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Massachusetts Dairy Firm Resumes Plant Operations After Cyber Attack

Most HP Hood LLC plants are back up and running after the dairy company’s network system was the victim of a “cyber security event,” but some school districts are concerned that they will have a milk shortage as a result. …

Insurance Executive Pattwell Named to Head New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Agency

Gov. Phil Murphy has named a long-time insurance industry executive to head the state agency helping to redevelop Atlantic City. Sean Pattwell was appointed executive director of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority after he was unanimously approved for the job …

Operator Announces Plan to Refloat Ever Forward Ship Stuck in Chesapeake Bay

There’s now a plan to refloat a cargo ship that’s been stranded in the Chesapeake Bay for days, the ship’s operator said Friday. Salvor Donjon Smit has conducted underwater inspections of the 1,095-foot (334-meter) Ever Forward and a rescue team …

Massachusetts Governor Wants to Expand Mental Health Services, Lower Drug Costs

Gov. Charlie Baker unveiled a bill Tuesday that he said would help expand access to primary care and mental health services and help control rising health care and prescription drug costs. The Republican detailed the legislation during a stop at …

New Jersey High Court Says Public Has Right to See Internal Report on Police Director

New Jersey’s Supreme Court has ruled the public has a right to see the internal affairs report from the case of the city of Elizabeth’s former police director, who resigned after an investigation found he used racist and sexist language …

New York Enacts Expanded Anti-Harassment Workplace Laws

New York expanded workplace harassment protection for all public employees and banned the release of anyone’s employment records in retaliation for speaking up about alleged abuse, part of a package of new laws signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday. …

Maine Farmers Seek $100M Plan to Tackle PFAS Contamination

Maine farmers and the state’s agriculture commissioner have testified in favor of a proposal that would create a $100 million fund to help pay for problems caused by long-lasting chemicals. The Maine Legislature is considering creating the fund to do …

Investor Ancora Wants Massachusetts Software Firm Everbridge to Explore Sale

Ancora Holdings Group, an investor in software maker Everbridge, is pressuring the Massachusetts software company to explore strategic alternatives including a sale of the firm, claiming that it is underperforming under current management. Cleveland-based investment firm Ancora, which owns about …

Maine Rights Panel Finds Senior Facility Discriminated Against Transgender Woman

Maine’s human rights panel has ruled in favor of a transgender woman who complained that she was discriminated against when she was denied a room by an assisted living facility. The Maine Human Rights Commission voted 3-2 on Monday that …

Maryland’s Hershberger Insurance Agency Joins Ensurise Network

Ensurise announced that Hershberger Insurance Agency has joined its agency network. Hershberger Insurance Agency will continue to operate from its Grantsville, Maryland location. Currently under the leadership of Frank J. Trotta II, the firm has been serving clients in the …

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