Over last summer, when we were looking for a vacation place to buy, we started hearing about the new supermarket about to open in Bridgton. First, the woman who ran the B & B we stayed at in Harrision said she was looking forward to having a good produce department closer to her. She needed to get good melons, etc., for fruit cups for her breakfasts. The FoodTown in Bridgton didn’t have enough selection to suit her. Later in the same trip, I think, a storekeeper in Bridgton was telling us about the town and said that in addition to the other good things about it, people were looking forward to the new Hannaford’s opening. Well, it opened today. Apparently all Bridgton was sent a big flyer of coupons, and the first 500 customers, or something like that, got a free wooden recipe box. The cashier told us that there had been a line to get in when the store opened in the morning. It had calmed down by the time we were there, but how often do you see a supermarket with ALL the registers running?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Over last summer, when we were looking for a vacation place to buy, we started hearing about the new supermarket about to open in Bridgton. First, the woman who ran the B & B we stayed at in Harrision said she was looking forward to having a good produce department closer to her. She needed … <\/p>\n