In the 11 years since she opened A Sweet Memory Cake Shoppe and Tea Room in Waretown, Annmarie Cooney has been asked by patrons stopping in to peruse the baked treats, or to experience the indoor tea room or outdoor tea garden, if she’d always dreamed of owning such a delightful place. Every time, she answers them, with a wide smile: “No, but life took me in this direction.”
And now, life has led her to a brand-new location on Long Beach Island – which was up and running and already attracting…
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