Fairfield Morning Briefing: Monday, March 11, 2013

Today is Monday, March 11, 2013. On this day in 1997, Paul McCartney was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his service to music.  

Famous birthdays include Rupert Murdoch – 1931; Antonin Scalia – 1936; Terrence Howard – 1969; Johnny Knoxville – 1971.

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HEADLINES

• Fairfield Police Lead Efforts to Improve School Security
• Newtown News Center
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• REAL Couple Connection: 8 p.m. - 10 p.m., Chef's Table, $25. "This is not your typical singles event! Come discover the keys to creating deep, fulfilling, lasting relationships."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Les Miserables (PG-13) –4 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (2 hrs., 37 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Lincoln (PG-13) – 4:05 p.m., 7:25 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Oz the Great and Powerful (PG) ­– 4:10 p.m., 7:05 p.m. (2 hrs., 7 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Oz the Great and Powerful in 3D (PG) – 3:40 p.m., 6:35 p.m. (2 hrs., 7 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Quartet ­ (PG-13) ­– 4 p.m., 6:30 p.m.  (1 hr., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Safe Haven (PG-13) – 4:15 p.m., 7 p.m. (1 hr., 55 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Side Effects (R) – 4:45 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Silver Linings Playbook (R) – 3:55 p.m., 6:45 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Zero Dark Thirty (R) – 3:50 p.m., 7:10 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Town Facilities Commission: 6:30 p.m., Old Town Hall (611 Old Post Road) second floor conference room (agenda)
• Board of Finance/Board of Selectmen Joint Budget Hearing: 7 p.m., Board of Education Conference Room (501 Kings Highway East, second floor) (agenda)
• Fair TV Public Access Committee: 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) lower level conference room (agenda)
• Board of Health: 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall first floor conference room (agenda)
• Golf Commission: 7:30 p.m., Eunice Postol Parks and Recreation Center (75 Mill Plain Road) (agenda)

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Friday:

• Monday: "A chance of showers after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent."
• Monday night: "Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent."

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: 5:39 a.m.
• Sunrise: 7:11 a.m.
• High tide: 11:41 a.m.
• Low tide: 5:59 p.m.
• Sunset: 6:56 p.m.

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