Fairfield Morning Briefing: Monday, Dec. 31, 2012

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

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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).