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PUBLISHER
Robin Fand
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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
Sabine Barrett, Diane Cawley, Brenda Curnin, Patricia Diesel,
Douglas Haymaker, Ph.D, Tatiana Javier, Sherry Kevoe,
Joanne Kleinle, Jeralyn L. Lawrence, Rebecca Lu, MD,
Brian Macellara, Ellyn Mantell, Fermin Martinez,
Nicholas Oakley, DRM, Dr. Michael Osit, Kathleen Palmer,
Scott Parker, Michele Patanio, Peak Medical, Dan Rosenberg,
Dr. Vincent Sferra, Linda Seigelman, Jill Stolz, Judith Sutton,
TrueLeaf Kitchens, Nina Updegrove, Gina Walker,
Gail Whiting, Glenn R. 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 CONNECTIONBernards-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 learn-
ing options and more, Dining Out, Health & Well-
ness, Home Sweet Home, Tie The Knot ,
Charming Chester, Spotlight on Seniors and of
course the Community Calendar. In our Commu-
nity News column this issue we feature Keeping Ba-
bies Safe Annual 5K Walk/Run, which will be held
on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at Harry Dunham Park
in Basking Ridge beginning at 8:30am. Keeping Ba-
bies Safe is a national organization committed to en-
suring safe sleep products for infants and providing
low-income parents with safe cribs for their babies.
We hope you support this important event!
Highlighted from our business/professional com-
munity this issue are: Basking Ridge Country Club,
Bench’s Carpet One Floor & Home, The Book-
worm, Delta Financial Group, Gerald A. York
Opticians, Gladstone Tavern, Harmony Oakes
Studio, Priscilla’s Pantry, Rudolph’s Steakhouse,
Service Experts, Somerset Hills Memorial Park,
The Station, TALC Salon and Marie Young-Cold-
well Banker Real Estate. Our talented writers have
given us unique insight into these businesses and
their respective owners.
Local artist, Michal Barkai, adorns our cover with
a pastel entitled, “The Iris Garden.” She prefers
painting in dry pastels and oils and is a signature
member of The Pastel Society of New Jersey. Regard-
ing this piece, Michal states, “The Presby Iris Garden
in Montclair is a favorite with artists and the general
public, and keeps inspiring me year after year. I loved
the building in the background and the strong shad-
ows cast by these bearded backlit irises. I was deter-
mined to depict the Irises with detail, despite the
extra effort. The initial plein air study can be viewed
on my website under Artwork, ‘Before and After’”
Please read Michal’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@theconnections .
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
SPOTTING THE FAKE!
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Michal Barkai..................................................Page 8
The Bookworm ............................................Page 26
Harmony Oakes Studio ...............................Page 28
Gerald A. York Opticians .............................Page 34
Basking Ridge Country Club .......................Page 55
Gladstone Tavern .........................................Page 56
Priscilla’s Pantry ...........................................Page 59
The Station ...................................................Page 60
Rudolph’s Steakhouse.................................Page 62
Somerset Hills Memorial Park .....................Page 65
Bench’s Carpet One Floor & Home .............Page 74
Service Experts.............................................Page 78
Marie Young, Coldwell Banker ...................Page 82
Delta Financial Group ..................................Page 92
TALC Salon....................................................Page 96
The Garden Path Column ...............................Page 9
The Fashion Flash Column..............................Page 12
Medical Minutes - Peak Medical ....................Page 14
BACK 2 SCHOOL SECTION.....................Pages 16-21
Family Adventures Column............................Page 18
Home Improvement - Glenn R. Wyder ..........Page 23
TIE THE KNOT SECTION ............................Pages 24-25
Slice of Life Column ........................................Page 24
HEALTH & WELLNESS SECTION ............Pages 28-44
Food Facts Column ..........................................Page 30
Health Hotline - Rebecca Lu, MD...................Page 31
Health Hotline - ANS .......................................Page 32
Health Hotline - Dr. Vincent Sferra .................Page 36
Medical Minutes - Douglas Haymaker, Ph.D ..Page 38
Mind The Mind Column..................................Page 40
Organize That Column ...................................Page 42
Creative Corner Column.................................Page 44
Pets’ Corner - Nicholas Oakley DRM .............Page 46
DINING OUT SECTION ...............................Pages 56-60
Big Apple Bites Column..................................Page 58
Art Connection Column..................................Page 61
Lawyer’s View - Jeralyn L. Lawrence.............Page 63
SPOTLIGHT ON SENIORS SECTION .......Pages 64-66
Health Hotline - Nina Updegrove ...................Page 64
Senior Corner Column ....................................Page 66
Pets’ Health Column .......................................Page 68
CHARMING CHESTER SECTION...................Pages 69
HOME SWEET HOME SECTION .............Pages 70-90
Ask The Designer Column ..............................Page 73
Home Improvement - TrueLeaf Kitchens ......Page 80
Real Estate Design Tips Column ....................Page 86
“Random” Connections Column ....................Page 88
COMMUNITY CALENDAR ......................Pages 94-95
SPOT THE FAKE!
Somewhere in this Magazine is a FAKE AD.
Spot it and send your answer, name, city and phone number to:
Subject Line: FAKE
More than 300 people took part in our Spot
The Fake Ad Contest in the June issue.
Congratulations to everyone who “spotted”
Waterview! The winner, selected randomly
from a list of all those who entered and provided
the correct answer, is Lori Englander of Bedminster.
The winner received a gift certificate to CocoLuxe.