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Morris & Essex Readers’ Choice 2026 voting

It’s that time again! We want to know your favorite local bakery, burger joint, deli, day spa, salon, sports bar and more. Vote now for your favorite businesses in Morris and Essex Counties. The results will appear in the September issue, our biggest issue of the year.
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Monmouth Readers' Choice 2026 voting

It’s that time again! We want to know your favorite local bakery, burger joint, deli, day spa, salon, sports bar and more. Vote now for your favorite businesses in Monmouth County. The results will appear in the September issue, our biggest issue of the year.
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Bergen Readers' Choice 2026 voting

It’s that time again! We want to know your favorite local bakery, burger joint, deli, day spa, salon, sports bar and more. Vote now for your favorite businesses in Bergen County. The results will appear in the September issue, our biggest issue of the year.
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Layered and Livable

In Chatham, a designer’s strategy gives a retired couple’s new-construction home a calm, comfortable look in which “everything feels considered.”
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A Wise Upsize

As a family adjusts to a larger living space in Ho-Ho-Kus, a traditional colonial gets a comfortable, captivating refresh.
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You Had To Be There

If you’ve been doing all your buying online lately, you’ve missed the big new thing in brick-and-mortar retail: “experiences.”
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Floating On Grass

A Montclair family achieves their vision of a pool that knows its place, achieves an effect and honors the spirit of their home.
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A Kitchen Renewed

Before its special-order Reno, this space in a ‘60s-era cape in West Caldwell felt stale and didn’t work well. Now it’s fresh and efficient.
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Shore To Please

Purchased with a gut-job reno in mind, a highlands luxury condo now maximizes its waterfront setting with a coastal yet elegant design.
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The Kids Are Alright

Panicked about today’s teens? This year’s BERGEN conversation with 12 rising high school seniors shows them to be thoughtful and articulate—if also, like, a little worried.
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Earth, Wind And Fire

A dip in a new backyard pool in Chester is all the more refreshing given the elements that went into creating it.
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Life Is Better At The Beach

Summer is finally here! Our county offers the best sun, sand and surf, and there’s much more. Here’s your guide to what’s new at 15 local beaches, including tips for parking and picnicking, snacking and shopping, and more!
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Our Happy Home?

Statistics suggest that the road to contentment just may run through Bergen County.
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Office With An Ocean

When COVID blurred the line between the zones of work and home, one New Yorker exchanged big-city lights for an Atlantic Vista.
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The Size Was Right

When a Glen Rock couple became empty nesters, it was time not to scale back, but to style up.
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Going Modern

Thanks to daring owners and a resourceful designer, a five-bedroom 1916 colonial in Maplewood acquires an open flow and up-to-date amenities galore.