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Officials Say Backhoe Driver Damaged New Jersey Homes, Vehicles, Was Shot

The state attorney general’s office is investigating the shooting death of a man authorities say was driving a backhoe when he damaged vehicles and homes at a mobile home park in New Jersey this month. Joshua Gonzalez, 20, of Millville …

Man Gets Prison Term After Pleading Guilty to New Hampshire Diner Fire

A man has been sentenced to three to six years in state prison after pleading guilty to setting fire to a New Hampshire diner in July. Police had said the man kicked out the bottom window of the Daddypops Tumble …

Boy Dies in Maryland Fire That Damaged 16 Apartments

A seven-year-old boy who was critically injured in an apartment fire in a Baltimore neighborhood has died, authorities said Sunday. The Baltimore County Fire Department said in a news release that Clinton Chimobi Ezeamaka died Saturday in the pediatric burn …

Germanna Community College Launches First High School Cybersecurity Class

The 10 students in Stephen Tate’s cybersecurity fundamentals class are unwitting multitaskers. In addition to preparing to pass the Computing Technology Industry Association’s Security+ exam – an exam usually given to those who have worked in the cybersecurity industry for …

New Hampshire Restaurant Fined After Fatal Crash by Intoxicated Customer

The New Hampshire Liquor Commission has fined a restaurant in Windham, New Hampshire, $2,500 and suspended its liquor license for 10 days in connection with a fatal vehicle crash in April. Four employees at the Old School Bar & Grill …

People Moves: DealerPolicy Hires Super, Cross Insurance Promotes Burton

DealerPolicy Appoints Super as Head of Agency Solutions DealerPolicy, an insurance marketplace for automotive retail, appointed Tom Super as the company’s head of agency solutions. In this role, Super will report directly to DealerPolicy Co-Founder and CEO Travis Fitzgerald and …

New York Man Charged with Insurance Fraud in Stolen Tractor Scheme

The New York State Police in Brunswick arrested 53-year-old Michael LePage of Glens Falls, New York, on December 17, 2021, for insurance fraud in the fourth degree, a class E felony, and making a false written statement, a class A …

People Moves: Promotions at Zurich North America, Cross Insurance; Risk Strategies Hires Bryant

Zurich North America Names Peterson Regional Executive for the East Region Zurich North America has named Andy Peterson as regional executive for the East region. Peterson, who has been with Zurich since 2008, will begin his new role effective January …

Worcester County District Attorney Partners with Insurance Fraud Bureau

The Office of Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. in Worcester, Massachusetts is continuing its partnership with the Insurance Fraud Bureau to eliminate insurance fraud in an effort that helps reduce automobile insurance premiums for all drivers. Early’s …

Butler & Messier Insurance Acquires Two Rhode Island Agencies

Butler & Messier Insurance recently acquired two Cranston, Rhode Island, insurance agencies to add to its expanding statewide footprint. Effective October 1, 2021, Butler & Messier successfully closed on the final purchase of the Alpine Insurance Agency. Additionally, on December …

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