The federal government is putting $15 million in grants toward cleaning up lead paint and other safety hazards in the homes of low-income Massachusetts families with children. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says the money will go …
The Massachusetts Senate has passed a bill to ensure that off-duty first responders who provide emergency care are not subject to lawsuits. Senate President Therese Murray said the so-called “Good Samaritan Bill” will provide legal protections for off-duty firefighters and …
A crackdown on auto insurance fraud in Lawrence, Mass., prompted by the death 10 years ago of a great-grandmother in a staged accident has saved the city’s motorists $68 million in premiums, and hundreds of millions more across the state, …
Labor and worker rights activists are honoring 32 workers who died on the job last year. The Massachusetts AFL-CIO and the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health released a report Thursday highlighting the deaths. The report found falls and …
The driver of an armored truck that struck and killed a bicyclist in Northampton, Mass., more than seven years ago has been found not at fault in the woman’s death. The truck driver, Rafael Sevilla, was never criminally charged in …
It could cost more than $23 million to renovate Taunton City Hall, which suffered extensive water and smoke damage when firefighters battled an arson in the attic several years ago. City councilors this week examined three design options ranging from …
The city of Springfield, Mass., has received a $21 million federal grant to help pay the long-term costs of recovering from a tornado that hit the city two years ago. The grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban …
Car thefts in Massachusetts have dropped by 88 percent since the mid-1970s, when the state had the dubious distinction of being the country’s car theft capital. Insurance experts and law enforcement officials credit the dramatic drop to antitheft features, from …
A former MBTA bus driver has been convicted of misleading transit police when she said a stranger shot at her and robbed her on duty in 2007. But the Boston, Mass., jury also acquitted 54-year-old Nancy Park of Burlington on …
Massachusetts consumer affairs agencies collected over $13.9 million through awards, settlements, refunds and fines in 2012. The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation oversees the divisions of banks, insurance, professional licensure, standardsand telecommunications and cable. The recoveries are a …