Fairfield Morning Briefing: Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. On this day in 1847, the surviving members of the Donner Party were rescued from the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Famous birthdays include Nicolas Copernicus – 1473; Smokey Robinson – 1940; Jeff Daniels – 1955; Seal – 1963.

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HEADLINES

• First Selectman to Present Fiscal Year 2013-14 Budget Tonight
• Register Now for Third Annual 'Lucky Stag' 5K Run
• Himes: Here Are Some Online Resources to Help with Your Tax Filing
• Newtown News Center
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Free Blood Pressure Screening: 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Fairfield Senior Center, free. "Bridgeport Hospital will offer free blood pressure screenings at Fairfield Senior Center."
• How to Shelter Kids from an Unpredictable and Sometimes Scary World: 7 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "Learn to create an action plan based on your family's values to help you manage personal distress, conflicts with others, and the flood of information that children are exposed to in today's viral video world."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Amour ­– 4 p.m., 7:15 p.m. (2 hrs., 7 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Impossible ­– 4:25 p.m., 7:05 p.m. (1 hr., 47 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Les Miserables –3:45 p.m. – (2 hrs., 37 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Lincoln – 4:30 p.m., 7:50 p.m. ­– (2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Parental Guidance – 7 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Quartet ­­– 5:20 p.m., 7:45 p.m.  (1 hr., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Safe Haven – 4:10 p.m., 7 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Side Effects – 4:45 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDB – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Silver Linings Playbook – 3:55 p.m., 6:40 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Zero Dark Thirty – 3:50 p.m., 7:10 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Board of Selectmen/Board of Finance Joint Meeting: 7 p.m., Board of Education Conference Room (501 Kings Highway East, second floor) (agenda)
• RTM Special Legislative Management Committee: 7:25 p.m., McKinley School
• RTM Joint Committee Meeting: 7:30 p.m., McKinley School
• Solid Waste and Recycling Commission: 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) first floor conference room (agenda)

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Friday:

• Tuesday: "A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent."
• Tuesday night: "A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 50 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: 5:59 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:42 a.m.
• Low tide: 12:33 p.m.
• Sunset: 5:32 p.m.
• High tide: 6:36 p.m.

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