October 30, 2023
A decade after they were first envisioned in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy ‘s destruction, two of the largest flood control projects designed to protect the densely populated cities of New Jersey that lie just outside New York City finally …
October 30, 2023
Lawyers sparred in a Virginia courtroom Friday over whether a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student should get only workers` compensation for her serious injuries. Abby Zwerner is suing Newport News Public Schools for $40 million, alleging gross …
October 30, 2023
A Springfield, Massachusetts man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston last week to his role in a regional organized theft crew that stole catalytic converters from over 490 vehicles. According to Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy, Santo Feliberty …
October 30, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week proposed banning the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene, which can be found in consumer products including automobile brake cleaners, furniture care and arts and crafts spray coating. The move would end a nearly four decade …
October 27, 2023
Boston-based global insurer Liberty Mutual has confirmed that it is laying off about 850 workers, or 2% of its workforce, in the U.S. The terminations will be felt in several departments this month and many will become effective by the …
October 27, 2023
Kingsbury Companies LLC has paid a worker $40,000 in punitive damages and $3,901 in back pay after the company terminated the employee in retaliation for speaking with the employer and other employees about whether they were receiving the correct pay, …
October 27, 2023
]A second Baltimore firefighter has died from injuries sustained while battling a rapidly intensifying blaze that engulfed multiple rowhouses in northwest Baltimore last week, a city official said. Lt. Dillon Rinaldo was hospitalized in critical but stable condition after the …
October 27, 2023
The New Hampshire Insurance Department announced the promotion of Keith Nyhan as the deputy commissioner. Nyhan has served as director of the Consumer Services unit since 2007. Nyhan brings 28 years of experience in the financial services and insurance sectors …
October 27, 2023
A New Jersey man has admitted his role in a conspiracy to steal and transport across state lines luxury cars stolen from towns in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, reported U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger. Malik Baker of Vauxhall pleaded …
October 27, 2023
A heated debate has emerged about the once-unimaginable shooting of a teacher by her 6-year-old student: How should the school district take care of the teacher? Should she only get workers’ compensation for her serious physical injuries? Or does she …