Fairfield Morning Briefing: Friday, June 22, 2012 [Weekend Edition]

Today is Friday, June 22, 2012. On this day in 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the G.I. Bill.

Famous birthdays include John Dillinger – 1903; Ed Bradley – 1941; Meryl Streep – 1949; Cyndi Lauper – 1953.

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COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

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AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – 12:50 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:50 p.m. (1 hr., 58 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Brave – 12:45 p.m., 3:10 p.m., 5:35 p.m., 8 p.m., 10:25 p.m. (1 hr., 40 min.) – IMDb ­– Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Brave in Disney Digital 3D  – 12:15 p.m., 2:40 p.m., 5:05 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:55 p.m. (1 hr., 40 min.) – IMDb ­– Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Dictator – 7:20 p.m., 9:35 p.m. (1 hr., 23 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Hysteria – 12:35 p.m., 3 p.m., 5:20 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 10:10 p.m. (1 hr., 35 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes –Trailer
• Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – 12:55 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 10 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted 3D – 12:25 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 5 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Men in Black 3 – 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 9:40 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Moonrise Kingdom – 12:30 p.m., 2:50 p.m., 5:10 p.m., 7:25 p.m., 10:05 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Seeking a Friend for the End of the World – 12 p.m., 2:25 p.m., 4:50 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 9:45 p.m. (1 hr., 34 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer

FORECAST as of 10 p.m. on Thursday:

• Friday: “A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind at 8 mph becoming southwest. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.”
• Friday night: “Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Some of the storms could be severe. Cloudy, with a low around 69. Northwest wind between 3 and 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.”
• Saturday: “A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. North wind between 6 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.”
• Saturday night: “Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind around 7 mph.”
• Sunday: “Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.”
• Sunday night: “A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.”

INTERSTATE TRAFFIC CAMS

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• 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

• High tide: 1:29 a.m.
• Sunrise: 5:20 a.m.
• Low tide: 7:56 a.m.
• High tide: 2:04 p.m.
• Low tide: 8:07 p.m.
• Sunset: 8:29 p.m.

Saturday

• High tide: 2:10 a.m.
• Sunrise: 5:21 a.m.
• Low tide: 8:36 a.m.
• High tide: 2:45 p.m.
• Sunset: 8:29 p.m.
• Low tide: 8:52 p.m.

Sunday

• High tide: 2:54 a.m.
• Sunrise: 5:21 a.m.
• Low tide: 8:36 p.m.
• High tide: 3:29 p.m.
• Sunset: 8:29 p.m.
• Low tide: 9:41 p.m.

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