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Employee Shuttle Bus Crashes at Newark Airport, 17 Injured

An employee shuttle bus crash at Newark Liberty International Airport has left 17 people injured. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says the accident happened at about 5:30 a.m. Friday on a ramp leading to Terminal B. …

Families of New York Crash Victims Demand Tougher Limousine Laws

Parents of people killed in recent limousine crashes in New York have urged legislators to pass tougher safety regulations. Several provided tearful testimony at a legislative hearing Thursday in Albany. They called for stronger limo inspection rules; seat belts and …

Summit Risk Advisors Completes $100M Recapitalization with Colbeck

Summit Risk Advisors, previously SEK Holding Company LLC, has completed a $100,000,000 recapitalization and senior debt facility with Colbeck Capital Management to finance the acquisition of nine retail insurance agencies, consolidate ownership and provide a delayed draw facility for future …

Lawsuit Alleges Connecticut School Failed to Protect Student from Assault

A Connecticut school district has been sued by the parents of a 5-year-old boy who say their son was stabbed with a pencil by another student and later sexually assaulted by that same student. The Stamford Advocate reports that the …

Virginia Glass Products Employee Crushed to Death by Plate Glass

A Virginia man was crushed to death when plate glass he was loading onto a truck fell on top of him. Henry County Sheriff’s Capt. Wayne Davis said Damarcus Laquan Calloway died April 22. Calloway was an employee of Virginia …

NRA Challenges New York’s Attempt to Block Deposition of Regulator

The National Rifle Association is challenging renewed efforts by New York state officials to prevent a former regulator from being questioned under oath by the gun-rights group, the latest spat in a legal dispute over an NRA-branded insurance product. Last …

New York Braces for ‘Worst-Case’ Flooding Along Lake Ontario

New York state is preparing for a “worst-case scenario” as water levels rise along Lake Ontario where flooding caused extensive damage in 2017, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. The Democrat was in Sodus Point in Wayne County to detail steps …

Owners Project Stop & Shop Strike Cost Company About $100M in Losses

The owners of New England’s largest supermarket chain are projecting around $100 million in losses from the labor strike that ended Easter Sunday. Ahold Delhaize, the Dutch company that owns Stop & Shop, said the 11-day strike is expected to …

Utility Settles with Family Hurt in Massachusetts Natural Gas Explosions

The utility company blamed for September’s natural gas explosions in Massachusetts has settled a negligence lawsuit from a family injured in the disaster. Columbia Gas of Massachusetts and the Figueroa family didn’t disclose the settlement amount Tuesday but say it …

Fred C. Church Insurance Names Lucas Director of Business Development

Fred C. Church Insurance, a Lowell, Mass.-based independent insurance agency, has named George H. Lucas as director of Business Development. In this role, Lucas will be responsible for the management and facilitation of the agency’s sales process and organic growth …

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