Fairfield Morning Briefing: Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012

Today is Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. On this day in 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact, bewildering the rest of the world.

Famous birthdays include Gene Kelly – 1912; Keith Moon – 1946; Kobe Bryant – 1978; Jeremy Lin – 1988.  

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HEADLINES

• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

See the Events Calendar for Thursday, Aug, 23, 2012

AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Beasts of the Southern Wild – 1:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:40 p.m. (1 hr., 31 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Celeste and Jesse Forever – 12:35 p.m., 2:50 p.m., 5:10 p.m., 7:25 p.m., 9:35 p.m. (1 hr., 29 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Dark Knight Rises – 3 p.m., 9 p.m. (2 hrs., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:50 p.m. (1 hr., 34 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Hope Springs – 12:15 p.m., 2:40 p.m., 5:05 p.m., 7:35 p.m., 10 p.m. (2 hrs., 1 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Intouchables – 1:20 p.m., 4:35 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 9:55 p.m. (1 hr., 52 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Moonrise Kingdom – 12:20 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 10:05 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Odd Life of Timothy Green – 12:05 p.m., 2:25 p.m., 4:50 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 9:30 p.m. (1 hr., 40 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• ParaNorman – 12:30 p.m., 2:45 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• ParaNorman 3D – 5 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 9:25 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Ruby Sparks – 12:10 p.m., 6:40 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Audit Committee: 5 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) second floor conference room (agenda)

FORECAST as of 7 p.m. on Wednesday:

• Thursday: "Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon."
• Thursday night: "Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph."

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

• High tide: 3:56 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:11 a.m.
• Low tide: 10:09 a.m.
• High tide: 4:21 p.m.  
• Sunset: 7:39 p.m.
• Low tide: 10:54 p.m.

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