Let's hear it — June 4, 2026

This Week

Groceries are a basic need, but in many parts of our region, buying them can mean careful planning, multiple stops, or a drive to another town.

Where do you shop for groceries? What works well, and what makes grocery shopping harder than it should be? How do price, selection, distance, hours, or transportation shape where you go?

Send your responses to publisher@lakevillejournal.com by Monday, June 8, at 10 a.m. or comment on Facebook or Instagram.

We’ll publish a selection in next week’s paper.

Last Week’s Question

Have you had a run-in with a bear? What happened, and how did you handle it? And what do you think towns and neighbors should be doing to keep both people and bears safer?

“I said, “Chill and wait a second...I want to get my camera!” So he did.”

— Matthias Weiss, Millerton

“Yes we had one time run into a bear on the bike trail. Two times, one came through our property.”

— Antonina Bok, Millerton

“I was chased after surprising a mom and 2 cubs in Washington state mountain biking.”

— DC Broughton, Wassaic

“I have come across bears multiple times while outside on runs and it has been a matter of being aware (headphones out) and making some noise to have them quickly run off. It still increases my anxiety for the rest of the run though!”

— Maggie Windsor Gross, Sharon

“When you don’t have birdseed out, bear-proof trash cans out only for pick up day and cleaned grills, the bears just pass on through. There is a human problem, not so much a bear problem.”

— Lynn Gray, Kent