Busy Wednesday Planned in Freehold

There is a group that meets every week in Freehold aiming to help people battling depression, anxiety or just having a difficult time.

The group is known as GROW in NJ meets at 7 p.m. at 11 Spring Street and group meetings are free but donations are encouraged. For more information call 732-228-0932 or Margo at 732-575-5766 or Caroline at 732-295-1545.

Our area could see another two inches of snow between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning but once the accumulation clears the Freehold Barnes & Noble will be holding a special story time event. Starting at 11 a.m. the book What’s Your Favorite Animal by Eric Carle will be featured.

The National Weather Service is calling for a mostly cloudy day as the snow passes followed by sunshine and a high near 24 degrees. A windchill will make that temperature feel closer to zero during the day. When the sun goes down the temperature is expected to drop to around eight as a low on a mostly clear night.

It was on this date in 1845 that Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” was first published in the new York Evening Mirror. Kansas became the 34th state on this date in 1850 and The American League was formed on this date in 1900 with just eight baseball teams.

Famous birthdays today include Rep. Paul Ryan, actor Tom Selleck and talk show host Oprah Winfrey. Olympic Diver Greg Louganis was born on this date in 1960.