Today is Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. On this day in 1967, the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the first-ever Super Bowl.
Famous birthdays include Aristotle Onassis – 1906; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – 1929; Drew Brees – 1979; Matt Holliday – 1980.
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HEADLINES
- Newtown's Sad One-Month Anniversary
- Sandy Hook Promise Takes Message to the World
- Flu Shot Clinic in Fairfield Today from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
- Newtown News Center
- Police Blotter
- Local Voices
COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY
Want your photos and/or write-ups from Fairfield youth or recreational sports featured on Fairfield Patch? Add them to the Community Sports Gallery.
EVENTS & REMINDERS
- Reinvent Your Financial Future at the Library - Mortgage/Housing Options: 7 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "Rent? Buy? Refinance? Reverse Mortgage? Avoid Foreclosure! These are some of the topics that will be covered with Connecticut Department of Banking representative Michael Buchas."
- Mercy Learning Center Volunteer Tutor Training: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Mercy Learning Center (637 Park Avenue, Bridgeport), free. "The Center is seeking volunteers to teach reading, math and/or ESL in its one-on-one or small group tutoring program. Training and materials provided. No experience necessary."
FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES
- The Impossible - 4:25 p.m., 7:05 p.m., – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Les Miserables – 4:15 p.m., 7:40 p.m. – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Lincoln – 4:30 p.m., 7:50 p.m. (2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Parental Guidance – 4:40 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Promised Land – 4 p.m., 7 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
- This is 40 – 4:10 p.m., 7:10 p.m. (2 hrs., 13 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Zero Dark Thirty – 3:50 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 7:45 p.m. (2 hrs., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
- Board of Education Ad Hoc Communications Committee: 9:30 a.m., Board of Education Conference Room (501 Kings Highway East, second floor) (agenda)
- Harbor Management Commission: 4:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) second floor conference room (agenda)
- Ethics Commission: 5 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall basement conference room (agenda)
- Board of Education Policy Committee: 6:50 p.m., Board of Education Conference Room (agenda)
- Joint Retirement Investment Board: 7 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall second floor conference room (agenda)
- Special Board of Finance: 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall first floor conference room (agenda)
- Board of Education: 7:30 p.m., Board of Education Conference Room (agenda)
FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Monday:
- Tuesday: "Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the afternoon."
- Tuesday night: "Snow and sleet, mainly after 1 a.m. Low around 34. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible."
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: 1:24 a.m.
- Sunrise: 7:16 a.m.
- Low tide: 7:42 a.m.
- High tide: 1:46 p.m.
- Sunset: 4:49 p.m.
- Low tide: 8:05 p.m.
Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to the closest selection to Fairfield, Bridgeport Harbor).
