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By ERIC OBERNAUER

eobernauer@njherald.com

NEWTON -- With Santa Claus coming to town and Jack Frost nipping at his heels, the annual Holiday Parade brought a festive spirit to the throngs of onlookers who lined the parade route on Spring Street Saturday to catch a glimpse of Santa and a candy cane, too.

With snow flurries swirling in the chilly air, hardly a better day could have been picked to kick off the start of the Christmas season.

More than 100 marchers, including members of the Newton High School and Kittatinny Regional High School marching bands, as well as members of the Franklin Community Band, entertained the crowd while members of local civic, religious and 4-H clubs delighted parade watchers with their elaborate floats.

Not even emcee Mark Hontz, of Fredon, could conceal his wonder. "We have the most interesting things here on Spring Street this year," he said.

Among them were the Model A Ford Club of New Jersey, which delighted onlookers as its motorcade of seven antique cars rolled down Santa Claus Lane. Dancers from D'Marge Dance Studio entertained the crowd as they performed a Rockette routine to the accompaniment of favorite Christmas classics.

Source: New Jersey Herald

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By the time the store opens at 10 a.m., there is already a line at the cash register at least three or four deep.

They are in line for the same thing: delicious and beautiful supplies to make homemade candy, decorate birthday cakes, create amazing cupcakes and perfect other confections. Cannon’s is the only place in South Jersey to get top-of-the-line and unique candy supplies. The store is packed with thousands of candy molds in every shape imaginable (from teeth to turtles), fondant, cake pans, sprinkles, jimmies and Merken chocolate.

Sandy Cheney, owner of Cannon’s Cake and Candy Supplies, has been working in the candy and cake business for 26 years.  She paid her candy making dues as a stay-at-home to two girls.

“I was vice president of this and president of that,” said Cheney, whose two daughters are now 39 and 35. “I made candy for every event, class party and for fundraisers.”

Cheney took a candy making class in Ohio. When she moved back to New Jersey a few years later, her oldest daughter was turning 16. While Cheney could make candy, Mold Making she had no idea how to smooth out frosting or how to decorate a cake....

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