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Bad News For New Year's: Berlin Imports Closes After 41 Years In Hawthorne

HAWTHORNE, N.Y. -- Berlin Imports, a popular distributor of beer, soda and miscellaneous party treats at 648 Commerce St., closed in October with little fanfare.

This sign has graced Commerce Street in Hawthorne for decades. Berlin Imports closed with little fanfare this fall.

This sign has graced Commerce Street in Hawthorne for decades. Berlin Imports closed with little fanfare this fall.

Photo Credit: Jon Craig
Tire tracks at Berlin Imports tell the story of disappointed former customers being turned away by a "closed" sign at Berlin Imports.

Tire tracks at Berlin Imports tell the story of disappointed former customers being turned away by a "closed" sign at Berlin Imports.

Photo Credit: Jon Craig

Tire tracks in this week's snow signaled how many disappointed customers have been turned away by locked doors during the high-volume holiday season.

The store owner posted updates on closing out sales during the fall at this web site.

Reached at his business phone number on Thursday, Thomas Chenet, the operator of Berlin Imports, said, "Everything is up in the air. We're still looking."

Chenet said Berlin Imports opened in 1975 and that the building was purchased by an electrical contractor.

"Presently nothing is happening. (We) have some feelers out there looking,'' Chenet said.

Chenet added that he'll "be making a decision after the holidays."

The building's landlord reportedly died and the family put the property up for sale, according to a neighboring business owner.

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