5 Things You Need to Know Today in Little Silver and Oceanport: June 1

Finally: "Mostly sunny with a high near 70," is what our friends at the National Weather Service have to say about today and if you've been paying attention to all my carrying on throughout the week, I'm sure you're relieved that there's a happy outcome to my prom-sterics. Looks like photo ops for kids going to RBR's Senior Prom tonight should be blessed with sunshine and temperatures friendly towards strapless gowns and up-dos.

Good Deal: From Oceanport's most prolific Facebooker Joe Irace comes this: "Monmouth Park has once again extended the courtesy of a (free) Reserved Box to the Borough of Oceanport. These six seats are open to all Oceanport residents. Please call Jeanne at Borough Hall (732) 222-8221 to reserve for your outing. Availability is on a first come-first served basis."

Go Time: The beginning of June means it's time to start really focusing on graduation details for those of us (sniff) with a senior in high school. sent out a letter yesterday outlining guidelines for the June 20 commencement ceremony at Monmouth University in the Multipurpose Activity Center (MAC). If you want a sneak peek you can find it to the right of this article to download.

Dream Vacations: ABCnews.com has picked two of upcoming tours to include in its "Incredible Epicurean Vacations." The Buyer's Trip to Sicily and Behind the Scenes in Sicily trips the gourmet market has planned for later this year were part of nine fabulous vacations highlighted by the news Web site. I'm wondering if someone could just fold me in their bag and take me along.

Feel the Love: Apparently, some of our neighbors were feeling lonely without a Patch of their own so we've made a few adjustments to spread our love around. Beginning yesterday, we've buddied Colts Neck up with Marlboro for the new, guess what, Marlboro-Colts Neck Patch. We've done the same for Hazlet, which is now part of the Holmdel-Halzlet Patch. Now you can keep tabs on your relatives and coworkers who had been flying under the radar until now.