Barnes & Noble hosting Education Foundation Fundraiser

On their first day back to school after Tuesday schedule was cancelled by snow teachers from the Freehold Borough Schools are set to take part in a holiday fundraiser.

Starting on Wednesday and continuing Thursday the teachers will be at the Barnes & Noble on Route 9 helping to wrap presents from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Freehold Borough Education Foundation.

The snow may have passed for at least a few days but there is nothing but cold weather in our immediate future. The high for today is expected to be around 32 degrees on a sunny day before a chilling low of 17 tonight.

On this date in 1816 Indiana became the 19th state and in 1936 King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson. Germany and Italy declared War on the United States on this date in 1941 and Apollo 17 became the last space mission to put a man on the moon in 1972.

Famous birthdays today include actress Rita Moreno and Secretary of State John Kerry.