The Connection Bridgewater-Somerville Edition June/July/August 2015

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THE BRIDGEWATER-SOMERVILLE CONNECTION

JUNE/JULY/AUGUST 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

Atlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists, Dr. Steven Balestracci,

Congregation Knesseth Isreal, Patricia Diesel,

Linda Weeks DiFilippo, Gary Fisch, Lidia S. Gabinelli,

Stephanie Haymaker Ph.D, Prachi Jain, Joanne Kleinle,

Jean Lynch, Ellyn Mantell, Jennifer Millman,

Dr. Joseph Muscatiello, Dr. Michael Osit, Peak Medical,

Elise Prezant, Linda Seigelman, Dr. Vincent Sferra,

Sophisticated Storage, Jo Ann Tartaglia,

Jill Stolz, Carol Weiss, Amara Willey

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

Welcome to the summer issue of The Bridgewater- Somerville Connection! We have a wonderful issue filled with new and returning advertis- ers, great editorial content and important community news items. This issue our spe- cial sections include: Summer Programs, featuring many activities and camps to keep the kids busy this summer, Home Sweet Home, which highlights everything home related, Dining Out with some great new restaurants and outdoor patio options, Health & Wellness to keep us balanced and happy this summer season. We have a Spotlight on Hills- borough and Shop Downtown Somerville sec- tions featuring businesses and professionals in these vibrant towns. Also our Spotlight on Seniors in- cludes a heartfelt column by Ellyn Mantell and of course our Community Calendar introduces the new summer programs, clubs and activites. We hope you keep this magazine in your homes all summer as a valuable source for all your local needs! Featured from our business/professional commu- nity in this issue are: Audi Bridgewater, Kevin Yento-Coldwell Banker Real Estate, Branchburg Preferred Dental, Total Health Chiropractic, Re- delico’s Paint & Decorating Center, Salon Beauté, Aurora Kitchens & Interiors, Sophisti- cated Storage Solutions, Congregation Knes- seth Israel and Crème de la Crème. Our talented writers have given us unique insight into these busi- nesses and their respective owners. Local artist, Sandra Wolf, adorns our front cover with an oil painting entitled “Blue Box.” She states, “ ‘Blue Box’ is one of my favorite oil paintings - I love the bright and happy mood it conveys. I saw this boxed flower arrangement at a patio restaurant one evening, and was charmed by, not only the beautiful June blooms, but the unusual and lovely color of the planter box. The whole look of it said, ‘paint me’… and so I did.” Sandi who found her passion for oil painting and pastels later in life has made up for lost time! She took her first oil painting class in 2008 which launched her new career. Please read her 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! 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 advertiser’s websites. Visit the CONNEC- TIONS YOUTUBE CHANNEL which features videos from local advertisers at www.youtube.com/user/ ConnectionsNJ in addition 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 Im- provement 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.theconnectionsnj.com Like us on Facebook at The Connection Maga- zines, 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

Sandra Wolf

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

Audi Bridgewater

....................................Page 5

Kevin Yento - Coldwell Banker

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

Branchburg Preferred Dental

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

Total Health Chiropractic

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

Redelico’s Paint & Decorating Center

..Page 42

Salon Beauté

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

Aurora Kitchens & Interiors

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

Sophisticated Storage Solutions

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

Congregation Knesseth Israel

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

Crème de la Crème

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

Medical Minutes - Peak Medical

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

SUMMER PROGRAMS SECTION

.....Pages 16-17

Mind The Mind Column

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

SPOTLIGHT ON HILLSBOROUGH

....Pages 18-19

“Random” Connections Column

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

HEALTH & WELLNESS SECTION

......Pages 22-31

Health Hotline - Dr. Vincent Sferra

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

Medical Minutes - Stephanie Haymaker

..Page 25

Health Hotline -

Atlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists

......Page 26

Organize That Column

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

Slice of Life Column

..................................Page 31

Financial Forum Column

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

DINING OUT SECTION

......................Pages 34-39

Wine Barrel Column

.................................Page 35

Big Apple Bites

..........................................Page 36

Recipe Corner Column

..............................Page 38

Real Estate Corner

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

The Garden Path

.......................................Page 41

SHOP DOWNTOWN SOMERVILLE

..Pages 42-44

HOME SWEET HOME SECTION

.......Pages 46-54

SPOTLIGHT ON “SENIORS”

.............Pages 56-57

Senior Corner

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

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

................Pages 58-59

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 April issue. Congratulations

to everyone who “spotted”

Smell-ivision!

The

winner, selected randomly from a list of all those who

entered and provided the correct answer, is

Bob Fenster

of Somerville. The winner received a gift certificate to

Booker & Zinc Restaurant in the Bridgewater Marriott Hotel.

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