Five Things to Know Today: April 27, 2011

1. Balmy Wednesday: There is a 30 percent chance of morning rain occurring before 8 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. The rest of the day will be mostly cloudy with a high near 80 degrees. Tonight, expect a mostly cloudy skies with a low around 64.

2. School Board Election Day:

Manalapan-Englishtown and Freehold Regional School District School Board elections are being held today. Elect new members the board of educations and vote on the budget. Polls are open from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

President of the New Jersey School Boards Association, Raymond R. Wiss, urges all residents to get out and exercise their democratic right to vote today.

For more information on the Freehold Regional High School district budget, click here. 

Fore more information on the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School district budget, click here. 

Patch.com will be following the election and will let you know the final results tonight as soon as possible. Stay tuned!

3. :

• Duplicate Bridge will be played from noon to 3 p.m.
• Lost Found, a support group for parents of deceased children, meet today from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

4. Sports:

Home

• Boys Varsity Golf vs. Howell High School at 3:30 p.m.
• Boys Varsity Baseball vs. Middletown North High School at 3:45 p.m.
• Boys JV Baseball vs. Middletown North High School at 3:45 p.m.
• Girls Varsity Softball vs. Middletown North High School at 3:45 p.m.
• Girls JV Softball vs. Middletown North High School at 3:45 p.m.

Away

• Boys Freshman Baseball vs. Middletown North High School at 3:45 p.m.
• Girls Freshman Softball vs. Middletown North High School at 3:45 p.m.
• Boys Varsity Tennis vs. Howell High School at 3:45 p.m.

5. Eat Ice Cream for Charity: The Dunkin Donuts and Baskins Robbins in Englishtown (14 Wilson Ave.) is hosting a fun, charitable event today called from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Come down for scoop of ice cream for 31 cents and stay for live music, face painting, balloon twisting, spin the wheel games, free prizes and giveaways, and a coloring contest!

Money raised will go towards the National Fallen Fire Fighters of America; additional donations are encouraged. 

Enter to win a free gym membership at Centra State Hospital Fitness Center!