Fairfield Morning Briefing: Thursday, April 11, 2013

Today is Thursday, April 11, 2013. On this day in 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte was banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba.

Famous birthdays include Dean Acheson – 1893; Ethel Kennedy – 1928; Jason Varitek – 1972; Mark Teixiera – 1936.

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HEADLINES

• WATCH: Fairfield High School Student's Essay Featured on NPR
• Accepted: Where Are Fairfield Seniors Heading Next Year?
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Cinch Gourmet Meal Market Happy Hour: 5 p.m., $45. "Bring a bottle of your favorite libation and a couple of friends.  Learn how to make some healthy hors d’ oeuvre and some not so healthy as well.  Mini sweet potato nests, perfectly seared scallops with red pepper puree, sesame crusted tuna with wasabi dipping."
• The Fixx: 7 p.m., Fairfield Theatre Company, $47. "A London-based New Wave group, The Fixx has been often heralded as one of the most innovative bands to come out of the MTV era."
• Time Management - Mission Critical: 7 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "Learn to stop wasting time on less relevant tasks and focus on doing things that will lead you to a new job or career."

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

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS 

• Economic Development Commission: 8 a.m., Old Town Hall (611 Old Post Road) conference room (agenda)
• Burr Gardens Advisory Committee: 10 a.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) (agenda)
• Historic District Commission: 4:30 p.m., Old Town Hall second floor conference room (agenda)

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Wednesday: 

• Thursday: "Rain likely, mainly after 3 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 55. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible."
• Thursday night: "Rain likely before midnight, then showers likely after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible."

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: 12:17 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:20 a.m.
• Low tide: 6:47 a.m.  
• High tide: 12:46 p.m.
• Sunset: 7:29 p.m.
• Low tide: 6:54 p.m.

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