Freehold Schools Open Wednesday Before NJEA Convention

Schools in Freehold Township and Freehold Borough will wrap up a short week today. After being open on Monday schools were closed on Election Day and will be closed again Thursday and Friday for the NJEA Convention in Atlantic City.

Barnes & Noble on Route 9 will host a book signing by Rebecca Cipriano and Kenneth Herman of their book Pop: Burst the Diet Bubble and Finally Lose Weight. The authors will be speaking starting at 7 p.m. at the store.

The National Weather Service is predicting a relatively warm and partly sunny day with a high near 61 during the day. There is at least a 30 percent chance of showers tonight when the temperature is expected to drop to around 53 degrees. The rain is expected to start after 2 a.m. and run through the day on Thursday.

If you find yourself feeling lost today it could be because it is Marooned without a compass day. If you are lost then you can enjoy some good music since it is also Saxophone Day.

On this date in 1860 Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates to be elected president. Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederacy one year later. Famous birthdays include actress Emma Stone, director Mike Nichols and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. John Philip Sousa was born on this date in 1854 and James Naismith the inventor of basketball was born seven years later.