Fairfield Morning Briefing: Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 [MLK Jr. Day]

Today is Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 -- Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On this day in 1977, President Jimmy Carter pardoned hundreds of thousands of men who evaded the draft during the Vietnam War.

Famous birthdays include Thomas Stonewall Jackson – 1824; Benny Hill – 1924; Geena Davis – 1956; Cat Power – 1972.  

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All town offices and both Fairfield Public Library branches are closed today in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Pequot Library is only open to book sale customers (see "Events" below).

HEADLINES

• 50 Years After 'I Have A Dream' -- Inspirational Video
• Big Mike: Memories of Daddy King
• Fairfield Students Named to Cornell University Dean's List
• 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

• Pequot Library Mid-Winter Book Sale: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Pequot Library. "In addition to the fiction category, which is the highlight of the sale, as always, there will be: Hundreds of hand-picked LP records, vintage paperbacks, good selection of matted prints, audio books and videos, children's books and videos, biography, history, and more. Come in from the cold and browse for books in a cozy, intimate environment."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Broken City – 1:45 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (1 hr., 49 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 – 12:55 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 7:40 p.m. ­– 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 – 1:30 p.m., 4:40 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os) – 12:45 p.m., 4 p.m., 6:50 p.m. (1 hr., 55 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., 1 p.m., 3:50 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 7:45 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Thursday:

• Monday: "Mostly sunny, with a high near 31."
• Monday night: "Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19."

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

• Low tide: 12:28 a.m.
• High tide: 6:44 a.m.
• Sunrise: 7:12 a.m.
• Low tide: 1:16 p.m.
• Sunset: 4:56 p.m.
• High tide: 7:18 p.m.

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