Fairfield Morning Briefing: Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013

Today is Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. On this day in 1935, the first canned beer -- Kreuger's Finest Beer -- went on sale.

Famous birthdays include Ernest Borgnine – 1917; Neil Diamond – 1941; John Belushi – 1949; Ed Helms – 1974.  

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HEADLINES

• Fairfield Student Makes RIT's Dean's List
• Newtown News Center
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Take the Stress Out of Math! For Grades K - 5: 7 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "Make math fun for your kids!  Learn techniques and games from math specialist David Lubner who believes that kids don’t hate math; they hate being frustrated and confused by math."
• Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds: 7 p.m., Fairfield Theatre Company, $22. "Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds is a nine-piece powerhouse that blends old school gut-busting funk and soul with straight up rock and roll."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Broken City – 4:45 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (1 hr., 49 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 – 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
• Parental Guidance – 4:40 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os) – 4 p.m., 6:50 p.m. (1 hr., 55 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., 4:20 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 7:45 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Human Services Commission: 4 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) first floor conference room (agenda)
• Board of Education Budget Workshop: 7:30 p.m., Board of Education Conference Room (501 Kings Highway East, second floor) (agenda)

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Wednesday:

• Thursday: "Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -4. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph."
• Thursday night: "Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -1. Northwest wind 9 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: 3:02 a.m.
• Sunrise: 7:11 a.m.
• High tide: 9:11 a.m.
• Low tide: 3:39 p.m.
• Sunset: 5 p.m.
• High tide: 9:40 p.m.

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