Politics & Government

Five Things: Sports, Child Porn and a Free Movie

There's plenty going on this frigid Friday, including the resumption of a local court case and several big games.

Good morning, Hampton and North Hampton. Here are five things you need to know for Friday, Jan. 25:

 

1. Man Who Made Child Porn Due in Court Today: Robert Stephens, an Exeter man accused of various child pornography crimes in Hampton, was scheduled for a pre-trial scheduling conference in Rockingham Superior Court. 

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2. Today’s and Saturday's Winnacunnet High School Sports Matchups (information via Winnacunnet.org):

FRIDAY
Girls Basketball vs. Merrimack – JV at 5:30/Varsity at 7:00
Boys Basketball @Merrimack – JV at 5:30/Varsity at 7:00
Swimming @Bishop Guertin at 5:30

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SATURDAY
Boys Frosh Basketball @Timberlane at 10:00am
Winnacunnet Wrestling Invitational at 10:00am
Ice Hockey vs. Kingswood at 6:30

3. What Else Is Happening Today? Lane Memorial Library is hosting a free showing of a children's movie at 10 a.m., while U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte will speak at a Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire luncheon event at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

4. This Day in History: On this day in 1905, at the Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa, a 3,106-carat diamond was discovered during a routine inspection by the mine's superintendent.

Weighing 1.33 pounds, and christened the "Cullinan," it was the largest diamond ever found.

5. Today's Forecast:

Day
Increasing clouds, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -19. West wind 8 to 17 mph.

Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between 1am and 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 10. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

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