Fairfield Morning Briefing: Monday, Feb. 25, 2013

Today is Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. On this day in 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay knocked out heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston.

Famous birthdays include George Harrison – 1943; Sean Astin – 1971; Chelsea Handler – 1975; Rashinda Jones – 1976.

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HEADLINES

• Help Beat Childhood Cancer with TeamBrent on Sunday in Fairfield
• Fairfield Family to Be Recognized by Special Olympics in March
• Review This: LC Chen's
• Newtown News Center
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• : 10 a.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "Learn how to create a cover letter that gets your resume read and thank you notes that make you stand out in a crowd."
• SEPTA Pancake Dinner at Chip's: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., Chip's Family Restaurant, $10 children/$12 adults. "Join the Fairfield Special Education PTA  (SEPTA) and Chip's Family Restaurant for a Special Pancake Dinner!"

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Amour ­– 4 p.m., 7:15 p.m. (2 hrs., 7 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Impossible ­– 4:25 p.m., 7:05 p.m. (1 hr., 47 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Les Miserables –3:45 p.m. – (2 hrs., 37 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Lincoln – 4:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m. ­– (2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Parental Guidance –7 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Quartet ­­– 5:20 p.m., 7:50 p.m.(1 hr., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Safe Haven – 4:10 p.m., 7 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Side Effects – 4:45 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDB – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Silver Linings Playbook – 3:55 p.m., 6:40 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Zero Dark Thirty – 3:50 p.m., 7:10 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Board of Library Trustees: 7 p.m., Fairfield Woods Branch Library (agenda)
• Fire Commission Special Meeting: 7 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) first floor conference room (agenda)
• Representative Town Meeting: 8 p.m., Board of Education Conference Room (501 Kings Highway East second floor) (agenda)

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Thursday:

• Monday: "Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. North wind 7 to 10 mph."
• Monday night: "Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind around 6 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: 4:43 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:33 a.m.
• High tide: 10:46 a.m.
• Low tide: 5:05 p.m.
• Sunset: 5:40 p.m.
• High tide: 11:08 p.m.

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