Dr. Kenneth Tomkovich Business After Hours, sponsored by the Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce, will be hosted this month by Windsor Gallery, Colts Towne Plaza, 41 Route 34 south, Colts Neck, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. July 25. The event will include wine and hors d’oeuvres and an opportunity to view a selection of original artwork. Attendees should bring business cards. For reservations, call the chamber at (732) 462-3030.
Kenneth Tomkovich, M.D., a board-certified interventional radiologist and director of Interventional Radiology at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, was a featured presenter on minimally invasive interventions for diagnosing and treating breast disease/
abnormalities, at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 2006 Annual Scientific Meeting in Toronto. He will present on the same subject at the Western Angiographic and Interventional Society’s annual Continuing Medical Education Conference in September.
Interventional radiology is a subspecialty of radiology (medical imaging) in which minimally invasive diagnostic or treatment procedures are performed through a small incision using imaging guidance as an alternative to open surgery, according to a press release from CentraState.
Tomkovich, a 27-year resident of Manalapan, received his medical degree from New Jersey Medical School.
Central Jersey Business Professionals is an independent, formal networking group that meets in Freehold every Tuesday at 8 a.m. The organization accepts one person per occupation and is currently looking to grow its membership. Details: Aaron Niederman, (732) 922-6300, ext. 35.
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation has been named the official corporate charity for Rita’s Water Ice Franchise Co. LLC, which is based in Bensalem, Pa., and has a number of stores in the local area.
During July, the more than 300 Rita’s locations nationwide will be selling special paper lemons for $1. All of the proceeds will be donated to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. The paper lemons will have the purchaser’s name on it and will be posted on their local Rita’s “Wall of Hope.” The goal is to raise $100,000, of which Rita’s Water Ice Franchise Co. LLC, the brand’s parent company, has already pledged $15,000.
And, in honor of the late Alexandra “Alex” Scott, Rita’s is permanently renaming one of its classic Italian ices. Beginning July 3, lemon ice will be known officially as “Alex’s Lemonade.”
Alex Scott, 4, who had been diagnosed with neuroblastoma, and her brother, Patrick, set up a lemonade stand on the front lawn of their family home in the Philadelphia suburb of Wynnewood to raise money to help find a cure for childhood cancer. The stand inspired thousands of lemonade stands in her honor nationwide. Alex died in August 2004.
New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine has submitted to the state Senate the nominations of two local residents to be appointed to the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority: Joseph A. Colfer, of Howell, and Rosemarie D. Estephan, of Colts Neck.
Planet Fitness, Manalapan has announced the company’s new name and line of services. The new name is Game Shape – Physical Therapy & Sports Performance Center.
According to owner and executive director Michelle E. Wolpov, getting into “game shape” means being in the best physical and mental preparedness for a sport or activity, even if the activity is a line of work, a weekend getaway, or fun time spent with friends and family.
The 5,000-square-foot rehabilitation and personal training facility is in the Mart Center at 455 Route 9 south, Manalapan. Wolpov, a physical therapist, athletic trainer, and strength and conditioning coach, is the founder of the center.
Physical therapy services at Game Shape are provided by Professional Sports & Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Associates LLC, which is also owned and directed by Wolpov.
According to a press release, Wolpov is the head athletic trainer and conditioning coach for the Hub City Hell Razors, a women’s roller derby team that is part of the newly formed league known as the New Jersey Dirty Dames. She also rehabilitates many of the area’s high school and college athletes. She has served as a physical therapist treating players from the New York Giants and other teams affiliated with the Meadowlands Sports Complex. She has written articles and lectured on sports medicine topics at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and the New York School of Podiatric Medicine. She served on the medical team for the Garden State Games and the New Jersey Special Olympics, and has been an athletic trainer for Montclair State University and East Brunswick High School. She currently serves on the Monmouth University Business Council and volunteers as a “big sister” for Big Brothers Big Sisters.
The center’s services include orthopedic and sports physical therapy and rehabilitation, balance and fall-prevention programs, neurological care, pain management programs, personal training, sports conditioning programs, nutritional consultation, body fat and metabolic testing, massage therapy, and return-to-work programs. The center’s new Internet Web site is www.GameShapeOnline.com.
Stuart A. Hoberman, a Marlboro resident and Woodbridge attorney, has been appointed as a trustee of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting law-related education and giving New Jersey residents a basic understanding of the legal system. A shareholder and director of the Woodbridge law firm of Wilentz, Goldman and Spitzer, Hoberman is chair of the firm’s Business Law and Financial Services Department.
Daniel J. Messina, senior vice president and chief operating officer of CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold Township, has been named New Jersey Regents Senior Healthcare Executive of the Year by the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).
ACHE is an international professional society of health-care executives who lead hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations.
Since joining CentraState in 2001, Messina has helped the nonprofit health care provider become one of the top health systems in New Jersey in financial stability, quality ratings, and patient and resident satisfaction on a national level, according to a press release from CentraState.
Vincent J. Scanelli, of Colts Neck, an exclusive agent with Allstate New Jersey Insurance Co., has been recognized by Allstate Insurance Co. for high standards in customer satisfaction, customer retention and profitability.
As a result, Scanelli has earned an invitation to attend Allstate’s national conference in Chicago, where the top officers of the company will recognize him. His Allstate New Jersey agency is one of only 10 percent of insurance agencies and financial specialists for Allstate Insurance nationwide to reach this level of achievement.
Scanelli’s office – the Colts Neck Agency – is at 37 Route 537 in Colts Neck.
Robert A. Hersh, D.D.S., a Freehold dentist, was sworn in as president-elect of the New Jersey Dental Association during the association’s 136th annual convention held recently in Atlantic City. He is now next in line to lead the NJDA in 2007 as its 137th president.
Hersh earned his bachelor’s degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University and his dental degree from Temple University School of Dentistry, Philadelphia. He completed a dental internship at Hackensack Hospital and received postdoctoral training in periodontics and oral medicine at the Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Dental Medicine.
He has served as president of the New Jersey Society of Periodontists, the Monmouth-Ocean County Dental Society, and the American Academy of Oral Medicine – New Jersey Section. He has held faculty positions at New York University’s School of Dentistry, has been a consultant to the Veterans Administration Hospital in East Orange, and is currently an attending dentist at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He is also a consultant to the New Jersey State Board of Dentistry.
Hersh and his wife, Marcia, live in Freehold and have two grown children.
Manalapan Animal Clinic and Hospital has again received accreditation following a comprehensive evaluation by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA). The evaluation includes a quality assessment review of the hospital’s facility, medical equipment, practice methods and pet health care management.
Only 12 percent of all small animal veterinary practices in the U.S. have achieved accreditation by the American Animal Hospital Association, according to the press release. In order to maintain accredited status, Manalapan Animal Clinic & Hospital must continue to be evaluated regularly by the association’s trained consultants.
According to Michael P. Andrews, DVM, AAHA president, AAHA hospitals pass a stringent evaluation of more than 900 standards covering patient care, client service and medical protocols.
Established in 1933, the AAHA is an international organization of more than 36,000 veterinary care providers who treat companion animals. For pet care information or a referral to an AAHA hospital, pet owners can visit the AAHA Web site at www.healthypet.com. Manalapan Animal Clinic and Hospital, 690 Tennent Road, has been an accredited practice member of the association since 1997.