In order to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer, all Big Y Supermarkets donated proceeds from the October 2020 initiative “Partners of Hope” to 31 local breast cancer support groups throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Price Chopper Market 32 is collecting donations at all store registers throughout February and March to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Governor Lamont announced that the state will continue with an age-based approach to expanding eligibility to the vaccine, explaining that other previously considered scenarios proved overly complex.

In Mississippi, Connecticut and Maryland, grocers and their advocates are taking on the liquor industry as they seek to undo restrictions on sales.