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Rite Aid to close: Walgreens looking at cuts but no locations announced

From staff and wire reports The Rite Aid pharmacy at 301 Greene St. is closing. Signs announcing the closure are visible around the property and on the building itself. They do not indicate when the last day will be. Employees contacted at the store Thursday directed questions to the ...

FDA OKs first menthol e-cigarettes, citing potential to help adult smokers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the first menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers, acknowledging that vaping flavors can reduce the harms of traditional tobacco smoking. The FDA said it authorized four menthol e-cigarettes from Njoy, ...

Apple expected to enter AI race

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple's annual World Wide Developers Conference on Monday is expected to herald the company's move into generative artificial intelligence, marking its late arrival to a technological frontier that's expected to be as revolutionary as the invention of the ...

Healing Center planned for Marietta

McCarter Health Center of Parkersburg is preparing to open a facility in Marietta while expanding its services to the Mid-Ohio Valley. Plans call for the new Gateway Healing Center to open on July 5 at 521 Fort St. adjacent to the Putnam Street Bridge on Marietta’s west side, Harmar ...

Discovery World recognizes ‘Gearhead’ for June

PARKERSBURG — Discovery World on Market recognized Kathy Reeder as its Gearhead of the Month. “Kathy is an exemplary museum assistant who has been with Discovery World on Market since August of 2023,” said Melissa Wilson, operations manager at the interactive children’s museum in ...

Organization of Clean Energy and Climate receives grant from MCF

The Organization of Clean Energy and Climate in Washington County has received a grant of $7,582 from the Marietta Community Foundation. The funds will be used to support development of curricular materials to create hands-on, on-site learning on the topic of an advanced computing center ecosystem. By leveraging the 5,000 square foot greenhouse and SAI.TECH’s data center south of Marietta on Gravel Bank Road off Ohio 7, high school students in the area will learn about computing data center systems, why they generate so much heat and how this recycled heat can be used for a variety ...