Newspaper's Last Stand: Last029a

On October 8, 2023, Scartoni smiles and wipes his face in the pre dawn darkness. At left, for the first time ever, Scartoni has kept his newsstand, closed and dark: he is waiting to show possible, new managers how he opens the newsstand each day. Later, the possible new managers cancel their commitment. It appears that there is no one as yet coming forward to take his place.

On October 8, 2023, Scartoni smiles and wipes his face in the pre dawn darkness. At left, for the first time ever, Scartoni has kept his newsstand, closed and dark: he is waiting to show possible, new managers how he opens the newsstand each day. Later, the possible new managers cancel their commitment. It appears that there is no one as yet coming forward to take his place.