Fairfield Morning Briefing: Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013

Today is Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. On this day in 1633, Italian philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome to face charges by the Roman Inquisition about his Copernican Theory (that Earth revolves around the sun, not vice-versa).

Famous birthdays include Bess Truman – 1885; Jerry Springer – 1944; Stockard Channing – 1944; Peter Gabriel – 1950.

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HEADLINES

• NY Giants Mark Herzlich to Speak in Fairfield
• Fairfield Blizzard Central
• PHOTOS: Scenes from a Snowbound Fairfield
• Fairfield Students Named to University of Scranton Dean's List
• Newtown News Center
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Pitchapalooza for Writers to Benefit the Fairfield Public Library: All day, Barnes & Noble (Westport). "Barnes & Noble will sponsor a 'Pitchapalooza' event for writers as part of an all-day, in-store fundraiser benefiting the Fairfield Public Library.  When you are ready to make your purchases tell the cashier you are shopping for the Fairfield Public Library and up to 20% of your total will be donated to the Library."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• The Impossible ­– 4:25 p.m., 7:05 p.m. (1 hr., 47 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Les Miserables –3:45 p.m. – (2 hrs., 37 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Lincoln – 4:30 p.m., 7:50 p.m. ­– (2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Parental Guidance – 7 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Quartet ­­– 5:20 p.m., 7:45 p.m. – (1 hr., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Side Effects – 4:45 p.m., 7:20 p.m. – (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDB – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Silver Linings Playbook – 3:55 p.m., 6:40 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Stand Up Guys – 5:05 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Zero Dark Thirty – 3:50 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 7:40 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Police Commission: 4:30 p.m., Fairfield Police Headquarters, second floor
• Shellfish Commission: 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) first floor conference room (agenda)

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Tuesday:

• Wednesday: "A chance of rain, mainly after 5 p.m. Increasing clouds, with a high near 39. West wind around 6 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent."
• Wednesday night: "Rain and snow likely before 2 a.m., then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible."

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: 12:54 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:50 a.m.
• Low tide: 7:18 a.m.
• High tide: 1:18 p.m.
• Sunset: 5:25 p.m.
• Low tide: 7:35 p.m.

Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to Southport Harbor).