Five Things: A New Leadership Era

Good morning, Hampton and North Hampton. Here are five things you need to know for Monday, Jan. 28:

1. New Town Administrator Formally Meets the Public Tonight: Paul Apple's first North Hampton Select Board meeting is at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.

2. Hampton Selectmen Also Meeting Tonight: The session is at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Click here for the agenda.

3. Upload Your WinterFest Photos! The annual celebration was Saturday, and we want to see you enjoying all of the festivities. Click here to add your photos to our image gallery!

Also, there were a variety of other events over the weekend. If you have photos from any of them, e-mail them to Kyle.Stucker@Patch.com or upload them directly to Hampton-North Hampton Patch!

4. This Day in History: At 11:38 a.m. EST on this day in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Christa McAuliffe was on her way to becoming the first ordinary U.S. civilian to travel into space before the shuttle tragically exploded in a forking plume of smoke and fire 73 seconds after liftoff.

McAuliffe, a 37-year-old high school social studies teacher from New Hampshire, won a competition that earned her a place among the seven-member crew of the Challenger.

5. Today's Forecast:

Day
Snow likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 29. West wind around 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Night
Snow before 1am, then a chance of freezing drizzle. Low around 29. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.