April 29, 2022
Cross Insurance announced the acquisition of Newburyport, Massachusetts-based Harold Humphrey Insurance Agency, Inc. and its sister agency, Byfield Insurance Agency, Inc., both offering personal and small business coverage. Cross also announced the opening of a Newburyport branch office located at …
April 29, 2022
The longtime president of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and one of the best known advocates for businesses in the state said this week that he will soon step down. Dana Connors has led the chamber for almost three …
April 28, 2022
Attorneys for the New York Giants and Jets teams have asked the court to dismiss with prejudice the amended complaint from two fans upset that the franchises have New York in their name but actually play in MetLife Stadium in …
April 28, 2022
Two New Hampshire restaurants in Derry and Londonderry and their owner have agreed to pay $890,169 to 63 employees to resolve numerous violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act following a U.S. Department of Labor investigation and litigation. The total …
April 28, 2022
The New York Court of Appeals has nixed a $16.5 million jury verdict won by the estate of a woman who died from cancer that she claimed was caused from cosmetic talcum powder. The high court found that the woman’s …
April 28, 2022
A Massachusetts man said in a lawsuit filed Monday that he was wrongfully charged with murder based on his race and what his attorneys called fabricated evidence. Dana Gaul, 43, said in the federal suit against the city of Worcester …
April 27, 2022
In a stinging disappointment for Native American tribes in Maine, the state’s Legislature adjourned Monday evening without taking action on a historic proposal to expand tribal sovereignty rights. There was still the possibility that lawmakers could resuscitate the proposal when …
April 27, 2022
Virginia’s attorney general has launched an inquiry into the Washington Commanders following allegations of financial improprieties raised by a congressional committee. Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican, disclosed his office’s investigation in a letter to a team lawyer on Monday, …
April 27, 2022
The Supreme Court has turned away a plea from parents to block a new admissions policy at a prestigious high school in northern Virginia that a lower court has found discriminates against Asian American students. The high court did not …
April 27, 2022
A Maryland police lieutenant won’t be prosecuted in the death of a Black man he shot in the back during an exchange of gunfire in October, officials said Monday. The shooting happened about 2 a.m. on Oct. 11 after Baltimore …