Professional and Business Singles Network will sponsor an informal discussion and social Sept. 24 at La Villa Ristorante, 2275 Kuser Road, Hamilton, Mercer County. The event will begin with a discussion on “Casual Dating vs. Commitment” at 7:15 p.m., and will be followed by a dance-social at 8:30 p.m. Admission is $15. DJ Len will provide dance music from the 1970s through the ’90s. Membership is not required. For information, call (800) 537-3859 or www.PBSNinfo.com.
Institute of Management Accountants will meet at Tommy’s Inn, Route 537, Millstone, at 6:30 p.m. on the following dates: Oct. 13 for a program on “Preparing for a Bank Loan”; Nov. 10 for “Improving Interview Skills”; Jan. 12 for “Tax Update”; Feb. 9 for “Increasing Excel Skills”; and March 9 for “Hand-held Computer Technology.” For more information, call Peggy or Joe, (732) 683-2382.
DCH Freehold Toyota, Freehold Township, has been recognized for excellence by J.D. Power and Associates by earning the Certified Retailer Award for 2004. The dealership was also cited by the Toyota Customer Services Advisory Board as one of the “Top 50” for parts, service performance and customer satisfaction among dealers nationally for 1997-2003, and was honored with the Sales Excellence – Outstanding Sales Operations 1994-2003; Service Excellence – Outstanding Service Operations 1991-2003; Parts Excellence – Outstanding Parts Operations 1990-2003; and Customer Relations Excellence. The dealership also earned the Toyota President’s Award for 11 consecutive years.
Ledford L. Powell, M.D., a thoracic surgeon whose office is in Freehold, has joined the medical staff of CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Powell was previously at the University of California at San Francisco Medical Center, where he was a cardiothoracic fellow the past two years. Before that, he was a research fellow at the University of California at Irvine Medical Center in both cardiothoracic surgery and vascular surgery. He earned his medical degree at the University of Rochester in New York. He is certified in advanced trauma life support, advanced cardiac life support, and pediatric advanced life support.
ERA Advantage Realty Inc., Cream Ridge, will join the Upper Freehold Township and local businesses Sept. 18 in celebrating the second annual Upper Freehold Community Day. Festivities are open to the public and will begin at 1 p.m. at Byron Johnson Park, Upper Freehold Township. Activities will include inflatable attractions, pony rides, a petting zoo, magic show, music by the Allentown High School Jazz Band, Mahoney Brothers Band, and DJ Party Patrol, and a fireworks display. ERA Advantage will sponsor the “Treasure Chest,” in which keys will be distributed to everyone attending the event for a chance to win a prize.
The real estate firm’s fifth annual “Chili Cook-off” is set for Oct. 16.
Harriet Zaslow, a Realtor at Weichert, Realtors’ Marlboro office, was recognized for her industry accomplishments in the month of August. Zaslow led the office in listings and sales, and was named the office’s overall top producer. A member of Weichert’s Sales and Marketed clubs, Zaslow qualified for the New Jersey Association of Realtors 2003 Circle of Excellence Sales Club at the silver level.
Monmouth Ocean Chapter of New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners will hold its next dinner meeting Sept. 23, 6-10 p.m. at the Eatontown Sheraton, Route 35 and Industrial Way, Eatontown. The theme for the meeting is “Are You Getting What You Want From Your Business?” The cost is $35 for member sand $40 for nonmembers, and reservations are due before Sept. 17. After Sept. 17, the fee is an additional $10 per person. For reservations, call (732) 775-8900 or fax (732) 775-8085.
Rutgers Mini-MBA Business Essentials Certificate program will return to Freehold Township Sept. 28-Dec. 14. The program is designed for professionals and managers seeking a deeper understanding of business and a better understanding of how various functional areas of organizations relate to one another, and for those considering an MBA.
The 12-week program features focused learning experiences around 12 subject areas, including business strategy, finance, marketing, law, ethics and organizational change. The sessions are delivered in three-hour modules and are delivered in a hands-on format designed for practitioners. Participants work on case studies or read assigned articles and explore them in the classroom.
Registrations are being accepted for the Freehold program as well as the sessions in Piscataway, Newark and Morristown. The Mini-MBA will be held on 12 Tuesday evenings from 6-9 p.m. The fee is $2,495 and includes tuition and materials. For more information, call Claudia Meer, (732) 445-5526; e-mail minimba@cmd.rutgers.edu; or visit www.cmd.rutgers.edu.
The Internal Revenue Service reminds small-business owners that free publications, Internet resources and business e-file are available. Small business owners and the self-employed are the focus of IRS outreach to help business taxpayers understand and meet their tax responsibilities.
On the small business section of www.IRS.gov, taxpayers can learn how the tax code treats different business structures, apply for an employer identification number, make tax payments, and even watch a streaming video of small business workshop.
IRS employees are still available by phone, as well. For telephone assistance with tax issues, owners of small businesses may call (800) 829-4933.
A nursing opportunities open house will be held Sept. 21, 1:30-5 p.m., at the Monmouth County Care Centers John L. Montgomery Division, 115 Dutch Lane Road, Freehold Township. The event is designed to give those in the nursing profession an opportunity to explore employment with the Monmouth County Department of Human Services and Health facilities. All registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nurse’s aides, and recreational therapists are invited to attend. For more information, call Judy Richtmyer at (732) 938-5250, ext. 224.
Bruce R. Rosenblum, M.D., of Colts Neck, a board-certified neurosurgeon and director of neurosurgery at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel, has been selected as Physician of the Year by the hospital’s medical staff. Dr. Rosenblum will be recognized at the Hospital Foundation’s Celestial Visions Charity Ball Oct. 9 at the Grand Marquis in Old Bridge.
According to a press release from Bayshore, Rosenblum is expanding the stereotactic aspect of his practice — that is, using image-guided techniques and robotics to perform surgery in a less invasive way.
Rosenblum received his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City. His internship and neurosurgery residency were at Mount Sinai Medical Center, where he also was chief resident in neurosurgery. He also had a surgical neurology fellowship at the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurologic and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, Surgical Neurology Branch, in Bethesda, Md.
In addition to being director of neurosurgery at Bayshore, Rosenblum serves on the hospital’s emergency and ambulatory care, and operating room committees. He also is director of the neurosurgery divisions at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township; Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank; and Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood.
Rosenblum is involved in a variety of organizations dealing with neurosurgery, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and its sections on pain, pediatrics, trauma and critical care, and tumors. His practice is in Shrewsbury.