Snow and a Borough Council Meeting on Tuesday's Agenda

Depending on when the snow comes and how much accumulation it brings will determine how many events scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday in Howell actually happen.

The Freehold Township Council is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday night at Borough Hall. Several local organizations are scheduled to be recognized at the meeting including the national champion cheerleaders from the Greater Freehold Area Pop Warner league and the state champion field hockey team from Freehold Borough High School.

Members of the Freehold Borough Police Department are also set to be recognized with various commendations for their service to the borough. Special recognition will also be given to Thomas P. Hartman Sr. for 50 years of service to the Freehold First Aid and Emergency Squad.

On this date in 1861 five United States Senators from the southern states resigned including Mississippi Senator Jefferson Davis. The first atomic submarine, the USS Nautilus, was launched from Groton Ct. on this date in 1954 and the Concorde was put into service on this date in 1976.

Famous birthdays today include opera singer Placido Domingo, golf legend Jack Nicklaus and actress Geena Davis. Fashion icon Christian Dior was born on this date in 1905.