5 Things You Need to Know Today: Sept. 11

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1. Your weather report: Today will be sunny with a high of 74 degrees. Tonight should be clear with an overnight low of 48 degrees. Tomorrow should still be sunny and clear, but a bit warmer during the day.

2. Host families needed for German Exchange Students. Souhegan High School is in the ninth year of their collaborative exchange program with Mascenic High School and need about 15 more wonderful families to host the 39 exchange students from Mannheim, Germany. If your SHS student and your family would be willing to open your home and be an ambassador to a German student, they would so appreciate it! Please email Kim Vitchkoski at kvitchkoski@sprise.com for more information.

3. Patch Fact: Will-o'-the-wisp is a ghostly, bluish light sometimes seen over marshes and graveyards. Scientists believe it is caused by the natural burning of methane (marsh gas) produced by decaying plants.

4. Use that foil. The Huffpost has the dish on how to clean an actual glass baking dish with tin foil. A good way to recycle a common product.

5. Primary day! Today is the primary election in New Hampshire for local offices. Make sure to catch up on the latest news on candidates, issues and more in our . Amherst Patch will be covering the results later tonight.