Fairfield Morning Briefing: Monday, Feb. 20, 2012

Today is Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. On this day in 1962, John Glenn Jr. successfully orbits the Earth in the Friendship 7 -- the first American to orbit the planet.

Famous birthdays include Sidney Poitier – 1927; Ivana Trump – 1949; Kurt Cobain – 1967; Rihanna – 1988. 

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HEADLINES

• State Lawmakers Keep Close Eye on Sex Offenders
• Voting for Fairfield’s ‘Best of 2012’ Begins Feb. 27
• Power Outages and Connecticut’s Trees: Feb. 28 Citizen Forum (blog post by Maureen Graney)
• Two Fairfield Boy Scouts Reach Eagle Rank
• Fairfield Sports Roundup: Feb. 20
• Donald Ross Jr. Appointed New Town Assessor (announcement)
• Fairfield Prep Student Terry Tarpey Named News 12 CT Scholar Athlete (announcement)
• Lost Dog Alert: Bring Ozzy Home (announcement)
• Bring Andy Home (announcement)

EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Pilates: 9:45 a.m., Finding Feathers, your first class is free (takes place every Monday). All levels are welcome.
• Bravo! A Century of Theatre in Fairfield County: 12 p.m., Fairfield Museum and History Center, $5. Come learn about Fairfield County’s theatrical history.
• Fertility Support Group: 7 p.m., 61 Sherman Street, $50. “Join other women on similar journeys for a support group that will help you reduce and manage the chaos of fertility.”
• Play Reading Series: 7 p.m., Greenfield Hill Village Improvement Society, $5. Slant of Light Theatre Company presents “Las Commedias.” The reading will be followed by a talk with the author, director, and actors. Light refreshments will be served.
• Spanish Conversations – Women Only! 8:30 p.m., Tasti D Lite, $10. “Join Ingrid Prueher of the Spanish Music and Movement classes for some conversations and drinks/desserts after the kiddies are in bed for some girl talk in Spanish. Ingrid will provide a curriculum of topics for discussion each night with some vocabulary to be familiar with before the class.”
• Fairfield American Little League is now open for registration for the spring.

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• The Artist  - 1:20 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:20 p.m., (1 hr., 40 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes - Trailer
• The Descendants – 12:50 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 6:30 p.m. (1 hr., 55 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – 1:15 p.m., 4:05 p.m., 6:55 p.m. (2 hrs., 9 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Grey – 1:05 p.m., 3:45 p.m., 6:40 p.m. (1 hr. 57 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Iron Lady – 1:30 p.m., 4:50 p.m., 7:25 p.m. (1 hr., 45 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes - Trailer
• Joruney 2: The Mysterious Island – 12:40 p.m., (1 hr., 34 min.)
• Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D – 3 p.m., 5:20 p.m., 7:40 p.m., (1 hr., 34 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Secret World of Arrietty – 12:30 p.m., 2:50 p.m., 5:10 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 10 p.m. (1 hr. 34 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes - Trailer
• The Vow – 1 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 7:10 p.m., (1 hr. 44 min.) – IMDB – Rotten Tomatoes - Trailer
• The Woman in Black – 1:40 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m. (1 hr. 35 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes - Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

Today is Presidents Day. All town offices are closed.

FORECAST as of 12:30 p.m. on Friday:

• Monday: “Sunny, with a high near 41.”
• Monday night: “Mostly clear, with a low around 25.”

 INTERSTATE TRAFFIC CAMS

 See also Fairfield Patch’s “Traffic & Gas Prices” 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: 3:49 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:41 a.m.
• High tide: 9:57 a.m.
• Low tide: 4:18 p.m.
• Sunset: 5:32 p.m.
• High tide: 10:22 p.m.

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