A student was behind a cyber attack on a Massachusetts school system this week that temporarily shut down the district’s computer network, disrupted remote learning, and forced the postponement of exams, officials said. The attack on the Agawam school district …
A Massachusetts man claims that a national addiction treatment program with offices in Pittsfield and Cummington failed to take precautions to protect him, fellow staff members, as well as residential clients from COVID-19 infection. Stephen Seward and four co-workers filed …
As New Jersey firefighters gained control of one forest fire in the heavily wooded Pinelands region, a second broke out, and was halfway contained as of Tuesday afternoon. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said it had fully contained a …
A federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss two lawsuits filed against the University of Delaware by current and former students who argue that they are entitled to refunds for services they didn’t receive when officials shut down the campus …
A former gynecologist in Virginia who was convicted on fraud charges for performing unnecessary surgeries and procedures was sentenced Tuesday to 59 years in prison. Dr. Javaid Perwaiz also was ordered to pay $18.5 million to insurance companies that covered …
Element Risk Management has acquired Smith Insurance with locations in Hershey and Williamstown, Pennsylvania. Smith Insurance was founded as a small insurance agency by James J. Smith in 1933. The agency was bought by Bruce Moore in 1983, and he …
A Brooklyn landlord has been charged with manslaughter for the death of a tenant who jumped out of a window to escape a fire prosecutors said was caused by a space heater in a building that did not have heat. …
An explosion happened at an Amherst house that was under construction, causing a contractor to suffer burn injuries to his arms, New Hampshire fire investigators said Friday. Firefighters responded to the house near Baboosic Lake shortly before 9:30 a.m. and …
Several people were injured Friday, including one critically, after a gas explosion in a Baltimore County neighborhood, officials said. Elise Armacost, a Baltimore County Fire Department spokeswoman, said authorities at the scene are assessing the number injured and the extent …
Lockton Hires Haraden as President of Boston Operations Lockton has hired Patrick J. Haraden as president of its Boston, Massachusetts, operations. In his new role, Haraden will lead a team of property/casualty insurance and employee benefits experts who serve commercial …
