Fairfield Morning Briefing: Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. On this day in 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court decriminalized abortion in the case of "Roe v. Wade."

Famous birthdays include Betty White – 1922; Muhammad Ali – 1942; Jim Carrey – 1962; Michelle Obama – 1964.  

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HEADLINES

• The Newtown Tragedy and the Stigma of Mental Illness
• Fairfield Metro Developer: 'It's Time to Build Something We Can Be Proud Of'
• Fairfield Students Named to Clemson University Dean's List
• Newtown News Center
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Play with Your Food: 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., Fairfield Theatre Company, $43. "Gourmet lunch provided by The Pantry, readings of short plays, discussion with actors."
• New Laws Pertaining to Wills - What Do You Need to Know? 12 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "Join lawyer Heather Lange as she provides up-to-date information on the new laws that pertain to wills and estates."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Broken City – 4:45 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (1 hr., 49 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 – 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., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os) – 4 p.m., 6:50 p.m. (1 hr., 55 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., 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 Budget Workshop: 7:30 p.m., Board of Education Conference Room (501 Kings Highway East, second floor) (agenda)
• RTM Subcommittees Joint Meeting: 7:30 p.m., McKinley Elementary School
• Plan and Zoning Commission: 7:30 p.m., McKinley Elementary School (agenda)

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Thursday:

• Tuesday: "A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent."
• Tuesday night: "Partly cloudy, with a low around 17."

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: 1:22 a.m.
• Sunrise: 7:12 a.m.
• High tide: 7:37 a.m.
• Low tide: 2:07 p.m.
• Sunset: 4:57 p.m.
• High tide: 8:10 p.m.

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