Five Things You Need to Know Today: Aug. 15

SONG OF THE DAY: The Format – "Dead End"

1. TODAY'S FORECAST: Scattered thunderstorms are expected throughout the day, with a high of 82 during the afternoon and a low of 64 at night.

2. PLANNING BOARD TO MEET: The board will have a short agenda tonight starting at 7 p.m.

3. FOLLOW LONDONDERRY PATCH SOCIAL MEDIA: With just over a week to go until the tentative launch of Londonderry Patch, we would like to direct you to the Facebook and Twitter pages for New Hampshire's 11th Patch site. By following you will get the same great news content delivered right to you.

4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, "An Aquarian Exposition," opens at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in upstate New York. Promoters expected the music festival, modeled after the famous Monterey Pop Festival, to attract up to 200,000 for the weekend, but nearly a half a million people converged on the concert site.

5. THREE MORE DAYS TO VOTE FOR READERS' CHOICE: Our summer Readers' Choice polls are almost closed. You have until Friday at 5 p.m. to vote in our 19 categories.