Five Things: Beer Sin Taxes and Free Film Festival

Good morning, Hampton and North Hampton. Here are five things you need to know for Thursday, Feb. 7:

1. Big First Today: Will you be a part of something that locals have been craving for nearly a year?

2. Today’s Featured Fun: Lane Memorial Library’s second annual Academy Awards Film Festival continues at 5:30 p.m. with a free showing of the Oscar-winning movie "High Noon," a groundbreaking western starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly.

3. In Case You Missed It: Don't expect to see any big hikes in beer costs this year, as the New Hampshire House of Representatives effectively and overwhelmingly killed the "sin tax" bill Wednesday.

4. This Day in History: On February 7, 1964, Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 from London Heathrow landed at New York's Kennedy Airport--and "Beatlemania" arrived.

It was the first visit to the United States by the Beatles, a British rock-and-roll quartet that had just scored its first No. 1 U.S. hit six days before with "I Want to Hold Your Hand." At Kennedy, the "Fab Four"--dressed in mod suits and sporting their trademark pudding bowl haircuts--were greeted by 3,000 screaming fans who caused a near riot when the boys stepped off their plane and onto American soil.

5. Today's Forecast: There's a winter weather watch today. Below is the forecast.

Day
Increasing clouds, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -1. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Night
Snow likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 19. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.