To All Our Readers,
I wish you a happy new year full of new possibilities, personal growth, and most importantly, great health!
The Connection Magazines has been proudly connecting the local merchants and our 80K print and over 50K regularly engaged online readers and, has emerged as the preferred choice for businesses to market their brands and for readers to look for everything related to LOCAL shopping, dining, and activities. 
Our COMMENDS articles highlight LOCAL businesses. In each issue, we feature some of their stories, their expertise, and their vision. We hope that as our valued readers you appreciate us spotlighting their hard work and the faces behind the businesses.
Check out our love-filled ‘Valentine’s Day’ section especially compiled to provide our readers with great dining, beauty, gifts, and venue options.
Other exciting sections in this issue are:
Kidz Connection, Senior Living, Health & Wellness, Home & Design.
Don’t forget to show local love to the Shop Somerville section.
In this new year, our promise to you is to consistently deliver LOCAL content that matters and our ask of you is that you support LOCAL businesses. As a community magazine, we are aware that shopping small has big implications.
Here’s how!
COMMUNITY GROWTH: When you shop local, you are pouring dollars back into your local community which leads to local prosperity.
BOOST LOCAL JOBS GROWTH: Small businesses are more likely to hire local people. If their business thrives, they need more hands on deck.
NETWORKING – MAKING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS: When you shop local you build relationships and directly interact with the business owner’s widening your own social and professional network.
CUSTOMIZED SELECTION & PERSONALIZED SERVICE – A local business knows the shopping behavior of its clients and will go to great lengths to offer its services accordingly.
Winner Winner!
The Bridgewater-Somerville holiday issue ‘Spot the Fake’ ad winner is Laura McAloon of Bridgewater. Laura won a gift certificate to Drewby’s Grill Pub in Manville
Local artist Steve Zazenski ’s Winter Light graces the cover.
Steve remarks, “I titled this painting Winter Light as that to me is the main focus and the thing most important to me. My usual inspiration when attempting a winter scene with snow is the wonderful interplay between the sunlit areas and the shadows that occur from trees and rocks etc. The shapes in the landscape also play their part in creating interesting combinations of light and shadow. This painting also benefits from the presence of the classic stone barn, which introduces some architectural elements that play off the natural forms in the landscape.”
Check out his inspirational bio on page 8.
HOW WE CONNECT!
- Know about community events via our online calendar, SAVE THE DATE. theconnectionsnj.com/my-calendar/
- Print out easy-to-use tried and tested RECIPES from our ONLINE RECIPE BOOK. com/category/recipes/
- COUPONS ON THE GO! Have LOCAL coupons handy exactly when you need them. Check our DEALS & STEALS Make it a favorite on your phone and access it readily. com/deals-steals
- Join the die-hard fans https://theconnectionsnj.com/category/recipes/of our ‘SPOT THE FAKE’ ad contest – look for the fake ad in any of our three magazines and submit it to connectionsnj@gmail.com or play online. com/spot-the-fake-ad-form/
- Find articles on Health & Wellness, Senior Living, Cutting-Edge Medical Technology, Family Law, Travel & more on our Written by industry experts, they are loaded with information and insights. com/latest-news
- Subscribe to our magazines for FREE! com/subscribe-to-our-magazines. We truly do CONNECT you to your communities!
The Connection Magazines – A Better Way Forward!
Sincerely,
Anna Petro
Acting Publisher