5 Things to Know Today in Manalapan: Jan. 8, 2013

1. Sunny and Warm: Today will be sunny with a high temperature around 50 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight the sky will remain clear and the low temperature will drop to about 32.
 

2. MERS BOE: The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education is holding their Reorganization Meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Pine Brook School.

3. Manalapan High School Sports:
 

Home

• Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Marlboro High School at 4 p.m.
• Girls Freshman Basketball vs. Marlboro High School at 4 p.m.
• Girls JV Basketball vs. Marlboro High School at 5:30 p.m.

Away

• Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Marlboro High School at 4 p.m.
• Boys Freshman Basketball vs. Marlboro High School at 4 p.m.
• Girls JV Basketball vs. Marlboro High School at 5:30 p.m.

4. Bulk Collection: Two bulk items will be collected once a month on your last Thursday or Friday collection day of the month. Televisions, metal and white goods will not be collected curbside, they can be brought to the Manalapan Public Works Recycling Center.

5. New Release Tuesday: The 2012 summer blockbuster The Dark Knight Rises will be playing twice today at the Monmouth County Library. The first showing will begin at 11 a.m. and the second showing will begin at 6 p.m. Starring Christian Bale as Batman, Anne Hathaway as Catwoman, and Thomas Hardy as Bane, this third and final installment in director Christopher Nolan’s trilogy may be the best one yet!