The Glen Ridge vape shop appears to have left as soon as it arrived.
The 201 Smoke Shop in the Arcade had closed its doors by the middle of May, nearly a month after it moved into the Arcade.
The shop was met with controversy when it opened; a number of residents were concerned about the shop opening in a location close to two of the borough's schools.
Residents sent in a petition with just over 200 signatures asking Glen Ridge to revisit its ordinance on prohibited businesses in a commercial area. Glen Ridge currently prohibits businesses such as tattoo parlors, pawn shops and wholesale warehouses; the residents asked the borough to consider adding "vape shops" to that list.
Vape shops are establishments that sell electronic cigarettes (or "e-cigarettes") and similar smoking devices, as well as their accessories.
The planning board formed a subcommittee to discuss how the ordinance should be updated, if at all.
Borough Administrator Michael Rohal said on Monday that the subcommittee would be moving forward; he said that the planning board had been preoccupied with the redevelopment plan for HackensackUMC Mountainside, but would be taking a look at the prohibited business ordinance soon.
A sign on the door said that the shop would be moving to a new location in Jersey City, and until that time invited customers to visit its location at 90 W. Palisade Ave. in Englewood, the same address as the Arcade's owners. However, a Facebook page for the Glen Ridge location was still active.
Rohal said he was unaware of the reasons why the shop had closed; he himself was not aware of it until he walked past the shop and noticed the sign on the door.
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