COVID-19
resources
groceries and Pharmacies
on behalf of retailers assoc. of ma (ram)
Grocery Store Employees Eligible for Emergency Child Care
ATTENTION GROCERY STORE MEMBERS, your employees may access emergency child care services recently established by the state. Last week Governor Baker ordered the closure of Massachusetts child care centers starting March 23rd. As part of the order a list of emergency child care sites have been established to provide emergency coverage to essential, frontline workers required to be on-site. Grocery store employees have been identified by the state as one of the groups eligible for the emergency services. The Department of Early Education and Care has issued the following list of providers offering emergency services.
During this critical time, please make sure you keep yourselves educated on the changes affecting your businesses, your employees and your customers. We will keep our website up to date, and urge you to visit frequently.
On March 25, DPH issued a new order to support pharmacies and grocery stores and their employees during the COVID-19 public health emergency. This order will require grocery stores and pharmacies to:
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Provide at least one hour per day of shopping for adults over 60-years-old.
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Offer sanitation options, such as hand sanitize and disinfecting wipes to clean shopping carts and points of frequent contact.
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Appropriate social distancing policies, including a marked “Social Distancing Line,” beginning six feet away from all checkout counters.
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Close any self-serve food stations.
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Instruct store employees who are ill to stay home, and for stores to accommodate employees who fall in the high-risk category with alternative assignments to limit exposure.
grocery and
liquor stores
Aldi
505 Memorial Dr., Chicopee
Monday - Sunday, 9am-7pm
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BigY
44 Willimansett Rd., South Hadley
413-538-9303
Monday - Sunday, 8am-8pm; 7am-8am solely for those 60+ and with compromised immune systems
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Dillions
589 High St., Holyoke
413-533-3949
Monday-Saturday 8am-9pm; Sunday 11am-5pm
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Holyoke Liquor Mart
2265 Northampton St., Holyoke
Monday-Saturday 9am-10pm; Sunday 11am-7pm
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Jubinville
370 Main St., Holyoke
413-534-4541
Monday-Saturday 9am-10pm; Sunday 10am-6pm
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Liquors 44
44 Lincoln St., Holyoke
413-534-4555
Monday-Saturday 8:30am-8pm; Sunday 10am-8pm
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Stop and Shop
28 Lincoln St., Holyoke
413-536-1247
2265 Northampton St., Holyoke
413-536-9287
Monday - Sunday, 8:30am-8pm; 7:30am-8:30am solely for those 60+ and with compromised immune systems
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Target
50 Holyoke St., Holyoke
413-532-0240
Monday - Sunday, 8am-9pm
On Wednesdays, Target's first hour of shopping will be for older adults and those who have compromised immune systems.
pharmacy &
medical marijuana
CVS
400 Beech St., Holyoke
413-536-1432
Monday - Sunday, 7am-9pm
250 Whiting Farms Rd.. Holyoke
413-532-3216
Monday - Sunday, 7am-10pm
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Insa
Eastworks Building, Easthampton
413-206-6339
506 Cottage St.. Springfield
413-265-1164
Monday - Sunday, 10am-7pm
Reserve ahead for medical patients only
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NETA
118 Conz St.
413-727-8415
Monday - Sunday, 8am-10pm; Reserve ahead for medical patients only
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Walgreens
1588 Northampton St., Holyoke
413-493-3901
Monday - Sunday, 9am-9pm
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