The Connection Bridgewater-Somerville Edition April/May 2016

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THE BRIDGEWATER-SOMERVILLE CONNECTION

APRIL/MAY 2016

PUBLISHER

Robin Fand

908-903-1799 • Fax 732-667-8488 •

Connectionsnj@gmail.com

OFFICE MANAGER

Anna Petro

PRODUCTION COORDINATORS

Roslyn Nina-Cianfano, Jody Varvaro

SOCIAL MEDIA/CONNECTory COORDINATOR

Prachi Jain

ADVERTISING EXECUTIVES

Tasha Cassella, Shavaun Gliksman,

Patty Herman, Alicia Singman

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Dr. Steven Balestracci, Patricia Diesel, Lidia S. Gabinelli,

Lauren Greenberg, Carolyn Hanson, Douglas Haymaker, Ph.D,

Joanne, Kleinle, Rebecca Lu, MD, Dr. Karl Maloney,

Ellyn Mantell, Dr. Michael Osit, Peak Medical, Dan Rosenberg,

Linda Seigelman, Dr. Vincent Sferra, Jerry Starr, LCSW,

Andrea Strauss, M.D. F.A.C.S., Jill Stolz

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Bridgewater-Somerville Connection has a circulation of

over 31,000, mailed to residents in Bridgewater, Martinsville,

Branchburg, Somerville, Raritan & Hillsborough with

Bonus circulation to the business community.

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THE CONNECTION

Bridgewater-Somerville Edition

Happy Spring to our loyal readers! It is with great pleasure and beautiful sunshine we pres- ent the April issue of The Bridgewater-Somerville Con- nection. This installment we present a fantastic Summer Programs Section filled with many options parents may want to explore to keep the kids busy this sum- mer, Spotlight on “Seniors” Section has some thought provoking articles and advertisers, Home Sweet Home Section, filled with exceptional local craftsmen, landscapers and all your needs around the house, Dining Out this issue is packed with eat- ing venues and notable articles and the Health & Wellness Section is brimming with wonderful so- lutions, tips and hints for everything health related. In addition we feature Explore Downtown Somerville and hope to continue this section as we see the town evolving with new businesses every day! Plus a Spotlight on Hillsborough and the Community Calendar which gives our readers club meetings, library programs and more! Featured from our business/professional commu- nity this issue are: Branchburg Oral Surgery, Café Venezia, Performance in Technique, Raritan Music Center and TJC Far Hills. Our talented writ- ers have given us unique insight into these busi- nesses and their respective owners. Local artist, Joel Popadics, adorns our front cover with a watercolor on paper entitled, “In the Cra- dle.” Joel has been enthralled with the sea, boats and maritime subjects ever since a trip to Acadia Na- tional Park in Mount Desert Island, Maine in 1991. Always inspired by light, fog and mood of weather, the artist can be seen working at his easel along the Northeast coast. Joel reflects, “ ’In the Cradle’ was painted in a “pure” manner (without the use of white paint) and was painted en plein air (on location directly from life) at a Boatyard in Rockland, Maine. I was inspired by the early morning light bathing the schooner and the old wooden apparatus that sup- ported the boat, which was up for repairs.” Please read Joel’s impressive 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 Win- ner will be chosen randomly from a list of those who entered the correct answer and will receive a prize from a local business. Good luck and have fun SPOT- TING THE FAKE! In addition, we have a PHOTO CONTEST: TAKE YOUR BEST FAMILY PIC! Take a picture of your family doing something fun, tag it with #ConnectionPics and send it to INSTAGRAM at Connectionmag! Watch for a PHOTO COLLAGE in the JUNE ISSUES to see if your picture made it in! We encourage you to visit our website and read our ON-LINE editions, view YouTube videos on many of the digital ads and click di- rectly 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, Dentist, Fitness Expert, Home Improve- ment help and much more? Check out The CONNECTory, our ON-LINE Busi- ness Directory, which is growing every day with new businesses joining featur- ing their respective contact information. www.connectory.theconnections nj.com Like us on Facebook at The ConnectionMagazines, visit our blog at www.blog.theconnectionsnj.com and follow us on Twitter at Connectionsnj. We work to keep you updated at all times! 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 RE- MEMBER TO SHOP LOCAL! Sincerely, Robin Fand, Publisher

Joel Popadics

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

Performance In Technique

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

Raritan Music Center

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

TJC Far Hills

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

Café Venezia

..........................................Page 40

Branchurg Oral Surgery

........................Page 48

SUMMER PROGRAMS SECTION

.....Pages 14-19

Family Adventures Column

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

Medical Minutes - Peak Medical

..............Page 20

HOME SWEET HOME SECTION

.......Pages 22-32

Real Estate Corner Column

......................Page 24

“Random” Connections Column

..............Page 33

Slice of Life Column

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

DINING OUT SECTION

......................Pages 40-42

Big Apple Bites Column

............................Page 42

A Caring Community

................................Page 43

SPOTLIGHT ON “SENIORS”

.............Pages 44-45

Creative Corner Column

...........................Page 44

Senior Corner Column

..............................Page 45

Mind The Mind Column

...........................Page 46

HEALTH & WELLNESS SECTION

......Pages 48-61

Health Hotline - Rebecca Lu, MD

.............Page 50

Health Hotline - Andrea Strauss,

......Page 52

Medical Minutes -

Douglas Haymaker, Ph.D

.....................Page 54

Health Hotline -

Hillsborough Pediatric Dentistry

........Page 56

Medical Minutes - Dr. Vincent Sferra

......Page 58

Medical Minutes -

Dr. Steven Balestracci

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

Organize That Column

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

EXPLORE DOWNTOWN

SOMERVILLE SECTION

...............Pages 62-64

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

................Pages 66-67

SPOTLIGHT ON

HILLSBOROUGH SECTION

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

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 February issue. Congratulations

to everyone who “spotted”

The Gluten Factory!

The

winner, selected randomly from a list of all those who entered

and provided the correct answer, is

Susan Walczak

of Branchburg.

The winner received a gift certificate to

Olive Garden Restauant.

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