Today is Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. On this day in 1935, the first canned beer -- Kreuger's Finest Beer -- went on sale.
Famous birthdays include Ernest Borgnine – 1917; Neil Diamond – 1941; John Belushi – 1949; Ed Helms – 1974.
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HEADLINES
- Fairfield Student Makes RIT's Dean's List
- 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
- Take the Stress Out of Math! For Grades K - 5: 7 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "Make math fun for your kids! Learn techniques and games from math specialist David Lubner who believes that kids don’t hate math; they hate being frustrated and confused by math."
- Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds: 7 p.m., Fairfield Theatre Company, $22. "Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds is a nine-piece powerhouse that blends old school gut-busting funk and soul with straight up rock and roll."
FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES
- Broken City – 4:45 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (1 hr., 49 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- The Impossible - 4:25 p.m., 7:05 p.m. (1 hr., 47 min.) – 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., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os) – 4 p.m., 6:50 p.m. (1 hr., 55 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Silver Linings Playbook – 3:55 p.m., 6:40 p.m. (2 hrs.) – 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
- Human Services Commission: 4 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) first floor conference room (agenda)
- Board of Education Budget Workshop: 7:30 p.m., Board of Education Conference Room (501 Kings Highway East, second floor) (agenda)
FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Wednesday:
- Thursday: "Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -4. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph."
- Thursday night: "Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -1. Northwest wind 9 to 16 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
- Low tide: 3:02 a.m.
- Sunrise: 7:11 a.m.
- High tide: 9:11 a.m.
- Low tide: 3:39 p.m.
- Sunset: 5 p.m.
- High tide: 9:40 p.m.
Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to Southport Harbor).
