JACKSON, NJ—The demolition of Glory’s Market is on hold while the business owners deal with a major asbestos remediation project. Health officials today confirmed that the large amounts of asbestos must be safely removed prior to the continued demolition of the deli.
The deli, owned by the Glory family of Jackson, was being demolished to make way for a new strip mall and Wawa gas station. Officials today said the demolition is on hold until the building is deemed safe for demolition without the risk of cancer-causing asbestos being improperly removed and disposed of and for the health and safety of workers on the project.
This is not the first environmental setback for the project. The New Jersey DEP cited Glory’s Market for encroaching on wetlands. The wetlands, which were filled in and used as a parking lot for truckers, were remediated prior to the project’s start.