After two unsuccessful attempts to free the grounded Ever Forward in the Chesapeake Bay, the U.S. Coast Guard announced that containers will be removed to lighten the load before another try. Salvage experts determined they wouldn’t be able to overcome …
Police in Vermont are investigating allegations of hazing involving the women’s rugby team at Norwich University, authorities said. Multiple law enforcement agencies went to a residence hall at the private military school in Northfield last Friday to collect evidence, The …
Massachusetts law requires that an employer who is late with wage payments to a fired employee must pay three times the late wages and benefits in damages, not just treble interest, the state’s high court has said. A trial judge …
A Delaware man has been arrested and charged drunken driving for the 10th time, state police said. Authorities said 54-year old Charles Smith of Millsboro was arrested for a 10th-offense DUI following a crash Thursday morning. Investigators said troopers were …
Ten emerging technology companies have been selected to participate in the 2022 FinTech Innovation Lab New York, setting them up for a 12-week program working with financial services and venture capital executives. This year’s participants, selected from nearly 200 applicants …
MacKinnon Joins Union Mutual Vermont’s Union Mutual Insurance Co. has hired George MacKinnon to be as vice president of underwriting. MacKinnon has 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, working most recently at Patrons Oxford as vice president of …
New Hampshire landowners who make their properties available to the public for recreation at no charge do not enjoy complete immunity under the state’s recreational use statute. Landowners have immunity from negligence only where the victim of negligence is actually …
Maryland lawmakers voted Friday to let voters decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana in November. The Maryland House voted 94-39 for a constitutional amendment already approved by the Senate. The House also voted 89-41 for a separate measure that takes …
A federal appeals court has granted a request from a northern Virginia school system to continue using a challenged admissions policy at a highly selective high school while it appeals a ruling that found the policy discriminates against Asian American …
The Executive Committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has appointed Beth Dwyer, superintendent of Banking and Insurance for Rhode Island, to serve as NAIC’s representative on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC). Dwyer will succeed recently retired …
