5 Things You Need to Know Today: March 6

1. Frosted: According to the National Weather Service, today will be sunny with a high near 41 degrees and a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest. Tonight will be mostly clear with a low around 31 degrees and a south wind around 6 mph.

2. Bronzed: Kiersten Withstandley, a fifth grade student at Marshall W. Errickson School in Freehold Township, earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for her efforts with the Nike-Reuse-A-Shoe Program. She collected a total of 630 sneakers to be used for athletic surfaces such as indoor and outdoor basketball courts, track, field, and playground surfaces. Click here for more details about this young lady's accomplishment.

3. Idoled: Alexa Pantaleo, of , took third in the Watchung Arts Center 2012 NJ IDOL vocal competition. The competition drew 35 singers from all areas of New Jersey including Newark, Nutley, Toms River and Bridgewater to the Feb. 18 auditions. Of those, 20 advanced to the semi-finals, held Feb. 25, from which 10 finalists were named. Click to see photos and read what she won. Click here to see photos and learn more about the program.

4. Donated: This year, The Bridge of Books Foundation (“BoB”) commemorated Dr. Seuss’ birthday and Read Across America by donating nearly 20,000 books to at-risk children throughout New Jersey.  The in Freehold was one of 7 locations where books were donated. Click to learn more about this great organization.

5. Posted: Know of some great St. Patty's day events coming up? Is your group hosting a fund raiser next month? Get some free exposure by posting the event on Patch for free! Our calendar is a community resource built by community members. To add an event to our calendar, all you have to do is go to freehold.patch.com, click on the word "Events" in the navigation bar, click "Add an Event" on the top right and fill out the form and submit.