Fairfield Morning Briefing: Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Today is Wednesday, April 3, 2013. On this day in 1978, Woody Allen's "Annie Hall" beat out George Lucas' "Star Wars" for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.  

Famous birthdays include Marlon Brando – 1924; Alec Baldwin– 1958; Eddie Murphy – 1961; Cobie Smulders – 1982.

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HEADLINES

• Fairfield Chamber of Commerce Launches Search for New President
• Fairfield Author's Debut Book Published This Week
• Mill Hill 5th Grader Named Fairfield County Winner of CT Fire Prevention Poster Contest
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

See the Events Calendar for Wednesday, April 3, 2013.

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Admission (PG-13) – 4:15 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) – 7:05 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) – 4:45 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Silver Linings Playbook (R) – 3:55 p.m., 6:45 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

• Board of Selectmen: 4:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) first floor conference room (agenda)
• Land Acquisition Commission: 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (agenda)

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Tuesday:

• Wednesday: "Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon."
• Wednesday night: "Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 6 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

• High tide: 5:33 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:33 a.m.
• Low tide: 12:11 p.m.  
• High tide: 6:14 p.m.
• Sunset: 7:20 p.m.

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