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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Now Hold Fate of Regulations Waived Amid Pandemic

With voters shifting major new responsibilities to them, Pennsylvania’s state lawmakers are now tasked with deciding whether hundreds of state government regulations waived during the COVID-19 pandemic should be reinstated. This massive review is fueled by Tuesday’s referendum in which …

Fire Displaces 50 People from Delaware Apartment Complex

More than 50 people have been displaced by a fire at a Delaware apartment, according to the state fire marshal’s office. Officials estimate that Saturday afternoon’s fire at the Lighthouse Hill Apartments complex in Wilmington caused more then $1 million …

Phase One of Autonomous Corridor Project Begins in Maryland City

Drones, robots and self-driving cars were buzzing through downtown Westminster on Thursday for the ribbon-cutting of the first phase of MAGIC’s autonomous corridor project. MAGIC, which stands for Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory, is a technology nonprofit in Carroll County and …

Maine Lawmaker Sued Over Trees Cut Down on Neighbors’ Land

A state lawmaker from Maine is facing a lawsuit from neighbors who say she and her husband cut down thousands of trees from their property to build a barn and horse paddock. Sasha and Christopher Malone filed the lawsuit against …

People Moves: Hub Hires Howard; Prime to Starkweather & Shepley; The Hilb Group Adds Grant

Hub International Northeast Hires Howard in New Jersey Hub International Northeast, a global insurance brokerage firm, has hired Arthur (Art) J. Howard as employee benefits regional sales officer. In this newly formed role, he will be responsible for overseeing the …

Worker Falls to Death at Queens Building Under Construction

A worker fell to his death from a scaffold at a building under construction in Queens, officials said. Diego Lliguicota, 32, fell from a scaffold at 9:30 a.m. Saturday as he was trying to remove a ladder on the sixth …

To Protect a Community from Climate Change, New York is Elevating a Park

Superstorm Sandy flooded lower Manhattan in 2012 with nearly 5 feet (1.5 m) of water, swamping the city’s subway and destroying homes and businesses. The storm and its aftermath were a wake-up call that New York City was not immune …

Delaware Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in $2M Fraud Plot

A Delaware man was sentenced on Friday to nearly four years in prison for his role in a plot to defraud a beauty product manufacturer out of more than $2 million. U.S. District Judge James Bredar in Baltimore also ordered …

Pennsylvania Woman Sentenced to Jail for Filing False Auto Insurance Claims

A Morrisville, Pennsylvania, woman was sentenced to four to 23 months in county jail for submitting a series of false auto insurance claims over the past few years that defrauded two auto insurance companies of almost $40,000. Shaminga L. Davis …

Vermont Law Restricts Sale of Products Containing PFAS

Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed a bill into law that restricts the use, manufacture and sale of products in Vermont containing a group of toxic chemicals collectively known as PFAS. The products include certain firefighting foams and equipment, food …

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