We’ve got more of those back-to-school specials at the drugstores next week, and some steep discounts on a few items at the supermarkets. But where are the many good prices on the fruits and veggies? Maybe we should start making shot-in-the-dark trips to local farmers markets.

From today-Thursday (July 24-30), Stop & Shop/Milford has northwest cherries for $1.49 a pound, 3 pounds or greater packages of 80% lean ground beef for $1.99 a pound and Turkey Hill ice cream in 48-ounce containers (25% smaller than half-gallons) for $1.99 (limit 4).

From today-Thursday (July 24-30), Shaw’s/Milford and Shaw’s/Merrimack have boneless breast of chicken in 3-pound or larger packages for $1.89 a pound, California red seedless grapes are 88 cents a pound and Florida’s Natural orange or grapefruit juices are $1.99 (limit 2), and you can print out extra Florida’s Natural manufacturer’s coupons with Printacoupon at shaws.com.

From Sunday-Saturday (July 26-Aug. 1), Market Basket has schrod haddock fillets for $3.99 a pound, store brand English muffins 6-packs for 50 cents, store brand deli rare roast beef or Virginia or honey ham for $3.99 a pound, Mama Rosie’s mini-cheese ravioli in 24-ounce packages for $2, Columbo yogurt in 32-ounce containers for $1.69 and bunches of celery for 99 cents.

From Sunday-Saturday (July 26-Aug. 1), Hannaford/Bedford has boneless, skinless breast chicken breast for $1.79 a pound, and Hannaford/Nashua, Hudson and Londonderry has it for $1.89 a pound. But the latter markets have store brand yogurt in 6- to 8-ounce containers for 35 cents, red vine cluster tomatoes for 99 cents a pound and Land O Lakes yellow or white American cheese for $3.59 a pound. Also, Hannaford markets are running special 3-day sales today through Sunday (July 24-26), including Kraft American singles in 12-ounce packages for $1.50 (limit 4), Edy’s 6- to 12-count fruit bars for $1.99 (limit 4) and Sara Lee oven-roasted turkey breast for $4.99 a pound.

From Sunday-Saturday (July 26-Aug. 1), CVS has some deals for the candy lovers, including $5 in Extra Bucks back if you spend $15 on two dozen brands. Plus, there are some free-after-Extra Bucks specials on erasers tips, Pilot EasyTouch pens in 2-packs and Swingline Tot staplers. There’s also a three-day (Sunday-Tuesday) deal on Colgate Total toothpaste in 4-ounce tubes for 88 cents after $2 back in Extra Bucks.

From Sunday-Saturday (July 26-Aug. 1), Walgreens has Cascade dishwasher powdered detergent in 60-ounce box for $3.99, Ajax cleanser in 14-ounce containers for three/$1 with flier coupon, Jif peanut butter in 18-ounce jars is $2 and Geisha 5-ounce chunk light tuna in water is 59 cents (limit 3) with flier coupon.

Always try to use manufacturers coupons to save even more.

Sherman Smith, Telegraph copy editor, can be reached at 594-6420, or at ssmith@nashuatelegraph.com.