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Rite Aid Will Close CT Store After Filing For Bankruptcy Rite Aid Will Close CT Store After Filing For Bankruptcy
Rite Aid Will Close CT Store After Filing For Bankruptcy Rite Aid, the pharmacy giant that filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, Oct. 15, plans to close 154 underperforming stores nationwide, according to a new filing. Some of those closures will be in Massachusetts and Connecticut.  Related: Why Is Rite Aid Filing For Bankruptcy? Rite Aid announced earlier this week that declining sales and rising debt forced the company's hand in filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The chain has more than 2,100 stores nationwide, and reducing rent costs will play a large part in bringing its balance sheet back into the black.  The only store in Massachusetts…

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by Josh Lanier
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WestConn Closes Campus As Virus Spreads To More Than 100 WestConn Closes Campus As Virus Spreads To More Than 100
WestConn Closes Campus As Virus Spreads To More Than 100 Western Connecticut State University in Danbury is closed Monday due to more than 100 students suffering from a viral-like illness, the university said in a statement. John B. Clark, university president, said he made the decision to close the university following discussions with the State Department of Public Health, the Danbury Department of Health, Danbury Hospital and the WCSU director of health services, "as best and most conservative course of action to protect our university community from infection and spread of the disease." He is also encouraging students who are ill, t…

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by Kathy Reakes