Five Things You Need to Know Today, May 17

Here are five things you need to know today:

Make Your Own TV Show: Create your own Wayne’s World experience and produce a TV show at Andover’s local cable station. All Andover residents (above the age of 18) have the ability to train on TV equipment and produce their own television show. Andover TV is now promoting their training sessions and is encouraging the public to produce local programming for the station. Learn more about this in an article that goes up at 6 a.m.

Awarding Historic Preservation: The Andover Preservation Committee is hosting the Andover Preservation Awards Ceremony at the Memorial Hall Library at 7 p.m. They are recognizing and showcasing some of the historic properties that have been recently preserved as a result of volunteer efforts and help from the town. Find out more

Gas Prices: Gas did not change over the past day. Here are some of the lowest unleaded gas prices, according to motortrend.com: , Route 125 and Salem Street- $3.95/gallon; the – $3.95/gallon; Mobil 14 North Main Street – $3.99/gallon.

Weather: Ugghh…this seems like we’re getting further away from summer. Today is supposed bring a high temperature of 56 degrees and a 90 percent chance of rain, according to the National Weather Service.  Tonight will carry a low temperature of 48 degrees with a 70 percent of rain.

Wall Street is Born: It was this day in 1792 that 24 stock brokers founded the New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street. This fun fact was provided by On-This-Day.com.

Check out all of the events happening in Andover today at our events calendar.