The filthiest and most unkept supermarket I had ever visited...what took so long?

What's the discount on spoiled milk?

They should have called it the NOT SO FRESH market

Does anyone remember when this was the only supermarket in the area?

Yes, I was raised in Pluckemin and so was my mother. I also remember Buxton's and that the P-G Bank had a branch where DD is now. We all thought that A&P would step up its game when King's came in - sadly that wasn't true. Also, I've heard a rumor that Fresh Market isn't coming - apparently the soil is toxic from the old Martha's Cleaners and expansion isn't possible without remediation.

I know The Fresh Market from visiting Longwood Gardens in PA and stopping by their Glenn Mills location. I'm really looking forward to them opening up - waaay more than rumors of Trader Joes going into the old DPW site!

I have always gone by this store going to the dunkin donuts and to go up down 202 to Bridgewater, I knew the store was open but because of the signs and blinds in the windows I always thought it looked like it had been out of business for a long time.. Now I guess they finally are for real!

It's a shame. You couldn't even go to the store for a gallon of milk. It had a bad smell to it. They were charging $5 for a gallon of milk. All they had to do was put a little effort into the store and it probably would have worked.

I feel for the staff that will now have to find other work in a dismal economy. In years past, many in the area worked there when they were in high school (back before the area got so affluent and kids actually worked; today, most area kids would sooner be seen driving daddy's two-year-old Audi than hold a job).

A former employee told me most of the staff is crazy. Not sure if that was a requirement to work there or an effect of the job. Hell, maybe all the chemicals from the drycleaners affected their brains?

It was the de facto convenience store in the area. While King's has an arguably better selection, their prices are 15-40% higher. At A&P, as long as you checked the expiration dates and grabbed the cold stuff from the back of the refrigerated sections, it was ok. I bought seafood there. Once. The owners/managers of this store should have been cited long ago. I don't think there is a Dept of Health in Bedminster.

If the area is indeed contaminated, don't be surprised to see the whole corner become a wasteland. Or maybe a RiteAid (what's the difference?).

I used to work at the A&P, and ate at Buxtons regularly. Gonna miss the place. Wonder if they ever found the class ring that I lost.

Gosh, you are making me miss Buxtons, although I used to eat at one in Morris County.

I also noticed that the restaurant next is closed. Anyone know if they closed for good?

Get rid of that Dump! Put up a Trader Joes that sells the 2 buck chuck

The restaurant is closed because of the contaminated water from the dry cleaners. Heard that the whole strip had contaminated water. We do need another supermarket in addition to the over priced Kings.

The reality is King's is not over-priced if you do an honest price comparison with other supermarkets in the Somerset Hills area. If you want cheaper, you'll have to drive to a less affluent area. Moreover King's was the only place in Bedminster Twp that gave a crap about the residents after Sandy. The local government certainly didn't.

I second the vote for a Trader Joes, or, a Whole Foods.

Is the store still scheduled to close on the 23rd? Just curious what the closing sales are like and if there is even any non-perishable food left.