Five Things: Special All-Inclusive Town Meeting Edition

Welcome to a special edition of the Five Things You Need to Know Today, Hampton and North Hampton. These five points will hopefully provide you with vital last-minute voting information, as well as everything you need to ensure you're fully equipped before you head out to the polls.

1. Let's start with the basics: Here are the polling times and locations for each town within the immediate area (all of which have an influence on the Winnacunnet School District ballot):

• Hampton: Winnacunnet High School, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• North Hampton: North Hampton School, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Hampton Falls: Hampton Falls Town Hall, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Seabrook: Seabrook Community Center, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

2. Get to know the issues: There are few large projects, a couple of controversial policy proposals and plenty of other town and school warrant articles worth noting. Click here to check out our coverage of those issues, and be sure to click on these bullets to scope out the various town and school warrants in their entirety:

• Hampton municipal warrant articles (tax rate/fiscal impact here)
• North Hampton municipal warrant articles
• Hampton school warrant articles
• North Hampton school warrant articles
• Winnacunnet warrant articles

3. Get to know the candidates: The Hampton and North Hampton slates have some interesting contested races, including several featuring a former elected official attempting to get back into the fray. Click here to check out some of the opinion pieces written by the candidates, and click on the bullets below for the sample ballots.

• Hampton municipal candidates
• North Hampton municipal candidates
• Hampton school candidates
• North Hampton school candidates
• Winnacunnet candidates 

4. Know the weather before you head out to the polls:

Day
Showers, mainly after 11am. High near 51. Southeast wind 9 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Night
Rain, mainly before 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Low around 38. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

5. Not interested in town meeting: Lane Memorial Library has your entertainment on a fun-filled Tuesday, courtesy of a free 1 p.m. showing of "Mrs. Miniver."

Also, there are calling hours for a local murder victim today, as well as two notable court appearances (one against a local coach accused of trying to sexually solicit a teenager, the other against a local caregiver who allegedly forged a client's checks).