Fairfield Morning Briefing: Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 [Weekend Planner]

Today is Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. On this day in 1943, American troops secured the Guadalcanal after Japanese troops evacuated, paving the way for other Allied wins in the Solomon Islands.

Famous birthdays include Jules Verne – 1828; James Dean – 1931; John Williams  – 1932; Seth Green – 1974.

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HEADLINES

• Hulls Farm Road Home Sells for $1.7 Million in Southport
• Julie Andrews Visits the Fairfield University Bookstore
• Humphrey the Dog Needs a Home [VIDEO]
• CONTEST: Best Locket Inscriptions Win ANNIE Tix on Broadway
• Newtown News Center
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

See the Weekend Events Calendar. Many Friday and Saturday events may be (or already have been) cancelled due to Winter Storm Nemo.

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• The Impossible ­– 1:10 p.m., 4:25 p.m., 7:05 p.m., 9:05 p.m. (1 hr., 47 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Les Miserables –3:45 p.m., 9:25 p.m. ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Lincoln – 1:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:50 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Parental Guidance – 12:35 p.m. 7 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Quartet ­­– 12:40 p.m., 3 p.m., 5:20 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 10:05 p.m. – (1 hr., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Side Effects – 1:35 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 10:05 p.m. – (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDB – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Silver Linings Playbook – 12:50 p.m., 3:55 p.m., 6:40 p.m., 9:30 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Stand Up Guys – 12:35 p.m., 2:55 p.m., 5:05 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Zero Dark Thirty – 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m., 3:50 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 7:40 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

FORECAST as of 11 p.m. on Thursday:

• Friday: "Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 35. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible."
• Friday night: "Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 22. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New snow accumulation of 10 to 14 inches possible."
• Saturday: "Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Windy, with a north wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible."
• Saturday night: "Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph."
• Sunday: "Sunny, with a high near 34."
• Sunday night: "Partly cloudy, with a low around 22."

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

Friday

• Low tide: 3:07 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:56 a.m.
• High tide: 9:14 a.m.
• Low tide: 3:46 p.m.
• Sunset: 5:19 p.m.
• High tide: 9:45 p.m.

Saturday

• Low tide: 4:03 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:55 a.m.
• High tide: 10:08 a.m.
• Low tide: 4:35 p.m.
• Sunset: 5:20 p.m.
• High tide: 10:36 p.m.

Sunday

• Low tide: 4:54 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:54 a.m.
• High tide: 10:58 a.m.
• Sunset: 5:21 p.m.
• Low tide: 5:23 p.m.
• High tide: 11:23 p.m.

Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to Southport Harbor).