Fairfield Morning Briefing: Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Today is Wednesday, March 13, 2013. On this day in 1942, the Quartermaster Corps of the U.S. Army began training dogs for the newly established K-9 Corps.

Famous birthdays include Sammy Kaye – 1910; L. Ron Hubbard – 1911; Neil Sedaka – 1939; William H. Macy – 1950.

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HEADLINES

• Exonerated Prisoner Dewey Bozella to Speak in Southport Tonight
• Newtown News Center
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• AAA Motor Club Social Security Benefits Workshop: 6 p.m., Ukrainian American Club of Southport, free. "This workshop will help participants maximize, project, and protect their Social Security and other retirement income."
• "Breaking the Cycle" featuring Dewey Bozella: 6 p.m., Pequot Library, $50. "Join us for a wonderful evening and hear Dewey Bozella’s fascinating story of conviction, courage and freedom.  Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres will be served."
• Nourish & Flourish - a Course on Nutrition and Wellness: 7 p.m., Finding Feathers, free. "Learn how to end cravings for good, drop the pounds without starving and live a better, healthier life!"

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Les Miserables (PG-13) –4 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (2 hrs., 37 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Lincoln (PG-13) – 4:05 p.m., 7:25 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Oz the Great and Powerful (PG) ­– 4:10 p.m., 7:05 p.m. (2 hrs., 7 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Oz the Great and Powerful in 3D (PG) – 3:40 p.m., 6:35 p.m. (2 hrs., 7 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Quartet ­ (PG-13) ­– 4 p.m., 6:30 p.m.  (1 hr., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Safe Haven (PG-13) – 4:15 p.m., 7 p.m. (1 hr., 55 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Side Effects (R) – 4:45 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Silver Linings Playbook (R) – 3:55 p.m., 6:45 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Zero Dark Thirty (R) – 3:50 p.m., 7:10 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Police Commission: 4:30 p.m., Fairfield Police Headquarters second floor
• Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Plan Advisory Committee: 5 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road)
• Board of Finance/Board of Selectmen Joint Budget Hearing: 7 p.m., Board of Education Conference Room (501 Kings Highway East, second floor)
• Shellfish Commission: 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall second floor conference room (agenda)

FORECAST

See the National Weather Service forecast for Wednesday, March 13.

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: 12:44 a.m.
• Sunrise: 7:08 a.m.
• Low tide: 7:09 a.m.
• High tide: 1:09 p.m.
• Sunset: 6:58 p.m.
• Low tide: 7:22 p.m.

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