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Northeastern News
Local news stories affecting the auto body industry in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Maryland, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine
Arizona Marijuana Retailer Buys Worcester, MA, Body Shop for $2M
A proposed cannabis retailer has paid $2 million for DeBois Auto Body, an automotive collision repair and auto body garage operating for more than 60 years in Worcester, MA.
Tech Schools in Bucks County, PA, Receive State Grants
The Pennsylvania Department of Education has awarded $118,892 in grant funding to the three technical schools in Bucks County, PA, to purchase new equipment for training in high-demand occupations.
NCC Automotive Programs to Debut Paid Co-ops
Nashua, NH, Community College automotive programs will soon launch a paid summer co-op for students.
Car Dealership Erases $25K Prince George’s County, MD, School Lunch Debt
Prince George’s County, MD, public schools’ students are getting quite a gift this holiday season.
NY Family Receives a Car Through the NABC Recycled Rides Program
Christmas came early for a local family in the Twin Tiers.
Stamford, CT, Resident Accused of Breaking Into Car at Norwalk Body Shop
A Stamford, CT, man stole a bottle of pills and loose change from a car parked at a city auto body shop, police said.
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Local BOCES Student & Teacher Receive National Recognition
Samantha Welch, a Bradford, NY, Central School District senior in the auto body repair program at the Schuyler-Steuben-Chemung-Tioga-Allegany Board of Cooperative Educational Services (GST BOCES), was selected as this year’s “Collision Student of the Year” by the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF).
VT Second State to Sound Alarm About Photo Estimates for Claims
Another state insurance commissioner is warning auto insurers about the overuse of photo estimates when making settlement offers.
Harr Motor Group Fined $17K for Worcester, MA, Pollution
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has fined Harr Motor Co. for violating the air pollution and hazardous waste regulations at two Worcester, MA, facilities.
NH House Rep Pre-Files Glass Calibration Bill
A bill that aims to “[make] it an unfair insurance practice for an insurance company, agent, or adjuster to knowingly fail to pay a claim to the claimant or repairer to the extent the claimant’s vehicle is repaired in conformance with applicable manufacturer’s procedures” has been pre-filed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.