The Connection Bridgewater-Somerville Edition June/July/August 2016

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THE BRIDGEWATER-SOMERVILLE CONNECTION

JUNE/JULY/AUGUST 2016

PUBLISHER

Robin Fand

908-903-1799 • Fax 732-667-8488 •

Connectionsnj@gmail.com

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

Atlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists, Patricia Diesel,

Linda Weeks DiFilippo, Lidia S. Gabinelli, Carolyn Hanson,

Stephanie Haymaker, Ph.D, Sherry Kevoe, Joanne Kleinle,

Aimee Lam, Rebecca Lu, MD, Ellyn Mantell, Dr. Michael Osit,

Peak Medical, Dan Rosenberg, Linda Seigelman,

Dr. Vincent Sferra, Christina J. Veglatte

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 wonder- ful issue filled with new and re- turning advertisers, great editorial content and important commu- nity news items. This issue our special sections include: Summer Programs, featuring many activities and camps to keep the kids busy this summer, Home Sweet Home, which highlights every- thing home related, Dining Out with some great new restaurants and outdoor patio options, Health & Well- ness to keep us balanced and happy this summer sea- son. We have an Explore Downtown Somerville section featuring businesses and professionals in this vi- brant town. Also our Spotlight on Seniors includes 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 home all summer as a valuable source for all your local needs! Highlighted from our business/professional community in this issue are: Robert Incao/Lisa Berchoff-Weichert Realtors, Eight Main Street/ Teaberry’s, Changing Lives Martial Arts, Office Evolution, All Tire Com- pany, Amwell Auto Body, Bridgewater Overhead Doors, Kimberley Dabrowski/Lisa Middleton- Weichert Realtors and Congregation Knesseth Israel. Our talented writers have given us unique insight into these businesses and their respective owners. Local artist, Frank Gubernat, adorns our cover with painting in pastel pencils entitled, “ Balloon Race.” Frank states, ”I have attended the annual QuickChek NJ Festival of Ballooning on several occasions and have always been fascinated by both the process of inflating and flying the balloons as well as by the colors and beauty of the balloons themselves. ‘Balloon Race’ is ac- tually a composit of my memories of watching the event – from inflation, to lift off, to floating off into the distance. The balloons at the bottom of the drawing are canted, representing the gigantic shapes being filled with hot air. From there the balloons move upward vi- sually until they are aloft directly overhead. Once they reach the optimum height and catch the current of the breeze, they move off into the distance, growing smaller as they move further away. I found the beauti- ful, colorful balloons sailing off against the backdrop of a blue summer sky to be very symbolic of artistic ideas taking flight, which inspired this piece.” Please read Frank’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@theconnectionsnj.com. Please use the subject line: FAKE and include the an- swer, your name, town and phone number. The Winner will be chosen randomly from a list of those who en- tered the correct answer and will receive a prize from a local business. Good luck and have fun SPOTTING THE FAKE! In addition, we have a PHOTO CONTEST: TAKE YOUR BEST FAMILY PIC! Take a picture of your family doing something fun, tag it with #ConnectionPics and send it to INSTAGRAM at Connectionmag or email it to us at Connectionsnj@gmail.com! Look for a “PHOTO COLLAGE” in the JUNE and SEPTEMBER ISSUES to see if your picture made it in! 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 advertisers’ websites. Visit the CONNECTIONS YOUTUBE CHANNEL which features videos from local advertis- ers 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 Improve- ment help and much more? Check out The CONNECTory, our ON-LINE Busi- ness 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 Magazines, visit our blog at www.blog.theconnectionsnj.com 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 WITH THE CONNECTION MAGAZINES AND RE- MEMBER TO SHOP LOCAL! Sincerely, Robin Fand, Publisher

Frank Gubernat

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

Robert Incao/Lisa Berchoff

Weichert Realtors

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

Eight Main Street/Teaberry’s

................Page 27

Changing Lives Martial Arts

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

Office Evolution

.....................................Page 43

All Tire Company

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

Amwell Auto Body

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

Bridgewater Overhead Doors

...............Page 54

Kimberley Dabrowski/Lisa Middleton

Weichert Realtors

.............................Page 57

Congregation Knesseth Israel

...............Page 64

Medical Minutes - Peak Medical

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

HEALTH & WELLNESS SECTION

......Pages 16-26

Health Hotline - Rebecca Lu, MD

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

Health Hotline -

Atlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists

......Page 18

Medical Minutes -

Stephanie Haymaker, Ph.D

.................Page 20

Health Hotline - Dr. Vincent Sferra

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

Organize That Column

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

Mind The Mind Column

...........................Page 26

SUMMER PROGRAMS SECTION

.....Pages 28-32

Community News - Literacy Volunteers

..Page 32

DINING OUT SECTION

......................Pages 38-40

Big Apple Bites Column

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

“Random” Connections Column

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

EXPLORE DOWNTOWN

SOMERVILLE SECTION

...............Pages 42-45

Slice of Life Column

..................................Page 42

Community News - JFS

.............................Page 44

SPOTLIGHT ON “SENIORS”

.............Pages 48-49

Senior Corner Column

..............................Page 48

HOME SWEET HOME SECTION

.......Pages 52-61

Real Estate Corner Column

......................Page 58

Creative Corner Column

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

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

................Pages 62-63

SPOT THE FAKE!

SPOT

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”

Lawn No More!

The winner, selected

randomly from a list of all those who entered and provided

the correct answer, is

Pat McCool

of Bridgewater. The winner received

a gift certificate to

Eighteen Eight Fine Men’s Salon

in Bedminster.

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