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'Bittersweet:' Popular Bergen County Candy Shop Hanna Krause Closing After 65 Years 'Bittersweet:' Popular Bergen County Candy Shop Hanna Krause Closing After 65 Years
'Bittersweet:' Popular Bergen County Candy Shop Hanna Krause Closing After 65 Years Since 1959, Hanna Krause Home Made Candies located right off Route 17 in Paramus has been the go-to candy store for thousands of people, from both near and far. Anyone who's seen it knows it, and anyone who's been inside can still smell it. But in a bittersweet twist of fate, the iconic Hansel and Gretal-esque, tudor building with colorful cutouts and friendly faces will be closing its doors on Friday, June 28, after 65 years. The owner, Karen Ryan, whose grandfather opened the shop the same year she was born, is planning on retiring. And so, much to the disappointment of her cus…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
'A Piece Of One's Childhood Gone': Generations Mourn Passing Of Lodi Candy Shop Legend 'A Piece Of One's Childhood Gone': Generations Mourn Passing Of Lodi Candy Shop Legend
'A Piece Of One's Childhood Gone': Generations Mourn Passing Of Lodi Candy Shop Legend “And boom, just like that, a piece of one’s childhood is gone,” a longtime admirer said after learning that Lodi candy shop legend Vincent Cardazone had died. “Heaven just became a whole lot sweeter,” said another of many who shared memories of Cardy’s Sugar Bowl and its amiable 84-year-old proprietor. Cardazone's children announced his Wednesday night Sept. 6 passing simply and elegantly with a broken heart emoji and a link to a video of Frank Sinatra singing "My Way" at Madison Square Garden on the Cardy's Facebook page. Misfortune decades ago put Cardazone behind the counter where he’d…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Dumont Teen Wants To Open Candy Store Dumont Teen Wants To Open Candy Store
Dumont Teen Wants To Open Candy Store A 15-year-old self-described "lollipop maven" from Dumont has launched a kickstarter campaign that she hopes will help her open a candy store. Lilly Trentacosta first started Lillypops, her own lollipop and cotton candy company in 2017, with help from her father. After several successful years in business, she is taking the next step and launched the campaign to help make her dreams of opening a brick-and-mortar store in Bergen County come to life. More than $300 had been raised as of Tuesday. Lilly creates her gourmet treats in several different flavors — blue raspberry, cherry, cinnamon…

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by Valerie Musson