Business Briefs

Ladies Workout Express, Maple Tree Plaza, Marlboro, will host a free Zumba fitness demonstration of Latin dance aerobics, May 3 at 7 p.m. Participants need not be members of Ladies Workout Express to attend. Regular classes begin the week of May 7. For more information, call (732) 845-2900 or visit www.marlborofitness.com.

Postmaster Crayson Cheung recommends avoiding the May 14 postage rate change rush at the Freehold Post Office by purchasing the newly issued Forever Stamps now. The postmaster explains that the Postal Service’s newest consumer innovation – the Forever Stamps went on sale April 12, a month before postage rates rise, to make it easier for customers to make the transition to the new rates. Featuring the Liberty Bell image and the word “forever,” the stamp will initially cost 41 cents and will be good for mailing 1-ounce first-class letters anytime in the future – regardless of price changes.

Research has shown that customers prefer the Forever stamp for the convenience it offers by easing the transition for mailing letters when prices change. When postage changes in the future, it will reduce the need to buy one- and two-cent stamps.

The postmaster adds that the Forever Stamps are also available in booklets of 20 through www.usps.com or by calling 1-800-Stamp-24. Forever stamps will be available through Automated Postal Centers May 14. Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) will begin offering the Forever stamp in sheets of 18 later in May. Once prices change May 14, the Forever stamp will remain on sale at the 41-cent First-Class 1-ounce letter price until the next price change. The Forever stamp will then be available at the new price.

The Liberty Bell was selected to appear on the Forever stamp because it resonates as one of the nation’s most prominent and recognizable symbols associated with American independence.

Mia Ventura, a Freehold and Manalapan area Jazzercise instructor, will offer a citywide free-for-all Jazzercise Open House from May 1-15 in Manalapan and Freehold.

Open house festivities will include information on the Jazzercise program and free workouts for one week from the time they come in for their first class. Admission is free to everyone, and participants should dress to exercise. All attendees will be entered into a drawing to win a special prize to be raffled off at the end of each week.

The 60-minute Jazzercise class includes a warm-up, high-energy aerobic routines, muscle-toning and cool-down stretch segment. Jazzercise combines elements of dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, kick boxing and more to create programs for people of every age and fitness level.

Now celebrating its 37th year, Jazzercise, created by Judi Sheppard Missett, is the world’s leading dance-fitness program. The comprehensive program, designed to enhance cardiovascular endurance, strength, and flexibility has helped millions of people of all ages and fitness levels reap the benefits of exercise and improve well-being. Ventura has been an instructor in the Manalapan and Freehold area for four years. Manalapan classes are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9:30 a.m. and Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday evening at 7 p.m. held at the Twist-‘N’-Shout party club. Freehold classes are Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30 a.m., Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. held at the Freehold Jewish Center. Baby-sitting is available for all a.m. weekday classes. For more information on Jazzercise contact Mia Ventura at (732) 866-8744. For worldwide class information, visit the Web site at www.jazzercise.com or call 1(800) FIT-IS-IT.

Alan Yoss, president of Laser Save, Cousins Plaza, 843 Route 33, Freehold, has announced that Laser Save has been selected as one of the top 10 Canon USA, Consumer Products Service Division service centers in the United States. Laser Save is the central New Jersey service center for Canon, HP, Brother Int’l, Xerox/Tektronix and other equipment manufacturers.

Laser Save provides laser printers, fax and copier equipment, depot and on-site factory authorized service and toner supplies. Laser Save has been manufacturing its own brand of compatible toner supplies since 1988. They serve the greater New Jersey and New York City areas.