Daylight Saving: Change Clocks, Change Batteries, Fire Officials Urge

Enjoy your Halloween just a little bit longer because Sunday it’s time for the clocks to go back.

But while you’re waiting for trick-or-treaters or preparing for a Halloween party, fire officials are urging Freehold residents to remember to change the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, too.

Changing them yearly when we change the clocks -- and testing them monthly -- is an easy way to make sure they are working properly and will do their job in the event of an emergency, officials say.

Daylight Saving ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday. Sunrise will be about 6:25 a.m., with the sun setting about 4:55 p.m..

Hate those shorter days? Keep this in mind: It’s only about six weeks until the winter solstice -- the shortest day of the year -- on Dec. 22. On that day sunrise is about 7:15 a.m. and sunset at 4:33 p.m. From there the days will get longer again.

Look on the bright side: Daylight Saving returns on Sunday, March 13.