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Home. It is meant to be a place of retreat, rest, love, and a shelter from the outside world—a place where you can let your guard down and just be.

Home really is where the heart is. We enjoy spending time with other people, so for us, our home feels most like home when we are entertaining.

March is our Home and Design issue. Creating a home that you want to spend all of your time in isn’t easy. The memories that are made within the walls of our home are what lasts regardless if our home has the latest trends or if it hasn’t been updated in years. While it is fun to look at beautiful homes and dream about renovations, we all know that the love we share in our homes is truly what matters most. But for those of you who are ready for an update, in this month’s issue, we talk to local professionals and provide tips on how to update both the inside and outside of your homes.

Some homes feel tranquil, and other homes—like ours—feel chaotic and look like a bomb went off in them. Such is life when you are a family of six.

If your house is like ours and could use a little help in the organization department, then turn to page 32. The Toy Tamer, Evelyn Cucchiara, gives us tips on how to get our children to clean up after themselves. Now why didn’t we think of this sooner?

March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. As the month (hopefully) begins to warm up, it will be time to start grilling again. If the pandemic has brought about anything, it’s certainly an increased appreciation for the great outdoors and a love of fresh air. On page 36 Evan B. Pomeranz of Empire BBQ Cleaning gives us advice on how to properly clean our grills so that they are ready for grilling season. Confession: We can’t even remember the last time we thoroughly cleaned our own grill. He then shares his favorite baby back rib recipe so you can put those clean grills back to work.

From our home to yours, we wish you love, peace and happiness this March.

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18 Love Where You Live

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Lifestyle Letter

Marie Young Has Been Guiding People Home in Basking Ridge and Surrounding

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City Scene

Towns for Almost 17 Years

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Business Monthly

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Local Experiences

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Open House

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Artist’s Palette

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Kids Corner

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Outdoor Living

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Realty Report

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Events

26 Home Is Where the Art Is

Todd Lambrix and Terri McNamara Build a Community of Art on Their Weekly Show.

32 Tame Your Toys

Toy Room a Mess? Evelyn Cucchiara Has You Covered.

36 Now We’re Cookin’!

Have the Best BBQ Season Ever! Evan Pomeranz of Empire BBQ Cleaning Shows You How.

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Photography: Nettie Einhorn / Architectural Media Services This authentically replicated Tudor manor home at 80 Douglas Road in Far Hills was sold by Marie Young in 2021.

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4: The Programming Trolls, Somerset County 4H, advanced to the Lego League Tournament regional championship. 5: The Shimon and Sara Birnbaum JCC Bridgewater collected 718 coats for Jersey Cares. 6: Musician Justin Brown helped the Arc of Somerset County ring in the New Year. 7: Eva Paredes, Gill St. Bernard’s School, received the ANJEE Excellence in Environmental Education Award.

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Photography Music in the Somerset Hills

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MARCH 2022

local experiences Locals recommending the best places and things to do in the city.

Whether you are wanting to spruce up your home with new décor and finishes or just appreciate the beautiful homes in our area, we have you covered with what our city has to offer from design studios, shops, home tours and more.

Home Decor & Design GUEST HOUSE HOME DECOR: For an eclectic, extraordinary piece, visit Guest House Home Decor. 31 S. Finley Ave., Basking Ridge, NJ VOGUE WINDOW FASHION: Dress up your windows at Vogue Window Fashion.

90 Washington Valley Rd., Bedminster, NJ D I S C O V E R Y A N T I Q U E S & J E W E L R Y : Find a treasure from generations ago at Discovery Antiques & Jewelry. 49 US Hwy. 202, Far Hills, NJ JOY OF LIVING CR EATIVE INTER IOR S: Make every room an elegant one to enter with Joy of Living Interior Design Inc. 665 Martinsville Rd., Ste. 112, Basking Ridge, NJ B E R N A R D S D E C O R A T I N G I N C . : Discover design solutions at Bernards Decorating Inc. 28 Quimby Ln., Bernardsville, NJ

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Love Where Yo u L i v e MARIE YOUNG HAS BEEN GUIDING PEOPLE HOME IN BASKING RIDGE AND SURROUNDING TOWNS FOR ALMOST 17 YEARS

ARTICLE BY PATTI ZIELINSKI | PHOTOGRAPHY BY NETTIE EINHORN / ARCHITECTURAL MEDIA SERVICES When you ask Marie Young about Basking Ridge, her home since 2003, she gets that sparkle in her eye as one does when about to disclose exciting news. It is true that Young adores her hometown—and she wants others to experience the welcoming sense of community, vibrancy and beauty that surrounds her daily.

