LED Streetlights + CVS Wants To Shake Its Image

Good morning, Woonsocket! Here's what you need to know to start your day.

First, today's weather: Rain in the morning and afternoon. High: 72, low: 62.

Here are the top stories in and around Woonsocket today:

1. A pilot program on Morin Street will help Woonsocket officials decide which type of LED streetlight to install across the city. Four different LED fixtures will go up alongside the current high pressure sodium lamps in a comparative streetlight test. (News Release)
2. The Blackstone Park ‘n Shop on Main Street is closing. The Valley Breeze has the scoop.
3. CVS Health has pledged to raise its minimum wage to $15 by 2022. The Woonsocket-based corporation says it wants to retain and attract top talent. (Woonsocket Patch)
4. Speaking of CVS, CEO Karen Lynch tells Bloomberg that it wants to shake its corner drug-store image and re-imagine itself a "broad health-solutions company." But what to do with all the buildings?
5. A woman from Lincoln, Rhode Island, was injured while hiking in New Hampshire. Jessie Kanter, 43, slipped and fell on the Boulder Loop trail and had to be rescued. (Patch)

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August 5 in Woonsocket

• The Holy Trinity Parish Annual Carnival continues. The church is located at 1409 Park Ave.

Woonsocket Patch Notebook

• Woonsocket Cat Sanctuary, Inc.: "ADOPTED! Linda went to her forever home yesterday." (Facebook)
• Woonsocket Historical Society: "Main St, Woonsocket circa 1880." (Facebook)
• Woonsocket Parks & Recreation: "More music coming, and here's what's next!" (Facebook)

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