Community Corner
Fairfield Morning Briefing: Monday, Aug. 20, 2012
Local events, announcements, and reminders to start your day.
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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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).
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