Community Corner
Fairfield Morning Briefing: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Local events, announcements, and reminders to start your day.
Today is Tuesday, March 12, 2013. On this day in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the first national radio address, or "fireside chat."
Famous birthdays include Jack Kerouac – 1922; Liza Minnelli – 1946; Mitt Romney – 1947; James Taylor – 1948.
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HEADLINES
- Tonight: Learn 'A Lesson That Could Save Your Child's Life' in Fairfield
- Letter: Silence on Pancreatic Cancer 'Needs to Change'
- Newtown News Center
- Police Blotter
- Local Voices
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COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY
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EVENTS & REMINDERS
- Play With Your Food: 12 p.m., Fairfield Theatre Company, $43. "A theater program that includes a buffet lunch and dessert, short-play readings by professional actors and a post-show discussion."
- Words of Wonder for Teens Grades 6 - 8: 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "Get inspired by the famous quotes and ideas featured in this year’s One Book One Town selection, Wonder by R. J. Palacio. Teens will choose a precept from the book and create a special work of art while chatting about the story."
- Sleepaway Camp Information Session: 5 p.m., Fairfield YMCA, free. "Learn about YMCA Camp Hi-Rock. We are the sleepaway camp for the Fairfield YMCA."
- Lessons That Could Save Your Child's Life: 7 p.m., Greenfield Hill Congregational Church, free. "Greenfield Hill Congregational Church invites all parents and concerned adults to come and hear a powerful presentation by Ginger Katz who founded The Courage to Speak Foundation with her husband Larry Katz in 1996, shortly after they lost their son Ian to a drug overdose."
- Cooking Class: 7 p.m., Barcelona Restaurant & Wine Bar, $35. "Join Executive Chef Helton DaSilva for his first cooking class of the year. This month, he’s cooking roasted artichokes and fideos (a Spanish dish made with crispy noodles)."
FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES
- Les Miserables (PG-13) –4 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (2 hrs., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Lincoln (PG-13) – 4:05 p.m., 7:25 p.m. (2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Oz the Great and Powerful (PG) – 4:10 p.m., 7:05 p.m. (2 hrs., 7 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Oz the Great and Powerful in 3D (PG) – 3:40 p.m., 6:35 p.m. (2 hrs., 7 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Quartet (PG-13) – 4 p.m., 6:30 p.m. (1 hr., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Safe Haven (PG-13) – 4:15 p.m., 7 p.m. (1 hr., 55 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Side Effects (R) – 4:45 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Silver Linings Playbook (R) – 3:55 p.m., 6:45 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Zero Dark Thirty (R) – 3:50 p.m., 7:10 p.m. (2 hrs., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
- Housing Authority: 6 p.m., 15 Pine Tree Lane
- Solid Waste & Recycling Commission: 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) first floor conference room (agenda)
- Planning & Zoning Commission: 7:30 p.m., McKinley School
- Board of Education: 7:30 p.m., Board of Education Conference Room (501 Kings Highway East, second floor) (agenda)
FORECAST
See the National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday, March 12.
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: 12:01 a.m.
- Sunrise: 7:09 a.m.
- Low tide: 6:26 a.m.
- High tide: 12:26 p.m.
- Low tide: 6:42 p.m.
- Sunset: 6:57 p.m.
Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to Southport Harbor).
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