Some federal funds are due out this summer for Vermont towns hurt by Tropical Storm Irene.Ray Doherty of Vermont Emergency Management tells Vermont Public Radio the funding will be delivered first to towns, and then to homeowners.
New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company has promoted treasurer Charles Prall to chief financial officer. He will also serve on the insurer’s board of directors.Being named to the CFO position is an enhancement of Prall’s previous duties, the company said. The …
A creekside levee in one western Pennsylvania borough must be certified by federal regulators or most of the community will be declared a flood plain, a designation that could drive up property insurance costs and make building permits difficult to …
Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, a private equity affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co, may be looking to sell off USI Holdings, according to a media report. The Deal Pipeline, a mergers-and-acquisitions publication, reported this morning — citing anonymous sources — …
Nearly 500 school officials from across Virginia are expected to attend a conference on bullying prevention next week. The conference is set for June 20 at Charlottesville High School. Experts from Clemson University and the universities of Nebraska and Illinois …
Federal workplace safety officials have hit a hair care manufacturer with fines of $233,000 for hazards at its upstate New York plant.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says inspectors found 44 serious violations at the Zotos International plant in Geneva.
A Dracut woman police said was deliberately inhaling compressed air while driving has pleaded guilty in a car crash that seriously injured three pedestrians. Prosecutors said 18-year-old Catherine Gaudette pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lowell District Court to charges including aggravated …
The R.I. Department of Labor and Training has proposed this week an assessment rate for workers’ compensation insurers of 6.75 percent for the coming year, effective July 15, 2012.This rate has remained level every year since 2008. Director Charles Fogarty …
Ten passengers are suing JetBlue over a flight during which a pilot had to be physically restrained after screaming about religion and terrorism. They claim the airline was “grossly negligent” in allowing him to fly. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday …
New York regulators said they have ordered three major insurers offering ‘force-placed’ homeowners insurance in New York to submit proposals for new premium rates.The state’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) said Tuesday the order was sent out after regulators determined …
