All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 30 2018 // The first commercial pot shops in Massachusetts sold more than $2.2 million worth of marijuana products during the first five days they were open for business.That’s according to figures released Tuesday by the...
Nov 28 2018 // Students who attended a Massachusetts college that abruptly shut its doors filed a class-action lawsuit Monday against the school and former administrators and trustees, alleging they were victims of fraud,...
Nov 26 2018 // The long-awaited opening of the first recreational marijuana stores in Massachusetts was cheered by cannabis enthusiasts and entrepreneurs, but it doesn’t change the reality that workers can be fired or face...
Nov 21 2018 // A Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled that Dielectrics, a Massachusetts-based medical device manufacturer, illegally fired Ileana Bermudez after she collected workers’ compensation benefits and filed a lawsuit...
Nov 21 2018 // U.S. senators are holding a hearing in Lawrence, Mass., to review the response to the September natural gas explosions that rocked Merrimack Valley communities.The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation...
Nov 20 2018 // The first two recreational marijuana stores in Massachusetts opened at the same exact time this week.A spokeswoman for Cultivate in Leicester said Saturday the store planned to move up its regular 10 a.m. start time to 8...
Nov 19 2018 // The company at the center of the natural gas explosions in Massachusetts in September says it has restored gas service to about 60 percent of affected homes, but nearly 1,760 families remain in temporary housing.The Sept....
Nov 16 2018 // The Massachusetts Senate has scheduled two oversight hearings next month on issues stemming from the September natural gas explosions and fires in three communities. Senate leaders say the first hearing, planned for Dec. 4...
Nov 15 2018 // Northeast Framing Inc., a contractor based in Lunenberg, Mass., has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for exposing workers to falls and other hazards...
Nov 13 2018 // Brown & Brown of Massachusetts LLC has acquired substantially all of the assets of Rodman Insurance Agency.With roots dating back to 1935, Rodman Insurance Agency specializes in providing property and casualty...
Nov 9 2018 // Rogers & Gray Insurance, a Kingston, Mass.-based independent insurance agency, has hired Ryan Brown to its management team. Brown joins the agency from Safeco, a Liberty Mutual Company, where he was the senior...
Nov 5 2018 // A Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled in favor of an insurer in a case involving an automobile accident in which the injured plaintiff sought to obtain underinsured motorist coverage under a policy held by the mother and...
Nov 2 2018 // Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation of utility company NiSource Inc over gas explosions and fires in three Massachusetts communities that killed one person and injured at least 21 others in...
Nov 1 2018 // Pipeline upgrade work at the center of natural gas explosions and fires north of Boston last month has been completed.Columbia Gas announced Tuesday it had replaced about 44 miles of gas mains and more than 5,000 service...
Oct 31 2018 // The pipeline upgrade work that triggered natural gas explosions and fires in three Massachusetts communities last month is slated to be finished this week ahead of schedule.Columbia Gas said in a newsletter to customers...
Oct 30 2018 // The utility involved in a series of natural gas explosions and fires in three Massachusetts communities last month acknowledged Friday it would not meet its original Nov. 19 deadline for restoring gas service to all its...
Oct 29 2018 // The family of a teen killed when a series of natural gas explosions and explosions rocked communities north of Boston plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the utility company.Attorney Doug Sheff told reporters...
Oct 29 2018 // A Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled in favor of an insurer in a case involving an automobile accident in which the injured plaintiff sought to obtain underinsured motorist coverage under a policy held by the mother and...
Oct 25 2018 // Rogers & Gray Insurance, a South Dennis, Mass.-based insurance agency, has named Robert Bizak to the newly created position of chief partnership officer. In this role, Bizak will be responsible for building upon Rogers...
Oct 24 2018 // NIF Group Inc., a New York-based wholesale broker, program administrator and managing general agency, has hired Erich A. Schutz as an excess and surplus lines broker in the East Douglas, Mass., branch office. Schutz joins...