She recalls driving into Basking Ridge for the first time as she explored towns when her husband was relocated to New Jersey from Darien, Connecticut. The Garden Club was beautifying South Finley with eye-catching plantings and the historic oak tree was a crown jewel in the church yard. It reminded Young of Main Street in Nantucket, and it was love at first sight.

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Then, they met residents and knew this was where they wanted to live and raise their daughter.

“Neighbors became friends, and it’s been a wonderful experience ever since,” says Young, who loves recording and sharing town events as well as the many acts of kindness she sees.

For 17 years, Young has reciprocated by guiding people home to approximately 500 residences in Basking Ridge and surrounding towns. Since she and her husband used Coldwell Banker to buy their Connecticut home, she knew that was where she wanted to affiliate herself when she received her New Jersey license.

Moving from a town she loved was probably the best training Young received, on both a business and, more importantly, emotional level. “It’s been

an amazingly joyful experience and a lot of hard and rewarding work,” she says.

Young has earned the New Jersey Realtors Circle of Excellence Platinum Level Award every year since 2013, as well as New Jersey Monthly’s Five Star Professional Award and Real Trends Best of America award based upon sales volume.

Young personally closed over $52 million in sales volume in 2021.

Young is a co-founder of The West Oak Team. The model is unique in that each member has her own “practice,” like a law firm, with her own client base and book of business. “We earn our own individual clients every day, and a client is never ‘handed off’ or forgotten. The team masterminds how best to serve its clients, collaborates on the best marketing

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trends to provide the widest exposure, uses its collective experience to help with pricing and makes sure all clients can see a new listing without delay,” Young says. “We occasionally partner where it is beneficial to our buyer clients.”

On the listing side, Young helps her clients navigate the many new complexities and regulations, providing fire extinguishers, arranging permit and certificate appointments, and resolving inspection issues. When a client is out of town, she lights up the home in the morning and locks up at day’s end.

To stay focused on the transactional end, Young has a staff consisting of a licensed administrative assistant, social media director and copywriter. “Our digital and social media presence is unsurpassed,” she says.

“The expanded network consists of a stager, an award-winning photographer, videographer and a cadre of trusted vendors and service providers.

The broader Coldwell Banker network is unsurpassed and worldwide.

We bring our unique style and personality to each transaction, and that makes it more important that our clients have one realtor in the group, with the collective best of resources.” In 2021, the West Oak team had a sales volume of over $96 million.

“It’s the most incredible feeling to know that people who are making a major life change are letting me be part of that journey,” Young says. “It is so rewarding. While optimal return on investment is a given, providing the greatest client experience possible is a must.”

Learn more at marieyoung.net or call Young at 908-938-2525.

Marie Young, co-founder of The West Oak Team (Portrait by Rachel Gallic Photography)

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Home Sale Trends Best time to list is now: The Spring market has been replaced by a 12-month supply-and-demand market, and right now, demand far outweighs supply.

Outdoor space is premium: Level yards and pools are hot commodities. Privacy with a sense of community is cherished.

Floor plan types: Kitchens that open to the family room, cozy spaces, home offices, playrooms and finished basements are sought after.

Neutral colors, calm aesthetics, easy living have a better return on investment: Remove the heavy drapes, open up spaces, avoid bulky furniture and busy wallpaper.

Outdoor maintenance: Curb appeal is every buyer’s first impression. Many drive by while waiting for the showing date.

Care and maintenance shows: Check details like flooring, carpeting and trimwork. Don’t let your home appear too “lived in.”

Buyers: “We don’t just stage homes,” Young says.

“We stage our buyers with strong pre-approvals, flexible close dates, appraisal relief and an understanding of a seller’s priorities.”

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Every Tuesday night, Todd Lambrix and fiancé Terri McNamara grab some glasses of wine and head into their basement recording studio in their Hunterdon County home to talk about their favorite subjects: art and the talents who create it.

The couple, who delighted in going to bars and sipping wine while speaking to likeminded people about art, decided in September 2020 to share their knowledge to a wider audience through “The Large Glass,” an online talk show that introduces a new artist or art-related theme and in the process, demystifies the artworld to those new to it.

