Wegmans’ plan to close Chestnut Hill pharmacy sparks outcry

Wegmans plans to close the pharmacy in its Chestnut Hill store next month, and local residents aren’t happy. Some are fighting back.

The supermarket chain is closing the Wegmans Pharmacy to create more space for groceries in Chestnut Hill, a Wegmans executive told a local resident in an email. Wegmans’s corporate office did not respond to repeated calls and emails from Brookline.News.

Deana Percassi, Wegmans’ vice president of community engagement, explained the decision to close the pharmacy in an email to Jeff Freilich, a Brookline resident who started a petition asking Wegmans to reconsider…

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