Connecticut
Rite Aid is closing stores, including in Connecticut
The Rite Aid in your neighborhood might be closing. The U.S. pharmacy chain filed for bankruptcy protection for a second time and is closing or selling stores to a new owner.
Customers were surprised to see the Rite Aid on Main Street in Cheshire closed on Saturday.
“I pulled up here and I’m like ‘what happened?” asked Scott LaFlamme. “For a multi-billion dollar corporation to not let their consumers know what’s going on, that’s a very bad business.”
Pharmacy company Rite-Aid filed another bankruptcy protection after it was unable to secure additional capital from lenders. The company first filed for bankruptcy in 2023 to cut $2 billion dollar in debt. That’s when customers say they noticed the empty shelves.
“As a result of filing bankruptcy, they accumulated high debt,” said Patrice Luoma, Quinnipiac University Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy. “And when you have high debt, it makes it really hard to do anything. So you can’t they couldn’t really get inventory because their vendors said, ‘hey, you need to pay us on these really strict terms, otherwise we can’t supply you.’”
There were 13 Rite Aid stores left in Connecticut after the company closed dozens of stores last year. It’s unclear when the remaining stores will close, but prescriptions will be moved to another pharmacy.
In Cheshire, medication was transferred to the CVS on Highland Avenue.
“I just know they’re going to be overloaded because there are so many people that used Rite Aid, you know, where are you going to go?” asked Claire Newell.
The CVS is just down the road, but Newell said she’ll miss the pharmacists she’s come to know.
“If you take medication regularly, they’re so responsible about getting it for you and being right there in any questions,” she said. “It’s very, very sad.”
A sign was posted outside the CVS asking customers to be patient as they work with new customers during this transition.
DANBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — Danbury drivers can expect hours-long closures on Sugar Hollow Road early Monday morning after a “serious” crash, according to local police.
Police said the morning crash has caused closures in both directions at the Ridgefield Line (Bennetts Farm Road) and at Miry Brook Road.
The road is expected to close for approximately three to four hours, police said.
Drivers are asked to seek alternate routes, including George Washington Highway and Route 53.
There are no words on injuries.
Additional information was not immediately available.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (WFSB) – People like Dena Pizzoferrato are changing what they put in their grocery carts after hearing about a cyclosporiasis outbreak.
“I’m kind of a little nervous so I’m looking to see what I buy right now,” Pizzoferrato said. “Today I didn’t buy any lettuce. I said I’m OK for now.”
Doctors say the illness is spread through parasites that make their way onto fresh produce. There have been 23 reported cases in Connecticut since May, but the CDC says the number is likely higher. Across the country, more than 840 cases and 86 hospitalizations have been reported in 31 states.
Symptoms include diarrhea and nausea that can last days to weeks. Doctors have not identified a source for the outbreak.
Dr. Ulysses Wu, chief epidemiologist at Hartford HealthCare, said a range of produce could be contaminated.
“Typical things you would think are vegetables or fruits. In the past, it’s been raspberries, basil, cilantro. You may find it in lettuces, bagged salads. So it’s a variety of things that can be contaminated, but they have not found it at this time,” said Wu.
Wu said residents should take precautions with their produce. “Take precautions with your fruit and your produce. We give the same advice when people go overseas that you should always peel something. You should always boil something,” he said.
Doctors also recommend washing produce thoroughly if boiling is not an option, and washing hands regularly.
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