Grocery Store

If you've ever heated up a bag of frozen peas or sat down to a TV dinner, you have one man to thank for the convenience: Clarence Birdseye. Most of us recognize the name — who hasn't seen the iconic Birds Eye brand in their local grocery store? — but few know the story of his adventurous life and massively productive career as an inventor and businessman. Leave it to Mark Kurlansky, best-selling author of "Cod," "Salt," "The Last Fish Tale," and other lively historical investigations, to bring Birdseye vividly to life.

SHANKER SAHAI, founder of Cambridge start-up Greenbean Recycle, is turning the drudgery of recycling bottles and cans into an eco-game, a sort of FarmVille of trash disposal. The new company has created a high-tech machine that is both recycling depot and arcade game. A barcode reader counts each bottle or can, gives instant green feedback - "one aluminum can, 500 watts saved" - and electronically transfers the 5 cent deposit to a PayPal or other account. Recyclers can track their progress online, compare stats with friends, and win prizes.

After going nearly 135 years with no alcohol sales, Rockport is considering a second revision of the rules since the prohibition ended in 2005. At annual Town Meeting scheduled to begin April 9, and likely to continue April 10, residents will be asked whether to authorize the Board of Selectmen to file a home rule petition to the state Legislature to allow the sale of beer and wine at a grocery store. This time, Hannah Jumper - legendary for leading a large group of hatchet-wielding women to smash all of the town's liquor bottles in 1856 - may not be rolling in her grave.

If you've ever heated up a bag of frozen peas or sat down to a TV dinner, you have one man to thank for the convenience: Clarence Birdseye. Most of us recognize the name — who hasn't seen the iconic Birds Eye brand in their local grocery store? — but few know the story of his adventurous life and massively productive career as an inventor and businessman. Leave it to Mark Kurlansky, best-selling author of "Cod," "Salt," "The Last Fish Tale," and other lively historical investigations, to bring Birdseye vividly to life.

By Matt Rocheleau, Town Correspondent A local developer hopes to build an organic- and natural-foods grocery store on the site of a Brighton funeral home that closed earlier this year. Hera Development Corporation plans to raze the former McNamara Funeral Home at 460 Washington St. and replace it with a 9,000 square-foot Nature’s Green Grocer store that would include a 35-space parking lot. The development company hopes to begin construction this coming September and have the store open about one year afterward, said Gary Hendren, an architect for both...

DALLAS - To understand a Walmart grocery store, consider Ro-Tel, a combination of diced tomatoes and green chilies in a can. The Texas kitchen staple recently sold for $1.20 a can at an Albertson's grocery store here. A Walmart supercenter a few miles away sold it for 88 cents. But it was Walmart Neighborhood Market - a Walmart selling only groceries - that offered Ro-Tel for a steal: just 78 cents on sale. "You can't beat that," shopper Lajuanda Bennett said recently as she pushed a shopping cart heavy with Ro-Tel cans through the store.

SHANKER SAHAI, founder of Cambridge start-up Greenbean Recycle, is turning the drudgery of recycling bottles and cans into an eco-game, a sort of FarmVille of trash disposal. The new company has created a high-tech machine that is both recycling depot and arcade game. A barcode reader counts each bottle or can, gives instant green feedback - "one aluminum can, 500 watts saved" - and electronically transfers the 5 cent deposit to a PayPal or other account. Recyclers can track their progress online, compare stats with friends, and win prizes.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. - Five minutes into a tour of his flagship grocery store, Danny Wegman has already wolfed down a berry tart, cherry walnut sourdough bread topped with havarti cheese, white frosted cake, and cauliflower curry. Wegman, whose namesake supermarket company has won a pile of customer service and best-workplace honors, is known to have a weakness for the product samples his stores feature. His appetite for competition is similarly voracious. The New York chain, with 78 stores in five states, will open its first market next Sunday in Massachusetts, a food emporium so massive it...

I read that for a healthier lifestyle, shop only the perimeter of the grocery store, so now I just buy candy bars and scratch tickets. Andrea Henry / Norton The comedian is coauthor of Real Kids' Jokes by Real Stand-Up Comics.

Repairs to the Donelan's Supermarkets store in Lincoln, closed since its roof collapsed under heavy snow last winter, were expected to be completed by the end of last week. But it's still unclear whether the Lincoln Station grocery will reopen. The uncertainty has left residents, business owners, and local officials worried about the future of the town's small retail district, which has been anchored by the family-owned supermarket for the past 30 years. "The grocery store is an important asset to the town, both for the convenience of residents and as the anchor business in south Lincoln," said...

