'Super Guppy,' a Santa Stampede and Snow?

1. Special delivery. Thanks to local freelance photographer Jeffrey Hastings for the above photos and information regarding NASA's Super Guppy aircraft while it made a special stop at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. The Super Guppy, the only one in the Unite States Arrived Tuesday evening, and was loaded Thursday morning with a heat shield built by Textron in Wilmington, Mass. The 40,000-pound heat shield was loaded in to the aircraft destined for Kennedy Space center where it will be used on the Orion Space craft scheduled to launch next month. The plane was loaded and serviced at Wiggins Airway. Additional information available at www.nasa.gov/orion.

2. There's still time to join the Santa stampede! Millennium Running's annual Santa Claus Shuffle is set for 3:15 p.m. Saturday in Manchester. Join roughly 4,000 others who will all be dressed up like Santa Clause for this unique event. Online registration is closed, but you can sign up today at Toys R' Us in Manchester or Saturday in the Manchester Radisson ballroom.Find additional details here.

3. Snow tonight? Today's forecast calls for a high temperature of 45 degrees with a 70-percent chance of rain The overnight low is 31 degrees with an 80-percent chance of rain and snow.

4. Get your shop on ... The Windham Development Department, in partnership with the Windham High School, the local business community and several non-profit organizations will be holding their 2nd Annual Holiday Shopping Extravaganza on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Get all the details here.

5. Light it up! Windham holds its annual Christmas tree lighting on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 3-5 p.m. Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive by fire truck around 3 pm, escorted by the Salem High Marching Band and Color Guard.  Santa will be in the Windham Cable Studio for photos until 5 pm. Read more here.

6. Saturday detour. The Christmas tree lighting event will be held at the town complex on N. Lowell road and Church Road. During the event, N. Lowell will be closed to all traffic between Route 111 and Londonderry Road. Traffic will be diverted and the alternate traffic route will be clearly marked with detour signs. 
Anyone planning on attending the event should arrive prior to 3:00 pm as parking will be limited once the road is closed.