How to Celebrate Police Officers Memorial Day; Casino Vote, More on Tap

Good morning, Hampton and North Hampton. Here are five things you need to know for Wednesday, May 15:

1. Today's Top Thing: Today is National Police Officers Memorial Day, and local individuals are expected to be on hand for a variety of events to commemorate the day. Gov. Maggie Hassan has ordered all flags to fly at half-staff today.

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

Baseball @Alvirne – Varsity/JV at 4:00
Boys Frosh Lacrosse vs. Bishop Guertin at 4:00
Softball vs. Alvirne – Varsity/JV at 4:00
Boys Tennis @Pinkerton at 4:00
Girls Tennis vs. Pinkerton at 4:00
Boys Lacrosse vs. Merrimack – JV at 5:30/Varsity at 7:00

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3. What Else Is Happening Today? The Winnacunnet School Board will meet at 7 p.m. at WHS.

Also, a vote is expected on the controversial casino bill, about which an iconic local concert hall has voiced displeasure, the Hampton and North Hampton town clerk's offices will be closed all day in order for staff to attend annual state training, Hampton School District schools have an early release day today, Lane Memorial Library will host a free showing of "North by Northwest" at 1 p.m., the American Red Cross' Bloodmobile will collect blood in the WHS gymnasium between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. as part of a National Honor Society- and WHS Health Office-sponsored event, and the Crimeline for the Hamptons' deadline for scholarship essays is today.

4. This Day in History: On this day in 1937, Madeleine Albright, America's first female secretary of state, was born Maria Jana Korbelova in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic).

5. Today's Forecast:

Day
Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Night
Showers likely before 1am. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 50. South wind around 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.