Community Corner
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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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
- Damsels in Distress – 1:50 p.m., 4:40 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 10 p.m. (1 hr. 38 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes - Trailer
- The Five-Year Engagement – 1:10 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 10:15 p.m. (2 hrs., 4 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- The Hunger Games – 12:30 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 7:05 p.m., 6:55 p.m., 10:10 p.m. (2 hrs., 22 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- The Lucky One – 1 p.m., 3:50 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 9:40 p.m. (1 hr., 41 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes - Trailer
- Marvel’s The Avengers – 12:45 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 10:20 p.m. (2 hrs., 22 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Marvel’s The Avengers 3D – 12:15 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 9:50 p.m. – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- The Raven – 1:40 p.m., 4:25 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. (1 hr., 43 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Salmon Fishing in the Yemen – 1:30 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 6:50 p.m., 9:20 p.m. (1 hr., 52 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
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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- 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: 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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