You may have noticed the Middletown Shopping Center on Route 35 is having some work done. It's all to make room for two big chain stores. 

(photo: Google Street View)
(photo: Google Street View)
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T.J. Maxx and Bed Bath & Beyond will soon be opening up shop. According to Mayor Scharfenberger, the whole center will be getting a major upgrade. It's also getting a new name: The Marketplace at Middletown.

According to APP, Bed Bath & Beyond will move its store, located further north into the Middletown center.

No word yet on when the stores are set to open, but work has begun.

The  Applebee's, Advanced Auto Parts, Boston Market, Subway and Hole Lot Bagels will still be a part of "The Marketplace at Middletown. Other businesses are expected to follow.

[source: APP]

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