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Fairfield Morning Briefing: Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Local events, announcements, and reminders to start your day.

Today is Wednesday, May 9, 2012. On this day in 1960, the FDA approved the world’s first commercially produced birth control pill. Forty-two years later, birth control still makes headlines.

Famous birthdays include James L. Brooks – 1940; Billy Joel – 1949; Rosario Dawson – 1979; Audrina Patridge – 1985.   

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HEADLINES

 

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COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

  • : 7 p.m., , free. “Join us as small business expert Stan Simkins presents a proven, 10-step process to help small business owners regain their sense of control and freedom.”

 

AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

 

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

  • Burr Gardens Advisory Committee: 10 a.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road)
  • : 4:30 p.m., Fairfield Police Department second-floor conference room
  • : 6:30 p.m., Old Town Hall (611 Old Post Road)
  • Board of Education Subcommittee Citizen’s Family Life Advisory Committee: 7 p.m., Fairfield Warde High School (agenda)
  • : 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall second floor conference room (agenda)
  • : 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (agenda)

 

FORECAST as of 12 p.m. on Tuesday:

  • Wednesday: “Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 69. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.”
  • Wednesday night: “A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind between 6 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.”

 

INTERSTATE TRAFFIC CAMS

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TIDES & TIMES

  • High tide: 2:06 a.m.
  • Sunrise: 5:40 a.m.
  • Low tide: 8:37 a.m.
  • High tide: 2:43 p.m.
  • Sunset: 7:59 p.m.
  • Low tide: 8:53 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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