New Providence Planning Board OKs Italian Restaurant, Spa Left Out

Board approved Italian restaurant proposal. Massage parlor and spa, which would have shared empty McGrath Paint & Hardware space, was dropped from application.

The New Providence Planning Board approved an application Tuesday night to open an Italian restaurant in the former home of McGrath’s Paint & Hardware on Springfield Avenue. The board also approved renovations to the façade of the entire commercial strip on the southeast corner of Springfield Avenue and South Street. The board did not vote on a planned massage parlor and spa, which was anticipated to split the McGrath space with the restaurant. The spa was removed from the application when it became clear the board would not approve it. Dong Hong Li had hoped to move her massage business to New Providence and occupy a portion of the McGrath’s space. Li, who was present at the meeting, testified in front of the board regarding an incident …

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