Fairfield Morning Briefing: Monday, April 2, 2012

Today is Monday, April 2, 2012. On this day in 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asks for a declaration of war so U.S. troops could be sent to battle Germany in WWI.

Famous birthdays include Hans Christian Andersen – 1805; Marvin Gaye – 1939; Emmylou Harris – 1947; Rodney King – 1965. 

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HEADLINES

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• Selectmen Seek Candidates for Fairfield Warde High School Roof Building Committee (announcement)
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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• : See event listing for details.  
• : 8 a.m. – 7 p.m., . “During the entire month of April we will be collecting art supplies for the students in Sister Theresa's Pre-School class and, if we receive enough supplies, we will donate some supplies to one of the elementary inner-city schools in Bridgeport that can surely use art supplies for the children.”
• : 7 p.m., , free. Mindfulness offers enormous support for challenges with anxiety, depression pain, illness or simply wishing to live a fuller life.  Joy LeVine Abrams, M.S. will lead the group in exploring some gentle yoga stretches, meditation, body awareness and relaxation as well as mindful eating.”
• : 7:30 p.m., , free. The college admissions process now sucks approximately 1250% more time, money and psychic energy than it did when today’s parents were going through the same process. Author J.D. Rothman is here to shine a light on the insanity with laugh-out-loud wit and incisive anthropological observations as she reads excerpts from her book, “The Neurotic Parent's Guide to College Admissions.”
• 8:30 p.m., , $10. “Join Ingrid Prueher of the Spanish Music and Movement classes for some conversations and drinks/desserts after the kiddies are in bed for some girl talk in Spanish. Ingrid will provide a curriculum of topics for discussion each night with some vocabulary to be familiar with before the class.”

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax – 5:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m. (1 hr. 35 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes - Trailer
• Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax 3D – 5 p.m. (1 hr. 35 min.)
• Friends With Kids – 4:25 p.m., 6:55 p.m. (1 hr., 40 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes - Trailer
• The Hunger Games – 3:35 p.m., 4:05 p.m., 6:40 p.m., 7:10 p.m. (2 hrs., 22 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes - Trailer
• Jeff, Who Lives at Home – 5:10 p.m., 7:40 p.m. (1 hr., 23 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Mirror Mirror – 4:15 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Salmon Fishing in the Yemen – 3:50 p.m., 6:50 p.m. (1 hr., 52 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• A Separation – 7:20 p.m., (2 hrs., 3 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes - Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Board of Education Policy Committee: 4:15 p.m., Board of Education Conference Room (501 Kings Highway East) (agenda)
• RTM Redistricting Committee: 5:15 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) (agenda)

FORECAST as of 10 p.m. on Sunday:

• Monday: “Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a north wind between 15 and 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.”
• Monday night: “Clear, with a low around 35. North wind between 6 and 13 mph.”

INTERSTATE TRAFFIC CAMS

See also Fairfield Patch’s “Traffic & Gas Prices” 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: 1:57 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:33 a.m.
• High tide: 8:05 a.m.
• Low tide: 2:29 p.m.
• Sunset: 7:19 p.m.
• High tide: 8:38 p.m.

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