Business Briefs

The Chelsea at Manalapan, an assisted living community at 445 Route 9 South, Manalapan, will hold a free seminar for seniors, "Senior Fraud," April 18 at 2 p.m. Guest speaker is Rich Dalfanzo of the Monmouth County Department on Aging. Refreshments will be served. Other free seminars include topics "Stroke Awareness," "Depression in Seniors," "Seniors Living with Diabetes," and more. All seminars will be held on site at The Chelsea at Manalapan. For reservations, call (732) 972-6200.

Darren C. Barreiro, of Colts Neck, resident in the Woodbridge office of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith and Davis LLP, has been named a partner of the firm.

Barreiro is a member of the firm's Litigation Department. He concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial and real estate litigation, with a particular emphasis in Chancery (Equity) matters. Prior to joining the firm, he served as law clerk to the Honorable Jack L. Lintner in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Middlesex County, now a judge of the Superior Court, Appellate Division.

Barreiro is chair of the Middlesex County Bar Association Chancery Practice Committee. He is a member of the New Jersey State and the Federal Bar Associations. A graduate of Rutgers College, Rutgers University, he received his law degree from Rutgers School of Law.

Professional and Business Singles Network will host a dance party and social, April 16 from 6-10 p.m. with happy hour buffet and night club two-step dance instruction beginning at 7 p.m., at Firehouse Eatery and Pub, 455 St. Georges Ave., Rahway 07065. DJ will take requests and spin Top 40 dance music from the '60s to the '90s. Dressy casual to jacket and tie. Admission is $20. Membership is not required. For more information, call (888) 348-5544 or visit the Web site at www.PBSNinfo.com.

Schoor DePalma, an engineering and consulting firm in Manalapan, has recently been named as one of the "Best Places to Work in New Jersey." The award program, created in 2005, is produced by NJBIZ and sponsored by J.H. Cohn and Staffing Alternatives. This is the third year that Schoor DePalma has won this distinction.

Schoor DePalma will be recognized and honored at the Best Places to Work in New Jersey evening awards ceremony, April 16 at the Hilton, East Brunswick.

For more information on the Best Places to Work in New Jersey program, visit www.njbiz.com/events.

Arc Resources Unlimited (ARU), a program of The Arc of Monmouth, and VSA arts of New Jersey announce their collaboration on a new art gallery at the Freehold Raceway Mall, featuring work by artists with disabilities. The gallery will offer exhibits, receptions with the artists, workshops, and open house gatherings.

The gallery is at the Freehold Raceway Mall, Route 9 South, Freehold. The gallery will celebrate its official opening, April 18, with an open house from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and a reception from 5-8 p.m. Advance registration is required for the reception. The celebration will feature exhibits, works of art and an opportunity to meet the artists.

For more information including how artists with disabilities can have their work featured, call Thea Strong, director of The Arc of Monmouth Employment Services at (732) 866-0435, or Vanessa Young, executive director of VSA arts of New Jersey at (732) 745-3885. Visit the Web sites at www.arcofmonmouth.org, or www.vsanj.org.

Monmouth Women's Connection will hold a "Spring Into Health" lunch April 18 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Main Street Bistro, 30 E. Main St., Freehold. Reservations must be made by April 13. Feature speaker will be Sharon Mousselli, associate manager of the American Diabetes Association. She will discuss symptoms and different types of diabetes. Guest speaker will be management consultant Paulette Zimmerman. She will present "An Anchor in the Storms of Life." Cost is $17, and there will be a complimentary nursery on the premises. For reservations, call Mary at (732) 446-9503 or Janet at (732) 446-9689.

Charles Weingroff of Jackson, a licensed physical therapist and certified athletic trainer who most recently worked with the Philadelphia 76ers, has joined CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, as the lead therapist for the Rehabilitation Department's Sports Therapy Program. Sports physical therapy is a specialized area of physical therapy that concentrates on the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal athletic injuries to return active people to their maximum functional level.

Weingroff was the strength and conditioning coach/assistant athletic trainer for the Philadelphia 76ers from 2003 to 2006. Previously, he was a physical therapist and athletic trainer in the National Basketball Association Developmental League. Weingroff is a competitive power lifter who specializes in athletic rehabilitation and sports performance.

Advanced Wellness, a chiropractic, physical therapy and pain management center, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary.

Throughout the years, Advanced Wellness has expanded its core chiropractic practice to include a broad range of physical therapy and pain-management services. Advanced Wellness has recently relocated to a new state-of-the-art facility at 17 N. Main St., Marlboro, with the capabilities to offer additional services. Advanced Wellness employs a full staff of chiropractors, physical therapists and pain management specialists. For more information, call (732) 431-2155 or visit www.advanced-wellness.net.