Township Planning Board Meeting Thursday

After having their last meeting cancelled the Freehold Township Planning Board will convene for the first time in more than a month on Thursday night.

They may not have met in a while but the board still has a fairly light agenda including an extension of time for a development known as Harvest Ridge at Howell. There is also an application by Bank of America to install another drive-thru lane i their existing ATM kiosk on West Main Street as well as “additional improvements.”

If you arrrgh feeling creative today you can enjoy International Talk Like a Pirate Day or if you have a serious sweet tooth enjoy National Butterscotch Pudding Day.

On this date in 1881 President James A Garfield died from wounds he suffered during an assassination attempt. The American army won the Battle of Saratoga on this date in 1777 and the Mary Tyler Moore Show debuted on CBS on this date in 1970.

Birthdays today include comedian Jimmy Fallon, TV host James Lipton and actor Adam West. George Cadbury, the man whose company is responsible for the delicious Cadbury Cream Eggs was born on this date in 1839.