Fairfield Morning Briefing: Monday, April 1, 2013

Today is Monday, April 1, 2013. On this day in 1700, English pranksters began popularizing the annual tradition of April Fool's Day.

Famous birthdays include Otto Von Bismarck – 1815; Debbie Reynolds – 1932; Susan Boyle – 1961; Rachel Maddow – 1973.

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HEADLINES

• Redding Road Home Sells for $1.75M in Fairfield
• Convertibles Needed for Fairfield Memorial Day Parade
• Fairfield Christmas Tree Festival Seeks 2014 Beneficiaries
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Free Blood Pressure Screening: 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Fairfield Senior Center, free. Bridgeport Hospital will offer free blood pressure screenings at the Fairfield Senior Center.
• Elementary School Parent Connect Support Group: 12 p.m., Fairfield Counseling Services, free. "Parent Connect is a one hour informal parenting group, facilitated by a master level counselor to share strategies and current child development education."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Admission (PG-13) – 4:15 p.m., 7:10 p.m.  (1 hrs., 57 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• G.I. Joe Retaliation (PG-13) – 4:15 p.m. ­(1 hr., 39 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• G.I. Joe Retaliation 3D (PG-13) – 7:05 p.m. (1 hr., 39 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Oz the Great and Powerful (PG) – 3:40 p.m., 6:35 p.m. (2 hrs., 10 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Quartet ­ (PG-13) ­– 4:20 p.m., 6:50 p.m. (1 hr., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Side Effects (R) – 4:45 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Silver Linings Playbook (R) – 3:55 p.m., 6:45 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Croods (PG) – 5:25 p.m., 7:45 p.m. (1 hr., 38 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• The Croods 3D (PG) – 4:55 p.m., 7:15 p.m. (1 hr., 38 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• The Host (PG-13) – 4 p.m., 7 p.m. (2 hrs., 5 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Sunday:

• Monday: "A slight chance of showers after 11 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 7 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent."
• Monday night: "A slight chance of showers before 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent."

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

• High tide: 3:28 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:36 a.m.
• Low tide: 10:05 a.m.  
• High tide: 4:06 p.m.
• Sunset: 7:18 p.m.
• Low tide: 10:22 p.m.

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