Fairfield Morning Briefing: Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012

Today is Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. On this day in 1814, Francis Scott Key penned the poem that would later become the Star-Spangled Banner.  

Famous birthdays include Milton Hershey – 1857; Gen. John G. Pershing – 1860; Roald Dahl – 1916; Fiona Apple  – 1977.

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HEADLINES

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COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• : 11 a.m. - 8:30 p.m., , free. "Mercy Learning Center invites the public to a celebration of International Literacy Day and National Adult Education & Family Literacy Week.  Throughout the day, the Center is sponsoring events held at Housatonic Community College and Fairfield University."
• : 7 p.m., , free. " The second session of the Reinvent Your Financial Future @ the Fairfield Public Library program is being launched with financial expert Laura Adams.  Adams talk, Master Your Money:  Activate a 5-Step Program to Build Wealth and Achieve Financial Security, is aimed at helping you take control of your finances by following five concrete steps."

AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Beasts of the Southern Wild – 4 p.m., 6:45 p.m. (1 hr., 31 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – 4:05 p.m. (1 hr., 34 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Hope Springs – 5:25 p.m., 7:45 p.m. (2 hrs., 1 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Intouchables – 4:40 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 52 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Lawless – 4:20 p.m., 7:05 p.m. (1 hr., 55 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Moonrise Kingdom – 6:30 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Odd Life of Timothy Green –4:30 p.m., 7:10 p.m. (1 hr., 40 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• ParaNorman – 5 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• ParaNorman 3D – 7:15 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Premium Rush – 5:05 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (1 hr., 31 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Words – 5:15 p.m., 7:35 p.m. (1 hr., 36 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Forestry Committee: 1 p.m., Fairfield Public Library (agenda)
• Penfield Reef Lighthouse Committee: 4:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road)
• : 4:30 p.m., Old Town Hall (611 Old Post Road) second floor conference room (agenda)
• RTM Redistricting Committee: 5:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall
• : 7 p.m., Fairfield Public Library (agenda)

FORECAST as of 5 p.m. on Wednesday:

• Thursday: "Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon."
• Thursday night: "Patchy fog after 4 a.m. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind 6 to 9 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: 3:38 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:32 a.m.
• High tide: 9:46 a.m.
• Low tide: 3:55 p.m.
• Sunset: 7:05 p.m.
• High tide: 10:03 p.m.

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