The Connection Warren-Watchung Edition Dec 2018/Jan 2019

PAGE 6 THE WARREN-WATCHUNG 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 Rosie Battista, Daniela Belgiovine, Diane Cawley, Pam Christiansen, Kaylynn Ebner, Carolyn Hanson, Stephanie Haymaker, PhD, Joanne Kleinle, Jeralyn L. Lawrence, Esq., Ellyn Mantell, Dr. Michael Osit, Susan Rele, PT, DPT, Cert. MDT, Rachel Ricucci, Dan Rosenberg, Melvin S. Rosh, MD FAAP, Rosemary Scoleri, Linda Seigelman, Andrea Silvershein, Jill Stolz, Jody Udelsman, Amy Wechsler, Esq. Happy Holidays to all of our loyal readers! We are delighted to present a fabulous issue of The Warren-Watchung Con- nection at the most joyous time of the year. With that in mind we have included several wonderful sections in the magazine: Holiday Cheer Section, Dining For The Holidays and Houses of Worship as well as our regular sections, Home & Design, Spotlight on Seniors, Health & Wellness and our Community Calendar. The Community News arti- cle in this issue is about “Knitted 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 edition: Jewelry Studio, 688 Boutique, Metropolitan Window Fashions, HappiNest Antiques, Silk Road Restaurant, AmeriCare Physical Therapy, Miracle Ear and Brandywine Living at Mountain Ridge. Our tal- ented writers have given us unique insight into these businesses and their respective owners. Stephanie Segal Miller, formerly of Basking Ridge, adorns our front cover with a watercolor en- titled, “Peacock No. 2.” Stephanie’s love of art and creative process began at an early age and remains essential to the fabric of her life. The story behind her inspiration for this piece relates to the children’s book she just published. Stephanie states, “I was painting my way through the letters of the alphabet for my children’s book, U is for Urial, when I went to the Cape May Zoo. I saw the stunning peacocks and knew I wanted to paint P is for peacock. I spent sev- eral delightful months experimenting with various brushes and color combinations. I studied feathers from my friend’s backyard peacocks, used photos for reference, and even tried pinks and purples in an at- tempt to distract my brain from painting what I thought a peacock should look like. The result of my many experiments and attempts is this magnificent burst of color.” Please read Stephanie’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 com- munity by submitting to connectionsnj@gmail.com. The perfect way to find new recipes for your upcom- ing 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 business. Good luck and have fun SPOTTING THE FAKE! Congratulations to Robert Hanna of Warren, winner of the September 2018 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 busi- nesses joining featuring their respective contact infor- mation. www.theconnectionsnj.com/connectory. Like us on Facebook at The ConnectionMagazines, visit our blog at www.theconnections nj.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 MAGAZINES 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 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 Robert Hanna of Warren. The winner received a gift basket from The Tea Company Cafe in Watchung. Stephanie Segal Miller ............................Page 8 Jewelry Studio .......................................Page 19 688 Boutique ..........................................Page 22 Metropolitan Window Fashions ...........Page 32 HappiNest Antiques ..............................Page 36 Silk Road Restaurant .............................Page 58 AmeriCare Physical Therapy .................Page 66 Miracle Ear .............................................Page 84 Brandywine Living at Mountain Ridge ..................................Page 88 Slice of Life Column ..................................Page 10 Lawyer’s View Column ............................Page 12 Legal Eagle Column ..................................Page 14 HOLIDAY CHEER SECTION ..............Pages 16-29 Creative Corner Column ...........................Page 20 HOME & DESIGN SECTION ..............Pages 30-43 Real Estate Corner Column ......................Page 30 “Random” Connections Column ..............Page 42 Best Business Tips .....................................Page 44 DINING FOR THE HOLIDAYS SECTION ..Pages 54-63 Family Adventures Column ......................Page 54 Recipe by Rosemary .................................Page 57 Big Apple Bites Column ............................Page 60 HOUSES OF WORSHIP ......................Pages 64-65 HEALTH & WELLNESS SECTION ......Pages 66-82 Medical Minutes - Carlos Moglianesi, DMD .........................Page 68 Health Hotline - Skin Deep Salon & Spa ..Page 70 Mind The Mind Column ...........................Page 72 Medical Minutes - Stephanie Maymaker , PhD ....................Page 74 Community News .....................................Page 76 Sleeping Naked After 40 ..........................Page 78 Ask Dr. Mel ................................................Page 82 What’s In Your Attic? ...............................Page 82 Travel Corner .............................................Page 83 SPOTLIGHT ON “SENIORS” SECTION ..Pages 84-88 Senior Corner Column ..............................Page 86 COMMUNITY CALENDAR ................Pages 90-91 www.theconnectionsnj.com