ST. LOUIS - The wife of St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Stan Musial has died at the age of 91. The team said Lillian Musial passed away Thursday. Lillian Labash was one of eight children whose parents owned a grocery store in McKean, Pa. Lillian and Stan Musial were high school sweethearts who married in 1940. Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. said in a statement that the organization has lost a member of its family and that Lil Musial was the love of Stan Musial's life.

A turnout of 313 residents dispatched all 36 items on the annual and Special Town Meeting warrants on Monday, including an article authorizing the Board of Selectmen to seek the Legislature's permission to allow the sale of beer and wine at a grocery store. The measure is intended to help attract a grocery to move into town. If cleared by Beacon Hill, the home-rule petition would also require passage by local voters. At last week's Town Meeting, residents also approved an operating budget of $23.8 million for next fiscal year, plus several capital projects totaling about $1.2 million.

Chelsea-based meat processor Kayem Foods Inc. said it will begin selling the same sausages that Red Sox fans can now chow down on in Fenway Park at grocery stores throughout New England. Packaging for the Kayem All Natural Sweet Italian Fenway Sausage will feature a Boston Red Sox logo, the company said. Kayem has been the official hot dog of Fenway Park since 2009, a company spokeswoman said, and Fenway Franks are already available at retail. Now Kayem plans to take a similar approach with one of its sausage offerings.

Tuesday's selectmen's meeting will be held in the Foxborough High School auditorium to address a request by Trader Joe's grocery store to sell alcohol at its future location at Patriot Place. The topic will be discussed at a 7:30 p.m. hearing, as part of a meeting that begins at 7. Trader Joe's East hopes to transfer the all-alcohol package store license of Central Wine & Spirits at 50 Central St. in exchange for an estimated $200,000 payment to owner William Varkas. The much-anticipated 20,331-square-foot store is planned for 350 Patriot Place.

By Jessica Bartlett, Town Correspondent Quincy city councilors voted Monday to require applicants seeking special permits from the Council to pay for a technical consultant, a step that should make project reviews easier. The discussion stems from an anticipated re-review of the C-Mart grocery store , which will have to come back before the council, sitting as a Special Permit Granting Authority, due to a court mandate. The case has been a controversial one for the city, which initially rejected the idea due to concerns about traffic.

Wegmans is looking to open a supermarket in Boston and would consider a site in Downtown Crossing, the company's chief executive Danny Wegman said today during a speech before the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. The New York grocery chain launched its first Massachusetts store last fall in Northborough and had a record grand opening at the massive 138,000 square foot food emporium. "We believe we belong in Boston, not just in the suburbs," Wegman said. Wegman said he is looking at several properties in Boston...

Danielle Dreilinger A map of the half-mile radii around significant grocery stores shows a noticeable lack in Winter Hill and Ball and Magoun squares. Major supermarkets in blue: Foodmaster in West Somerville and Inman, Star Market on Beacon St., Market Basket on Somerville Ave., and Super Stop & Shop in East Somerville. White circles show major supermarkets that serve parts of Somerville but are not in Somerville: Whole Foods in Medford and Shaw's in Porter Square, Cambridge.

When it comes to making dinner, Thursdays are the bane of my existence. After a long week of work and juggling kids' schedules, usually by that day I'm starting to look to the weekend and the chance to relax for a few minutes. The last thing I want to do is think about what to cook. So I found myself drawn in by Jane DeLaney, founder of eMeals.com , when she told me about the inspiration behind her subscription-based meal-planning service. DeLaney's Dinner Planning Tips...

After going nearly 135 years with no alcohol sales, Rockport is considering a second revision of the rules since the prohibition ended in 2005. At annual Town Meeting scheduled to begin April 9, and likely to continue April 10, residents will be asked whether to authorize the Board of Selectmen to file a home rule petition to the state Legislature to allow the sale of beer and wine at a grocery store. This time, Hannah Jumper - legendary for leading a large group of hatchet-wielding women to smash all of the town's liquor bottles in 1856 - may not be rolling in her grave.

Lincoln residents may soon be able to buy a bottle of wine with their groceries, or have a martini with dinner, without leaving town. Voters in the annual town election on March 26 will decide whether to authorize the Board of Selectmen to grant three liquor licenses to local establishments. One of the licenses would be for the retail sale of wine and beer, while the others would be for the sale of beer, wine, and hard alcohol to be consumed on the premises. If the changes are approved, it would be the first time in the town's history that restaurant customers...