Meet Ray Rice in Timonium

The Baltimore Ravens running back will be signing autographs at the Timonium Shop Rite Friday evening.

Win Twilight Tickets, Meet a Raven, Feed the Hungry

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We're curious what will bring the bigger crowd to the Timonium ShopRite over the next three days: A chance to win a private screening of the new Twilight movie? A meet and greet session with Baltimore Raven Ray Rice?  Or the warm feeling one gets from helping the less fortunate? ShopRite of Timonium is hosting Mix 106.5's 19th annual Stuff a Bus fundraiser for the Maryland Food Bank. You bring non-perishable food items to the local supermarket, then you get to reap the afformentioned benefits. "Some of the Maryland Food Bank's most needed items include: peanut butter, oatmeal, pasta, nuts and seeds, canned fish or meat, canned fruits and juices, evaporated milk, infant formula, diapers, and toilet paper," according to a release. ShopRite …

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ShopRite Provides Outlet For Sandy Donations

ShopRite has set up an online donation initiative for disaster relief.

ShopRite is making giving easier this Thanksgiving season. ShopRite Supermarkets Inc., which operates 32 groceries in New York and New Jersey, was hit particularly hard by Superstorm Sandy. The brand has been updating its Facebook page in the wake of the storm with information about ways to help and the status of dozens of stores that lost power during the storm.  The grocery co-op/chain has in the last two weeks donated thousands of meals and non-perishable items to local food banks, as well as pledged up to $1 million in relef efforts, according to its Facebook page.  Now it's your turn.  Customers can donate to Sandy relief initiative through the ShopRite website. Donations may be entered at $5, $10 or $20 here. The ShopRite of Timonium…

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ShopRite Hosting Healthy Eating Events for Moms, Kids, Seniors

Registered dietitian Erin Peisach will host the events, mostly from the supermarket's Timonium location.

The Timonium ShopRite supermarket is hosting a series of healthy eating related events through the month of May, which is designated Women's Health and Celiac Awareness Month. The events are catered for women, seniors and children. All of the events are hosted by ShopRite's registered dietitian Erin Peisach. Scroll down to see all of the events for the month of May. Editor's Note: Remember, you can add your own events to our calendar just by signing up for the site. From ShopRite: Thursday, 5/10 Cromwell Valley Science & Technology Night, 6:30 p.m. Erin will be visiting Cromwell Valley Elementary School to educate parents about healthy eating. Saturday, 5/12 Healthy Mother's Day Brunch Ideas, 11:00-2:00pm Need some great ideas to WOW your …

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ShopRite Hosting Series of Heart Healthy Events

Eleven events have been scheduled for February.

Chocolate can be beneficial to your overall health? That's what the folks at ShopRite will be teaching in the first of 11 health conscious events in February. Registered dietitian Erin Peisach, who works exclusively at the Timonium supermarket's location, hosts these nutrition information events, monthly.  Find out more about heart health and nutrition by signing up for one or more of the lecutures. "Contact Erin to learn more or to schedule a FREE event or counseling session at 410-560-7071 or erin.peisach@wakefern.com," according to a release. "Be sure to check the Health and Wellness section and Dietitian’s Corner each month at ShopRite.com for upcoming events and healthy living articles." Friday, 2/10/12  Chocolate for Heart Health, 3-…

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Can You Help ShopRite's Cans For Fans Food Drive?

Help fight hunger with a just one click.

ShopRite—the newest supermarket to open in the Timonium area—is asking customers to join the fight against hunger.  How? With just one click.  No need to bring in food, or donate cans—ShopRite will take care of all that. All you have to do is "like" or become a fan of the local grocery store's Facebook, here. Between now and Jan. 21, every new "like" received will count toward a one-can donation (up to 50,000 cans) from the grocery co-op for the 41st annual Can Can Sale. The cans will be given to local food banks.   “The annual Can Can sale is the perfect opportunity for ShopRite to raise awareness of the issue of hunger in our communities,” said Christine Magyarits, community relations manager for ShopRite in a release. “Cans for Fans is …

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ShopRite Timonium Announces 2012 Culinary Classes

Learn new recipes at the workshop every Tuesday night between Jan. 10 and March 27.

  ShopRite Timonium has announced its 2012 Culinary Workshop series, with an emphasis on healthy eating in the new year.  The two- or three-hour classes are held every Tuesday night between Jan. 10 and March 27 at 37 W. Aylesbury Rd. in Timonium.  Sessions include recipes for NFL playoff game days and the Super Bowl, as well as cooking for your special someone around Valentine's Day, among others. Professional chef Donna McCulloch will preside over the classes, which cost either $20 for two-hour classes or $35 for a select few three-hour special classes.  "To register for the class, visit the Courtesy Desk at the store or call 410-308-8700. To learn more about the Culinary Workshop, its schedule and recipes, visit http://www.shoprite.com/…

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ShopRite Promotes Healthy Holiday Event Series

Take a look at the supermarket's calendar, which will help keep off the holiday pounds.

Does this sound familiar? “I’ll start my diet on Jan. 1” Or, “The holidays are my cheat week.” ShopRite of Timonium wants to change that. The newly opened supermarket wants you to enjoy your holidays without packing on the holiday pounds that come with gingerbread cookies and Figgy pudding. Registered dietician Erin Peisach, who works exclusively in the Timonium store, has planned a series of health conscious holiday events for the month of December. “We’re trying to help people eat healthy during the holidays,” Peisach said. “From my standpoint I see a lot of people put their health aside until January. “I just think there is no better time then now.” The two-week list of events includes documentaries, fitness challenges, healthy recipe …

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Timonium ShopRite Raises Money to Feed the Hungry

Local dignitaries and Ridgely Middle School administrators participate in "Bag Hunger," a fund-raising event meant to aid local food banks.

Village Supermarkets, the umbrella co-op under which resides the new Timonium ShopRite, has raised $166,108.50 for local food kitchens from events like yesterday afternoon’s "Bag Hunger" fund-raiser. Wednesday’s fund-raiser featured local dignitaries, as well as administrators from Ridgely Middle School, who assisted in bagging groceries and encouraging shoppers to donate to the Partners in Caring Program.  Ridgely Middle School principal Susan Evans said the event was a good opportunity to act as a role-model for public school students who are required to complete 75 hours of community service in order to graduate. “We know that there are families that are struggling and with the economy the way that it is, we’re just trying to help and …

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New Timonium ShopRite Will Open July 31, Replacing Superfresh

The food chain is expanding in Maryland with two new stores opening this month.

Supermarket chain ShopRite will open a new store in Timonium on July 31 at the site of the recently closed Superfresh grocery at the Fairgrounds Plaza shopping center, the new owner announced July 20. ShopRite plans a splashy grand opening, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring local officials and special offerings for first-time shoppers, spokeswoman Kate McAllen Bowers said. The opening represents part of a major expansion of ShopRite into the Maryland market. ShopRite will open a second store in the state on the same day in the Washington, D.C. suburb of White Oak, and plans are in place for other ShopRite locations to open next year, according to local grocery retailing expert Robert Gorland.  The former Timonium Superfresh store …

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