Fairfield Morning Briefing: Monday, Aug. 20, 2012

Today is Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. On this day in 1911, the first telegram to travel around the world is sent from a dispatcher in the New York Times office.

Famous birthdays include Ron Paul – 1935; Robert Plant – 1948; Al Roker – 1954; Amy Adams – 1974.  

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HEADLINES

• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

See the Events Calendar for Monday, Aug. 20.

AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Beasts of the Southern Wild – 1:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:40 p.m. (1 hr., 31 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Celeste and Jesse Forever – 12:35 p.m., 2:50 p.m., 5:10 p.m., 7:25 p.m., 9:35 p.m. (1 hr., 29 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Dark Knight Rises – 3 p.m., 9 p.m. (2 hrs., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:50 p.m. (1 hr., 34 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., 5:15 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 10:05 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Odd Life of Timothy Green – 12:05 p.m., 2:25 p.m., 4:50 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 9:30 p.m. (1 hr., 40 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• ParaNorman – 12:30 p.m., 2:45 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• ParaNorman 3D – 5 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 9:25 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Ruby Sparks – 12:10 p.m., 6:40 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• : 7 p.m.,

FORECAST as of 12:30 p.m. on Saturday:

• Monday: "A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Light northeast wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent."
• Monday night: "A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30 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: 1:26 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:08 a.m.
• Low tide: 7:42 a.m.
• High tide: 1:50 p.m.  
• Sunset: 7:44 p.m.
• Low tide: 8:10 p.m.

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