Fairfield Morning Briefing: Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013

Today is Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. On this day in 1493, explorer Christopher Columbus mistook three manatees for mermaids as he sailed near the Dominican Republic.

Famous birthdays include Richard Nixon – 1913; Jimmy Page – 1944; Dave Matthews – 1967; Kate Middleton – 1982.  

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HEADLINES

• Fairfield Ludlowe Senior Track Captain Sets Personal Best in Shot Put
• Newtown News Center
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Learn How to Identify Mold Illnesses: 10 a.m. at the Fairfield Public Library, 7 p.m. at the Fairfield Woods Branch Library, free. "Karen Drena will lecture about the illnesses associated with mold and lyme... At the lecture, Drena will discuss the health effects of exposure to damp buildings and mold. Attendees will learn how to identify and survive mold related illnesses as well as keeping a home mold-free."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – 4:10 p.m., 7:50 p.m. (2 hrs., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Impossible - 4:25 p.m., 7:05 p.m. – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Les Miserables – 3:50 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 7:40 p.m. ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Lincoln – 1:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Parental Guidance – 4:40 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:55 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Promised Land ­­– 4 p.m., 7 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
• This is 40 – 4:15 p.m., 7:15 p.m. (2 hrs., 13 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Police Commission: 4:30 p.m., Fairfield Police Headquarters, second floor
• Shellfish Commission: 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) second floor conference room (agenda)

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Tuesday:

• Wednesday: "Sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning."
• Wednesday night: "Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 9 to 15 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: 2:19 a.m.
• Sunrise: 7:18 a.m.
• High tide: 8:31 a.m.
• Low tide: 3:05 p.m.
• Sunset: 4:43 p.m.
• Low tide: 9:07 p.m.

Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to the closest selection to Fairfield, Bridgeport Harbor).