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Maine Voices: Prioritize essential food workers for the coronavirus vaccine

by Katie Greene Special to the Press Herald March 3, 2021March 3, 2021

Maine’s grocery employees have not had the luxury of avoiding direct human interaction, even during the pandemic.

One employee is quarantined and receiving medical care, and the other has left the company.

Should you try the new Market Basket in Westbrook, or stick with the tried-and-true? Take our tongue-in-cheek quiz to find out.

Prices and supplies have steadied for most items following wild pandemic-induced swings, but some intermittent product shortages persist.

The service, through a partnership with Instacart, offers grocery delivery from about two-thirds of the chain’s stores in the state.

Shoppers who visited the chain’s second store in Maine on its first morning said they felt safe inside.