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Bergen Buzz: December

A Santa Claus train ride for the family; Summer in a bottle with Jersey Tomato Sauce; Fresh cheese for your holiday platters from a Tenafly shop; Meet Bergen's Cutest Pet contest winner!; YMCA's 90th birthday; Jersey themed chocolate

Weekly allowance helps kids become responsible with money

Experts encourage parents to give children a weekly allowance and help them decide how much they should spend, save, donate, and invest. This will help them understand not only how much things cost, but also gives them early lessons on financial terminology. Dividing up money also helps your children practice basic math skills such as addition, subtraction, and division.

Great health from A to Z

"A is for apple" begins many kids' books, while a popular saying credits daily use of this A-fruit with “keeping the doctor away.” but what if all 26 letters climbed aboard the bandwagon of good health?

Townhouse Triumph

Construction was just under way when designer Meryl Stern was called upon to work some magic. The homeowners, a retired married couple, were downsizing from an expansive manse in alpine to a luxury townhouse development in Tenafly. Their new 3,500-square-foot home would be about half the size of the old residence, but they wanted it no less chic.

Rustic, Refined

How do you go large with a home but still make it feel cozy? that was the challenge that faced a Mahwah couple with four children, now 9 to 17, when they decided to move from a street they deemed too busy for safe outdoor play.

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