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PAGE 6 THE WARREN-WATCHUNG CONNECTION JUNE/JULY/AUGUST 2019 PUBLISHER Robin Fand 908-903-1799 • Fax 732-667-8488 • Connectionsnj@gmail.com OFFICE MANAGER Anna Petro PRODUCTION COORDINATORS Donna Reina, Jody Varvaro SOCIAL MEDIA/CONNECTORY COORDINATOR Prachi Jain ADVERTISING EXECUTIVES Patty Herman, Alicia Singman CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Rosie Battista, Karolina Dehnhard, Esq., Carolyn Hanson, Jeralyn L. Lawrence, Esq., Rebecca Lu, MD, Ellyn Mantell, Dr. Michael Osit, Scott Parker, Gerald J. Pregenzer, MD, Dan Rosenberg, Melvin S. Rosh, MD FAAP, Rosemary Scoleri, Andrea Silvershein, Jill Stolz, Jody Udelsman, Amy Wechsler, Esq., Ryan P. Woodring, CFP Welcome to the Summer edi- tion of The Warren-Watchung Connection! We have a won- derful issue filled with new and returning advertisers and great editorial content. This issue our special sections include: Sum- mer Programs, featuring many activities and camps to keep the kids busy this summer, Home & Design, which highlights everything home related, Dining Out with some great new restaurants and outdoor patio options as well as Health & Wellness to keep us balanced and happy this summer season. We have a Celebrations & Events Section and our Spotlight on Seniors includes a heartfelt column by Ellyn Mantell. The Community Calendar intro- duces new summer programs, clubs and activities. We hope you keep this magazine in your home all summer as a valuable source for all your local needs! Highlighted from our business/professional com- munity this issue are: Shake A Paw-SPCRA, Wine Central’s 10 Below, Bella Fina Medi Spa and Fel- lowship Senior Living. Our talented writers have given us unique insight into these businesses and their respective owners. Local artist, Christina Debarry, adorns our front cover with a pastel entitled “Mixed Bouquet.” She states, “I have always had a strong love for painting and for my garden. Nature in all its forms has been an inspiration for my artwork… my florals, gardens, paths and landscapes. Flowers growing in my garden or simply displayed on the table have been one of my favorite subjects. I take pleasure in their lively col- ors, textures and the effects that light and lack of it create on the subject. Working from fresh flowers I feel the glory and magic of the moment. Such mo- ments last only for a while because the subject is fragile and tends to change as time ticks away. I therefore work fast and intensely to capture the complex image as simply as possible. Painting all my darks first and then adding the middle and light col- ors at the end. I paint and teach pastel, oil and wa- tercolors...Pastel is my favorite medium...the pastel stick becomes an extension of my hand while paint- ing...in a way I become one with the painting.” Please read Christina’s impressive bio on page 8. We encourage you to view our ONLINE RECIPE BOOK this Summer Season! With Graduations, Father’s Day and Summer Barbeques upon us it is a great reference! Our Book has been growing with recipes from local readers as well as some of the local restaurants and business owners! Share your favorites with the community by submitting to connectionsnj@gmail.com. The perfect way to find new recipes for your upcoming summer parties! Visit our website to see our NEW DEALS & STEALS page! Coupons and offers from LOCAL businesses are PRINTABLE and easily accessible! theconnectionsnj.com/deals-steals. Read our ONLINE editions and click directly on the ad to visit our advertisers’ websites. Visit the CONNECTIONS YOUTUBE CHANNEL which features videos from local advertisers at 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 tablets. We are only a “touch” away! theconnectionsnj.com . 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 connectionsnj.com. Please use the subject line: FAKE and include the answer, your name, town and phone number or go to the- connectionsnj.com to play and submit ONLINE . The winner 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 SPOTTING THE FAKE! Congratulations to Mary Schechter of Warren, winner of the April 2019 Spot the Fake Contest! Looking for a Physician, Caterer, Dentist, Fitness Expert, Home Improvement help and much more? Check out The CONNECTory, our ONLINE Business Directory, which is growing every day with new businesses joining featuring their respective contact information. theconnectionsnj.com/connectory. Like us on Facebook at The ConnectionMagazines, visit our blog at theconnectionsnj.com/latest-news 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 THIS SUMMER WITH THE CONNECTION MAGA- ZINES 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 www.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 More than 300 people participated in our Spot The Fake Ad Contest in the April issue. Congratulations to everyone who “spotted” Paint Suits! The winner, selected randomly from a list of all those who entered and provided the correct answer, is Mary Schechter of Warren. The winner received a gift certificate & bottle of wine from Wine Central’s 10 Below. Christina Debarry .....................................Page 8 Shake A Paw - SPCRA ............................Page 14 Wine Central’s 10 Below .......................Page 23 Bella Fina Medi Spa ...............................Page 26 Fellowship Senior Living .......................Page 55 The Garden Path .......................................Page 10 Lawyer’s View Column ............................Page 12 SUMMER PROGRAMS SECTION .....Pages 16-21 Family Adventures Column ......................Page 16 Hot Summer Reads ...................................Page 18 Ask Dr. Mel ................................................Page 20 CELEBRATIONS & EVENTS SECTION ...Pages 22-24 HEALTH & WELLNESS SECTION ......Pages 26-38 Health Hotline - Rebecca Lu, MD .............Page 28 Medical Minutes - Skin Deep Salon & Spa ........................Page 30 Slice of Life Column ..................................Page 32 Medical Minutes - Women’s Health Care of Warren ..........Page 34 Sleeping Naked After 40 ..........................Page 36 Mind The Mind Column ...........................Page 38 DINING OUT SECTION ......................Pages 44-51 Recipe by Rosemary .................................Page 47 A Pinch of Local Flavor .............................Page 50 Legal Eagle Column ..................................Page 52 SPOTLIGHT ON “SENIORS” SECTION ..Pages 54-55 Senior Corner Column ..............................Page 54 Best Business Tips .....................................Page 56 “Random” Connections Column ..............Page 58 Creative Corner Column ...........................Page 59 HOME & DESIGN SECTION ..............Pages 60-73 Real Estate Corner Column ......................Page 62 Financial Forum Column ..........................Page 66 COMMUNITY CALENDAR ................Pages 74-75 Legal Corner Column ................................Page 76 www.theconnectionsnj.com