Fairfield Morning Briefing: Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013

Today is Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. On this day in 1953, the Corvette is unveiled at General Motors' Motorama.

Famous birthdays include Betty White – 1922; Muhammad Ali – 1942; Jim Carrey – 1962; Michelle Obama – 1964.  

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HEADLINES

• Let the Gun Control Debate Begin
• Superintendent of Schools Speaks with Fairfield for Good Government
• Newtown News Center
• Police Blotter
• 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 & REMINDERS

• Billy Martin and Wil Blades Duo: 7 p.m., Fairfield Theatre Company, $27. " By all accounts from those who were there, the initial on-stage meeting between drummer Billy Martin and Hammond B-3 organist Wil Blades at the 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival was a barn burner of deep, in-the-pocket funk, spiraling soul-jazz, and kinetic grooves."
• Retirement Plans - Which One is Right for You? 7 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "We all know that we should be saving, we all know we should be saving more, but what is the best way to save for retirement?  Join us for a review of retirement saving options with executive educator Rick Bolton."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• The Impossible - 4:25 p.m., 7:05 p.m., – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Les Miserables – 4:15 p.m., 7:40 p.m. ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Lincoln – 4:30 p.m., 7:50 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Parental Guidance – 4:40 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Promised Land ­­– 4 p.m., 7 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Silver Linings Playbook – 3:55 p.m., 6:40 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• This is 40 – 4:10 p.m., 7:10 p.m. (2 hrs., 13 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Zero Dark Thirty – 3:50 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 7:45 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Historic District Commission Special Meeting: 4:30 p.m., Old Town Hall (611 Old Post Road) second floor conference room (agenda)
• Conservation Commission: 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) second floor conference room (agenda)

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Wednesday:

• Thursday: "Partly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph."
• Thursday night: "A chance of snow after 10 p.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 25. North wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 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

• High tide: 3:05 a.m.
• Sunrise: 7:15 a.m.
• Low tide: 9:29 a.m.
• High tide: 3:31 p.m.
• Sunset: 4:51 p.m.
• Low tide: 9:45 p.m.

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