Fairfield Morning Briefing: Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012

Today is Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. On this day in 1998, President Clinton was impeached (though he was acquitted five weeks later).

Famous birthdays include Leonid Brezhnev– 1908; Edith Piaf – 1915; Alyssa Milano – 1972; Jake Gyllenhaal – 1980.  

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HEADLINES

• Fairfield County Parents Push for High-Capacity Magazine Ban in CT
• 'Open Letter to the Media' in Wake of Newtown Tragedy
• 'We Are Newtown' Bumper Stickers Available
• 'The Honor to Serve as a Fairfield Fire Commissioner'
• Newtown News Center
• Police Blotter
• Holiday Guide 2012
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Holiday Book Sale: 9 a.m., Fairfield Public Library. "The Friends of the Fairfield Public Library will have their annual Holiday Book Sale on Saturday, December 1 through Friday, December 21 at the Main Library, 1080 Old Post Road.  The sale will be held during regular Library hours.  There will be a large selection of children’s and young adult books, as well as holiday books and adult fiction.  There will also be some “special” books, such as collector and antiquarian books, available. All proceeds from the book sale, which is run by the Friends of the Fairfield Library, will benefit the Library."
• Film Screening at the Library: 2 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "Cancer is Curable Now" - "Thirty international, holistic professionals are brought together in the making of this documentary.  They have all been working passionately in the field of cancer alternatives."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Anna Karenina ­­­– 1:15 p.m., 4:05 p.m., 7:25 p.m., 10:15 p.m. (2 hrs., 10 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Argo – 1:30 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Flight ­­– 4:10 p.m., 10:20 p.m. (2 hrs., 19 min.)  – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Hitchcock ­– 11:45 a.m., 2:20 p.m., 5 p.m., 7:50 p.m., 10:10 p.m. (1 hr., 38 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 3D – 11 a.m., 2:45 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. (2 hrs., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – 11:30 a.m., 3:15 p.m., 7 p.m., 10 p.m. (2 hrs., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Life of Pi 3D ­– 12:10 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:35 p.m., 10:05 p.m. (2 hrs., 6 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Lincoln – 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 6:35 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 10:05 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Skyfall ­– 12:20 p.m., 3:35 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 10:30 p.m. (2 hrs., 23 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Monday: 

• Wednesday: " Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph."
• Wednesday night: "Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind 8 to 13 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

• High tide: 3:39 a.m.
• Sunrise: 7:14 a.m.
• Low tide: 10:02 a.m.
• High tide: 4:04 p.m.
• Sunset: 4:26 p.m.
• Low tide: 10:23 p.m.

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