Fairfield Morning Briefing: Monday, Aug. 13, 2012

Today is Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. On this day in 1961, East German soldiers began to lay down barbed wire and bricks to divide the city of Berlin.

Famous birthdays include Annie Oakley – 1860; Alfred Hitchcock – 1899; Fidel Castro – 1926; John Slattery – 1962.  

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HEADLINES

• Local Voices
  

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

See the "Fairfield Event Calendar" for Monday, Aug. 13.

AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Beasts of the Southern Wild – 1:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 10:10 p.m. (1 hr., 31 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Dark Knight Rises – 11:45 a.m., 3:15 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 10:15 p.m. (2 hrs., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:55 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:50 p.m. (1 hr., 34 min.) – IMDb ­­– Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Farewell, My Queen (Les adieux a la reine) – 1:10 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 9:45 p.m. (1 hr., 40 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Hope Springs – 12:15 p.m., 2:40 p.m., 5:05 p.m., 7:35 p.m., 10 p.m. (2 hrs., 1 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Intouchables – 1:20 p.m., 4:35 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 9:55 p.m. (1 hr., 52 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Moonrise Kingdom – 12:20 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 5:10 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 10:05 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Ruby Sparks – 12:10 p.m., 2:35 p.m., 5 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 10:10 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• To Rome With Love – 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:05 p.m., 9:40 p.m. (1 hr., 35 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• : 2 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road)
• : 7:30 p.m., Eunice Postol Recreation Center (75 Mill Plain Road) (agenda)

FORECAST as of 6 p.m. on Sunday:

• Monday: "Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 5 to 9 mph."
• Monday night: "Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph."

INTERSTATE TRAFFIC CAMS

See also Fairfield Patch’s "Commute” page.

• Westport: northbound, south of Exit 19 – Maple Lane
• Fairfield: southbound, Exit 19 – Mill Hill Road
• Fairfield: northbound, Exit 21 – North Pine Creek Road
• Fairfield: northbound, Exit 22 – Fairfield Service Plaza
• Fairfield: northbound, Exit 22 – North Benson Road
• Fairfield: southbound, north of Exit 24 – Brentwood Avenue
• Bridgeport: northbound, Exit 26 – Wordin Avenue

TIDES & TIMES

• Low tide: 2:41 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:01 a.m.
• High tide: 8:47 a.m.  
• Low tide: 2:49 p.m.
• Sunset: 7:54 p.m.
• High tide: 9:03 p.m.

Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to the closest selection to Fairfield, Bridgeport Harbor).