CentraState, with the American Stroke Association Division of American Heart Association, will present the first annual "Moving Forward: Your Life After a Stroke" conference for stroke survivors and their families July 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The event will take place at CentraState Medical Center, 5th Floor auditorium, 901 W. Main Street, Freehold Township. The registration fee is $10 per person. Call (732) 780-3013 to register.

The conference will feature several guest speakers including Dr. Monte Pellmar, chief of neurology, CentraState Medical Center; Brian Mason, P.T., director, rehabilitation, CentraState Medical Center; Dr. Richard Zaback, a stroke survivor; Lara Latzch, C.F.Y. S.L.P, Health South; Norman Einhorn, neuro-optometric rehabilitation, and others. Topics to be discussed include incident of stroke and subsequent stroke, how to move forward after a stroke, speech problems, visual defects and more. The event will also offer free cholesterol and blood pressure screenings.

Free car seats offered

to qualified residents

The Samaritan Center, Englishtown, is again offering car seats through its "Give a Kid a Boost" car seat program, to address the state’s new "8-year, 80-pound" law. The car seats are designed for children 40 pounds or over. The center is offering these car seats only to clients who have been referred by a participating food pantry and have been regular clients of that food pantry for at least six months. Also, the clients must call Samaritan Center for an appointment to pick up the car seat.

For more information, call Samaritan Center at (732) 446-1142.