Over $623K Raised at Market 32, Price Chopper During Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign

01:19PM / Sunday, February 22, 2026Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Salvation Army bellringers at Market 32 and Price Chopper stores in New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire raised over $623,000 during the 6-week "Red Kettle" holiday campaign in November and December 2025.

The money raised will help fund essential services, including food assistance, shelter, and emergency relief.

Contributions collected at Market 32 and Price Chopper stores directly support local Salvation Army programs, ensuring that donations stay within the communities where they are given.

"Every donation made at our stores has a direct impact, allowing The Salvation Army to provide hope and assistance to those who need it most," said Pam Cerrone, Market 32 and Price Chopper director of community relations. "We’re proud of our longstanding partnership and incredibly grateful to our customers for stepping up and supporting their important work and making a difference in the lives of so many."

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Letter: Time to retire Maryland's third senator

09:30AM / Tuesday, August 04, 2026

To the Editor:

Time to retire Maryland's third senator

Sen. Chuck Grassley visits all 99 Iowa counties every year (not every six years) as does his colleague Sen. Joni Ernst. The media has dubbed this tour "The Full Grassley."

Sen. Amy Klobuchar goes to all 87 Minnesota counties annually and Sen. Chuck Schumer shows up in all 62 New York counties each year.

Our junior senators from Ed Brooke to Paul Tsongas to John Kerry all made it a point to get to each and every part of the Commonwealth.

We have 14 counties (one of which – Nantucket - is a single town) and yet there are dozens of communities from the hilltowns of western Mass to North Quabbin and the Blackstone Valley that Sen. Ed Markey can't be bothered to set foot in. Since joining the US Senate in 2013, he's never visited almost all of the rural towns in the five western counties. This is unacceptable.

The fact that he spends more time in his Chevy Chase mansion rather than in Cheshire, Chesterfield and Charlton is why he's earned the disparaging moniker as Maryland's third senator.

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