Another one bites the dust

Past the kiddie stickers, party favors, and assorted bric-a-brac, empty shelves stretch into the distance at the Yankee One Dollar store, which is about to close.

Since we’ve been here, two “dollar” stores have closed, and one has come in. Fewer dollar stores is clearly good for the image of the town I want to live in, but more storefront vacancies is clearly bad for the image of the town I want to live in.