Five Things to Know Today: Feb. 16, 2012

1. Rainy Day and Night: There will be an 80 percent chance of rain today which will most likely fall after 2 p.m.; high near 50, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight, the rain will continue to fall until about 1 a.m. and the temperature will drop to a low of about 34.

 

2. Government:

• The Zoning Board meeting, originally scheduled for tonight in the courtroom of the Manalapan Township Municipal Building at 8 p.m., has been cancelled.

3. Manalapan High School Sports:

Home

• There are no home games scheduled today.

Away

• Boys Varsity Basketball Shore Conference Tournament Game vs. Middletown High School North at 6 p.m.

4. Registration at the Library: Today you can register your children to two great programs at the Monmouth County Library:

• St. Patrick’s Day Program -  learn Irish dancing, the Irish language, hear stories, sample home-made soda bread, and make a Celtic art project on March 1 at 4 p.m..  For children in grades K-6.

• Dr. Seuss Birthday Program - children ages 5 and up can play Dr. Seuss book bingo, win prizes, and celebrate with birthday cake on Feb. 27 at 4:15 p.m.

In person registration for both programs begins at 9 a.m. and phone registration begins at 3 p.m.

5. LeTip Meeting: The business networking group, LeTip, is meeting this morning at 7 a.m. at the Battleground Country Club. One person per profession is represented in the group, whose purpose is to have local business owners exchange referrals. Many business categories are available, for more information please call Peter Joffe at 732-995-8966.