Fairfield Morning Briefing: Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. On this day in 1951, Sugar Ray Robinson defeated Randy Turpin at the Polo Grounds in New York City to back the belt he lost to Turpin two months before in London.

Famous birthdays include H.L. Mencken – 1880; Ian Holm – 1931; Barry White  – 1944; Jennifer Hudson. – 1981.

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HEADLINES

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COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• : 12 p.m. - 1 p.m., , free. "Scrapbooking has gone virtual with Pinterest, a pinboard-style social photo-sharing website.  Join Merry Uk, webmaster for the Town of Fairfield and the Fairfield Public Library as she highlights one of the latest internet innovations."
• : 7 p.m., , free. "Known for his delicious and gorgeous baked goods, John Barricelli of the SoNo Baking Company in Norwalk, Connecticut, has become a local celebrity. In The Seasonal Baker, he brings everyday baking with fruits and vegetables within reach for home cooks, offering 135 sweet and savory recipes for all seasons."

AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Beasts of the Southern Wild – 4 p.m., 6:45 p.m. (1 hr., 31 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – 4:05 p.m. (1 hr., 34 min.) – IMDb ­­– Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Hope Springs – 5:25 p.m., 7:45 p.m. (2 hrs., 1 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Intouchables – 4:40 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 52 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Lawless – 4:20 p.m., 7:05 p.m. (1 hr., 55 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Moonrise Kingdom – 6:30 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Odd Life of Timothy Green –4:30 p.m., 7:10 p.m. (1 hr., 40 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• ParaNorman ­– 5 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• ParaNorman 3D – 7:15 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Premium Rush ­­– 5:05 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (1 hr., 31 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Words – 5:15 p.m., 7:35 p.m. (1 hr., 36 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Burr Gardens Advisory Committee: 10 a.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) first floor meeting room (agenda)
• : 4:30 p.m., Fairfield Police Department second floor
• : 6:30 p.m., Old Town Hall (611 Old Post Road) (agenda)
• : 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall second floor conference room (agenda)

FORECAST as of 1 p.m. on Tuesday:

• Wednesday: "Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.."
• Wednesday night: "Clear, with a low around 61. South wind 7 to 9 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: 2:51 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:31 a.m.
• High tide: 8:59 a.m.
• Low tide: 3:06 p.m.  
• Sunset: 7:06 p.m.
• High tide: 9:17 p.m.

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