Fairfield Morning Briefing: Monday, Feb. 4, 2013

Today is Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. On this day in 1789, George Washington was elected as the first president of the United States of America.

Famous birthdays include Charles Lindbergh – 1974; Rosa Parks – 1913; Dan Quayle – 1947; Alice Cooper – 1948.

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HEADLINES

• Life After Dogfighting: Project Precious Rescue
• Officials to Hold Beach Area Rebuilding Info Session on Feb. 11
• Fairfield Students Named to Tufts University Dean's List
• Newtown News Center
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Fairfield Rage Baseball 13U & 14U Open Tryout: 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., The Clubhouse, $25. "Fairfield Rage Baseball is holding a one day tryout for its 13U and 14U Spring/Summer 2013 teams."
• Stress and Mind-Body Connection Lecture: 7 p.m., Fairfield Woods Branch Library, free. "We will explore the meaning and message hidden inside stress, pain and illness and how to be at peace with what you find."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• The Impossible ­– 4:25 p.m., 7:05 p.m. (1 hr., 47 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Les Miserables –4:15 p.m., 7:40 p.m. ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Lincoln – 4:30 p.m., 7:50 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Movie 43 – 5:10 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (1 hr., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Parental Guidance – 4:40 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Silver Linings Playbook – 3:55 p.m., 6:40 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Stand Up Guys – 5:20 p.m., 7:45 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Zero Dark Thirty – 3:50 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 7:45 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Fire Commission Special Meeting: 7 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) first floor conference room (agenda)
• Fair TV Public Access Committee: 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall lower level conference room (agenda)

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Sunday:

• Monday: "Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. West wind 15 to 18 mph."
• Monday night: "A chance of light snow, mainly after 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 7 to 15 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: 5:03 a.m.
• Sunrise: 7:01 a.m.
• Low tide: 11:44 a.m.
• Sunset: 5:14 p.m.
• High tide: 5:43 p.m.
• Low tide: 11:59 p.m.

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