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- Tesla for a COVID-19 Vaccine: NY Doctor Offers Ultimate Incentive
- New Jersey to Lift Restrictions on Outdoor Gatherings, Indoor Businesses
- The Durable Companies, GEICO, NABC Donate Refurbished Vehicle to Veteran
- Tesla Gigafactory New York Receives Extension for Employment Targets
- DePalo and Sons Auto Body, GEICO, NABC Recycled Rides Program Donate Refurbished Vehicle
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
Massachusetts Man Indicted for More Than $200K Insurance Fraud Scheme
A Holbrook, MA, man was indicted in connection with damaging luxury cars bought under false pretenses in order to collect insurance proceeds, Attorney General Maura Healey announced in a news release.
NY Businesses Find Insurance Policies Don't Cover COVID-19 Interruption
After nonessential New York City businesses were forced to shut down in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many owners filed interruption claims, only to be denied by insurers.
Legal Challenge Fails to Kill Massachusetts Referendum Regarding Car Owner Control of Repair Data
The Massachusetts Right to Repair Committee on July 1 turned in 24,000 signatures to the Secretary of State regarding a ballot question that would mandate car companies provide car owners with control of repair data generated by their vehicles.
AASP/NJ Virtual Meeting Helps Members ‘Get Back to Work’ Safely
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) held its first-ever virtual training meeting on July 9 to provide member shops with the proper resources and direction needed in order to bring their employees back to work because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘Now & Then’ Series Features Post Garage Company in Middletown, NY
Erica Carr of Wolf Lake, NY, submitted postcards, from around 1926 to 1928, showing photos of Post Garage Co., Inc., that was at 88-92 West Main Street in Middletown.
HBO Production Company Sued For $8M After Massive Car Dealership Fire
A car dealership in Ellenville, NY, is suing an HBO production company for $8 million after the location was destroyed by a massive fire after being used as a set for the television series "I Know This Much To Be True," according to the Record Online.
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New Hampshire Bill Dies in Committee
A bill that was pre-filed at the end of 2019 and introduced in New Hampshire’s House earlier this year failed to make it out of the Senate.
Lincoln Educational Services Re-Opens All Six NJ Campuses
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation, a national leader in specialized technical training, including automotive technology, the skilled trades, health care, IT, culinary and cosmetology, announced June 23 it will re-open its campuses in Iselin, Mahwah, Moorestown, Paramus, South Plainfield and Union, NJ.
NYC Mayor: City Moving into Phase 2 Will Help 300,000 People Return to Work
New York City entered the second phase of the state’s COVID-19 reopening plan on June 22, a move Mayor Bill de Blasio said would help upwards of 300,000 people return to work for the first time in more than three months.
There is Concern with Waivers and Worker’s Comp as PA Businesses Reopen
As Pennsylvania businesses reopen, some are turning to waivers in order to protect themselves if a customer or employee contracts the coronavirus.