Today is Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. On this day in 1789, the first U.S. presidential election was held.
Famous birthdays include Millard Fillmore – 1800; Charles Addams – 1912; Katie Couric – 1957; Nicolas Cage – 1964.
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HEADLINES
- Officials Honor Fairfield Giants Pee Wee Cheerleaders
- 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
- Film Screening - "Marley": 7:30 p.m., the Bijou Theatre (275 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport), $10. "Enjoy a flick and live music! Please join us for this special screening of the film, Marley, thanks to our generous sponsors at WPKN. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; show begins at 7:30 p.m."
FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – 4:10 p.m., 7:50 p.m. (2 hrs., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- The Impossible - 4:25 p.m., 7:05 p.m. – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Les Miserables – 3:50 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 7:40 p.m. – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Lincoln – 1:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m. (2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Parental Guidance – 4:40 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:55 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 – 4:15 p.m., 7:15 p.m. (2 hrs., 13 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
- Board of Education Policy Committee: 4:15 p.m., Board of Education Conference Room (501 Kings Highway East, second floor) (agenda)
- Exide Committee: 5 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) second floor meeting room (agenda)
FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Friday:
- Monday: "Mostly sunny, with a high near 38."
- Monday night: "Mostly clear, with a low around 28."
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: 12:18 a.m.
- High tide: 6:31 a.m.
- Sunrise: 7:18 a.m.
- Low tide: 1:07 p.m.
- Sunset: 4:41 p.m.
- Low tide: 7:09 p.m.
Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to the closest selection to Fairfield, Bridgeport Harbor).
