All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 1 2018 // The Massachusetts Legislature gave final approval Monday to a bill that would tax and regulate short-term rentals, including those offered by Airbnb and other online platforms.After weeks of negotiations, House and Senate...
Jul 27 2018 // Rogers & Gray Insurance, a South Dennis, Mass.-headquartered, independent insurance agency, has appointed Patrick Marshall as a business insurance consultant. Marshall comes to Rogers & Gray from Denver,...
Jul 19 2018 // Thunderstorms have caused flights to be delayed and knocked out power in some parts of Massachusetts.A flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service for the areas of Springfield, Clinton, Boston and Northborough...
Jul 18 2018 // A Massachusetts woman who was fired by a food services company for her recreational marijuana use says she was wrongfully terminated.The Eagle-Tribune reports that 55-year-old Bernadette Coughlin was fired last month from...
Jul 18 2018 // The Arbella Insurance Group has appointed Andrew O’Donoghue to the position of assistant vice president of sales and marketing.In this role, O’Donoghue will report to Steve Jacobs, vice president of sales and...
Jul 16 2018 // Hanover Stone Solutions, an advisory firm providing risk consulting services to U.S. property/casualty and life insurance companies, has appointed Joanne Morrissey and Gary Dubois as senior advisors based in New York...
Jul 16 2018 // Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has signed into law an act that will mandate an annual August sales tax holiday, increase minimum wage over the next five years and create a new paid family and medical leave program in...
Jul 12 2018 // A Massachusetts woman has pleaded guilty to stealing about $2.7 million from her former employer.Federal prosecutors say 57-year-old Debra Mulloy, of Milford, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to aggravated identity theft and wire...
Jul 9 2018 // The federal government has cited a Massachusetts blasting company for its role in a Rhode Island quarry blast that injured two workers and damaged nearby buildings. The Mine Safety and Health Administration, a division of...
Jul 9 2018 // Partners Insurance Group LLC, a Swansea, Mass.-headquartered independent insurance agency with eight locations in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, has promoted Kristine Audette to assistant vice president of...
Jul 2 2018 // The Concord Group Insurance Companies, located in Concord, N.H., has added Sue Greene to its Massachusetts marketing team as a senior marketing representative. Greene spent the past 18 years with an insurance carrier in...
Jun 29 2018 // Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has signed into law an act that will mandate an annual August sales tax holiday, increase minimum wage over the next five years and create a new paid family and medical leave program in...
Jun 29 2018 // A possible chemical leak at a Massachusetts electronic cigarette manufacturer resulted in a hazmat response and the hospitalization of dozens of plant workers. Officials say a hazmat team was called to the e-cigarette...
Jun 21 2018 // Fed up with state and local laws that require private employers to offer paid sick days, the airlines and railroads have filed suit, claiming that the interstate nature of their businesses should make them exempt.Airlines...
Jun 20 2018 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has added Needham, Mass.-based BAR Insurance Brokerage Inc. (BAR). The transaction became effective June 1, 2018. BAR is an employee benefits firm that provides a range of group benefits products...
Jun 19 2018 // Kaplansky Insurance, a Needham, Mass.-based, independent and locally owned agency, has acquired Kelleher & Mackey Insurance Agency (K&M) in Quincy, Mass. Following the acquisition, K&M will be merging into...
Jun 14 2018 // Massachusetts on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma LP, accusing the OxyContin maker of illegally promoting the use of opioids, and became the first state to sue the drugmaker’s executives and directors to...
Jun 8 2018 // The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the cause of a worker’s injuries at a Massachusetts brewing company.Fire officials say a man suffered serious burns at Trillium Brewing Company...
Jun 4 2018 // The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) has ruled the state’s independent contractor statute does not determine whether a claimant is an employee eligible for workers’ compensation benefits in a case...
Jun 1 2018 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. has appointed Frank M. Baron as president of Alternative Markets, a newly formed business unit within the company’s domestic specialty group.In this role, Baron will lead the...