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For the first time in a few years, my son and visited Newington, Conn., the town we lived in for over a decade. Since we left, house prices have continued to rise and the population has climbed.

The town's many strip malls appear nearly full, and even the nearby mall is thriving. There has been significant additional business growth with multiple plazas offering new-to-the-area national brands including Shake Shack, Cava, and Dave's Fried Chicken.

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More Starbucks and Dunkin' locations have popped up, which is impressive, given that there were a lot of those before we left. 

And while the overall area seems to be thriving, one thing was very notable. Multiple CVS and Walgreens had closed. Even though the area has more people and a rosy financial outlook, there were at least three vacant former pharmacies, and one in a prime location that had become a Dollar Tree.