Fairfield Morning Briefing: Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012

Today is Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. On this day in 1996, Charles, Prince of Wales, and Princess Diana divorced after four years of separation.

Famous birthdays include Johann von Goethe - 1749; Leo Tolstoy – 1828; Shania Twain – 1965; Jack Black – 1969.

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HEADLINES

• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• : 7:30 p.m., Board of Education Conference Room (501 Kings Highway East), free. " Join your neighbors and other Fairfield residents at Solarize Fairfield’s Kick-Off Solar Workshop on Tuesday, August 28, at 7:30 PM to learn how the Solarize model offers high performance, low cost solar installations to Connecticut residents."

AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Beasts of the Southern Wild – 1:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:40 p.m. (1 hr., 31 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Celeste and Jesse Forever – 12:45 p.m., 3:05 p.m., 5:20 p.m., 7:50 p.m., 10:10 p.m. (1 hr., 29 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Dark Knight Rises – 8:15 p.m. (2 hrs., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – 1:25 p.m., 3:45 p.m., 6:05 p.m. (1 hr., 34 min.) – IMDb ­­– Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Hope Springs – 12:40 p.m., 3 p.m., 5:25 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 10:05 p.m. (2 hrs., 1 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Intouchables – 1:35 p.m., 4:40 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 9:55 p.m. (1 hr., 52 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Moonrise Kingdom – 1:50 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 6:50 p.m., 9:15 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Odd Life of Timothy Green – 1:45 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:05 p.m., 9:35 p.m. (1 hr., 40 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• ParaNorman ­– 12:30 p.m., 2:45 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• ParaNorman 3D – 5 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 9:30 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Premium Rush ­­– 12:35 p.m., 2:50 p.m., 5:05 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m. (1 hr., 31 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

See the Town Calendar.

FORECAST as of 7 p.m. on Monday:

• Tuesday: "Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1 p.m. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 86. West wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible."
• Tuesday night: " Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North wind around 8 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: 3:07 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:16 a.m.
• High tide: 9:10 a.m.
• Low tide: 3:24 p.m.  
• Sunset: 7:31 p.m.
• High tide: 9:34 p.m.

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