COVID-19 Relief & Resources
Here is the latest grocery shopping info for seniors and those most at-risk:
- Shaws: Every Tuesday & Thursday from 7-9AM Shaws will set aside shopping time specifically for senior citizens and other at-risk members of our community.
- Market Basket: 6-7AM everyday the stores will be open ONLY to serve customers 60 and older.
- Walmart: From March 24 through April 28, Walmart stores will host an hour-long senior shopping event every Tuesday for customers aged 60 and older. This will start one hour before the store opens. They've regular hours from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
- Target: All nationwide stores will reserve the first hour of shopping each Wednesday at stores nationwide for vulnerable guests.
- Hannaford will be dedicating special shopping hours for customers over 60 and those with compromised immune systems starting March 24. Stores will open early from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.
- Trader Joes: Every day between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m., Crew Members will maintain an additional line outside the front door for our senior customers. This will ensure that those customers in need will have an expedited entrance to the store to help make their experience a more positive one.
- Walgreens: On Tuesdays, Walgreens has set aside 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. for senior and immunocompromised individuals.
- BJ's: Everyday from 8-9AM will serve seniors 60+ only.
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Justin Chenette is serving his 4th term in the Maine legislature with two terms in the Senate and two terms in the House of Representatives. He represents Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Hollis, Limington, and part of Buxton in the Senate. He is currently the Chair of the bipartisan Government Oversight Committee, Co-Chair of the Democracy Reform Caucus, and is a member of both the Environment & Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Ethics Committee. Justin also serves as a Citizen Trade Policy Commissioner.
In 2012, Justin made history by becoming the nation’s youngest openly gay legislator and Maine's youngest lawmaker at age 21. He was sworn into office just a week before graduating from college. Justin has been recognized nationally by The Advocate magazine, listing him on their list of the 40 Under 40 most accomplished leaders throughout the country. He has served on various policy committees including Criminal Justice & Public Safety, Taxation, State & Local Government, and was co-chair of the youth caucus.
Justin founded a non-profit organization to advance arts education, connect Veterans to job training, help students afford college, and increase volunteerism, investing nearly $10,000 into the community. He continues this work through his nonprofit scholarship fund. Justin is the past president and current vice president of his community’s downtown revitalization organization, Saco Main Street, is an avid volunteer through the Saco Bay Rotary, Vice President of the Friends of the OOB Ballpark, and as a member of the Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce and Buxton-Hollis Historical Society.
After attending Saco public schools, he graduated high school from Thornton Academy while taking a full semester of college courses at the University of Southern Maine. Justin graduated from Northern Vermont University-Lyndon with a B.S. in Broadcast News and was honored with the Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2019. Justin also completed the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School after receiving a full ride fellowship. He is currently pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree in Public Administration from the University of Maine at Augusta.
He currently works as a licensed Realtor at the Bean Group, as the President of his digital marketing firm, Chenette Media LLC, and is the owner of Maine Property Lovers LLC, a real estate investment company. He previously worked as Saco Sport & Fitness's Marketing Coordinator and the Journal Tribune's Digital Advertising Executive.
In 2012, Justin made history by becoming the nation’s youngest openly gay legislator and Maine's youngest lawmaker at age 21. He was sworn into office just a week before graduating from college. Justin has been recognized nationally by The Advocate magazine, listing him on their list of the 40 Under 40 most accomplished leaders throughout the country. He has served on various policy committees including Criminal Justice & Public Safety, Taxation, State & Local Government, and was co-chair of the youth caucus.
Justin founded a non-profit organization to advance arts education, connect Veterans to job training, help students afford college, and increase volunteerism, investing nearly $10,000 into the community. He continues this work through his nonprofit scholarship fund. Justin is the past president and current vice president of his community’s downtown revitalization organization, Saco Main Street, is an avid volunteer through the Saco Bay Rotary, Vice President of the Friends of the OOB Ballpark, and as a member of the Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce and Buxton-Hollis Historical Society.
After attending Saco public schools, he graduated high school from Thornton Academy while taking a full semester of college courses at the University of Southern Maine. Justin graduated from Northern Vermont University-Lyndon with a B.S. in Broadcast News and was honored with the Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2019. Justin also completed the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School after receiving a full ride fellowship. He is currently pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree in Public Administration from the University of Maine at Augusta.
He currently works as a licensed Realtor at the Bean Group, as the President of his digital marketing firm, Chenette Media LLC, and is the owner of Maine Property Lovers LLC, a real estate investment company. He previously worked as Saco Sport & Fitness's Marketing Coordinator and the Journal Tribune's Digital Advertising Executive.
