Woonsocket-based CVS Health said Wednesday that it was scaling back already cautious expectations for 2024 as it tries to understand why costs keep rising from the privately run version of the government’s Medicare program.… MORE
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Hasbro cuts 1,100 jobs, or 20% of its workforce, prompted by the ongoing malaise in the toy business
Toy maker Hasbro said Monday it is cutting about 1,100 jobs, or 20% of its workforce, as the malaise in the toy business extends through another holiday shopping season.… MORE
RI Congressional candidate speaks out Sen. Tuberville's holds on promotions
Rhode Island candidate for Congress Gerry Leonard joins a growing chorus of former military leaders speaking out on Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s freeze on military promotions over the Pentagon’s abortion policy.… MORE
Twins arrested in father’s death
WPRO News A second twin was arrested Thursday by Woonsocket Police in the January death of their father. Police said Danielle Pamula, 38 was charged with domestic violence first degree murder of her father, Joseph Pamula, 70. Her twin sister, Jennifer Pamula was arrested in January after their father was found in the kitchen of…… MORE
RI schools to get $20 million in energy upgrades
State and federal governments are committing $20 million dollars toward energy-efficiency steps in dozens of Rhode Island schools. … MORE
Textile maker to pay US about $500,000 over foreign blankets
A Rhode Island defense contractor that sold woolen blankets to the Army has agreed to pay nearly $500,000 to settle allegations that it violated a law requiring companies that supply the military to manufacture their products in the U.S. using American labor, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.… MORE
CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10B
The two largest U.S. pharmacy chains, CVS Health and Walgreen Co., announced agreements in principle Wednesday to pay about $5 billion each to settle lawsuits nationwide over the toll of opioids, and a lawyer said Walmart, a third pharmacy behemoth, is in discussions for a deal.… MORE
Former mayor found dead in her Woonsocket home
Decomposed remains found in a Woonsocket home Monday are those of former Mayor Susan Menard, the Office of the State Medical Examiners confirmed Wednesday, while the identity of remains of a second individual have not yet been finalized.… MORE
Partly treated sewage found running into Blackstone River
Environmental officials are urging residents to avoid a stretch of the Blackstone River after finding that sewage was leaking into the river from a wastewater treatment plant on Sunday.… MORE
COVID-19 vaccines, prescriptions fuel strong quarter at CVS
COVID-19 vaccines and the return of customers to stores helped push CVS Health well past fourth-quarter earnings expectations. … MORE
