Today is Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. On this day in 1885, Mark Twain published 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.'
Famous birthdays include Yoko Ono – 1933; John Hughes – 1950; John Travolta – 1954; Molly Ringwald – 1968.
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HEADLINES
- Historian Reacts to Congressman's Letter on 'Lincoln' Inaccuracies
- Newtown News Center
- Police Blotter
- 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
- Divorce Support Group for Women: 6 p.m., 60 Katona Drive in Fairfield, $30. "Offering practical (financial and legal), emotional and spiritual support for women pre, during or post divorce."
FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES
- Amour – 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:15 p.m. (2 hrs., 7 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- The Impossible – 1:10 p.m. 4:25 p.m., 7:05 p.m. (1 hr., 47 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Les Miserables –3:45 p.m. – (2 hrs., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Lincoln – 1:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:50 p.m. – (2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Parental Guidance – 12:35 p.m., 7 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Quartet – 12:40 p.m., 3 p.m., 5:20 p.m., 7:45 p.m. (1 hr., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Safe Haven – 1:20 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 7 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Side Effects – 1:35 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDB – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Silver Linings Playbook – 12:50 p.m., 3:55 p.m., 6:40 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Zero Dark Thirty – 12:30 p.m., 3:50 p.m., 7:10 p.m. (2 hrs., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
All town offices closed in observance of Presidents Day.
FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Friday:
- Monday: "Sunny, with a high near 33."
- Monday night: "Mostly clear, with a low around 25."
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: 5 a.m.
- Sunrise: 6:43 a.m.
- Low tide: 11:36 a.m.
- Sunset: 5:31 p.m.
- High tide: 5:38 p.m.
- Low tide: 11:47 p.m.
Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to Southport Harbor).
