A wholesaler's swift move to seize the food and fixtures in the defunct Fine Fare Supermarket at 685 Maple Ave. could be good for the preservation of the vitality of the surrounding neighborhood.
The 5,000-square-foot grocery, with its curved yellow awning, dwarfs the other shops in its immediate vicinity. When open, it advertised fiercely competitive prices on its front windows and as a result became a popular destination for shoppers along Maple Avenue.
