Today is Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. On this day in 1999, the United States turned over the Panama Canal to Panama.
Famous birthdays include Jacques Cartier – 1491; George C. Marshall – 1880; Donna Summer – 1948; Anthony Hopkins – 1937.
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HEADLINES
- Most Read Stories of the Year on Fairfield Patch
- How to Keep Your New Year's Resolutions
- Newtown News Center
- Police Blotter
- Holiday Guide 2012
- Local Voices
COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY
Want your photos and/or write-ups from Fairfield youth or recreational sports featured on Fairfield Patch? Add them to the Community Sports Gallery.
EVENTS & REMINDERS
- Ryan Montbleau Band New Year's Eve Show: 9 p.m. (doors open at 8 p.m.), Fairfield Theatre Company, $62 at the door. "We're always proud to welcome the Ryan Montbleau Band into our cozy theater for a couple days."
FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES
- Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 3D – 11:55 a.m., 2:15 p.m., 4:40 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:15 p.m. (1 hr., 31 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Hitchcock – 11:45 a.m., 2:20 p.m., 5 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 10:05 p.m. (1 hr., 38 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 3D –10:05 p.m. (2 hrs., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – 11:15 a.m., 3:05 p.m., 6:40 p.m. (2 hrs., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Les Miserables – 11:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 2:55 p.m., 3:25 p.m., 6:20 p.m., 6:50 p.m., 9:45 p.m., 10:15 p.m. – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Lincoln – 11:50 a.m., 3:15 p.m., 6:35 p.m., 9:55 p.m. (2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Parental Guidance – 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 10 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Silver Linings Playbook – 12:50 p.m., 4:05 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 10:20 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- This is 40 – 12:20 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 10:10 p.m. (2 hrs., 13 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Friday:
- Monday: "Mostly sunny, with a high near 34."
- Monday night: "Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27."
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: 12:45 a.m.
- Sunrise: 7:18 a.m.
- Low tide: 6:48 a.m.
- High tide: 12:52 p.m.
- Sunset: 4:34 p.m.
- Low tide: 7:15 p.m.
Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to the closest selection to Fairfield, Bridgeport Harbor).
