Fairfield Morning Briefing: Monday, Jan. 7, 2013

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

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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).