In record snowfall years like 2005 and 2011, hiking in the Narrows didn't open until mid-July! To see the current and median water levels as well as track the melting of the snowpack in spring, please see the Current Conditions page.
A multibillion-dollar merger between the owners of Hannaford and Stop & Shop could have one small sticking point: Massachusetts. Shareholders were enthusiastic about the possibility of a merger involving supermarket giants Royal Ahold, the Dutch company that owns Stop & Shop, and Delhaize Group, the Belgium-based owner of Hannaford.
A Giant Food store in March 2006, located at 8th and O Streets NW in Washington, D.C. In 2004, Ahold merged Giant and Stop & Shop and eliminated more than 600 positions at Giant's Landover headquarters, creating Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover, which itself is a subsidiary of Netherlands-based Royal Ahold.