Art is the couple’s language of love—and one that they freely teach others to use.

Lambrix studied painting as an undergraduate, earned a master’s degree in sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design and has taught art on the college level for two decades. McNamara is a nurse, artist, musician and writer. Together, with their blended family of three children, ages 6, 12 and 14, they live surrounded by art that they create and collect and want to share their worldview that anyone can create, collect and understand art.

“As a teacher, I have an ability to explain things well,” Lambrix says. “So, when people say they don’t understand art—making it, looking at it or talking about it—I feel like it’s my job to say, ‘Wait a minute. Why are you afraid to talk about something that is at the center of our lives? We live in such a visual culture with our phones, but when it comes to talking about something that is not a meme or last night’s TV show, we stumble. So, I talk about art in a way that is accessible.

I ask: What is your immediate reaction to the art? Sure, it might be a bit funny or naïve at first, but it’s all right because you’re getting in touch with that visual information. You’re starting to ride that bike.

“The world of art has been kept at an arm’s length, and I think the industry intentionally does that to hold the mystique,” he continues. “We’ve seem to have lost a bit of the connection as to what it means to create.”

A person does not need to have formal training or gallery representation to be an

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What is your immediate reaction to art? It might be a bit funny, but it’s all right.

"Interior" by Todd Lambrix

"Showgirl" by Terri McNamara

Todd Lambrix and Terri McNamara in their home recording studio

artist, they assert. McNamara, who does not have Lambrix’s academic training, devotes time each week to her mixed-media pieces, which incorporate textiles, threads, objects and vintage items. “My art is about the ideas and themes of domesticity versus expected roles, and how women are portrayed in society in regard to their expectations versus their individuality. It’s playful with a lot of double entendre,” she says.

Unlike his past, large-scale work, Lambrix’s current pieces are two-dimensional—drawing, painting and collage—and small enough to fit in his home studio. “I focus on the ways in which things that may not go together actually do go together,” he says.

In addition to highlighting up-and-coming talents, the show also delves into art history and puts contemporary artists into the context of

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the masters. The name is an homage to “The Large Glass,” by Marcel Duchamp, who pioneered conceptual art in the 20th century. Very few people know that Duchamp met his wife, Alexina— “Teeny”—who was formerly married to Pierre Matisse, son of French master Henri Matisse, at her farmhouse in Tewksbury. Such stories are indicative of the gems the couple imparts to listeners. “Duchamp is one of my favorite artists,” Lambrix says. “I think about him when I do my work now.”

People don’t realize the value of art from a collection, investment or emotional standpoint or simply for adding expression to the home, Lambrix notes. “When you go to a retail store and buy a poster, you’ve essentially cut off an opportunity to own something genuinely unique, whether that piece costs $5 or $5,000. Why buy something

mass-produced when you can surround yourself with art that speaks to you?” he says. “Teaching kids about art is critical. It kills me to hear how art is being truncated in schools.”

“The Large Glass” presents an opportunity for an accessible art education, which can be used immediately. The show presents artists, some who are New York–based, that people can get in on the ground level of collecting. “There are a number of Central New Jersey artists we are watching right now. At the top of our list is Christina McKinnon, Terri Fraser, Laura Trisiano, Val Sivilli and Yael Eisner,” says Lambrix. “It’s really exciting when you start collecting pieces by artists like these, making them a part of your home and then seeing that artist’s career—and your collection—take off.”

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Imagine, if you will, a world where your kids have just as much fun putting their toys away as they do playing with them.

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Cucchiara, author of the 2011 Amazon best seller 30 Days to an Organized Home, one-time owner of a day-care center and a children’s art studio and the mother of three boys, founded The Toy Tamer five years ago to help young families.

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Now We’re Cookin’!

ARTICLE BY NANCY A. RUHLING

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HAVE THE BEST BBQ SEASON EVER! EVAN B. POMERANZ OF EMPIRE BBQ CLEANING SHOWS YOU HOW.

What’s the real secret to great grilling?

Evan B. Pomeranz answers the query with another question: When was the last time you cleaned your grill?

Pomeranz, longtime grilling enthusiast and owner of Empire BBQ Cleaning, doesn’t wait to hear the answer.

