COLONIE — After decades of being a hot spot to purchase newspapers, magazines and cigarettes, Coulson’s News & More is closing.
The Newton Plaza newsstand, which was once a fixture for readers of print publications, has kept its impending closure quiet. There are no signs on the door announcing its closure, nor any specific closing date given, but upon entering the store it becomes apparent.
A New York Times clock still hangs on the back wall, but the rows of shelves that would typically stock the day’s newspapers and magazines are completely barren. The owner of the 594 Loudon Road shop, who said the store had been in operation “for decades,” didn’t want to discuss the closure, other than to express his view that all things come to an end…