Township Planning Board Meeting Thursday Night

The Freehold Township Planning Board has had its last two meetings cancelled so when the members convene tonight it will be the first time they are together at the Municipal Complext since September 19.

Having not met for so long the board will have a full agenda with a number of applications and discussions to be held. There is an application before the board by a company looking to build a development called Harvest Ridge at Howell. Built on West Farms Road the development would be put on five lots. Bank of America is also applying for changes to the location at 510 West Main Street.

The board is scheduled to discuss the Harvest Ridge at howell project as well as recommendations from the Technical Review Committee about applications being ready for public hearing.

Anyone going to the Municipal Building will have to brave the rain as the National Weather Service is calling for an 80 percent chance of wet weather across our area. The bulk of the rain is expected to fall before 1 p.m. with up to a quarter of an inch of rain possible before the showers move on.

The high temperature is expected to be around 62 degrees during the day before dropping to a low around 39 on a mostly clear night. Today’s rain should be the last we see for several days according to the most recent forecasts.

On this date in 1839 Colorado became the first state to give women the right to vote. Franklin D. Roosevelt won a fourth term in office on this date in 1944. Basketball legend Magic Johnson announced he had tested positive for AIDS in 1991.

Famous birthdays today include former General David Petraus, Evangalist Billy Graham and singer Joni Mitchell.