Fairfield Morning Briefing: Monday, Dec. 10, 2012

Today is Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. On this day in 1901, the first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm, Sweden.

Famous birthdays include Emily Dickinson– 1830; Michael Clarke Duncan – 1957; Kenneth Branagh– 1960; Bobby Flay – 1964.  

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HEADLINES

• Fairfield Parents Demand Answers about Changes in Math Program
• One Rod Hwy Renamed After Former DPW Director
• Police Blotter
• Holiday Guide 2012
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Holiday Book Sale: 9 a.m., Fairfield Public Library. "The Friends of the Fairfield Public Library will have their annual Holiday Book Sale on Saturday, December 1 through Friday, December 21 at the Main Library, 1080 Old Post Road.  The sale will be held during regular Library hours.  There will be a large selection of children’s and young adult books, as well as holiday books and adult fiction.  There will also be some “special” books, such as collector and antiquarian books, available. All proceeds from the book sale, which is run by the Friends of the Fairfield Library, will benefit the Library."
• Home Energy Efficiency Renovation Forum: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., Pequot Library, free. "Fairfield residents who are rebuilding or remodeling are encouraged to attend this forum to learn more about many of the options that they have."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Anna Karenina ­­­– 1:15 p.m., 4:05 p.m., 7:25 p.m., 10:15 p.m. (2 hrs., 10 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Argo – 1:30 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 7:15 p.m. 10 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Flight ­­– 12:50 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 10:20 p.m. (2 hrs., 19 min.)  – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Life of Pi ­­– 12:40 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 10:15 p.m. (2 hrs., 6 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Life of Pi 3D ­– 12:10 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:50 p.m., 9:45 p.m. (2 hrs., 6 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Lincoln – 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 10:05 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Skyfall ­– 12:20 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 7 p.m., 10:10 p.m. (2 hrs., 23 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2: 1:10 p.m., 3:50 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. (1 hr., 56 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Friday:

• Monday: "Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 62. South wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible."
• Monday night: "Showers likely, mainly before 11 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible."

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  

• Low tide: 1:40 a.m.
• Sunrise: 7:08 a.m.
• High tide: 7:52 a.m.
• Low tide: 2:25 p.m.
• Sunset: 4:24 p.m.
• High tide: 8:27 p.m.

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