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NATICK A war of words has erupted between a resident and a local liquor store.
“It’s really manipulative,” said Martha Paynter, referring to an action taken by Nine East Wine Emporium, located on 6 Worcester St. (Rte. 9), near the Wellesley line.
“That’s not true. There’s no way we’re being manipulative,” said Debbie Otey, wine manager at Nine East.
The dispute centers on an effort by Nine East to convert its liquor store into a retail marijuana business. Otey said the change is necessary due to increased competition from other liquor stores nearby.
Some residents who live near the Wellesley line don’t want retail marijuana near their homes. They have said such a business would hurt property values and bring increased traffic, noise and loitering.
Sundararjan Narayanan can’t believe what he’s seeing while in his native country of India.
The Westboro resident is on business while visiting his parents in Bangalore, the capital of India’s southern Karnataka state.
“Oh gosh, don’t ask. It’s crazy,” Narayanan said by phone Friday when asked what he’s witnessing.
News images show mass cremations, bodies piling up, and a health care system woefully short of vaccines and supplies to treat the sick.
“Everything is on a scarcity,” Narayanan said. “Vaccines, hospital beds, oxygen, medical treatment of people and ambulances.”
Record COVID-19 infections
COVID-19 infection numbers in India are staggering. Through Friday, there were nine straight days of more than 300,000 positive cases, with global records reached daily. The death toll is more than 200,000.