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Patch Question: With Borders Gone, What Would You Like To See Move In?

The Riverhead location of the bookstore giant closed for good this weekend. What store would you like to see fill the void?

Riverhead's Borders bookstore closed its doors for the last time this weekend, shuttering one of the only major bookstores in the area. The company had declared bankruptcy and despite a last bid effort to stay afloat, was sold to liquidators.

A sign inside the bookstore asked customers to contact Books-A-Million, a rival bookstore chain that had considered taking over Borders, and asking them to set up a store in town. Now that the Borders location is closed, what would you like to see move into the property?


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