5 Things You Need to Know Today: May 27

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

1. We've Got Sunshine: Get ready for a beautiful weekend! Today will be mostly sunny with a high near 74 degrees. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a low around 64. The weekend will continue like today with highs in the 70's and reaching 80's on Memorial Day weekend.  

2. Blast Off: May 26 was Knollwood School's Math and Physics Day. Seventh grade students participated in a series of design challenges that taught them a thing or two about how math and physics are related. Parents and friends attended a presentation at Knollwood school Thursday night which demonstrated the ideas and products the students produced. Click to read more about their bottle rocket competition and other experiments they used to learn about the subjects. 

3. Row Your Boat: A team of high school girls from Rumson-Fair Haven (RFH)  Crew has advanced to compete in the National Championships Regatta of the Scholastic Rowing Association of America on Memorial Day weekend on the Cooper River in Pennsauken, NJ. The two-day SRRA National Championships began in 1935, and have been held every year since. It is the first time ever that a boat from Rumson or Fair Haven has qualified to compete at a National Championship. Click to read more about this team.

4. Pirates, Lighthouses and Boardwalks: Home is where the heart is, and for many of us, our tickers beat along with the waves of the Jersey coast. Did you know that the land we love was once dubbed “worthless” and sold for a mere 4 cents an acre? Author, photographer and speaker Kevin Woyce revealed that and many other fun facts and stories at an event at the in Rumson. Click to read more about what he had to say at this event.

5. Got Milk? Did you know that milk may not be so great for you? Especially for people over 30. Click to read more about this topic from Linda Jenssen, the pH Nutrichick that blogs on Patch every week. She covers a variety of healthy eating topics. Are you interested in blogging on Patch? Click here.