Sunny Ridge Supermarket Owner: Steven Meehan Jr. Open: 1966-2023 Cooperative: none Location: 82 Main St S, Bethlehem, CT Photographed: July 9, 2021 We've seen (and will continue to see) quite a few very well-run independent stores that seem to be doing very well in Connecticut. Unfortunately, some are definitely less successful. We're here at the Sunny Ridge Supermarket in Bethlehem, CT, about 30 miles southwest of Hartford and 10 miles northwest of Waterbury, which closed shortly after I visited. The supermarket was about 8000 square feet and also had a small gas station attached until around 2010. The store finally went under in the first half of 2023, and we can see it vacant in an August 2023 street view . When I visited in the summer of 2021, the store was definitely struggling but I didn't think it was about to close. You entered around the middle of the storefront, then turn right to enter produce in the front right corner of the store. Dairy lined the first ais