Fairfield Morning Briefing: Monday, Oct. 29, 2012

Today is Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. On this day in 1998, John Glenn returned to space at the age of 77, nearly four decades after he became the first American to orbit the Earth.

Famous birthdays include Fanny Brice – 1891; Richard Dreyfuss – 1947; Winona Ryder – 1971; Gabrielle Union – 1972.

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HEADLINES

• Hurricane Sandy: Fairfield Info Center
• Enter to Win Patch's Best Halloween Costume in America Contest
• Fairfield Patch Election Guide 2012
• Coastal Fairfield County Business Owners: Free Social Media Training
• Police Blotter
• Campaign Notebook
• 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 AND REMINDERS

All Fairfield Public Library programming is canceled through Wednesday due to Hurricane Sandy. Pequot Library is closed Monday and Tuesday.

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Alex Cross ­­– 12:30 p.m., 2:55 p.m., 5:20 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 10:15 p.m. (1 hr., 41 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Argo – 1:10 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:05 p.m. 9:50 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Chasing Mavericks ­­– 1:30 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 10:05 p.m. (1 hr., 51 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Rotten Tomatoes
• Cloud Atlas – 12 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 7 p.m. (2 hrs., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Hotel Transylvania ­­– 12:45 p.m., 3:10 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:50 p.m., 10:10 p.m. (1 hr., 31 min.) – IMDB – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Intouchables – 1:30 p.m., 10 p.m. (1 hr., 52 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower – 1:50 p.m., 10 p.m. (1 hr. 42 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Pitch Perfect ­– 12:50 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:50 p.m., 9:25 p.m. (1 hr., 52 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Seven Psychopaths ­– 4:15 p.m., 6:50 p.m., 9:25 p.m. (1 hr. 49 min.) –IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: Much Ado About Nothing – 7 p.m.
• Trouble with the Curve – 4:35 p.m., 7:25 p.m. (1 hr., 51 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

FORECAST

Refer to Hurricane Sandy: Fairfield Info Center for updates on weather conditions.

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: 5:21 a.m.
• Sunrise: 7:21 a.m.
• High tide: 11:29 a.m.
• Sunset: 5:52 p.m.
• Low tide: 5:54 p.m.
• High tide: 11:58 p.m.

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