at a Massachusetts airport, authorities say. The single-engine aircraft was landing at Plymouth Municipal Airport at...
Four Senior-Level Black Managers Including Diversity Leaders Exit AIG
Sep 28 2020 // American International Group Inc. has lost four senior Black managers in recent weeks, including two who were tasked with improving the diversity of the insurer’s ranks. Global inclusion head Vievette Henry and...
Two Wounded in Connecticut Workplace Shooting, Suspect in Custody
Sep 24 2020 // A shooter opened fire and wounded two people outside a Connecticut business Tuesday and was taken into custody at gunpoint on a highway in Massachusetts, police said. Both victims were treated at a hospital and...
Three Suffer Minor Injuries When New York City Subway Hits Debris and Derails
Sep 22 2020 // Three passengers suffered minor injuries Sunday when a New York City subway train derailed after hitting construction debris that had been thrown onto the tracks, authorities said. The derailment happened at about 8:15...
Three Injured in Public Transit Bus Crash in Delaware
Sep 17 2020 // Three people were hurt when a public transit bus broke through a fence and a retaining wall, then landed in a parking lot after crashing into at least two other vehicles. The News Journal reports that a DART bus crashed...
Two Hole-in-One Insurance Programs to Become One
Sep 16 2020 // American Hole ‘n One, a provider of hole in one coverage, announced it will combine its operations with its sister company, National Hole-In-One. American Hole ‘n One acquired National Hole-In-One in 2014 and...
Two Killed in Construction Accident at Amazon Site in Virginia
Sep 1 2020 // Two construction workers have died after an accident at the future site of an Amazon fulfillment center in Virginia. Suffolk city officials say the accident occurred Saturday afternoon at Northgate Commerce Parkway. News...
Four Hurt in Fire Pit Explosion in Wealthy Hamptons Area of New York
Sep 1 2020 // Four people suffered serious burns when a fire pit exploded in the wealthy Hamptons area of New York’s Long Island, police said. The explosion happened just before 7 p.m. Saturday at a house in Bridgehampton, the...
Two Bodies Found, Two Missing After Explosion in Texas Port
Aug 24 2020 // The bodies of two missing crew members of a dredging boat were found on Saturday, Aug. 22 following an explosion a day earlier in the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The search for two...
Twelve Hurt as Commuter Buses Crash on New Jersey Turnpike Ramp
Aug 19 2020 // A crash early Monday involving two New Jersey Transit buses on a New Jersey Turnpike exit ramp left roughly 12 people injured, authorities said. The accident in Secaucus occurred around 7:15 a.m., state police said. One...
One Step After You’ve Had It
Aug 19 2020 // Have you ever had one of those “I’ve had it!” moments? I mean, you look around and decide that where you are is not where you want to be? Whether it’s in your work, your life, your relationships, or...
One Dead, Seven Rescued After Gas Explosion Levels Baltimore Homes
Aug 12 2020 // A natural gas explosion destroyed three row houses in Baltimore on Monday morning, killing a woman and trapping other people in the debris. At least seven people were seriously injured, and firefighters were searching for...
Four Ex-Employees Seek Class Action Status for Gender Pay Claims Against Google
Jul 23 2020 // Four female former employees of Alphabet Inc.’s Google are trying to persuade a state court to let them represent more than 10,000 peers in a gender-pay disparity suit against the company, setting the stage for the...
One Killed, Three Hurt in Manhattan Scaffolding Collapse
Jul 21 2020 // A worker repairing the facade of a Manhattan building was killed and three others were injured on Thursday in an equipment collapse that left a metal platform dangling on its side and scaffolding buckling under, officials...
3M Files 18 Lawsuits, Alleging Unlawful N95 Mask Sales
Jul 20 2020 // The leading manufacturer of N95 masks in the U.S. says it has investigated 4,000 reports of fraud, counterfeiting and price gouging in connection with the product and filed 18 lawsuits as a result. 3M, based in Maplewood,...
Ten-Year-Old Charged with Arson in Maryland Garage Fire Causing $14K in Damage
Jul 14 2020 // A 10-year-old boy faces arson charges after a garage fire near Union Mills Thursday, the Office of the State Fire Marshal said. Firefighters responded to the garage fire in the 3500 block of Littlestown Pike in Westminster...
One Injured in Partial Collapse of Manhattan Building Facade
Jul 10 2020 // One person suffered minor injuries when the brick facade of a vacant parking garage in Manhattan partially collapsed on Wednesday, officials said. Part of the parapet of the five-story building on East 38th Street...
