WORCESTER, Mass. — Stop & Shop will close seven Massachusetts stores on Halloween, with two locations donating leftover groceries to a local food bank.
The Quincy-based grocery chain’s store at 165 Needham Street in Newton closed in August. Seven other locations will shut their doors for good on Thursday:
- 932 North Montell St. in Brockton
- 341 Plymouth St. in Halifax
- 36 New State Highway in Raynham
- 539-571 Boston Turnpike in Shrewsbury
- 415 Cooley St. in Springfield
- 545 Lincoln St. in Worcester
- 24 Mattakeesett St. in Pembroke
The Stop & Shop stores in Shrewsbury and Worcester are preparing to donate any remaining items to Worcester County Food Bank, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported.
“The Worcester County Food Pantry will go two to three times a week and pick up what hasn’t sold,” a Stop & Shop spokeswoman told the newspaper.
Stop & Shop said it’s also working closely with other local hunger relief agencies to ensure that anything that remains unsold at the time of the …