Five Things: Strategic Planning Update

1. TODAY'S FORECAST:A very warm Monday is expected with a high of 53 and partly cloudy skies. Expect that to dip to cloudy skies and a low of 37 tonight.

2. STRATEGIC PLANNING UPDATE: A discussion of an upcoming workshop retreat between the Windham Board of Selectmen and department heads is the only listed item on tonight's agenda.

3. ELECTION DAY IS TOMORROW: Polls will be open at Windham High School from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. There will be no school in Windham as teacher workshops will be taking place.

4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On March 11, 1779, Congress establishes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to help plan, design and prepare environmental and structural facilities for the U.S. Army. Made up of civilian workers, members of the Continental Army and French officers, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers played an essential role in the critical Revolutionary War battles at Bunker Hill, Saratoga and Yorktown.

5. GAMBLING BILL TO REACH SENATE FLOOR: Senate Bill 152, better known as the expanded gambling bill, will reach the Senate floor on March 14 after receiving approval last week by the Senate Ways & Means Committee.