Fairfield Morning Briefing: Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. On this day in 1877, Crazy Horse fought his last battle against the U.S. Calvary.

Famous birthdays include Elvis Presley – 1935; Stephen Hawking – 1942; David Bowie – 1947; R. Kelly – 1967.  

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HEADLINES

• Budget Season Begins in Fairfield: $1.3 Million in Capital Projects Proposed
• Isn't '20 Children and 6 Adults' Enough?
• Newtown News Center
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Chiropractic Center of Fairfield & the ViSalus 90-Day Challenge: 6 p.m., - 7:30 p.m., 2452 Black Rock Turnpike, free. " You will have the opportunity to learn all about the challenge and sample several great-tasting recipes! Learn why 150,000 people joined The Challenge just last month!"
• Narrowing the Digital Divide - A Pathways to Parenting Program: 7 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. " Tech expert Bud Freund will share strategies for learning more about what kids are doing online and offer suggestions on creating limits and controls."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – 4:10 p.m., 7:50 p.m. (2 hrs., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Impossible - 4:25 p.m., 7:05 p.m. – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Les Miserables – 3:50 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 7:40 p.m. ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Lincoln – 1:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Parental Guidance – 4:40 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:55 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 – 4:15 p.m., 7:15 p.m. (2 hrs., 13 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Housing Authority: 6 p.m., 15 Pine Tree Lane (agenda)
• Town Planning and Zoning Commission: 7:30 p.m., McKinley School auditorium (agenda)
• Board of Finance: 7:30 p.m., Board of Education conference room (501 Kings Highway East, second floor) (agenda)

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Monday:

• Tuesday: "Sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph."
• Tuesday night: "Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 5 to 7 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: 1:19 a.m.
• ·      Sunrise: 7:18 a.m.
• ·      High tide: 7:32 a.m.
• ·      Low tide: 2:07 p.m.
• ·      Sunset: 4:42 p.m.
• ·      Low 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).