Today is Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. On this day in 1851, Herman Melville's novel "Moby-Dick" was published.
Famous birthdays include Joseph McCarthy – 1908; Prince Charles – 1948; Condoleezza Rice – 1954; Curt Schilling – 1966.
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HEADLINES
- Tips for Disaster Recovery for Small Business Owners
- Rising to the Occasion
- Police Blotter
- Campaign Notebook
- Local Voices
COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY
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EVENTS & REMINDERS
- Food Drive for Project Hope: All day, Beautiful Health. "Help your neighbors in need. We are collecting non-perishables to help restock Operation Hope. Bring your donation to our office (recommendation at least $5-$10 value) and we will GIVE YOU 25% off a gift certificate for any of our wellness or medspa services."
- Thanksgiving Collection for Operation Hope: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Chico's. "Chico's will be collection non-perishable food items and personal care products for Operation Hope. Inviting our shoppers to help our efforts for this wonderful organization."
- Marlene Siff Art Exhibition Talk at Walsh Art Gallery: 7 p.m., Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, free. Marlene Siff will talk about her series "Elements of Peace."
- "Bitayavon" Cooking Demo & Food Tasting: 7:15 p.m., 1571 Stratfield Road, $25. " Ladies will enjoy a three course cooking demo, food tasting, and free magazine samples along with great company :)"
FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES
- Argo – 1:10 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:35 p.m. 10:15 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Cloud Atlas – 1 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 8 p.m. (2 hrs., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Flight – 12:20 p.m., 12:50 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 6:40 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 9:50 p.m., 10:20 p.m. (2 hrs., 19 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Hotel Transylvania – 12:30 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 5:10 p.m., 7:25 p.m. (1 hr., 31 min.) – IMDB – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower – 1:50 p.m., 4:40 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 10 p.m. (1 hr. 42 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Pitch Perfect – 12:50 p.m., 3:55 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 9:15 p.m. (1 hr., 52 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Seven Psychopaths – 9:40 p.m. (1 hr. 49 min.) –IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Skyfall – 12:15 p.m., 3:25 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 9:55 p.m. (2 hrs., 23 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Wreck-It Ralph – 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m. (1 hr., 48 min.) – IMDb, – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
- Wreck-It Ralph in 3D – 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 10:10 p.m. (1 hr., 48 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
- Special Board of Selectmen Meeting: 4:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) first floor conference room (agenda)
- Town Facilities Commission: 6:30 p.m., Old Town Hall (611 Old Post Road) (agenda)
- Shellfish Commission: 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall first floor conference room (agenda)
FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Tuesday:
- Wednesday: "Sunny, with a high near 48. North wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph."
- Wednesday night: "Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph."
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: 4:41 a.m.
- Sunrise: 6:40 a.m.
- High tide: 10:51 a.m.
- Sunset: 4:34 p.m.
- Low tide: 5:22 p.m.
- High tide: 11:25 p.m.
Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to the closest selection to Fairfield, Bridgeport Harbor).
