The Connection Bernards-Ridge Edition Sept/Oct/Nov 2015

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THE BERNARDS-RIDGE CONNECTION

SEPT/OCT/NOV 2015

PUBLISHER

Robin Fand

908-903-1799 • Fax 732-667-8488 •

Connectionsnj@gmail.com

OFFICE MANAGER

Anna Petro

PRODUCTION, THE CONNECTORY & SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATORS

Donna Reina, Jody Varvaro

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

Alyson Marks

ADVERTISING EXECUTIVES

Shavaun Gliksman, Patty Herman, Alicia Singman

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Dr. Janine Baer, Sabine Barrett, James D. Baxter,

Brenda Curnin, Patricia Diesel, Kelley Evens, Gary Fisch,

Carolyn, Hanson, Mike Haskell, Stephanie Haymaker, Ph.D.,

Prachi Jain, Sanford Josephson, Joanne Kleinle,

Katie Kleinle, Jean Lynch, Dr. Debra Maibach, Ellyn Mantell,

Michael Osit, Michele Patanio, Peak Medical,

Dan Rosenberg, Linda Seigelman, Stephanie Solaris,

Judith Sutton, TrueLeaf Kitchens, Glenn Wyder

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Bernards-Ridge Connection has a circulation of 27,000,

mailed to residents in Bernardsville, Basking Ridge, Mendham,

Bedminster, Far Hills, Peapack/Gladstone and Chester with

bonus circulation to the business community.

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THE CONNECTION

Bernards-Ridge Edition

We are delighted to welcome the Fall Season with a fabulous Back 2 School edition of The Bernards-Ridge Connection. Included in this issue are new and returning advertisers, great edito- rial content, dedicated sections, community news and much more! Our dedicated sections, this issue include: Back 2 School, featuring many local learning options and more, Dining Out, Health & Wellness, Home Sweet Home, Special Occasions, Charming Chester and Spotlight on Seniors and of course the Commu- nity Calendar. In our Community News columns this issue we feature Keeping Babies Safe Annual 5K Walk/ Run which will be held on Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Harry Dunham Park in Basking Ridge beginning at 8:30am with Senator Tom Kean, Jr. as Honorary 5K Chairman. Keeping Babies Safe is a national organiza- tion committed to ensuring safe sleep products for in- fants and providing low-income parents with safe cribs for their babies. We hope you support this important function! We hope you keep the magazine in your home this fall as a reference and source for all of your local needs. Highlighted from our business/professional commu- nity this issue are: Rhodes & Sons Electrical Contract- ing, Inc., Marie Young - Coldwell Banker Real Estate, Wompy’s World of Musical Play, Aurora Kitchens & Interiors, Bench Fashion Floors, Zen For Life Wellness, Matheny Medical and Educational Center and Health Care Connect. Our talented writ- ers have given us unique insight into these businesses and their respective owners. Local artist, Allen L. Taylor, adorns our front cover with a watercolor entitled, “School of Kayaks.” Re- turning to his love of painting after a successful career in the advertising industry, Allen has embraced this part of his retirement pursuit. He states, “Each September, we try to spend a few days at a favorite B&B on the water at Rockport, Massachusetts. In town, a school for kayak sailing displays its training crafts on their dock. The formation of these colorful boats called to mind a school of fish, or in this interesting array – a School of Kayaks.” Please read Allen’s interesting bio on page 8. Look for our FUN contest in this issue: SPOT THE FAKE! Somewhere in this issue is a fake ad. Find it and email us at Spotthefake@theconnectionsnj.com. Please use the subject line: FAKE and include the an- swer, your name, town and phone number. The Winner will be chosen randomly from a list of those who en- tered the correct answer and will receive a prize from a local business. Good luck and have fun SPOTTING THE FAKE! We encourage you to visit our website and read our ON-LINE editions, view YouTube videos on many of the digital ads and click directly on the ad to visit our advertisers’ websites. Visit the CONNECTIONS YOUTUBE CHANNEL which features videos from local advertisers at www.youtube.com/user/ConnectionsNJ in addi- tion to viewing them on their digital ads! Our Digital Magazines can also be viewed on your smart phone and iPad. We are only a “touch” away! www.theconnectionsnj.com . Looking for a Physician, Caterer, Den- tist, Fitness Expert, Home Improvement help and much more? Check out The CONNECTORY, our ON-LINE Business Directory, which is growing every day with new businesses joining featuring their respective contact information. www.connectory.theconnections nj.com Like us on Facebook at The Connection Magazines, visit our blog at www.blog.theconnections nj.com and follow us on Twitter @ Connectionsnj. We work to keep you updated at all times! And NOW you can follow us on INSTAGRAM @Connectionmag to see pictures of people in your local community who stay “Connected!” STAY CONNECTED TO YOUR COMMUNITY WITH THE CONNECTION MAGAZINES AND REMEMBER TO SHOP LOCAL! Sincerely, Robin Fand, Publisher SCAN THIS CODE TO VISIT THE CONNECTORY

Allen L. Taylor

............................................Page 8

Rhodes & Sons

Electrical Contracting, Inc.

.................Page 10

Marie Young - Coldwell Banker

.............Page 12

Wompy’s World of Musical Play

............Page 22

Aurora Kitchens & Interiors

....................Page 28

Bench Fashion Floors

..............................Page 34

Zen For Life Wellness

..............................Page 60

Matheny Medical and

Educational Center

.............................Page 78

Health Care Connect

...............................Page 84

Medical Minutes - Peak Medical

...............Page 14

The Fashion Flash Column

.........................Page 16

Creative Corner Column

............................Page 18

BACK 2 SCHOOL SECTION

................Pages 20-26

Family Adventures Column

.......................Page 26

HOME SWEET HOME SECTION

........Pages 28-45

Real Estate Design Tips Column

...............Page 30

Home Improvement Column

- Trueleaf Kitchens

................................Page 32

DINING OUT SECTION

.......................Pages 52-54

Wine Barrel Column

...................................Page 53

Home Improvement Column -

Glenn Wyder

.........................................Page 55

The Garden Path Column

..........................Page 56

HEALTH & WELLNESS SECTION

.......Pages 58-74

Food Facts Column

.....................................Page 58

Slice of Life Column

...................................Page 61

Health Hotline - Bedminster Eye

& Laser Center, P.A.

.................................Page 62

Medical Minutes - Drs. Baer/Maibach

......Page 64

Health Hotline -

Atlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists

.......Page 67

Health Hotline - Stephanie Solaris

...........Page 68

Mind The Mind Column

.............................Page 70

Medical Minutes - Stephanie Haymaker

..Page 72

Organize That Column

..............................Page 74

SPECIAL OCCASIONS SECTION

.......Pages 76-77

CHARMING CHESTER SECTION

........Pages 80-81

“Random” Connections Column

...............Page 80

Pets’ Corner Column

..................................Page 82

SPOTLIGHT ON “SENIORS” SECTION

..Pages 84-86

Senior Corner Column

...............................Page 86

Big Apple Bites Column

.............................Page 88

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

.................Pages 90-91

Pets’ Health Column

..................................Page 92

SPOT THE FAKE!

Somewhere in this Magazine is a

FAKE AD.

Spot it and send your answer, name, city and phone number to:

Spotthefake@theconnectionsnj.com

Subject Line: FAKE

More than 200 people took part in our

Spot The Fake Ad Contest

in the June issue.

Congratulations to everyone who “spotted”

Solor Cap!

The winner, selected randomly

from a list of all those who entered and provided

the correct answer, is

Jo Schneider

of Bernardsville.

The winner received a gift certificate to

Bling

of Bernardsville.

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