Fairfield Morning Briefing: Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Today is Tuesday, April 2, 2013. On this day in 1917, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war against Germany during WWI.

Famous birthdays include Hans Christian Andersen – 1805; Alec Guinness – 1914; Marvin Gaye – 1939; Christopher Meloni – 1961.

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HEADLINES

• Selectmen Pass Trimmed Fiscal Year 2014 Budget with 3.94% Tax Hike
• Himes to Hold Town Hall Meeting in Fairfield Tonight
• Letter: 'Facts Are Not Gray' Regarding Fairfield Math Curriculum
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Alejandro Escovedo: 7 p.m., Fairfield Theatre Company, $32. "Texan troubadour Alejandro Escovedo is the outlaw kind, operating on the edges of rock and roots music, and answering to no one musical master."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

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

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Board of Finance Budget Vote: 7 p.m., Board of Education Conference Room (501 Kings Highway East, second floor) (agenda)
• Town Planning & Zoning Commission: 7:30 p.m., Osborn Hill School

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Monday:

• Tuesday: "Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 11 to 18 mph."
• Tuesday night: "Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 13 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

• High tide: 4:28 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:34 a.m.
• Low tide: 11:06 a.m.  
• High tide: 5:08 p.m.
• Sunset: 7:19 p.m.
• Low tide: 11:27 p.m.

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