Absolute Party DJ’s, based in Marlboro, has announced that it will celebrate its grand opening March 1. Owners Damon Dietz and Craig Margolin have entertained at weddings and other events for a number of years, and are now venturing out on their own.
Dietz is a resident of Howell and a graduate of Freehold Township High School. Margolin, of Marlboro, is a graduate of Marlboro High School. The two DJs will offer all-new, state-of-the-art sound and lighting equipment, and an extensive music library. For more information, call (732) 536-1677.
The Women’s Business Center of the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners will offer its 12-hour "Start Right" class in four three-hour sessions beginning March 8.
"Start Right" focuses on how to open a business, presented in the format of preparing a formal written business plan. The Women’s Business Center is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Women’s Business Ownership and corporate sponsor Fleet Bank.
Classes will be held from 9 a.m. to noon March 8, 15, 22 and 29 at HQ Global Workplaces, 440 Route 9 south, Freehold Township, in room 1A. The program is open to the public, and men and women are welcome to attend. The cost is $96 and preregistration is required. To register or for further details, call (609) 581-2200 or e-mail [email protected].
Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly general meeting March 4, 8:30 a.m. at the chamber office, 17 Broad St., Freehold. David Biederman of the state Department of Consumer Affairs will discuss "Protecting Yourself Against Identity Theft and Fraud."
The cost is $10 per person and includes continental breakfast. For reservations and information, call (732) 462-3030; fax (732) 462-2123; or e-mail [email protected].
Iris Silverberg, a sales associate with Prudential New Jersey Properties, has been named the Manalapan office’s sales associate of the year for 2003, marking the third time in four years that she has received this honor.
With more than 15 years of experience in negotiating real estate transactions for both buyers and sellers, Silverberg, a local resident for the past 30 years, specializes in single-family properties, townhouses and luxury properties throughout Monmouth County. She qualified for the New Jersey Association of Realtors’ Circle of Excellence for 2003 at the silver level and belongs to Prudential’s President’s Circle, ranking her among the top 4 percent of Prudential real estate professionals nationwide.
Dr. Steven Lemberger, a podiatric surgeon with an office on Stillwells Corner Road in Freehold Township, recently completed the Ossatron training course on extracorporeal shock wave therapy.
The course reviews the newest techniques in non-invasive treatment of chronic heel pain.
The treatment is Food and Drug Administration-approved for plantar fasciitis. Lemberger will be performing the procedure at the Robert Wood Johnson Surgical Center in East Brunswick.
Margaret DiBella, Manalapan, has joined the Marlboro office of Century 21 Mack-Morris Iris Lurie as a sales associate.
DiBella received the New Jersey Association of Realtors’ Circle of Excellence Sales awards in 2002-03 and the Million Dollar Sales Club awards in 1998-99.
The Council of Residential Specialists designated her as a certified residential specialist (CRS), which is held by fewer than 5 percent of all Realtors, according to the National Association of Realtors. She also has a GRI (Graduate Realtor Institute) designation, is an accredited buyer representative (ABR), a certified new home sales professional (CSP), and a member of the Real Estate Cyberspace Society, which focuses on using the latest real estate technology.
DiBella has 10 years of real estate experience as well as a background in finance, having worked on Wall Street for 23 years. She currently serves on Monmouth County’s Education and Legislative committees, and is president-elect for the Women’s Council of Realtors.
Network Plus will hold networking events at Manhattan Steakhouse, Oakhurst, on the following Mondays: March 1, 15 and 29. Open networking will be held from 5:30-6:30 p.m., with the formal meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, call Kathy Bien at (732) 446-6447 or visit the Web site www.joinnetworkplus.com.
New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners, Monmouth/
Ocean Chapter, will provide an opportunity for business owners to meet and network at an informal networking breakfast March 4, 7:30-9 a.m. at Amy’s Omelette House, Ursula Plaza, 444 Ocean Blvd., Long Branch. Attendees will pay for their own breakfast or coffee. Reservations are not necessary. For further information, call Sheryl Gambarella at (732) 370-7047.
Bonnie Kuebler of Howell was honored recently for her years of service to Monmouth County. The event took place at an employees awards luncheon sponsored by the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders. Kuebler has been employed by the Monmouth County Engineering Department for 30 years. Freeholder Thomas J. Powers presented her with her service pin.