The Connection Bridgewater-Somerville Edition Dec 2018/Jan 2019

PAGE 6 THE BRIDGEWATER-SOMERVILLE CONNECTION DEC 2018/JAN 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 Atlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists, Diane Cawley, Patricia Diesel, Carolyn Hanson, Stephanie Haymaker, PhD, Jeralyn L. Lawrence, Esq., Ellyn Mantell, Dr. Michael Osit, Dan Rosenberg, Melvin S. Rosh, MD, Todd A. Schneiderman, MD, Linda Seigelman, Dr. Vince Sferra, Andrea Silvershein, Jill Stolz, Amy Wechsler, Esq., Johanna Wiseman, TABLE OF CONTENTS The Bridgewater-Somerville Connection has a circulation of over 32,000, mailed to residents in Bridgewater, Martinsville, Branchburg, Somerville, Raritan & Hillsborough with Bonus circulation to the business community. PUBLISHED BY RBF Consulting LLC • P.O. Box 4081 • Warren, NJ 07059 www.theconnectionsnj.com THE CONNECTION Bridgewater-Somerville 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 took part in our Spot The Fake Ad Contest in the September issue. Congratulations to everyone who “spotted” Blow Your Own Way! The winner, selected randomly from a list of all those who entered and provided the correct answer, is Joe Visco of Somerville. The winner received a gift certificate to Bench’s Carpet One Floor & Home . Lloyd Garrison ...........................................Page 8 Jewelry Studio .........................................Page 12 Huntington Learning Center ..................Page 30 Soos Randon and Electric, Inc. ...............Page 48 The Midland School ................................Page 60 Legal Eagle Column ...................................Page 10 HOLIDAY CHEER SECTION ................Pages 12-16 Creative Corner Column ............................Page 16 HEALTH & WELLNESS SECTION .......Pages 18-29 Health Hotline - ANS ..................................Page 18 Slice of Life Column ...................................Page 20 Medical Minutes - Stephanie Haymaker, PhD ....................Page 22 Health Hotline - Todd A. Schneiderman, MD ..................Page 23 Organize That Column ..............................Page 24 Mind The Mind Column .............................Page 26 Community News - Knitted Knockers ......Page 28 Ask Dr. Mel .................................................Page 29 DINING FOR THE HOLIDAYS SECTION ..Pages 36-40 Big Apple Bites Column .............................Page 38 Family Adventures Column .......................Page 40 Best Business Tips Column ........................Page 42 HOUSES OF WORSHIP SECTION .............Pages 43 SHOP SOMERVILLE SECTION .............Page 44-45 Community News - JFS ..............................Page 44 Lawyer’s View Column ..............................Page 46 HOME & DESIGN SECTION ...............Pages 48-57 “Random” Connections .............................Page 52 Real Estate Corner .....................................Page 56 COMMUNITY CALENDAR .................Pages 58-59 Happy Holidays to all of our loyal readers! We are delighted to present a fabulous issue of The Bridgewater-Somerville Connec- tion at the most joyous time of the year. With that in mind, we have in- cluded several wonderful sections in the magazine: Holiday Cheer Section, Dining For The Holidays and Houses of Worship as well as our regular sec- tions, Home & Design, Shop Somerville, Health & Wellness and our Community Calendar. One of the Community News articles in this issue is about “Knit- ted Knockers!” The Auxiliary of JFK Medical Center Foundation along with its volunteer knitters provide FREE prosthetics for breast cancer patients who cannot or choose not to have reconstruction. It is a wonderful organization with local coordinator, Lenore Grubman of Watchung, spearheading this effort. Please read this heartwarming article and contact Lenore if you would like to help or need their services. In addition, we are thrilled to highlight the following businesses in this edi- tion: Jewelry Studio, Huntington Learning Center, Soos Radon and Electric, Inc and The Midland School. Our talented writers have given us unique in- sight into these businesses and their respective owners. Local artist Lloyd Garrison adorns the front cover with an oil, which was made for a Christmas card in 2010, entitled “The Rahway Girl Scout House.” This house dates back to the Revolutionary War and Lloyd painted it over 200 times. In the 1970’s there was a plan to knock it down and he was asked if he would like to buy it. The house however was not demolished and luckily it became a historical site. About his art, Lloyd states, “People have many opinions about work- ing artists, mostly negative. But I was very lucky to have started in the 60’s and to have been a professional artist for almost 50 years. From the age of 6 years old to now there has been nothing I would rather do. If you are an actor, singer, musician or artist you know that we love our craft and will retire only when we can no longer per- form.” Please read Lloyd’s impressive bio on page 8. We encourage you to view our ONLINE RECIPE BOOK this Holiday Season! It has been growing with recipes from our local readers as well as some of the local restaurants! Share your favorites with the community by submitting to connectionsnj@gmail.com. The perfect way to find new recipes for your upcoming holiday parties! Visit our website to see our NEW DEALS & STEALS page! Coupons and offers from LOCAL businesses are PRINTABLE and easily accessible! www.theconnectionsnj.com/deals-steals Read our ONLINE editions, view YouTube videos on many of the digital ads and click directly 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 addition to viewing them on their digital ads! Our Digital Magazines can also be viewed on your smartphone and iPad. We are only a “touch” away! www.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 Spotthefake@theconnectionsnj.com. Please use the subject line: FAKE and include the answer, your name, town and phone number. The winner will be chosen randomly from a list of those who entered the correct answer and will receive a prize from a local busi- ness. Good luck and have fun SPOTTING THE FAKE! Congratulations to Joe Visco of Somerville, winner of the September 2018 Spot the Fake Contest! Looking for a Physician, Caterer, Dentist, Fitness Ex- pert, 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. www.theconnectionsnj.com/connectory. Like us on Facebook at The ConnectionMagazines, visit our blog at www.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 HOLIDAY SEASON WITH THE CONNECTION MAGA- ZINES AND REMEMBER TO SHOP LOCAL! Sincerely, Robin Fand, Publisher www.theconnectionsnj.com