After fierce opposition, a proposed Wawa at Cherry Hill's Barclay shopping center was cancelled. Now the Wawa it was supposed ...

CHERRY HILL, N.J. (CBS) -- It's the end of an era for Wawa coffee and sandwich runs on Route 70 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

CHERRY HILL — A Wawa that's operated here for more than 50 years is about to close. On Oct. 8, the Wawa along westbound Route 70 near Chelten Avenue will shut down, the company said.

Wawa confirmed an Oct. 8 closing date for its Cherry Hill store on westbound Route 70, near Chelten Avenue, after a run of 51 years. The store is part of a dying breed of older, smaller Wawas that ...

Wawa says the decision to close the store was made after an "extensive evaluation," but it'll leave regulars looking elsewhere.

The store will shutter next month in a neighborhood where residents successfully mobilized against plans for a 'Super' Wawa.

After 51 years, the Wawa location at 1110 Marlton Pike East (Route 70) in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, is set to close on Tuesday, Oct. 8. In a statement shared with CBS News Philadelphia, the company ...