Fairfield Morning Briefing: Monday, June 4, 2012

Today is Monday, June 4, 2012. On this day in 1942, the decisive WWII Battle of Midway began.

Famous birthdays include George Noory – 1950; Noah Wyle – 1971; Russell Brand – 1975; Angelina Jolie – 1975.   

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HEADLINES

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COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• : 9 a.m., . “Get ready for the beach!  The Friends of the Fairfield Public Library are having a “Beach Read” Sale.  The sale will run from June 1-June 16 during regular Library hours.  All fiction books will be sold “3 for the price of 2” (higher prices prevail). There will be a large selection of paperback and hardcover books just waiting for you to enjoy at the beach.”

AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Bernie – 12:40 p.m., 3 p.m., 5:20 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 10:10 p.m. (1 hr., 35 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – 12:50 p.m., 1:20 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 4:40 p.m., 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:50 p.m., 10:20 p.m. (1 hr., 58 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Crooked Arrows – 9:15 p.m. (1 hr., 40 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Dark Shadows – 1 p.m., 3:45 p.m., 6:30 p.m. (1 hr. 38 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes - Trailer
• The Dictator – 12:35 p.m., 2:40 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 9:30 p.m. (1 hr., 23 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• For Greater Glory – 12:20 p.m., 3:25 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 9:55 p.m. (2 hrs., 23 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Marvel’s the Avengers – 12:15 p.m., 6:50 p.m., (2 hrs. 22 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Marvel’s The Avengers 3D – 3:30 p.m., 10 p.m. (2 hrs., 22 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Men in Black 3 – 1:45 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 10:15 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Men in Black 3 in 3D – 1:15 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 9:45 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Policy Meeting: 4:15 p.m., Board of Education Conference Room (501 Kings Highway East, second floor) (agenda)

FORECAST as of 9 p.m. on Sunday:

• Monday: “A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind between 10 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.”
• Monday night: “A chance of showers, mainly before 4 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind between 9 and 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.”

INTERSTATE TRAFFIC CAMS

See also Fairfield Patch’s “Traffic & Gas Prices” 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

• Sunrise: 5:21 a.m.
• Low tide: 5:42 a.m.
• High tide: 11:46 a.m.
• Low tide: 5:52 p.m.
• Sunset: 8:22 p.m.

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