Howell Library Hosting Program on Elder Care Friday Afternoon

With many people of the baby boomer generation now facing the task of helping take care of their parents as well as their children the Howell Public Library is hosting a special event today to help answer some of the toughest questions.

A panel discussion is being held at 1:30 to give answers on a variety of questions. Information will be given on services that are available to some of the older residents in the area as well as ways to pay for those services. The discussion is being presented by Caring Connections of New Jersey.

Anyone going to the presentation or leaving the house on Friday will want to keep an umbrella handy as the National Weather Service is calling for wet weather straight through Saturday. There is a chance of rain or freezing rain before 7 a.m. That precipitation is expected to then change to rain during an otherwise cloudy day with a high near 44 degrees.

The 40 percent chance of showers continues into tonight when the rain is expected to return after 10 p.m. with a low of around 39 degrees expected. Rain is expected to return Saturday afternoon on an otherwise warm day. After several days this week with temperatures hovering near zero the high on Saturday is expected to be close to 61 degrees with a low of around 41 on Saturday night.

On this date in 1776 Thomas Paine printed the first edition of the pamphlet Common Sense. Florida seceded from the Union on this date in 1861 and the League of Nations was established on this date in 1920.

Famous birthdays today include rock legends Rod Stewart and Pat Benatar and boxer George Foreman.