Public Hearing Tonight on Solid Waste Recycling Ordinance

1. Waste not, want not? As part of the Londonderry Town Council's regularly scheduled meeting at 7 tonight - in the Moose Hill Council Chambers at Town Hall - a public hearing is scheduled to review and discuss an amendment to the Londonderry Municipal Code (Title IV, Chapter V) regarding solid waste recycling. Click here for the full agenda.

2. Lancers' lineup. Here's today's schedule for Londonderry High School sports programs (information obtained from HighSchoolSports.net):

• 05:00 PM Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Londonderry Athletics
• 06:00 PM Boys Varsity Lacrosse @ Hanover High School
• 06:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Lacrosse @ Hanover High School

3. Library lowdown. The following is a list of events and/or activities at the Leach Library today:

• Children's Program: "On the Prairie" runs at 4:00 p.m. today.

4. The weatherman says ... more warm weather and sunshine in the forecast. The predicted high today, according to Weather.com, is 76 degrees with abundant sunshine, a 0-percent chance of ran and a nighttime low of 47.

5. On this day ... in 1937, the Hindenburg, an 800-foot long German airship, exploded over Lakehurst, NJ, killing 36 people in a fiery disaster. According to History.com:

The Hindenburg had made 10 successful ocean crossings the year before and was held up by Germany's Nazi government as a symbol of national pride. Flying at a speed of 85 miles per hour, the Hindenburg was scheduled to arrive in New Jersey at 5 a.m. on May 6. However, weather conditions pushed the arrival back to the late afternoon and then rain further delayed the docking at Lakehurst. When the dirigible was finally cleared to dock, Captain Max Pruss brought the ship in too fast and had to order a reverse engine thrust. At 7:20 p.m., a gas leak was noticed. Within minutes, the tail blew up, sending flames hundreds of feet in the air and as far down as the ground below.

A chain reaction caused the entire vessel to burn instantly. The nearly 1,000 spectators awaiting the Hindenburg's arrival felt the heat from a mile away. Some on the blimp attempted to jump for the landing cables at the docking station but most died when they missed. Others waited to jump until the blimp was closer to the ground as it fell. Those who were not critically injured from burns often suffered broken bones from the jump. Fifty-six people managed to survive.