March 31, 2010
Authorities are investigating a partial collapse at a construction site in Brooklyn where four workers were injured, one seriously. The Fire Department of New York and the Buildings Department were investigating the collapse Monday at a building under construction on …
March 30, 2010
A northeastern Pennsylvania utility worker has been burned in an underground fire that occurred while he worked to restore service during a power outage. Officials from PPL say the unidentified man was hospitalized in stable condition after sustaining burns early …
March 30, 2010
The operator of a crane that tilted and hit a 25-story building near Wall Street, sending debris plummeting to the ground and causing several evacuations, had his license suspended Sunday because he didn’t secure the crane properly, a Department of …
March 30, 2010
Pennsylvania-based wholesale insurance broker W.N. Tuscano Agency has launched a professional liability insurance division called TuscanoPro The division will work with retail insurance agents to secure comprehensive professional liability coverage for their clients and their prospects. The division is headed …
March 30, 2010
Authorities in Upstate New York have arrested a man they say used a phony bank account to buy insurance on a home he didn’t own so he could cash in on property losses that didn’t occur. Buffalo police arrested Sidney …
March 29, 2010
Police are searching for the hit-and-run driver whose car struck and killed a Hartford Hospital employee. Police and hospital officials said the victim was crossing a street in front of a medical arts building on Saturday morning when he was …
March 29, 2010
Forecasters say flooding is likely in some areas in Massachusetts with prolonged downpours today and tomorrow. Rainfall totals could be 2-1/2 to 5 inches, with some areas getting more. Alan Dunham of the weather service says any rain over 2 …
March 29, 2010
A jury has awarded a Massachusetts couple $1.6 million in a malpractice lawsuit over the death of their son on a college basketball court. Antwoine Key, a 22-year-old senior at Eastern Connecticut State University, collapsed during a game at Worcester …
March 29, 2010
A listing crane struck the side of a 25-story building near Wall Street on Saturday, sending debris cascading to the ground, disrupting traffic and leading to evacuations at five buildings. There were no injuries reported after the crane hit a …
March 29, 2010
New York-based insurer Kingstone Cos. has extended the employment contract with Barry Goldstein, its president and CEO since 2001. The amendment extends his tenure through 2014 and grants him 50,000 shares of common stock along with options to purchase an …