Massachusetts
See the seven Mass. Stop & Shop locations closing this month – The Boston Globe
Stop & Shop plans to close seven Massachusetts locations on Oct. 31 as part of the supermarket chain’s move to shutter 32 underperforming stores, company officials said.
The Quincy-based chain announced in July that eight locations across Massachusetts would close on or before Nov. 2. The first of those locations, a Stop & Shop at 165 Needham St. in Newton, closed in August.
Along with the Massachusetts locations, seven other stores will close Oct. 31 in other New England states, the grocery chain said. Store employees will have the opportunity to relocate to stores that remain open, according to the chain.
The closures come after Ahold Delhaize, the corporate parent of the chain, said in May it was focusing on improving performance, bringing down costs for customers, and ensuring a stable future.
“Stop & Shop is focused on growing through large, multi-year price investments and a stronger customer value proposition, both in-store and online,” President Gordon Reid said in a statement to the Globe in July. “This means we’ll be focused on delivering lower everyday prices, as well as even more savings for our customers through strong promotions.”
Discounts on the products at the seven closing stores will start at the end of next week, said Jennifer Barr, a spokesperson for Stop & Shop.
“For anything left in the store unsold, we’re working closely with local hunger relief agencies to make sure that nothing is getting tossed and, as much as we possibly can, to donate to those who need,” Barr said.
The stores are still stocking fresh products, including produce, milk, and eggs for as long as possible, but are not restocking non-perishables, according to Barr.
Barr said the Stop & Shop location closing in Worcester is near two public housing developments, and the chain will be distributing 2,500 turkeys to residents in the parking lot of the closed store in November.
“We wanted to make sure that those folks are taken care of for the Thanksgiving holiday,” Barr said. “We are partnering with the city of Worcester to give everybody in those two complexes a Thanksgiving turkey.”
After the store closures, Stop & Shop will still operate 81 stores in Connecticut, 115 in Massachusetts, and 25 in Rhode Island, the chain said in a statement in August.
Here is the list of Stop & Shop locations closing across New England on Oct. 31:
- 932 North Montello St. in Brockton
- 36 New State Highway in Raynham
- 341 Plymouth St. in Halifax
- 539-571 Boston Turnpike in Shrewsbury
- 415 Cooley St. in Springfield (stores at 1600 Boston Road and 1277 Liberty St. in Springfield will remain open)
- 545 Lincoln St. in Worcester (stores at 940 West Boylston St. and 949 Grafton St. in Worcester will remain open)
- 24 Mattakeesett St. in Pembroke (the store at 125 Church St. in Pembroke will remain open)
- 100 Division St. in Ansonia
- 211 High St. in Torrington
- 1937 West Main St. in Stamford
- 855 Bridgeport Ave. in Milford
- 72 Newtown Road in Danbury
- 11 Commerce Way in Johnston
- 176 Pitman St. in Providence
Information from previous Globe articles was used in this report.
Ava Berger can be reached at ava.berger@globe.com. Follow her @Ava_Berger_.
Massachusetts
How will the Iran war impact gas prices in Massachusetts?
With a widening conflict in the Middle East after the American and Israeli attack on Iran Saturday, global markets are bracing for a shakeup in the energy supply chain.
So, here at home, what can consumers expect at the gas pump?
An increase in oil prices is almost always followed by an increase in gas prices. And the oil market has already reacted to the war. NBC News reported on Sunday that U.S. crude oil initially spiked more than 10%, while Brent, the international oil benchmark, rose as much as 13%.
Early Monday morning, reports were coming in of black smoke rising from the U.S. embassy in Kuwait City.
While Iran’s oil reserves supply less than an estimated 5% of global production, the main concern is the Strait of Hormuz. This maritime passageway borders Iran at the bottleneck of the Persian Gulf, and more than 20% of the world’s oil passes through. If Iran closes or restricts Hormuz, the oil market could face severe disruptions.
Gas prices rise about 2.5 cents for every dollar increase in crude oil prices. As of Sunday, U.S. crude oil prices had already increased by nearly $5 a barrel.
“I fully expect that by Monday night, you could credibly say that gas prices are being impacted by oil prices having gone up,” GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan told NBC News.
GasBuddy characterizes their expectations for price increases as “incremental” rather than “explosive”. The group said to anticipate a potential 10-15 cent increase over the next couple of weeks.
Massachusetts
Body camera video shows Massachusetts police officer save 78-year-old man from burning truck – East Idaho News
EASTON, Mass. (WBZ) — Police body camera video shows an Easton, Massachusetts, officer rescuing a 78-year-old Raynham man from a burning car on Friday morning.
A Mack dump truck was experiencing problems on the side of Turnpike Street just after 2 a.m. when a Ford pickup truck struck the back of it, according to police.
The pickup truck then became stuck under the dump truck, trapping the driver, Francis Leverone, inside. A Toyota Camry then hit the back of the pickup truck and caught fire, police said.
Easton police officer Dean Soucie arrived at the crash and saw that the two vehicles were on fire. Video shows Soucie rushing over before breaking the driver’s side window and then, with the help of the two witnesses, freeing Leverone from the pickup truck. Soucie said he was confused but conscious.
“As I reached inside the vehicle, one of the passersby — he actually jumped into the cab of the truck, and he helped me free the individual,” Soucie said.
They then carried the driver to safety.
Leverone was taken to a nearby hospital before being transferred to a Boston hospital. He received serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
No one else was injured in the crash.
Dee Leverone told WBZ her husband is doing OK. “I’m just thankful for the people that got him out,” she said. “Very thankful.”
After watching the police body-cam video on the news she said, “I was shocked, I was like ‘Oh my God!’ I just couldn’t believe it. His truck is like melted.”
She says she realized that something was wrong last night when her husband never made it home from work.
“I kept trying to call him and call him, and I finally got a hold of him at like 4:30 a.m., and he was at (Good Samaritan Hospital) and he told me he’s gotten in an accident,” Dee said.
She says he’s recovering at the Boston Medical Center and being treated for a dislocated hip.
“He’s a trooper,” Dee said. “He’s a strong man — and you know he’s 78, but you know he’s a toughie. He definitely is a toughie.”
Soucie commended the help of the two witnesses and said that before he arrived at the crash, they had attempted to put out the flames with a fire extinguisher and removed a gasoline tank from the pickup truck before it could ignite.
“They jumped into action like it was nothing,” Soucie said. “Those two individuals were absolutely awesome.”
Easton Police Chief Keith Boone said that he is “extremely proud” of Soucie and the witnesses.
“He saved a life last night,” Chief Boone said. “He is an exemplary police officer and this is just one example. I think he’s a hero.”
Turnpike Street was closed for several hours following the crash. Easton Police are investigating.
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Crews battle fire at Townsend home
A fire broke out Sunday morning in Townsend, Massachusetts.
The Townsend Fire department said shortly before 7 a.m. that firefighters were on scene for a structure fire on Dudley Road.
People have been asked to avoid the area.
The Massachusetts Department of Fire Services said state police fire investigators assigned to the state fire marshal’s office are responding to assist the Townsend Fire Department.
There was no immediate word on any injuries, or any information on what caused the fire. It’s also unclear if the large snow piles in the area impeded access to fire hydrants, as was the case at the house explosion in Taunton last week.
This developing story will be updated when we learn more
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