Waretown: Residents began to speculate when they noticed their beloved Wawa was closed and locked recently. Many wondered if the small-format store would relocate, remodel, or add on. Sadly neither of those options are happening; the location has closed permanently.
The letter posted to customers indicates the store has been open for 26 years, and has outgrown its’ location. Additionally corporate discovered water and structural damage to the building, which wasn’t worth repairing. Since this is a small-format store which doesn’t have all the modern offerings of a Super-Wawa, it was closed. Corporate also opted not to relocate elsewhere in town, nor expand the existing store.
Wawa does go on to explain they will continue to be a part of the Waretown community even after the store is gone. Customers are urged to visit Wawa locations in Barnegat or Lacey.
What will occupy this building next?
Veronica Ann
CrystaL Popowitch is that the one by your house ?
Lj here is its!
Dan Kelleher
Kimberly Kelleher oh well
This blows!
Justin Braunsdorf Jennifer Braunsdorf Volk Cathie Betty :((( the end of an era
They’re closed for black mold ?
Heather Forsythe I heard that! Is it true?
Steph VanPelt sure is.
Heather Forsythe yikes.
Wow I just made a delivery too
Bummer Tim
Toni Brooks
Tony Flynn
This sucks
🙁
Sandy Russo Oriole Tony Gulino
Chrissie Maier
Waretown a town without a wawa.
That’s a first, I’ve never seen one close.
Jamie Sundermann only when a gas station one opens up in the vicinity! ?? prayers
That’s what happens when you find black mold ?
Goddamn it. I liked that one
Shell Anne ?
Dale Dziedzic
Rob Farley
Dan Burt Maier just saw lol thanks
Trinity McNary
Figured this was likely the case. They would have put notices on the door if a remodel was happening. This pretty much leaves Waretown without a proper convenience store, then.
Michael De Fortuna good thing Lacey has 79 of them
What happened to the employees?
Jenn Sullivan some of them been working in forked river
Jenn Sullivan I would love too know.
They all work at other stores now
Phil Bucc thank you, I’m glad the store was able to secure them positions in other stores.
Gonna make that traffic light a little better. After the bridge gets done of course
It feels like a family member that you really cared about died ! Im so sad that I have to go into Lacey just because of the deer at night what I like to go when no one is around . Yea talking about the Benny traffic .
Condemned from mold
Wierd
Black mold found
Maybe they’re building one with the had pumps not far away. Closed a small one but it’s number of years ago but opened where l one with the gas station a few miles dude the road
the same thing happened a year or so ago in browns mills nj on lakehurst rd
Rachel Kamen
Kelly Edmond I know I can’t even
Black mold can be dealt with rather easily. There’s more to this
Wow I wonder if that’s a sign a Wawa going under that store has been there for Les 2526 years and they sure made good business so I don’t Of the Understand why they would close down and permanently unless they have plans of building a new one but usually when they do that they keep the 1 open until a new 1 is finished
Unlikely
The store is one of the lowest earners in the area. Wawa isn’t going anywhere
dont worry… quick check will buy the property n rebuild lol
Melissa Magabilin better than nothing, I guess ?
Melissa Magabilin god I hope not.
no one likes quick check? lol
Hailey Marie
IM FUCKIN SO SAD
LITERALLY MOURNING
NOW I GOTTA GO TO PEBBLE FOR A BUFFALO CHICKEN SUB ON WHOLE WHEAT WITH SALT OREGANO AND BACON
Hailey Marie ?? I’ve been driving by it wondering what was going on…so sad
Kim Vitucci Lawrence
Wtf…I’ve been wondering
Melissa Fecher
Jessica McDermott omg really? I never go there but now I’m curious
They are into the super wawa s not the little stores! Such a shame it was the best!
Maureen Zadzielski
Sommer, I know. I saw it ?
Dang
Sean Stachar
Robby Polino
Melissa Osborn I’m so upset! I think I went every day. Others aren’t convenient
Joe Mo
That was a good store with a good crew.
Who remembers Gary’s Ranch House, the little diner there before Wawa.
Paul Povinelli , I remember. Good breakfast. Food cooked in front of you in the open kitchen.
Oh hell no we need our wawa buy the old thirsty maldar the old dry dock and build there like the regional plan was our wawa workers needs their jobs
Love that idea!!
Brian Higgins Kristen Diane time to become trailside gardens general store ??
Kimberly Stein-Pereira ??♀️
Get it going girl!!!!!
Natalie Angeli
Valerie Cruz I’m devistated
Natalie Angeli I thought of you rite away I’m sorry!! ??
Russ Schmiedeberg
It had black mold and ita gonna be closed permanent… There up for a remodel so its gonna ve closed till said date comes were it can be remodeled
Robb Smith no it’s closed for good.
Love how people on here gossip
Robb Smith
Katie Krawiec now lets see who says “why they close”
Anna Nicole DesLauriers welp that sucks lol
Cheyenne Woods we were all just talking about this yesterday ? guess we’ll be going to Lacey wawa for milkshakes lol
That is kind odd. When I did road construction long time ago we built and paved the road right across the street from that place. So much coffee and Gatorade bought there, ha!
There r 9000 more probably another right up the road
Pete Zito right!?
On route 9?
Vinnie Coletta
Christina Coletta that was ur spot back in the amity days
Vinnie Coletta yup how sad !! ?
I’m more then devastated. Where is my family gonna go now.
Sad to think of another vacant building in town☹️
Ashley Harper
Ashley Watson i know ughh
This is the wawa I won 30k on a $2 scratch off ticket! I’ll never ever forget this wawa!
Cristin Knapp
Melissa Romans-DePalma I know. I’m so mad
Bummer ?
Wow that’s crazy.
Beyond sad we seen it open thru the Taco Bell years then the 2 foot subs now it’s closed…
I loved the Taco Bell Express! Then the DD inside the Wawa…..
Franklyn A Newby Lol we been thru a lot
Yes the 7-11 or country farms they put there is going to be awesome lol
You can’t live on gasoline and cigs.
Timothy Horner
Robin A Devecka Porter Ed Porter Zack Porter Nathaniel Porter Maxwell Porter
Gene Antonelli
Not surprised, waretown has been going down hill, and since sonic it’s just further down
That place was dirty and run down.
Alyecia May Bernard did yall have a candle light vigil?
Michael Yedi nah only when the liquor store caught fire
They should put a pancake house on that corner.
Waretown has nothing they need to beg Wawa to build something around there
June Rapuano Wood
Nicole Parks wtf
First wawa I ever went to? they had the best peanut butter ice cream when they first opened!