A Look Back at Naugatuck's Peter Paul/Cadbury/Hershey's Property

$18.8 million dollars in state grants were announced today by Governor Ned Lamont for the purpose of remediating 23 blighted properties in Connecticut, and one of my former favorite buildings in Naugatuck is among them.

The former Peter Paul/Cadbury/Hershey's manufacturing plant at 889 New Haven Road (Rt. 63) in Naugatuck closed for good in 2007, and since? Not much. There were rumors over the years of someone possibly being interested in the 36.2-acre property came and went, with nothing coming through. That may change as Naugatuck will receive $200,000 of that sweet grant money to fund a new assessment will be the first step for the site to come back to come form of life. Most of the other 22 properties that received grants appear to be destined to become mixed use residential and commercial properties after remediation. Here's the view of the property from the same vantage point captured by Google over the past 27 years.

A Look Back at Naugatuck's Peter Paul/Cadbury/Hershey's Property

A $200,000 grant from the State of Connecticut will be given to Naugatuck for an assessment on the former Peter Paul Cadbury site on New Haven Road. 18 years after it's closure, here's a look back at the property every few years since it's closure in 2007

Gallery Credit: Google Maps

Three Cities in Connecticut Desperately in Need of Trader Joe's

News broke over social media in the past 48 hours that a Trader Joe's will soon be coming to Hamden. I think the company made a good choice, but there are two other cities around the state that are just as desperate for one of their stores.

Gallery Credit: Google

Five Essential Destinations for New England Clam Superfans

Are you a New England clam superfan? Have you ever had a fire-roasted clam? A fresh whole-belly bursting with the flavors of the tide? Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, and uhhh, well not Vermont, but 5 out of 6 around here have oceanfront property, and a direct line to some of the best clams in the world. Here are five Champions of the New England seafood scene, a bucket list for those who are superfans of the clam, like myself.

Gallery Credit: Google

Source: A Look Back at Naugatuck’s Peter Paul/Cadbury/Hershey’s Property

Categories: Articles