Fairfield Morning Briefing: Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. On this day in 1957, Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., became racially integrated.

Famous birthdays include William Faulkner – 1897; Barbara Walters – 1929; Christopher Reeve – 1952; Will Smith – 1968.

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HEADLINES

• Fairfield RTM Has Its Say on Tetreau/Hiller Agreement
• Patch In: Happy Birthdays and Suicide
• Observe Yom Kippur 2012 in Fairfield
• Letter: Former Student Supports Chris DeSanctis
• Coastal Fairfield County Business Owners: Free Social Media Training
• Police Blotter
• Campaign Notebook
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Fairfield Rotary Foundation 25th Annual Golf Classic: 11 a.m, $250. "Fairfield Rotary Foundation will be hosting its 25th Annual Golf Classic to support the Fairfield Foundation."
• Veteran Sportswriter Jack Cavanaugh to Speak at the Library: 7 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free." He will be presenting his book, 'Season of ’42:  Joe D., Teddy Ballgame, and Baseball’s Fight to Survive a Turbulent First Year of War'."
• Cheese School: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Fairfield Cheese Company, $45. "Are you a cheese lover? Do you want to know more about it? Cheese 101 is the place to start. Sit and relax over a plate of some of our best cheeses (with a little wine to wash it down, of course) as Laura and Chris bare the basics."
• Connecticut in the Civil War: 7 p.m., Fairfield Museum and History Center, $5 for members/$8 for nonmembers. "Matthew Warshauer of Central Connecticut State University will introduce the varied attitudes toward slavery and race before, during, and after the war." Register by noon today -- see event listing for details.

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Finding Nemo 3D – 3:45 p.m., 6:30 p.m. (1 hr., 41 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Hope Springs – 6:50 p.m. (2 hrs., 1 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Intouchables – 4:40 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 52 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Lawless – 4:20 p.m. (1 hr., 55 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Master – 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 Odd Life of Timothy Green – 7 p.m. (1 hr., 40 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• ParaNorman ­– 5 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Trouble with the Curve – 4:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (1 hr., 51 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Words – 5:15 p.m., 7:35 p.m. (1 hr., 36 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Not-for-Profit Committee: 4:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (second floor conference room) (agenda)

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Monday:

• Tuesday:  "Sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 7 to 15 mph."
• Tuesday night: "A slight chance of showers after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent."

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: 1:51 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:44 a.m.
• High tide: 7:57 a.m.
• Low tide: 2:14 p.m.  
• Sunset: 6:44 p.m.
• High tide: 8:23 p.m.

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