Fairfield Morning Briefing: Monday, Jan. 14, 2013

Today is Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. On this day in 1784, the Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris.

Famous birthdays include Benedict Arnold – 1741; Andy Rooney – 1919; Faye Dunaway – 1941; Jason Bateman – 1969.  

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HEADLINES

• Mill Plain Road Home Sells for $770K in Fairfield
• Newtown News Center
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Stress and Mind-Body Lecture at the Library: 7 p.m., Fairfield Woods Branch Library, free. "We will explore the meaning and message hidden inside stress, pain and illness and how to be at peace with what you find.  To get the most out of this series it is recommended that you attend all four sessions, though each will be a complete experience."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• The Impossible - 4:25 p.m., 7:05 p.m., – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Les Miserables – 4:15 p.m., 7:40 p.m. ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Lincoln – 4:30 p.m., 7:50 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Parental Guidance – 4:40 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Promised Land ­­– 4 p.m., 7 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Silver Linings Playbook – 3:55 p.m., 6:40 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• This is 40 – 4:10 p.m., 7:10 p.m. (2 hrs., 13 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Zero Dark Thirty – 3:50 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 7:45 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Board of Health: 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) first floor conference room (agenda)
• Golf Commission: 7:30 p.m., Eunice Postol Recreation Center (75 Mill Plain Road) (agenda)
• Fair TV Public Access Committee: 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall lower level conference room (agenda)

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Sunday:

• Monday: "A chance of showers, mainly before 10 a.m. Widespread dense fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent."
• Monday night: "A slight chance of rain before 11 p.m., then a slight chance of rain and sleet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent."

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: 12:35 a.m.
• Low tide: 6:50 a.m.
• Sunrise: 7:16 a.m.
• High tide: 12:56 a.m.
• Sunset: 4:48 p.m.
• Low tide: 7:17 p.m.

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