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Fairfield Morning Briefing: Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012

Local events, announcements, and reminders to start your day.

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. On this day in 1967, socialist revolutionary and guerilla leader Che Guevara was killed by the Bolivian army at the age of 39.

Famous birthdays include John Lennon – 1940; Sharon Osbourne – 1952; Tony Shalhoub – 1953; Guillermo del Toro – 1964.

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HEADLINES

  • Here Today: Can Panera Thrive on Black Rock Turnpike?
  • Weakness in Obama's White House: 'The Price of Politics'
  • Breast Cancer Support Groups in Fairfield County
  • Cornell Road Bridge to Close Tuesday for Construction
  • Fairfield Patch Election Guide 2012
  • Coastal Fairfield County Business Owners: Free Social Media Training
  • Police Blotter
  • Campaign Notebook
  • Local Voices

 

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COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

  • NY Times Bestseller Author Talk & Luncheon:  12 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. Suspense novelist Spencer Quinn will present his fifth "Chet and Bernie" mystery, "A Fistful of Collars," at an author talk and lunch.
  • Robert Glasper: 7 p.m., Fairfield Theatre Company, $25. "Robert Glasper has long kept one foot planted firmly in jazz and the other in hip-hop and R&B. He’s worked extensively with Q-Tip, playing keyboards on the rapper’s 2008 album The Renaissance and co-writing the album single “Life Is Better” which featured his label mate Norah Jones."
  • Reinvent Your Financial Future - Quicken: What's In Your Wallet: 7 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "Use Quicken Home & Business software to get a handle on your money.  Learn how to use Quicken for tracking your home-based or small business and/or for management of your personal finances.  Certified QuickBooks advisor Susan McAteer will demonstrate how building a budget and tracking spending is a snap in Quicken."
  • Lecture and Book Signing: Lincoln's Hundred Days: 7 p.m., Fairfield Museum and History Center, $5. "Louis Masur’s latest book, "Lincoln’s Hundred Days: The Emancipation Proclamation and the War for the Union" is the first book to examine the critical period and the important changes between the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in September, 1862 and the final document issued on January 1, 1863."

 

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

  • Finding Nemo 3D – 1:05 p.m., 3:45 p.m., 6:30 p.m. (1 hr., 41 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
  • Hotel Transylvania ­­– 1 p.m., 3:15 p.m. 5:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m. (1 hr., 31 min.) – IMDB – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
  • Hotel Transylvania 3D – 12:30 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 5 p.m., 7:15 p.m. (1 hr., 31 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
  • The Intouchables – 1:35 p.m., 4:40 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 52 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
  • The Master – 12:40 p.m., 1:10 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 6:40 p.m., 7:10 p.m. (2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
  • The Oranges ­­­– 12:50 p.m., 3 p.m., 5:10 p.m., 7:40 p.m. (1 hr., 30 min.) – IMDb ­– Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
  • Pitch Perfect ­– 1:20 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 7 p.m. (1 hr., 52 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
  • Trouble with the Curve – 1:40 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (1 hr., 51 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

 

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

  • Special Retirement Board for Police and Firefighters: 3 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) second floor conference room (agenda)
  • Housing Authority: 6 p.m., 15 Pine Tree Lane
  • Town Plan and Zoning Commission: 7:30 p.m., McKinley Elementary School
  • Board of Education: 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: "Rain likely, mainly before 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible."
  • Tuesday night: "Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 8 mph."

 

INTERSTATE TRAFFIC CAMS

See also Fairfield Patch’s "Commute” page.

 

TIDES & TIMES

  • Low tide: 12:23 a.m.
  • High tide: 6:34 a.m.
  • Sunrise: 6:59 a.m.
  • Low tide: 12:42 p.m.
  • Sunset: 6:21 p.m.
  • High tide: 6:51 p.m.

 

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


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