Fairfield Morning Briefing: Thursday, March 21, 2013

Today is Thursday, March 21, 2013. On this day in 1965, the Civil Rights march from Selma, Ala. to Montgomery, Ala. begins.

Famous birthdays include Johann Sebastian Bach – 1685; Gary Oldman – 1958; Matthew Broderick – 1962; Adrian Peterson – 1985.

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HEADLINES

• Selectmen Table Vote on Riverfield School Project
• Where to Watch March Madness in Fairfield
• Letter: Whatever Happened to Meaningful Discourse?
• Newtown News Center
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Stella & Dot Trunk Show at a little square: 11 a.m., 1981 Post Road, free. "Stop by, enjoy coffee and nibbles and see what Stella & Dot have going on this Spring Season!"
• Mark Herzlich - From Cancer to the Super Bowl: 7 p.m., Roger Ludlowe Middle School, $8. " Get up close & personal with NY Giant Mark Herzlich, cancer survivor & Super Bowl champion.  Mark's story will inspire you.
• Tyrone Wells: 7 p.m., Fairfield Theatre Company, $22. "The son of a preacher and the youngest of five children, Tyrone Wells was only allowed to listen to gospel music growing up in Spokane, WA, although he was eventually also exposed to artists like Stevie Wonder and James Taylor."
• An Evening with David Harrell (One Book One Town Event): 7 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "Actor and disability advocate David Harrell was born without his right hand.  In his entertaining presentation David will talk about what it’s like to grow up with something that sets you apart physically."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Les Miserables (PG-13) – 4 p.m., 7:20 p.m. – (2 hrs., 37 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Oz the Great and Powerful (PG) – 4:10 p.m., 7:05 p.m. (2 hrs., 10 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Oz the Great and Powerful in 3D (PG) – 3:40 p.m., 6:35 p.m. (2 hrs., 10 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer ­
• Quartet ­ (PG-13) ­– 4 p.m., 6:30 p.m. (1 hr., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Safe Haven (PG-13) – 4:15 p.m., 7 p.m. (1 hr., 55 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Side Effects (R) – 4:45 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Silver Linings Playbook (R) – 3:55 p.m., 6:45 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Gatekeepers (PG-13) ­– 4:05 p.m. (1 hr., 47 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Zero Dark Thirty (R) – 3:50 p.m., 7:10 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Historic District Commission: 4:30 p.m., Old Town Hall (611 Old Post Road) second floor conference room (agenda)
• Board of Finance/Selectmen Joint Budget Hearing: 7 p.m., Board of Education Conference Room (501 Kings Highway East, second floor) (agenda)
• Fairfield Woods Middle School Building Committee: 7 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) first floor conference room (agenda)
• Conservation Commission: 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall second floor conference room (agenda)

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Wednesday:

• Thursday: "A chance of snow before 9 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 39. North wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent."
• Thursday night: "Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 10 to 13 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: 1:04 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:54 a.m.
• High tide: 7:13 a.m.  
• Low tide: 1:42 p.m.
• Sunset: 7:06 p.m.
• High tide: 7:49 p.m.

Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to Southport Harbor).