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Watch yourself in parking lots

Posted on February 17, 2020February 26, 2020 by Wegmaniacal

News from Hanover Township, PA: 2 hurt, 8 cars damaged in Wegmans parking lot wreck. A driver apparently suffered a medical episode, lost control and struck seven other parked vehicles, lehighvalleylive.com reports. 2 hurt in 8-vehicle wreck in Wegmans parking lot, fire official says https://t.co/jmXN7qFif6 pic.twitter.com/6oCAcfPimt — lehighvalleylive.com (@lehighvalley) February 16, 2020 This is not…

Upstate New Yorkers love their Wegmans, with a bond that newer customers in other parts of the East are discovering. As a customer and former employee, I share the obsession.

I launched Wegmaniacal in December 2019, to examine the cultlike following the company has developed since its founding in Rochester more than a century ago.

The site stagnated when I left Wegmans and returned to other endeavors. But with rising grocery prices, lowering environmental regulation, and pharmaceutical challenges, it’s time to resume writing here.

Much of what I have to say is positive. Nevertheless, the company is family owned and most of its operations are conducted in private. As a longtime journalist, I’ll also delve into topics Danny Wegman would prefer to keep behind closed doors.

— Laurie Bennett