Fairfield Morning Briefing: Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013

Today is Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. On this day in 1965, African American nationalist and religious leader Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City.

Famous birthdays include Nina Simone – 1933; Alan Rickman – 1946; Jennifer Love Hewitt – 1979; Ashley Greene – 1987.

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HEADLINES

• Fairfield Woman Launches 'Errand Hopper' Service
• Beer & Wine Tasting Tonight to Benefit CT Burn Center
• Seeking Common Ground on Gun Violence Legislation
• Newtown News Center
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Free Kids Cooking Class: 4 p.m., Whole Foods Market, free. " Kids will help prepare two recipes with a Veggiecation instructor, while learning about the nutritional benefits of the ingredients used."
• Will Your Resume Get You the Interview? 7 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "Master resume writer Cathy Alfandre will discuss what a resume should look like in today’s competitive marketplace."

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., 7:50 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., 7:45 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

• Harbor Management Commission Special Meeting: 4:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) second floor conference room (agenda)
• Conservation Commission: 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Indepencen Hall second floor conference room (agenda)

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Wednesday:

• Thursday: "Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 21 mph."
• Thursday night: "Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 7 to 16 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: 1:41 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:39 a.m.
• High tide: 7:51 a.m.
• Low tide: 2:19 p.m.
• Sunset: 5:35 p.m.
• High tide: 8:22 p.m.

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