Fairfield Morning Briefing: Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Today is Tuesday, April 16, 2013. On this day in 1943, the hallucinogenic effects of LSD were accidentally discovered by a Swiss chemist.

Famous birthdays include Wilbur Wright – 1867; Charlie Chaplin – 1889; Pope Benedict XVI – 1927; Bill Belichik – 1952.

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HEADLINES

• Eight Fairfield Residents Registered for Boston Marathon
• Fairfield Republicans Pay Tribute to Late Senator
• Report: Fairfield Man Found in New York City
• Letter: LWVCT on Gun Control Measures
• Experts Warn of Bad Allergy Season Ahead
• Accepted: Where Are Fairfield Seniors Heading Next Year?
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Explore Machu Piccu with Author Mark Adams: 7 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "Mark Adams, author of New York Times bestselling book Turn Right at Machu Picchu, Exploring the Lost City One Step at a Time, will visit the Library for an author talk and book signing."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• 42 (PG-13) – 12:50 p.m., 4 p.m., 6:50 p.m., 9:55 p.m. (2 hrs., 8 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Admission (PG-13) – 1:30 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 9:40 p.m. (1 hrs., 57 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• G.I. Joe Retaliation (PG-13) – 4:15 p.m., 7:05 p.m., 9:45 p.m. ­(1 hr., 39 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Oz the Great and Powerful (PG) – 12:30 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 6:35 p.m., 9:35 p.m. (2 hrs., 10 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Quartet ­ (PG-13) ­– 1:40 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 6:50 p.m., 9:20 p.m. (1 hr., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• The Croods (PG) –12:45 p.m., 3:05 p.m., 5:25 p.m., 7:45 p.m. (1 hr., 38 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• The Croods 3D (PG) – 12:15 p.m., 2:35 p.m., 4:55 p.m., 7:15 p.m. (1 hr., 38 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• The Host (PG-13) – 1 p.m. (2 hrs., 5 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Place Beyond the Pines (R) – 12:40 p.m., 3:50 p.m., 6:50 p.m., 9:50 p.m. (2 hrs., 20 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Trance (R) – 12:35 p.m., 2:55 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 10 p.m. (1 hr., 41 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS 

• Harbor Management Commission: 4:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) second floor conference room (agenda)
• Joint Retirement Investment Board: 7 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall second floor conference room (agenda)
• Riverfield School Building Committee: 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall first floor conference room (agenda)

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Monday:

• Tuesday: "Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Southeast wind 7 to 16 mph."
• Tuesday night: "A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 11 to 16 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. 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: 3:44 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:12 a.m.
• Low tide: 10:15 a.m.  
• High tide: 4:23 p.m.
• Sunset: 7:34 p.m.
• Low tide: 10:30 p.m.

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