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- Update: Auto Glass Shops Continue Moving Forward During COVID
- Worcester, MA, Auto Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
- Secaucus, NJ, Hospital Owner Named in Lawsuit Alleging Insurance Fraud
- VW Donates New Atlas to SCCC Auto Tech Program
- AASP/NJ Members Earn Auto Body License Renewal Certificates via Virtual Training Event
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
MA Vocational School Donates Supplies to Hospital
Northeast Metro Tech in Wakefield, MA, has a dental assistants program, and auto body and health assistant shops. The school and its 1,200 students are not using its protective equipment, so it is donating hundreds of items to a health care facility.
PA Company Offers Truck Drivers a Place to Stop and Rest
PennFleet near Philadelphia, PA, opened its property to truck drivers in need of a place to stop and rest, if regular spots are closed or full due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic.
COVID-19 ‘Essential Businesses’: AASP-NJ Fought Shutdown; Dealers, ASA Lobby Officials
Bergen County, NJ, Executive James Tedesco III has revoked an order closing body shops and most other businesses as a precaution against the coronavirus, WABC reported March 19.
PPG Honors PA-Based Colours, Inc., with Automotive Refinish Platinum Distributor of the Year Award
PPG has named Colours, Inc., its automotive refinish 2019 Platinum Distributor of the Year.
Firefighters Battle NJ Blaze
Firefighters battled a raging blaze March 16 at a Paterson, NJ, mixed-use building.
NJ Accident Victim 'Runner' Admits Role in $3.5M Insurance Fraud
A Hudson County, NJ, man admitted in federal court on March 10 he recruited Bergen County, NJ, traffic accident victims for an insurance fraud racket that racked up $3.5 million in bogus medical bills.
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Associations Speak Out On Connecticut Auto Glass Bill
Associations and businesses have begun to speak out---in both opposition and support---of a new piece of auto glass legislation introduced in Connecticut’s General Assembly.
AASP/MA Forms Five Committees to Focus on New Solutions to Industry Issues
Collision PREP + NORTHEAST UPDATE - Moved to August 21-23 Due to Coronavirus Concerns
The Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association, in collaboration with AASP/NJ and the NORTHEAST management, have been updated as to the decision to move the show to new dates of August 21-23, 2020.
NJ Assembly Committee Amends SB2144 and AB4293 Before Sending to Floor
The New Jersey Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee on Jan. 9 amended Senate Bill 2144, which would allow policyholders to sue insurance companies for unfair practices, and its companion Assembly Bill 4293, down to just one line of automotive coverage and removed the call for triple damages for violations.