5 Things You Need to Know Today: Nov. 2

Here is a list of 5 things you need to know today:

1. Grab Your Shades: According to the National Weather Service, today will be a beautiful fall day with sunny skies, a high near 57 degrees and a north wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Tonight will be mostly clear with a low around 44 degrees and a light southwest wind.

2. What District Am I In: If you think you know who your state representatives are, you may be suprised when you get to the polls this month. That's because the boundaries of these districts were redrawn this year based on the federal government's census last year. A number of citizens will find that, when these new boundaries go into effect on Nov. 8, their towns belong to a new district. Click to see where you fall.

3. 85 Years and Counting: The (RDCS) is happy to announce the celebration of its 85th Anniversary. Founded in 1926 in the former with only 23 students and five teachers, RCDS has enlarged its size in the last 85 years while still maintaining the close-knit community environment it was founded upon. Click to read more about the school and see a video of the children singing the school song.

4. Barnacle's Bumping with Costumes: It may have been a work night, but that didn’t stop the die-hard Halloween crew from attending the 29^th annual Halloween Costume Contest and Party Oct. 31 at in Rumson. It was standing-room only at the party complete with pirates, prisoners, princesses and other costumes including an enormous wolf man who howled – indoors and out – most of the evening. Click to see photos from the night and check out the winning costumes.

5. Fall Fabulous: Want to add a little color to your garden for the Fall? Patch Blogger Pat Ellson says for cool weather color and texture, few plants can compare to the Ornamental “Flowering” Cabbages and Kale. The purple, pink or white colors of the leaves become quite pronounced as the weather gets colder, especially after a couple of hard frosts. Click for tips on how to incorporate these veggies. Interested in blogging on Patch about what you are passionate about? Send an e-mail to Noel.Aliseo@patch.com.