March 15, 2012
A federal judge has set an April 9 trial date for a former New Jersey schools superintendent accused of corruption. But a decision on whether Michael Ritacco’s can be tried separately from his co-defendant has been put on hold. Ritacco …
March 15, 2012
A guard at the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh has been suspended without pay because police say she filed a false claim that her car had been stolen when she knew, instead, that her boyfriend had crashed the vehicle while …
March 14, 2012
Home improvement contractors, used cars, insurance claims and foreclosure scams were among the top consumer complaints lodged by Massachusetts residents in 2011. Several state and federal agencies gathered Tuesday to release their lists of the top five consumer gripes of …
March 14, 2012
Police recently cited a city club for allowing violent mosh pit dancing and vowed a crackdown on what they called “dangerous behavior” and a “public safety hazard.” The Boston Herald reports that police cited the House of Blues for a …
March 14, 2012
Rhode Island emergency officials are urging property owners to purchase flood insurance to protect against the kind of flooding that did massive damage in the state two years ago. Floodplain coordinator Michelle Burnett of the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency …
March 14, 2012
Dishonest doctors and medical mills in New York better watch out! Following highly publicized crackdowns of major auto insurance fraud rings in the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a statewide initiative this month to bring down fraudsters that plague New …
March 13, 2012
Massachusetts lawmakers are weighing a bill that would require privately-owned tunnels to be insured if the tunnels are used by the traveling public. Under the bill, the state Office of the Inspector General would determine how much and what kind …
March 13, 2012
Sterling & Sterling appointed industry veteran Betsy Good to the newly created position of senior vice president, director of strategy. In her new role, she will be responsible for identifying and developing new carrier relationships, new program development, marketing of …
March 13, 2012
Marsh & McLennan Agency, a unit of Marsh Inc. acquired KSPH, a $5 million revenue employee benefits agency in Glen Allen, Va. Launched in 2000, KSPH offers employee benefits and retirement plan services to middle market clients in Virginia. KSPH …
March 12, 2012
Encharter Insurance, an independent agency with several offices in Massachusetts and Connecticut, announced the opening of a new insurance office in Cheshire, Conn. The new Cheshire office is the fourth Connecticut location for the agency. The agency has three locations …