He knows that most people don’t ever do it; that’s why he makes it his business to do all the dirty work.

“Taking care of your grill will not only prolong its life, but it will also reduce grease fires and the growth of bacteria and help your food taste best,” he says. “Think of it this way: You would never cook a new meal in a dirty pan with bits and pieces of old food cooked in it.”

Empire BBQ Cleaning, which he established in East Brunswick in the summer of 2021, is as rare as a perfectly grilled steak: It’s one of only a handful of such companies in the state.

Pomeranz is a grilling enthusiast and owns three of his own: a three-burner gas grill, an 18-inch kettle-style charcoal grill and a 36-inch wood-fire smoker pit-style barbeque. What’s surprising to most people is he actually gets just as much enjoyment from cleaning grills as he does from cooking his signature spare ribs on them.

“I call my backyard my barbeque sanctuary,” he says.

His passion for the pits began some two decades ago, when he was in his early 20s. “It was fun to hang out and tailgate and barbeque with my friends,” he says. “I’m partial to charcoal grills. I like the fire and the flavor.”

Before he knew it, he was competing in baby back rib competitions and inviting 50 to 75 people to his house for backyard barbeques.

It never occurred to him to not clean the grill after each use.

“I admit that I’m a little bit OCD and I was surprised that my friends didn’t share my enthusiasm for this task,” he says. “When I heard about people doing this professionally, I felt like I had discovered oil.”

When he decided to start Empire BBQ Cleaning, he shut his marketing and branding company and delightedly dove into deep-cleaning courses. “I really enjoy the process,” he says. “I take photos as I’m doing each grill, and it’s a very dramatic ‘before’ and ‘after’ experience.”

Pomeranz recommends that grill owners protect their investment by getting them professionally cleaned at least one to three times a year, depending on the amount of usage.

“People are so excited about Empire BBQ Cleaning’s work that some have told me that they actually are using their grills more and are using more seasoning and marinades because they don’t care how messy it gets,” he says.

Pomeranz, who uses bio-degradable materials and disposes of waste responsibly, transitions to oven cleaning in the winter months, which he’s just as enthused about as his grill work.

When he’s not cleaning other people’s grills (he generally does three per day in two-hour stints) or his own, Pomeranz is, of course, grilling.

“I recently made applewood smoked bacon from scratch,” he says, “and my kids and I really enjoyed it.”

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EMPIRE BBQ CLE ANING’S RECIPE FOR A SPOTLESS GRILL

Supplies: • 2 27-gallon storage containers • 5-gallon bucket • Small bucket • Paper towels • Microfiber towels • Nitrile/PVC-coated gloves • Safety goggles • Stainless-steel scouring pad • Degreaser • Disinfectant spray • 3-inch to 4-inch paint scraper • Garbage bag • Tarp • Vacuum • Stainless-steel polish Turn the gas off. Place the tarp in front of—and if possible, underneath—the grill; put on gloves and goggles.

Spray disinfectant generously throughout the inside of the grill and allow to set for 5 minutes.

Remove the grill grates, bars and racks from the inside of the grill and set aside.

Use the large bucket to fill one storage container with 10 gallons of warm/hot water.

Add degreaser to the container (read instructions on bottle for how much).

Add grill grates, racks and bars to the container and soak for 1 hour.

Use the paint scraper to clean out grease, debris and food remains from the inside of the grill. If the burners come out, remove them and place them aside.

Vacuum the remains out of the interior of the grill.

Move larger pieces of debris and grease into the drip tray.

Remove drip tray and empty contents into garbage, using the paint scraper to remove difficult chunks/pieces.

In the small bucket, prepare a solution that’s one-part degreaser, two-parts warm water.

Soak the scouring pad in the degreasing solution for a few seconds, then scrape and clean off grease residue and coating from the sides, back and hood of the grill interior, while using paper towels to clean and dry.

Remove the grates, racks and bars in the storage container after one hour.

Use the bucket to fill up 5 gallons of water in the second storage container to use as a rinse tank.

Use the scouring pad to scrape grease and remains off the grates, racks and bars, and rinse off in the second container.

Wipe down the grates, racks and bars with paper towels and do another round of scouring if necessary.

Put the burners, bars, racks and grates back into the grill.

Wipe down the grill cart storage area, sides and hood.

Vacuum debris that may have fallen into the patio or grilling area and fold up the tarp.

