grocery store

It was just announced that Schenectady County would finally get a new grocery store in a much-needed part of the county. However, we just learned that another grocery store of its kind will be closing for good.

The residents in this section of Schenectady County are finally getting a new grocery store. They have been in need of one for nearly two decades. There were empty stores in the area that are being repurposed into a new, much-needed supermarket.

A smaller Price Chopper store will be closing its doors next month. Although it is not one of Price Chopper's larger supermarkets, it did serve a purpose in Saratoga Springs as more of a convenience store for the residents nearby.

If you are in downtown Albany, you have seen the boarded-up McDonald's on South Pearl Street. It has been closed since 2019 but now there are plans to develop it into a grocery store in partnership with the African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region.

Shoppers are hoarding hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, toilet paper and other items. Now there will be limits.