But suddenly, because of the bankruptcy and ongoing business woes of Sweethearts maker Necco — which is just outside Boston — this is the first February in over a century when they won’t be ...

But the reason they're not around this year has to do with the demise of America's beloved New England Confectionery Co. In addition to SweetHearts, NECCO also made many other candies such as Mary ...

Sweethearts surpassed heart-shaped chocolate boxes last year as the most popular confection for the holiday, according to Candystore.com. Longtime owner New England Confectionery Co., or Necco ...

Sweethearts surpassed heart-shaped chocolate boxes last year as the most popular confection for the holiday, according to Candystore.com. Longtime owner New England Confectionery Co., or Necco ...

That really special someone. NECCO, the Revere-based candy company that makes the the golden Sweethearts, is urging those who don’t mind digging really deep into their pockets to show their ...

Sweethearts are officially not being produced after more than 100 years at candy producer Necco Sweethearts are officially not being produced after more than 100 years at candy producer Necco ...

You can eat as many Mary Janes, Sweethearts, Sky Bars, and Candy Buttons as your belly desires. For 20 years, third-generation candy maker Steve Saveriano was an employee of Necco until he semi ...

a Sweethearts online ad featured two gay men in their 80s, and Clark bars have made cameos in at least three episodes of "Seinfeld." Even so, Almond takes a fatalistic view of Necco's future.

But then came 2019. “I have not seen the Necco Sweethearts in stock anywhere this year,” she said. “There is a Brach’s version on the shelves, but it just isn’t the same!” This year ...

The ad, for Necco Sweethearts candy, features two 80-something men on a couch, plucking conversation hearts out of a box as they discuss their 55 years together. How a newly married gay couple ...

FILE - Containers of "Sweethearts" candy wait to be packaged at the New England Confectionery Co. (Necco) in Revere, Massachusetts, U.S., on Oct. 23, 2013. Photographer: Scott Eisen/Bloomberg via ...