March 29, 2010
Republicans were for President Barack Obama’s requirement that Americans get health insurance before they were against it. The obligation in the new health care law is a Republican idea that’s been around at least two decades. It was once trumpeted …
March 29, 2010
Forecasters say flooding is likely in some areas in Massachusetts with prolonged downpours today and tomorrow. Rainfall totals could be 2-1/2 to 5 inches, with some areas getting more. Alan Dunham of the weather service says any rain over 2 …
March 29, 2010
A jury has awarded a Massachusetts couple $1.6 million in a malpractice lawsuit over the death of their son on a college basketball court. Antwoine Key, a 22-year-old senior at Eastern Connecticut State University, collapsed during a game at Worcester …
March 26, 2010
Massachusetts-based insurer The Hanover has named Ellen M. Rizzo as chief financial officer of its property and casualty business. In this role, she will have financial oversight of The Hanover’s personal lines, commercial lines and claims organizations. Rizzo joins The …
March 24, 2010
Maine-based insurer Acadia Insurance Co. has named Christopher Rourke as its new regional vice president-Connecticut branch manager. Rourke will help to develop and monitor the overall underwriting, marketing, loss control and claims strategies for the Connecticut office. He will be …
March 23, 2010
Many U.S. states are worried that the healthcare overhaul plan approved by the U.S. House of Representatives will usurp their sovereignty and impose more spending on their already stretched budgets. Republican attorneys general in at least 12 states announced on …
March 23, 2010
A lawsuit brought by Massachusetts residents who say their property values dropped after a barge spilled nearly 100,000 gallons of oil in Buzzards Bay in 2003 is scheduled to start. The New Bedford Standard-Times reports that the class action suit …
March 22, 2010
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March 22, 2010
The House of Representatives gave final approval to a sweeping healthcare overhaul Sunday, expanding insurance coverage to nearly all Americans and handing President Barack Obama a landmark victory. On a late-night 219-212 vote, House Democrats approved the most dramatic health …
March 22, 2010
The Massachusetts Congressional delegation has asked President Barack Obama to issue a disaster declaration after last week’s flooding. Ten inches of rain fell in Massachusetts over three days, causing floods that damaged homes and businesses around the state. Sen. John …