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A suspended Suffern police officer already charged in Rockland now has been arrested on felony counts of forging prescriptions to get painkillers in Orange County, Woodbury police said Friday. Michael Lourenso, 36, of Monroe has been out on disability since December after suffering a leg injury while on duty, authorities said. Woodbury police arrested him Thursday, accusing him of forging prescriptions in December and February to obtain painkillers at a Highland Mills pharmacy, Lt. Arthur Abbott said  

Citing a confidentiality agreement, a Midtown church remains tight-lipped about a deal preservationists fear will raze a historic church building to make room for a suburban-style drugstore. June West, head of Memphis Heritage, is so sure pharmacy chain CVS has a contract to buy the old Union Avenue United Methodist Church that she's tried making contact with an out-of-town real estate firm she says is acting as developer for the project. A deal could fill two corners of the busy Union/Cooper intersec  

Beth Piercy, 33, of South Welles Street, reported Wednesday that someone stole her keys that were left on a counter at CVS Pharmacy, 351 S. Main St. Three teenage boys were cited with violating city ordinance park rules after they were observed skateboarding on the new Millennium Circle River Front park, North River Street, on Wednesday. Someone stole 19-year-old Courtney Winder's purse from Abe's Hotdogs, Barney Street, on Wednesday afternoon.  

Bulldozers knocking down a small strip center and clearing trees for Altamira Village at the corner of Dunlawton Avenue and Taylor Branch Road in Port Orange could signal what's next for retail development in the Volusia-Flagler market. Construction also could begin before summer on Deltona Village at Howland and Graves boulevards in Deltona and the Shoppes at Coronado at the northwest quadrant of Interstate 95 and State Road 44 in New Smyrna Beach. But don't count on the large centers being completed  

At the Stewart Compounding Pharmacy, owner Craig Stewart fills prescriptions for his customers. But there's more to his job than just counting pills. "We provide special medicine for special patients," Stewart explained.

We provide special medicine for special patients   -Craig Stewart

 

A national union group is pushing Kansas to dump the company that manages the prescription plan for state employees, saying it has failed to offer the lowest possible prices on many drugs. A legislative committee chairman said Friday that the panel may hold hearings on those claims. Washington-based Change to Win, which represents 5.5 million workers in five unions including the Teamsters, contends CVS Caremark Corp. has not offered Kansas government employees the best deal in many cases.

If what is alleged is true, we're getting a charged a bunch more than we should be.   -Carolyn Castel

 

Powell City Council has approved a pre-annexation agreement for the two-acre CVS Pharmacy property, 3488 Seldom Seen Road. At its March 16 meeting, council welcomed CVS representative Michael Stoner, saying they looked forward to the property joining the city. The pre-annexation agreement includes a signage package that permits uses beyond city code, such as a 10-foot-7-inch tall monument sign which is about two feet taller than what code permits, illuminated exterior wall signs and an LED electronic s  

The markets ended with a thud Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average 's eight-day winning streak was snapped. The Dow fell 37.19, or 0.35%, to 10,741.98, while the S&P 500 dropped 5.93, or 0.51%, to 1,159.90. The Nasdaq was down 16.87, or 0.71%, to 2,374.41. Guy Adami said on CNBC 's "Fast Money" TV show that today's market decline was marked by declines in underforming names like Ford ( F ) and Freeport McMoRan ( FCX ) . For a breakout of some stocks from a recent "Fast Money" TV show, check ou

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CVS Caremark Corp. ( CVS ) Chairman and Chief Executive Thomas M. Ryan received compensation valued at more than $30.4 million in 2009, an increase from the previous year resulting largely from a pension-benefit credit. Ryan's compensation totaled $23.9 million in 2008. His base salary stayed the same last year at $1.4 million, and his stock awards, option awards and non-equity incentive plan compensation--$6.4 million, $4.6 million and $3.5 million, respectively--were lower than in 2008.