Middletown Pathmark to close in April
Shuttering due to parent company A&P’s reallocation of assets under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
The axe officially fell for employees of the Middletown Pathmark grocery store when on Tuesday they received solid news that the location would be closing. It was only a partial surprise, as word of impending closures started circulating in August of 2010, at which time the number of stores facing the bankruptcy hatchet hovered at about eight locations. Tuesday’s announcement came with a marked substantial increase in official pending closings to 32 locations — four times the originally anticipated amount. The grocery store chain, purchased in 2007 by the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A&P, headquartered in Montville) had been on the verge of bankruptcy once before, in 2000. A&P’s roster of chains not only includes its namesake …
John Dunphy
11:22 am on Friday, February 18, 2011
Sad, but not unexpected. This place has been kind of a dump for years. But, I remember back in the early 80s when, on Sunday mornings, Dad and I would go there for groceries and he would let me buy a couple comic books. I wonder if a Trader Joe's will end up taking its place? more ›