More News & Full Weekend Ahead

It's Friday, friends and fans!

And there is a host of activity going on this final weekend before Christmas.
Around the towns today and into the weekend.

• Yes, it's $5 Fridays at the Cheese Cave on Monmouth Street in Red Bank. Samplings of different cheeses with appropriate pairings starts at 5 p.m.

• For your own local guide to what's happening in the immediate area, click here.

• And, if you'd like to check out the happenings farther away in Monmouth County, do that by clicking here.

Weather, sun, moon and tides …

• Yes, it's supposed to warm up starting today, reaching a high of 51 degrees this afternoon. And the forecast for the rest of the weekend is warm with a high temperature in the 60s on Sunday, but there may be rain all the way through. We'll see.

• And, for your own mystical moon, sun and tide information, click here.

We still have the video of new Red Bank Police Chief Darren McConnell's swearing in as well as some news on the beleaguered Fixx and a few other things.

In the meantime, check out the new officers in Red Bank, how much time you have left to register to win the holiday house decorating contest and other police news.

Have a great weekend, everyone. I'll see you around the towns …