By Sandra Dee Owens We don’t have to follow the first voice A woman passed through my line at the grocery store with a brightly colored box I knew so well. Without hesitation, I jostled my cart and went searching […]
Tag: Alcohol
State News
Ready-to-Drink cocktails are now widely available
Following a formal announcement by the state of Vermont, beverages categorized as Ready-to-Drink (RTD) cocktails are now part of Vermont’s private sector as of July 1, 2022. This marks a significant legal change from previous policy, whereby RTDs could only […]
Column, Funologist
Craving, part 2
An easier word to swallow By Sandra Dee Owens Years ago, while contemplating the things I found impossible to resist, I looked up the word addiction. According to Merriam-Webster addiction is “a compulsive, chronic, physiological, or psychological need for a […]
News Briefs, police
Benson man cited for lewd conduct, providing alcohol, drugs to minors
BENSON—State police arrested Loren Wooster, 50, of Benson Wednesday, Dec. 14, for alleged lewd and lascivious conduct with two underage girls and providing alcohol and drugs to a third. Wooster was cited with lewd and lascivious conduct, providing alcohol to […]
State News
Gov. Shumlin drafts cautious but deliberate path to legalization
In a statement issued Tuesday, Jan. 26, Gov. Peter Shumlin and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Richard Sears (D-Bennington) detailed legislation to cautiously and deliberately legalize marijuana in Vermont. The move comes after the governor announced in his State […]