Stop & Shop to Donate 100,000 Diapers to Diaper Banks

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Stop & Shop has announced a donation of 100,000 diapers to diaper banks across its five-state footprint in honor of National Diaper Need Awareness Week.

Taking place from Sept. 24 to Oct. 2, National Diaper Need Awareness Week is designed to call attention to the issue of not having a sufficient supply of diapers to keep babies and toddlers clean, dry and healthy. The recipient diaper banks will each receive 20,000 Nature’s Promise® diapers ranging in sizes from 1 through 6 to help families in need. The recipient diaper banks include:

• The Diaper Bank of Connecticut in North Haven, Connecticut
• Baby Basics, Inc. in Needham, Massachusetts
• Project Undercover in Warwick, Rhode Island
• 914CARES in White Plains, New York
• Children’s Aid and Family Services, Inc. in Paramus, New Jersey

Diapers are among the most highly sought-after items at food banks and food pantries, as 1 in 3 families struggle with diaper need according to the Diaper Bank Network. The number of people facing diaper need has increased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing inflation.

"Many families continue to struggle due to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation, and we know that when families face difficulty providing diapers for their children it can impact their physical and mental well-being," said Jennifer Barr, Director of External Communications and Community Relations for Stop & Shop. "Stop & Shop is proud to step up to help with these diaper donations, which we hope will provide relief for many families in need."

In addition to diapers, Stop & Shop will also donate $5,000 to The Diaper Bank of Connecticut in North Haven, CT. As the leading diaper bank in the nation, The Diaper Bank of Connecticut has donated more than 31 million free diapers to low-income families through its extensive 60+ agency network since its founding in 2004.

The additional donation to The Diaper Bank of Connecticut will support in its mission to provide free infant and toddler diapers, period products, and youth and adult incontinence supplies to low-income families across Connecticut.

To learn more, visit stopandshop.com/pages/community.

Thunderstorms Leave Downed Trees, Wires and Debris Across North County

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
09:07PM / Tuesday, July 16, 2024

A tree limb smashed in the cab on Mark Moulton's truck. 

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A severe thunderstorm hammered parts of North and Central County on Tuesday night, downing trees and limbs and leaving more than 8,000 customers without power. 

 

The Berkshires, Eastern New York and parts of Southern Vermont were under a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m. on Tuesday. The storm came through shortly after 6 p.m. with thunder and lightning and torrential rain. 

 

Alerts and calls began streaming into dispatch and fire and police departments began calling in extra help. 

 

When the rain let, the full extent of the damage could be seen — from uprooted century-old trees to scatterings of debris across streets and lawns. 

 

As of 8:30, Brooklyn, Hoosac, Meadow, North Eagle just above Hospital Avenue were closed and the lower section of North Eagle was limited to one-way traffic. Trees were also down on Holbrook, Chestnut and Hall. 

 

Mayor Jennifer Macksey had been getting a close-up look at the damage and speaking with residents. 

 

"I've been trying to hit as many streets as I can so I have couple more streets to hit before I call it a night," the mayor said just before 9 p.m.