Whether running her liquor store on Pennington Avenue or selling dolls out of her bedroom at Genesis HealthCare Center on Hammonds Lane, Victoria Sosnowski has been a businesswoman most of her life.

About to turn 105 years old on Oct. 8, the lifelong area resident isn't slowing down anytime soon. She plans to celebrate at a party Sunday with her family and friends.

The center's staff had to tell Mrs. Sosnowski about the party because "you can't pull anything over on her," said Vicki Love-Davis, the center's activity director.

"You're going to eat, drink and be merry," Doris Hurman, Mrs. Sosnowski's daughter, told...