Fairfield Morning Briefing: Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. On this day in 1995, former football star O.J. Simpson was acquitted of the 1994 double murder of his estranged wife and her friend.

Famous birthdays include Gore Vidal – 1925; Chubby Checkers – 1941; Al Sharpton – 1954; Gwen Stefani – 1969.

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HEADLINES

• Healthy Living Can Prevent Breast Cancer: Fairfield Resources
• Police Looking for Chef's Table 'Tipnapper'
• Find a Job on Fairfield Patch
• Not Just for Kids: Get a Workout at Fairfield's Playgrounds
• Coastal Fairfield County Business Owners: Free Social Media Training
• Police Blotter
• Campaign Notebook
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• New York Times Bestselling Author Visits the Library: 7 p.m., Fairfield Woods Branch Library, free. "Colleen Hoover will be presenting her debut novel, 'Slammed' and its sequel 'Point of Retreat.'"
• John Waite: 7 p.m., Fairfield Theatre Company, $35. "John Waite has been around and is certainly here to stay. His latest album, Rough & Tumble, is receiving praise for how it recaptures his rock roots with danceable grooves and fantastic new original songs." (Pictured)

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Finding Nemo 3D – 3:45 p.m., 6:30 p.m. (1 hr., 41 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Hope Springs – 4 p.m., 6:50 p.m. (2 hrs., 1 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Hotel Transylvania ­­– 5:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m. (1 hr., 31 min.) – IMDB – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Hotel Transylvania 3D – 5 p.m., 7:15 p.m. (1 hr., 31 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• The Intouchables – 4:40 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 52 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Master – 3:40 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 6:40 p.m., 7:10 p.m. (2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Odd Life of Timothy Green – 7:40 p.m. (1 hr., 40 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Trouble with the Curve – 4:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (1 hr., 51 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Board of Selectmen: 4:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) first floor conference room (agenda)
• Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Plan Advisory Committee: 5p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall
• Land Acquisition: 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall
• Fairfield Warde High School Roof Building Committee: 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall

FORECAST as of 5 p.m. on Tuesday:

• Wednesday:  "A chance of rain or drizzle before noon, then a chance of showers, mainly between noon and 1 p.m. Areas of fog before 10 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent."
• Wednesday night: "A chance of showers, mainly after 11 p.m. Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent."

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: 1:41 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:52 a.m.
• Low tide: 7:42 a.m.
• High tide: 1:51 p.m.
• Sunset: 6:31 p.m.
• Low tide: 8:16 p.m.

Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to the closest selection to Fairfield, Bridgeport Harbor).