Fairfield Morning Briefing: Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012

Today is Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. On this day in 1974, Gerald Ford was sworn in as President after the United States after Richard Nixon resigned.

Famous birthdays include Sam Elliott– 1944; Melanie Griffith­– 1957; Whitney Houston – 1963; Anna Kendrick – 1985.  

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HEADLINES

• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• : 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m., , free. " Work on spine label poetry (stack books to create a poem with the titles, then photograph the stack) book quote image posters, flash fiction pieces (300 words inspired by the “interesting” book covers on the Library’s Tumblr) and video reviews (record yourself, audio or video, critiquing a book, movie, song, TV show or game)...for teens grade 6 and up."
• : 3:30 p.m., , free. "'Cindy B,' children’s librarian and local actress, will be the host.  Children ages 6-12 are invited to put together a short act, a maximum of three minutes long.  Sing, dance, recite poetry, perform magic tricks, play an instrument, do a martial arts demonstration, tell jokes or act out a skit.  Bring a music CD if you need one for your act"
• : 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., , free. "Let the Blow Dry Experts show you how to have a longer lasting better blow out every time!"

AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Beasts of the Southern Wild – 1:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 10:10 p.m. (1 hr., 31 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – 12:55 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 9:20 p.m. (1 hr., 58 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Dark Knight Rises – 11:45 a.m., 3:15 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 10:15 p.m. (2 hrs., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – 12 p.m., 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., 10:05 p.m. (1 hr., 52 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Moonrise Kingdom – 12:20 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 5:10 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 9:55 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• To Rome With Love – 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:05 p.m., 9:40 p.m. (1 hr., 35 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Watch – 12:05 p.m., 2:25 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 9:30 p.m. (1 hr., 42 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• : 8 a.m., Old Town Hall (611 Old Post Road) conference room (agenda)
• Forestry Committee: 1 p.m., Fairfield Public Library
• : 4:30 p.m., Old Town Hall second floor conference room (agenda)

FORECAST as of 5 p.m. on Wednesday:

• Thursday: "A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 a.m. Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent."
• Thursday night: "A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms."

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: 5:07 a.m.
• Sunrise: 5:57 a.m.
• Low tide: 11:11 a.m.
• High tide: 5:27 p.m.
• Sunset: 7:59 p.m.
• Low 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).