The Connections Warren-Watchung Edition Dec 2019-Jan 2020

PAGE 6 THE WARREN-WATCHUNG CONNECTION DEC 2019/JAN 2020 PUBLISHER Robin Fand 908-903-1799 • Fax 732-667-8488 • Connectionsnj@gmail.com OFFICE MANAGER Anna Petro PRODUCTION COORDINATORS Donna Reina, Jody Varvaro DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING COORDINATOR Prachi Jain ADVERTISING EXECUTIVES Patty Herman, Alicia Singman CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Rosie Battista, Mitch Frieber, Carolyn Hanson, Sharon Huang, Joanne Kleinle, Rebecca Lu, MD, Ellyn Mantell, Katrino Musto, Dr. Michael Osit, Dan Rosenberg, Melvin S. Rosh, MD FAAP, Rosemary Scoleri, Linda Seigelman, Jill Stolz, Jody Udelsman, Amy Wechsler, Esq., Debbie Vanderbeek Welcome to The Connection Magazines’ Holiday issue! Holi- days are a special and exciting time for everyone- hosting meals, dec- orating the home and shopping for gifts can keep us busy! Reduce your stress and save time by SHOPPING LOCAL! …And here are some benefits to your community when you Shop Local! • COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: When you Shop Local , you are pouring dollars back into your local community which leads to local prosperity • BOOST LOCAL JOB GROWTH: Small businesses are more likely to hire local people as their busi- ness thrives and they need more help • NETWORKING-MAKING MEANINGFUL CON- NECTIONS: When you Shop Local you build re- lationships and interact with business owners, widening your social and professional network • CUSTOMIZED SELECTION & PERSONAL SERV- ICE: A local business knows the shopping behav- ior of its clients and will go to great lengths to offer personalized service The Connection Magazines provides our READ- ERS with a number of helpful and fun ONLINE options! THE CONNECTIONS’ RECIPE BOOK: Impress your friends and family with your cooking prowess. Print out easy to use, tried and tested RECIPES for your Holiday! Theconnectionsnj.com/category/recipes COUPONS ON THE GO!: Check out our DEALS & STEALS page. Have LOCAL coupons handy exactly when you need them. Theconnectionsnj.com/deals-steals THE CONNECTory: Visit our ONLINE Business Direc- tory for all your local needs. Theconnectionsnj.com/connectory SPOT THE FAKE CONTEST: Join our die-hard fans and “play” to win a prize from a local business. Theconnectionsnj.com/spot-the-fake SAVE THE DATE: Check out our ONLINE Calendar with DAILY additions of upcoming events and LOCAL business promotions! Theconnectionsnj.com/my-calendar THE CONNECTIONS’ BLOG: Find articles on Health & Wellness, Senior Living, Cutting-Edge Medical Tech- nology, Family, Law, and Travel and more including ex- clusive articles ONLINE ONLY. We are pleased to feature Dr. Amy Funk’s article: Maybe I don’t Need to Make a Big Change in the World on our blog. Theconnectionsnj.com/latest-news ON THE COVER: Local artist, Gerard Del Colle, adorns our cover with an oil on canvas entitled, “Sea of Love.“ As inspiration for this piece he states, “While I was away meditating at the beach in LBI, this exploded in my mind onto the canvas. I just felt the splash of color against the shore as the sun burned into my soul.” Visit Gerard’s website to view his extensive collection of works at paintingswithpassion.com. Please read his impressive bio on page 8. (Retraction: September cover art by Linda Schwartz was misnamed and medium misrepresented. The pastel on canvas is entitled “All Star-Journey’s End”. We are very sorry for the mistake). SPOT THE FAKE WINNER: Congratulations to Lisa Butler of Millington, winner of the September 2019 Warren-Watchung contest. STAY CONNECTED TO YOUR COMMUNITY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WITH THE CONNECTION MAG- AZINES AND REMEMBER TO SHOP LOCAL! Sincerely, Robin Fand, Publisher TABLE OF CONTENTS The Warren-Watchung Connection has a circulation of over 30,000, mailed to residents in Warren, Watchung, Martinsville, Stirling, Gillette, Millington, Green Brook, Basking Ridge, Berkeley Heights, New Providence with bonus circulation to businesses in the mailing area. PUBLISHED BY RBF Consulting LLC • P.O. Box 4081 • Warren, NJ 07059 theconnectionsnj.com THE CONNECTION Warren-Watchung Edition 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 or play online at theconnectionsnj.com More than 300 people took part in our Spot The Fake Ad Contest in the September issue. Congratulations to everyone who “spotted” Fast, Nowhere Triathlon! The winner, selected randomly from a list of all those who entered and provided the correct answer, is Lisa Butler of Millington. The winner received a gift certificate from Dan Zai Ramen & Sushi House . Gerard J. Del Colle ...................................Page 8 Jaeger Lumber .......................................Page 10 HudsonWay Immersion School .............Page 12 A Tribute to Tom Castronovo ................Page 17 G.O. Keller’s ...........................................Page 29 Turf’N Surf Burger Grill/ Turf, Surf & Earth ...................................Page 48 Honor Yoga ............................................Page 62 HOLIDAY CHEER SECTION ..............Pages 16-24 GrapesintheGlass ......................................Page 19 A Pinch of Local Flavor .............................Page 22 Family Adventures Column ......................Page 24 The Family Lawyer Column .....................Page 26 HOME & DESIGN SECTION ..............Pages 28-39 Real Estate Corner ....................................Page 30 Hints For The Home ..................................Page 32 Ask Dr. Mel ................................................Page 36 Creative Corner Column ...........................Page 38 Slice of Life Column ..................................Page 40 DINING FOR THE HOLIDAYS ...........Pages 46-53 Recipe by Rosemary .................................Page 51 Big Apple Bites Column ............................Page 52 HOUSES OF WORSHIP SECTION ..........Pages 55 SPOTLIGHT ON BERKELEY HEIGHTS ...Pages 56-57 “Random” Connections Column ..............Page 58 HEALTH & WELLNESS SECTION ......Pages 60-73 Health Hotline - Elite SkinMD .................Page 64 Mind The Mind Column ...........................Page 68 Sleeping Naked After 40 ..........................Page 72 SPOTLIGHT ON “SENIORS” SECTION ..Pages 74-75 Senior Corner Column ..............................Page 74 Community News - Serena Bocchino ......Page 76 COMMUNITY CALENDAR ................Pages 78-79 Organize That Column .............................Page 80 theconnectionsnj.com