Billy Shannon reports in the Register Star property owners in Greenport are being warned by town officials to ignore letters received from Stamford, Ct.-based HomeServe USA urging them to buy water-line insurance. “This is in no way connected to the town of Greenport and is a scam,” the town posted in a statement, Tues., July 31. While property owners are responsible for maintaining and repairing the water service line connection as the letter asserts, town officials said it is "very rare" for that type of break to occur, calling the solicitation "flimflam." The Better Business Bureau reported similar complaints about HomeServe from residents in Minnesota and North Dakota in March, Shannon writes. Read the full story in the Register Star.