This newly-built Dollar General replaces an eyesore of a building that sat vacant at this intersection for at least a decade. Besides being a great visual improvement to the corner, this store, which opened about a month ago, provides a convenient option for basic groceries; health and beauty aids; and common household items, for people who don't wish to fight crowds at Walmart, or traffic on the busy Tiogue Avenue commercial strip. The parking lot can be accessed from either Nooseneck Hill Road, or Harkney Hill Road. While this store is smaller than most Dollar General Stores, it features two bathrooms, and a more attractive facade than its urban counterparts. For a chain store, it blends in fairly well with its rustic surroundings (although the bright yellow DG sign looks odd, being on such a low signpost). I found the store to have a few gaps in stock, and it was apparent that whoever was doing restocking got distracted from that task. A cart full of empty boxes completely blocked an aisle, and a ladder stood in another aisle, with no employee nearby. Perhaps the distracted one was the male employee who was so busy scanning something near the beverage coolers that he nearly bumped into me; he did apologize, though. His coworker at the register, a young man, was so thorough that he asked me for ID when I asked for cigarettes (for my wife - I don't smoke), even though I am past 50 and am getting a white beard. He was friendly, though, when I asked how long the store had been open. read more