Fairfield Morning Briefing: Monday, Jan. 28, 2013

Today is Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. On this day in 1986, the space shuttle "Challenger" exploded 73 seconds after takeoff.

Famous birthdays include Jackson Pollock – 1912; Alan Alda – 1936; Sarah McLachlan – 1968; Elijah Wood – 1981.

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HEADLINES

• Letter: Pay 'Sharp Attention' to Fairfield Math Curriculum
• Fairfield Students Named to Quinnipiac University Dean's List
• Newtown News Center
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY 

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Open Craft Monday for Children: 9 a.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "Make Mondays fun days.  It is always bright and fun in the Children’s area of the Library and once a month through April join us for Open Craft Mondays."
• Job Series Program - Over 40 and Looking for Work: 10 a.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "Looking for work in a down economy presents special challenges.  Job seekers over 40 need 21st century strategies to showcase their knowledge and education without appearing dated.  Learn how to make your experience work for you."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Broken City – 4:45 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (1 hr., 49 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Impossible - 4:25 p.m., 7:05 p.m. (1 hr., 47 min.) – 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
• Movie 43 – 5:15 p.m., 7:35 p.m. (1 hr., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Parental Guidance – 4:40 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Silver Linings Playbook – 3:55 p.m., 6:40 p.m. (2 hrs.) – 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

• Representative Town Meeting: 8 p.m., Board of Education Conference Room (501 Kings Highway East, second floor) (agenda)

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Sunday:

• Monday: "A chance of snow before 1 p.m., then snow, possibly mixed with sleet. High near 35. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible."
• Monday night: "Rain before 1 a.m., then areas of drizzle between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m., then a chance of rain or drizzle after 4 a.m. Low around 32. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible."

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: 5:47 a.m.
• Sunrise: 7:07 a.m.
• High tide: 11:49 a.m.
• Sunset: 5:05 p.m.
• Low tide: 6:12 p.m.

Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to Southport Harbor).