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Food insecurity is an issue nationwide and it is increasingly becoming a problem on college campuses. That’s why one major grocery chain is stepping up and making a major donation to Connecticut’s 17 state colleges and universities. Stop and Shop is donating $100,000 so many state schools can stock the campus food pantry shelves. “We want to make sure students…

Stop & Shop has donated $100,000 to Connecticut’s state colleges to help stock food pantries on their campuses.

Hamden Police are investigating after an attempted robbery and purse snatching incident were reported at the same store within 24 hours. Officials said they responded to the Stop & Shop parking lot on Dixwell Avenue on Jan. 31 for a report of an attempted armed robbery. Police said a person was in their parked car when the alleged robber opened…

“I can see the shelves and they’re looking pretty bare,” said Cara Mulcahy of West Hartford, after a recent shopping trip to the Stop and Shop in Newington. “It’s a little alarming to think that we’re short of so many food items this late into the pandemic.” She noticed staples like spaghetti sauce in short supply, too.  The chicken...

East Hartford’s Stop and Shop is closing its doors at the beginning of January. This is because of an inability to renew their lease beyond January 2022. In the fall, Stop and Shop was told by the landlord that a lease renewal wouldn’t be granted. The grocery store, located at 940 Silver Ln., will be closing on Jan. 6 as…

One person was transported to the hospital after getting their hand stuck in a bottle return machine at Stop & Shop in Berlin, police said. Officials said they responded to Farmington Avenue at approximately 6:10 p.m. on Thursday for a report of a person caught in machinery. Arriving crews said they found a person with their hand caught in the…

Governor Lamont and the acting public health commissioner released an updated timeline of who will be eligible next to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and essential workers will no longer get priority, as state leaders had previously planned. Those essential workers would have included grocery store employees. “It’s a bit of a bummer. My employees, they’re on the front end...

The governor released a new timeline on who can get a COVID-19 vaccine when and grocery store workers will have to wait to get vaccinated.

As some meat plants begin to close due to COVID-19 concerns, New Britain’s Catanzaro Quality Meats has seen an uptick in business. Since 1932, Catanzaro has served as a retail and wholesale business and recently the demand for meat has skyrocketed. “We have chicken, steak pork chops, and hamburgers which are all hot commodities,” said Mirya Catanzaro, store manager for…

Connecticut farms are finding growing demand for meat as some plants nationwide face closures due to the pandemic

Stop & Shop and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) are calling for grocery store employees to be classified as emergency workers. Stop & Shop has locations throughout the New England area including New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Many employees are still working to restock shelves, bag groceries, and help customers coming in and out of…

The union representing grocery store employees are pushing the state and federal government to reclassify them as emergency workers, which would open access to benefits like subsidized day care and enhanced medical insurance

Some stores in our state are modifying their hours to try and keep up as people empty shelves. Starting Sunday, all 24-hour Price Chopper stores will close at 1 a.m. and re-open at 6 a.m. to restock and clean. Stop and Shop announced that most of its stores will open from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. until further notice starting…

A pandemic expert at the Yale School of Public Health answers questions about COVID-19.

August 1 marked the beginning of the need for free plastic bags in Connecticut. Shoppers will have to pay an extra 10 cents for plastic bags.

The owners of New England’s largest supermarket chain are projecting around $100 million in losses from the labor strike that ended Easter Sunday. Ahold Delhaize, the Dutch company that owns Stop & Shop, said the 11-day strike is expected to lead to profit losses between $90 million and $110 million.

Stop and Shop workers in New England could soon strike. On Sunday, the last union – which represents those staffers in Connecticut – joined with other unions to authorize a strike.

Vernon Police are searching for a man who they said impersonated a People’s Bank customer and withdrew $37,700 from the person’s bank account.

Southington Police are warning residents after three women had their bags stolen over the past approximate week and a half.

A mulch fire caused quite the scene at the Stop & Shop on New Park Avenue in Hartford Tuesday.