All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 1 2021 // A gas leak ignited Saturday morning in front of a residence in Marshfield, Massachusetts, sending plumes of flames into the air and forcing officials to evacuate about a dozen homes.The fire continue to burn throughout the...
May 28 2021 // A Massachusetts judge on Thursday rejected Robinhood’s bid to block state regulators from moving forward with their enforcement action alleging that the online brokerage encourages inexperienced investors to place...
May 21 2021 // 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...
May 21 2021 // 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...
May 17 2021 // A former Bank of America manager who pleaded guilty to embezzling $1.5 million from a company that did business with the bank and using some of the money to buy a luxury Porsche SUV has been sentenced to a year in prison,...
May 14 2021 // With federal regulators missing from the field and state leaders scrambling to manage the COVID-19 crisis, Massachusetts’ 351 overtaxed local boards of health were unwittingly thrust into a new role last year –...
May 12 2021 // Kaplansky Insurance has acquired its third independent agency of 2021, John P. Riley Insurance. The purchase of the Dorchester, Massachusetts-based business marks Kaplansky’s 37th acquisition overall.John P. Riley...
May 11 2021 // Massachusetts’ top prosecutor on Thursday sued a global marketing company that she alleges played a role in fueling the opioid epidemic.State Attorney General Maura Healey said Publicis Health designed and deployed...
May 5 2021 // AssuredPartners, Inc. has acquired Lehrer & Madden Insurance Agency Inc. of Natick, Massachusetts. Lehrer & Madden is AssuredPartners’ first acquisition in May and its 17th acquisition in 2021. The team will...
Apr 26 2021 // Homeowners insurance platform Openly has made its services available in its home state of Massachusetts. Independent insurance agents in Massachusetts can now access Openly’s coverage and obtain quotes in...
Apr 22 2021 // Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates Inc. and the Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Inc., collectively referred to as Massachusetts Eye and Ear, have agreed to pay...
Apr 20 2021 // A former top executive at a Massachusetts-based shoe manufacturer has agreed to plead guilty to embezzling $30 million from the company, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.Richard Hajjar, 64, the former chief financial...
Apr 20 2021 // A New Jersey solar energy company and utility Eversource have agreed to pay up to $310,000 in state fines to Massachusetts for allegedly violating state environmental laws that led to pollution of a brook and other...
Apr 16 2021 // Massachusetts regulators on Thursday sought the revocation of Robinhood’s broker-dealer license after charging that it encourages inexperienced investors to place risky trades without limits, while the online...
Apr 15 2021 // Hub International Limited, a full-service global insurance broker, has acquired IBG Financial Partners LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, IBG is a team of retirement plan...
Apr 1 2021 // Risk Strategies, a Boston, Massachusetts-based national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Specialty Insurance Solutions (SIS), expanding capabilities in its national student health...
Mar 26 2021 // A Massachusetts judge on Thursday denied a bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the state’s attorney general challenging Uber’s and Lyft’s classification of drivers as independent contractors instead of employees...
Mar 24 2021 // Two workers fell about 30 feet off the roof of a duplex under construction in Massachusetts early Friday and were flown to hospitals, authorities saidThe Mashpee Fire Department responded to the call around 8:30 a.m.,...
Mar 22 2021 // Massachusetts is asking residents and businesses in three communities affected by a series of natural gas explosions and fires in September 2018 how to spend some of the money from a settlement with the utility found...
Mar 22 2021 // An associate professor at a Christian liberal arts college is not considered a minister and is therefore protected from discrimination during her employment, the Massachusetts Supreme Court has found.Typically, the...