5 Things: Primaries, Politics and Sept. 11

Weather: Today will be sunny with a high near 70. Skies will remain clear overnight and temperatures could drop into the mid-50s, according to the National Weather Service.

1. Tiverton and Little Compton schools will be closed today for the primary elections. Remember, your vote counts! Polls will be open today from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. for the statewide primary. For more information on polling locations, please click here for the guide to the 2012 primaries.

2. The Tiverton School Committee will meet tonight at 7 p.m. in the high school library. The committee will discuss its breathalyzer policy, among other things.

For the complete agenda, click here.

3. The Little Compton School Committee will meet tonight at 7 p.m. in the Commons Area. The committee will discuss last week's return to school.

For the complete agenda, click here.

4. It's story time for toddlers! Join The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island for a story time! Explore nature with a different story read aloud each week. Be ready for surprise guests and fun activities! 

Meet us at the PT Marvell Preserve parking lot. The last left on South Shore Rd. before South Shore Beach. 

For more information call 401.331.7110 x. 33 or email kpisano@tnc.org

5. At 8:45 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning in 2001, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact left a gaping, burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story skyscraper, instantly killing hundreds of people and trapping hundreds more in higher floors. As the evacuation of the tower and its twin got underway, television cameras broadcasted live images of what initially appeared to be a freak accident. Then, 18 minutes after the first plane hit, a second Boeing 767--United Airlines Flight 175--appeared out of the sky, turned sharply toward the World Trade Center, and sliced into the south tower at about the 60th floor. The collision caused a massive explosion that showered burning debris over surrounding buildings and the streets below. America was under attack.