Fairfield Morning Briefing: Monday, April 8, 2013

Today is Monday, April 8, 2013. On this day in 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves set a record of 715 career homeruns, beating Babe Ruth's 714.

Famous birthdays include Kofi Annan – 1938; Gary Carter – 1954; Julian Lennon – 1963; Patricia Arquette – 1968.

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HEADLINES

• Coming Soon: Fairfield Patch Gets a Fresh New Look
• Fairfield to Host Girl Scouts in Government Day Wednesday
• Accepted: Where Are Fairfield Seniors Heading Next Year?
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

Want your photos and/or write-ups from Fairfield youth or recreational sports featured on Fairfield Patch? Add them to the Community Sports Gallery.

EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Author of Oprah Book Club Selection to Speak at the Library: 12 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. New York Times bestseller Christina Schwarz will talk about her latest book, "The Edge of the Earth."
• Dr. Mona Garcia to Lecture on Four Women Authors: 6:30 p.m., Fairfield Woods Branch Library, free. " Please join us for a four-part program about a group of women authors who left a permanent mark on nineteenth-century English literature. The series will begin with Jane Austen and continue with Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the Brontë Sisters and conclude with Elizabeth Gaskell."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Admission (PG-13) – 3:50 p.m., 7:10 p.m. (1 hrs., 57 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• G.I. Joe Retaliation (PG-13) – 4:15 p.m. ­(1 hr., 39 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• G.I. Joe Retaliation 3D (PG-13) – 7:25 p.m. (1 hr., 39 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Oz the Great and Powerful (PG) – 3:40 p.m., 6:35 p.m. (2 hrs., 10 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Quartet ­ (PG-13) ­– 4:20 p.m., 6:50 p.m. (1 hr., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Side Effects (R) – 4:30 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Silver Linings Playbook (R) – 3:55 p.m., 6:40 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Croods (PG) –5:25 p.m., 7:45 p.m. (1 hr., 38 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• The Croods 3D (PG) – 4:55 p.m., 7:15 p.m. (1 hr., 38 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• The Host (PG-13) – 4 p.m., 7 p.m. (2 hrs., 5 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Saturday:

• Monday: "Partly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind around 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon."
• Monday night: "Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 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: 4:35 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:24 a.m.
• High tide: 10:35 a.m.  
• Low tide: 4:51 p.m.
• High tide: 7:26 p.m.
• Sunset: 10:54 p.m.

Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to Southport Harbor).