Community Corner
Fairfield Morning Briefing: Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012
Local events, announcements, and reminders to start your day.
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. On this day in 1966, the first day of the first Kwanzaa was celebrated.
Famous birthdays include Mao Tse Tung – 1893; Steve Allen – 1921; David Sedaris – 1956; Jared Leto – 1971.
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HEADLINES
- 5 Ways to Start Saving Money in the New Year
- Concert for Newtown
- Newtown News Center
- Police Blotter
- Holiday Guide 2012
- Local Voices
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COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY
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EVENTS & REMINDERS
See the Events Calendar for Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012.
FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES
- Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 3D – 11:55 a.m., 2:15 p.m., 4:40 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:15 p.m. (1 hr., 31 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Hitchcock – 11:45 a.m., 2:20 p.m., 5 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 10:05 p.m. (1 hr., 38 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 3D –10:05 p.m. (2 hrs., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – 11:15 a.m., 3:05 p.m., 6:40 p.m. (2 hrs., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Les Miserables – 11:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 2:55 p.m., 3:25 p.m., 6:20 p.m., 6:50 p.m., 9:45 p.m., 10:15 p.m. – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Lincoln – 11:50 a.m., 3:15 p.m., 6:35 p.m., 9:55 p.m. (2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Parental Guidance – 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 10 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Silver Linings Playbook – 12:50 p.m., 4:05 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 10:20 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- This is 40 – 12:20 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 10:10 p.m. (2 hrs., 13 min.) – 12:20 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 10:10 p.m. – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Sunday:
- Wednesday: "Rain likely, mainly after 3 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible."
- Wednesday night: "Rain. Low around 35. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80 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: 3:28 a.m.
- Sunrise: 7:17 a.m.
- High tide: 9:40 a.m.
- Low tide: 4:06 p.m.
- Sunset: 4:30 p.m.
- High tide: 10:11 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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