Turn the grill on and run it for 5 minutes before using.

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Before

POLISHING THE GRILL

Clean the outside of the grill with heavyduty wipes or cleanser and paper towels.

Spray a bit of polish on the outside of the grill top, sides and any stainless-steel components.

With a microf iber towel, polish the grill, using circular motions to wipe the polish away.

Evan B. Pomeranz’s Baby Back Ribs

EVAN B. POMERANZ’S BABY BACK RIBS

After

Ingredients • High-quality cut of baby back ribs, like an organic slab from Whole Foods • ½ cup each of sea salt, garlic, rosemary and brown sugar • Dry rub seasoning, like a combination of BBQ rubs and seasoning • Apple cider vinegar • Apple juice • Butter • BBQ sauce Brine the ribs in a large container filled with 2 to 3 gallons of bottled (not tap) water and the sea salt, garlic, rosemary and brown sugar mixture for at least 24 hours in the refrigerator.

Remove ribs from brine. Trim excess fat and use a knife to remove the membrane from the bone side.

Coat ribs with apple cider vinegar and add dry rub seasoning to the slab. Let ribs sit at room temperature for 1 hour.

Warm smoker to 225° F. (Pomeranz uses applewood and hickory burning fires.)

Place the ribs on the smoker grates with aluminum drip pans filled with water underneath for added moisture.

Keep a spray bottle filled with 1/3 each bottled water, apple juice and apple cider vinegar nearby. Spray the ribs generously every 30 minutes. Rotate the rib racks every hour.

After 3 hours, wrap the ribs in aluminum foil, using a generous amount of butter and BBQ sauce inside the foil wrap. Return the ribs to the smoker.

After 2 hours, remove the ribs and measure the temperature. Your target should be 190° F. Increase the temperature to 250-275° F and place ribs back on the smoker if the internal temperature needs be higher. Add BBQ sauce with a BBQ mop to the ribs, using more apple juice/cider spray. Monitor the ribs over the next 30 to 60 minutes until they are done.

Let ribs sit for 30 minutes before slicing and eating.

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realty report A sample of recently sold properties in Somerset Hills N EI GH BO RH O O D

LIST PR ICE

SO L D P RIC E

%SO L D/ O RIG

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B DRM S

B AT H S

47 Lexington Rd

$599,900

$560,000

93%

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3

1.2

4 Evergreen Pl

$599,000

$617,500

103%

7

4

2.1

15 Peachtree Rd

$619,000

$640,000

103%

12

3

2

10 Wildwood Dr

$649,900

$665,000

102%

17

4

2.1

6 Constitution Way

$625,000

$688,000

110%

10

4

2.1

27 Meadowview Rd

$699,000

$715,000

102%

28

4

2.1

17 Dickinson Rd

$750,000

$736,000

98%

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3

3.1

141 Lake Rd

$799,000

$759,000

95%

28

3

4

50 Dryden Rd

$749,000

$775,000

103%

13

4

3.1

3 Georgetown Ct

$775,000

$775,000

100%

7

3

2.1

73 Deer Ridge Rd

$849,000

$789,000

93%

48

4

2.1

17 Madisonville Rd

$798,880

$825,000

103%

14

3

3.1

184 Galloping Hill Rd

$884,900

$891,000

101%

21

4

2.1

127 Lake Rd

$825,000

$917,000

111%

10

4

3.1

22 Birch Dr

$949,000

$963,500

102%

74

4

2.1

44 Granville Way

$925,000

$975,000

105%

28

5

3.1

56 Woods End Dr

$959,000

$979,000

102%

43

4

2.1

490 S Maple Ave

$995,900

$999,999

100%

178

3

2.1

89 Blackburn Rd

$1,199,900

$1,225,000

102%

15

5

2.1

25 Talmadge Ln

$1,179,000

$1,237,950

105%

10

5

2.1

62 Vanderveer Dr

$1,295,000

$1,258,888

97%

128

5

4.1

11 Morgan Ln

$1,385,000

$1,406,000

102%

11

4

4.1

97 Independence Dr

$1,400,000

$1,418,000

101%

14

4

4.1

26 Emily Rd

$1,550,000

$1,550,000

100%

9

5

5.2

3 Beaver Creek Ct

$1,675,000

$1,700,000

101%

0

5

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