This Week
As grocery prices continue to affect household budgets, shoppers are finding different ways to make their money go further. Some may be turning to farmers markets, local farms and Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs), while others are sticking with familiar grocery stores, buying in bulk or choosing more affordable options.
Have rising prices changed the way you shop for food?
Send your responses to social@lakevillejournal.com by Monday, Aug. 24 10 a.m. or comment on Facebook or Instagram.
We’ll publish a selection in next week’s paper.
Last Week
Do you support the expansion of cannabis businesses in the area? Should licenses be easier to obtain, or should there be stricter limits on where and how these businesses can operate?
“Any and all businesses should be easily approved and not hassled by the town as long as they are on the up and up. I’ve seen certain businesses targeted in certain towns for no legitimate reason and that is wrong.”
—Smallz Smallz
“I would never try to stop others from enjoying cannabis. And if someone wants to grow it and sell it, more power to them, isn’t this supposed to be a free, capitalist country? Throw some socialism in there by taxing sales and using the revenue for social services or education and what is there to complain about? All above board, legal, monitored, studied, enjoyed. A few anxiety attacks for sure but that is the worst of it honestly and those who don’t like it don’t need to use it just like anything.”
—Andres Vialpando, Millerton
“Ban beer, wine and booze or shut up.”
—Darrin Culver, Pine Plains
