Fairfield Morning Briefing: Thursday, May 3, 2012

Today is Thursday, May 3, 2012. On this day in 1951, congressional hearings into the dismissal of Gen. Douglas MacArthur began.

Famous birthdays include Niccolo Machiavelli – 1469; Bing Crosby – 1903; James Brown – 1933; Frankie Valli – 1934.   

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HEADLINES

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COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• : 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., , free. “Probate Judge Daniel Caruso will speak at the Brown Bag lunch session sponsored by the Fairfield League of Women Voters. Judge Caruso will discuss wills, intestate cases, conservatorship, commitment issues and adoptions among other probate court responsibilities.” Beverages will be provided; attendees should bring lunch.
• : 3 p.m., , free. “We have made great strides in gaining public awareness and obtaining 100’s & 100’s of signatures along the way for the Organic Consumer’s ‘Proof in Labeling’ petitions.  We need to keep pedaling to reach the entire nation.”
• : 7 p.m., Fairfield Woods Branch Library, free. “Discover natural solutions to heal allergies.  Dr. Lori Breiner will take a look at environmental allergies as well as digestive/food allergies.”

AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Bully – 12:10 p.m., 2:40 p.m., 5:10 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:55 p.m. (1 hr. 34 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes - Trailer
• The Cabin in the Woods – 12:40 p.m., 3 p.m., 5:20 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 10:05 p.m. (1 hr., 35 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes - Trailer
• The Five-Year Engagement – 1:10 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 10:10 p.m. (2 hrs., 4 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Hunger Games – 12:15 p.m., 3:20 p.m., 6:25 p.m., 6:55 p.m., 9:30 p.m., 10 p.m. (2 hrs., 22 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes - Trailer
• The Lucky One – 1 p.m., 3:50 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 9:40 p.m. (1 hr., 41 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes - Trailer
• Mirror Mirror – 1:15 p.m., 3:45 p.m., (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Raven – 1:30 p.m., 4:25 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:50 p.m. (1 hr., 43 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Salmon Fishing in the Yemen – 1:20 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 6:50 p.m., 9:20 p.m. (1 hr., 52 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Titanic 3D – 12 p.m., 4 p.m., 8 p.m. (3 hrs., 14 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• : 2:45 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) first floor conference room (agenda)
• RTM Senior Tax Relief: 7 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall
• Fairfield Woods Building Committee: 7 p.m., Media Center (agenda)
• : 7:30 p.m., Osborn Hill School All-Purpose Room (agenda)

FORECAST as of 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday:

• Thursday: “A chance of showers, mainly before 10 a.m. Areas of fog before 11 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 59. Southeast wind between 7 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.”
• Thursday night: “A slight chance of showers after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind between 3 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.”

INTERSTATE TRAFFIC CAMS

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• 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: 3:20 a.m.
• Sunrise: 5:47 a.m.
• High tide: 9:24 a.m.
• Low tide: 3:36 p.m.
• Sunset: 7:52 p.m.
• High tide: 9:46 p.m.

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