Wednesday, May 20



CVS to stop sales of tobacco products

CVS Caremark announced Wednesday it would stop the sale of all tobacco products at its branch stores, including its Westwood location. The second-largest national pharmacy chain will no longer shelve cigarettes and other tobacco products at its more than 7,600 U.S. Read more...

Photo: CVS Caremark announced Wednesday it will no longer sell cigarettes. It also announced a new campaign to help its customers quit smoking.


Napolitano works on revising UC tuition policy

University of California President Janet Napolitano is re-evaluating the UC’s tuition policy to better reflect student needs and increase fiscal sustainability, but she has not yet decided on which tuition payment option to use. Read more...




Westwood family jewelry making business approaches 50th year

Straightening the tortoise shell-rimmed glasses over the bridge of her nose, she eases herself onto the seat in front of her work table and picks up the scalpel with her fair, wrinkled hands to cut the sheet of wax. Read more...

Photo: Muriel Chastanet shapes a wax prototype of a jewelry piece with a crafting tool, as she has been doing for the past 50 years.