Journeys Into River Edge
Chocolate Hearts & Heart for Valentine’s Day at Local Confectioner
From church to cathedral of chocolates, Critchley's Candies is a River Edge fixture
For many years it was a church. Years later it is still a cathedral of sorts but now for chocolate lovers. It’s Critchley’s Candies, a heart-warming place there on the hill at the convergence of River Edge, Kinderkamack Roads and Lincoln Avenue. Critchley’s first set up shop at that location in 1956 when the Grace Lutheran Church, a longtime fixture at that spot, moved into their new quarters on Fifth Avenue. Fast forward several years into the future and the place continues to be a magnet for the lovers of candy and those looking for a place where business is still transacted on a civilized and personalized level. These days Steve Engleberg presides. He’s been there for 5-6 years, having bought the place from the Krum family, who …
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