All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 14 2016 // Duffy Insurance Agency, a family-owned, independent agency based in Lynn, Massachusetts, announced that it has acquired Jay Colangelo Insurance Agency of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Terms of the transaction were not...
Jun 14 2016 // The University of Massachusetts Amherst is receiving a $15 million donation to strengthen its data science and cybersecurity programs.The 10-year donation comes from the MassMutual Foundation, a charitable arm of the...
Jun 2 2016 // Two multi-generational independent agencies in Boston suburbs — Amos A. Phelps & Son Insurance in Rockland, Massachusetts, and J.H. Slattery Insurance Agency in Abington, Massachusetts — have announced...
Jun 1 2016 // A former official at the Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission (GIC) has been indicted in connection with allegedly stealing more than $122,000 from the state agency.Ennio Manto, 52, of Braintree, Massachusetts, was...
May 26 2016 // With summer jobs approaching, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has launched an effort to educate teenagers, parents, and employers about the state’s youth employment laws.“Because of committed...
May 26 2016 // It all starts with a $20 to $30 purchase.That’s the average street price of heroin today, according to Framingham, Massachusetts, Police. But if that one purchase is a bad batch, too strong, or if the user injects...
May 23 2016 // Confie, Automobile Insurance Specialists Inc., Trinity Insurance LLC, Whitehead Insurance Inc.Confie has acquired three insurance agencies in Las Vegas, South Florida, and Washington State. Confie acquired the assets of:...
May 20 2016 // Massachusetts state data show that the number of people getting ticketed by police for texting while driving in Massachusetts has steadily increased since it became illegal six years ago. The state Transportation...
May 17 2016 // Salem Five, a banking and financial services company based in Salem, Massachusetts, announced that it has acquired Otis Brown Insurance Agency Inc. of Lexington, Massachusetts. Terms of the transaction were not...
May 13 2016 // A Massachusetts company that manufactures materials used in laboratory analysis has agreed to pay $199,500 to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that it violated state and federal hazardous...
May 12 2016 // Eastern Insurance Group LLC, a Natick, Massachusetts-based independent agency, announced that it has acquired BBS Employee Benefits in Newton, Massachusetts. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded in 2002, BBS...
May 12 2016 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced Wednesday a global settlement with Worcester Sand and Gravel Company Inc., of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to resolve citations and...
May 11 2016 // A Worcester, Massachusetts, woman and her adult son have received probation for cheating the state Medicaid system out of nearly $100,000.The Telegram & Gazette reports that 68-year-old Beverly Cousin, a recipient of...
May 10 2016 // Authorities announced that a medical device distributor has agreed to pay nearly $1.9 million to Massachusetts’ Medicaid program (MassHealth) over an alleged scheme to pay kickbacks to health care...
May 6 2016 // A new report says more than 60 Massachusetts workers died on the job in 2015 — a number that soars when deaths by occupational injuries and illnesses are included.The report released last week by the Massachusetts...
May 2 2016 // Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration announced on April 20 that the state’s workers’ compensation rates will rise an average 1.5 percent beginning July 1. It’s the first state-approved...
Apr 21 2016 // People’s United Bank, N.A. in Bridgeport, Connecticut, announced Thursday that its subsidiary, People’s United Insurance Agency, has acquired Eagle Insurance Group, a Raynham, Massachusetts-based insurance...
Apr 20 2016 // Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration announced Wednesday that the state’s workers’ compensation rates will rise an average 1.5 percent beginning July 1.Officials said this nominal increase is...
Apr 18 2016 // Tarpey Insurance Group Inc., a family-owned and operated independent insurance agency with five locations and headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts, announced that it recently acquired W.C. Huntress Insurance Agency in...
Apr 15 2016 // Ride-hailing companies catering exclusively to women are cropping up and raising thorny legal questions, namely: Are they discriminatory?In Massachusetts, Chariot for Women is promising to launch a service featuring female...