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Vacation Income Property Nuts & Bolts: Middle Oak is offering insurance designed exclusively for vacation income property. What is covered: homes, condos, short term or year round rentals, owner use, two nights, seasonal etc. In the name of a trust, …

My New Markets

Vacation Income Property Nuts & Bolts: Middle Oak is offering insurance designed exclusively for vacation income property. What is covered: homes, condos, short term or year round rentals, owner use, two nights, seasonal etc. In the name of a trust, …

Report: N.C. among states with worst traffic, S.C. among best roads

Nearly 52 percent of U.S. urban Interstates are now congested and traffic fatality rates rose slightly, but road surface conditions and bridge conditions improved, according to the Reason Foundation’s latest annual highway performance report. “Gridlock isn’t going away,” said David …

Declarations

Unfunded’ mandate “Here in New Hampshire, we pride ourselves on being frugal, and here in New Hampshire, we pride ourselves on respecting the privacy of our neighbors. We are not about to be coerced into an unfunded mandate, especially one …

Maine Gov. Seeks Federal Money for Oxford County

Gov. John Baldacci formally asked the Bush administration Tuesday for federal aid to help Oxford County recover from storm damage. “The current condition of the public water supply for the town of Bethel isn’t sufficient to provide fire protection, sanitary …

Safeco Announces New Sale Regions, Field Leadership

Seattle-based Safeco has announced it has expanded its sales organization from five to nine regions, and has named executives to lead two of the new territories. “Independent insurance agents have consistently told us they want more personal contact,” said Spencer …

Maine Woman Sues Employer for ‘Family Responsibility’ Bias

A federal judge has ruled that a Maine woman who claims she was denied a promotion because she had 6-year-old triplets may proceed with a lawsuit against her employer. Laurie Chadwick alleges that her supervisor told her she had “too …

National Study Outlines how Climate Change Could Hurt Smokies

Climate change caused by manmade pollutants could have a devastating impact on the country’s national parks, a park advocacy group said Wednesday in a report highlighting the potential damage to Tennessee’s and North Carolina’s Great Smoky Mountains. The report, “Unnatural …

Maine Investigators Seek Cause of Fire that Destroyed 5 Buildings

A predawn fire Sunday that began in a vacant apartment building also destroyed four other structures in Rumford, Maine’s Virginia section. No injuries were reported in the blaze that was spotted by a neighbor around 3 a.m. Firefighters arrived to …

Driver Cries Foul as New Maine Law Yanks His Driver’s License

A 23-year-old Maine motorist who lost his license for three years under a little-publicized provision of Tina’s Law is crying foul. Joe P. Dehetre of Turner has a long and checkered driving record that includes 10 tickets for speeding, one …