grocery shopping

The pandemic has many of us pinching pennies and looking to get a better bang for our buck. “I mean it’s a pandemic! You got to do what you got to do,” said Hartford resident Latrice Foster. Foster spoke to NBC Connecticut as she was entering the Stop & Shop on New Park Avenue in Hartford. “I’m coming here...

One expert offered tips for finding coupons and other deals on essentials while shopping online and at the store.

Our households have completely changed. We’re all home a lot more. Many restaurants are closed, limiting even the occasional takeout or delivery options. College kids and other relatives may be adding to the household numbers.

“I already saw there was a huge need for it,” Jillian Juarez said. Everyone has heard about the long lines and social distancing across Connecticut but there is another movement growing at grocery stores: angels in the aisles. “I just jumped on board as soon as I could,” Juarez said. Juarez from Granby had heard about Shopping Angels starting in...

A group of volunteers is trying to help those who can’t make it to the grocery store.

Many grocery stores are telling customers not to bring reusable bags to shop over concerns they could carry coronavirus into the stores. In response to that, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Thursday that he was lifting the 10-cent tax on single-use plastic bags. “We’re going to lift that 10-cent tax. It’s contrary to every environmental instinct I’ve got in my...