Fairfield Morning Briefing: Monday, Nov. 12, 2012

Today is Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. On this day in 1954, Ellis Island shut its doors after processing more than 12 million immigrants since opening in 1892.

Famous birthdays include Grace Kelly – 1929; Neil Young – 1945; Ryan Gosling – 1980; Anne Hathaway – 1982.

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HEADLINES

• FEMA Command Center Opens Today in Fairfield [UPDATED]
• Letter: Heather Dean Has 'No Regrets' on Bid for State Rep
• Patch's Halloween Costume Contest: And the Winner of the Best Costume in CT Is...
• Police Blotter
• Campaign Notebook
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Thanksgiving Collection for Operation Hope: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Chico's. "Chico's will be collection non-perishable food items and personal care products for Operation Hope.  Inviting our shoppers to help our efforts for this wonderful organization."
• Sib Shop: 5:30 p.m., 240 Colony Street, $50. "Fun and Support for children ages 8-13 who have a sibling with special needs." This is a Pilot House program.

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Argo – 1:10 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:35 p.m. 10:15 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Cloud Atlas ­­– 1 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 8 p.m. (2 hrs., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Flight ­­– 12:20 p.m., 12:50 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 6:40 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 9:50 p.m., 10:20 p.m. (2 hrs., 19 min.)  – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Hotel Transylvania ­­– 12:30 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 5:10 p.m., 7:25 p.m. (1 hr., 31 min.) – IMDB – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower – 1:50 p.m., 4:40 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 10 p.m. (1 hr. 42 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Pitch Perfect ­– 12:50 p.m., 3:55 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 9:15 p.m. (1 hr., 52 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Seven Psychopaths ­– 9:40 p.m. (1 hr. 49 min.) –IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Skyfall ­– 12:15 p.m., 3:25 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 9:55 p.m. (2 hrs., 23 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Wreck-It Ralph – 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m. (1 hr., 48 min.) – IMDb, – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Wreck-It Ralph in 3D ­– 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 10:10 p.m. (1 hr., 48 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

Town Hall is closed in observance of Veterans Day.

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Sunday:

• Monday: "Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 62. South wind 6 to 9 mph."
• Monday night: "Rain or drizzle likely, mainly after 3 a.m. Patchy fog after 9 p.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 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: 3 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:38 a.m.
• High tide: 9:10 a.m.
• Low tide: 3:39 p.m.
• Sunset: 4:36 p.m.
• High tide: 9:43 p.m.

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