Bergen Health & Life

Summer Is Saved

An outdoor redesign starring a salt-water pool has a formerly restless Oakland family cheering warm weather and saying “Hooray for home!”

Bergen’s Blues

We’re the only U.S. county that still bans shopping for nonessential items on Sundays, via our 321-year-old blue laws. Should the “day of rest” become like all the rest?

What A Catch!

Father and son team up for a day of fishing at Pascack Brook Park.

A Yard That Has Everything

In Waldwick, a once-drab outdoor space now boasts roses, hydrangeas, Japanese maples, Adirondack chairs, two staircases, two firepits, a hot tub, couches, a TV—even a putting green.

Why Ever Leave Home?

Now that warm weather’s here, a backyard swimming pool in Tenafly gives all the world’s vacation spots a run for their money.

The Challenge Was Steep

It took ingenuity and pooled expertise to turn a forbidding Woodcliff Lake yard into a multilevel entertainment zone.

Dynamic Duo

In Ridgewood, a pup celebrates one year of being her person’s “sidekick.”

A Full Pack

What’s better than a hike with one dog? A hike with four dogs, as one group discovers in Englewood Cliffs.

12 Events For An Exciting Weekend

It’s not quite summer, but there’s plenty of family fun happening in Bergen County. Here are a dozen ways to enjoy music, laughs, food and more!

Very Tiny Health Tips

This Hackensack tot knows the secret to speeding up the stairs. (Spoiler: It isn’t candy.)