The drugstore chain has now said it will close roughly three-quarters of the 1,277 pharmacies it had when it filed for bankruptcy in early May. Rite Aid, whose pharmacies were once ubiquitous across large parts of America,

Rite Aid stores across the Twin Tiers are in the process of closing after the company filed for bankruptcy again in May.

Like falling dominoes, another High Desert-based Rite Aid has been marked for permanent closure as the company continues to sell off its assets.