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Milford Morning Briefing: Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012
Local events, announcements, and reminders to start your day.

While salmon fishing near the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory on this day in 1896, George Carmack reportedly spots nuggets of gold in a creek bed. His lucky discovery sparks the last great gold rush in the American West.
Famous birthdays include Madonna - 1958; Steve Carell - 1962; Kathie Lee Gifford - 1953.
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EVENTS & REMINDERS
See the Events Calendar for Wednesday, Aug. 16
RAVE MOTION PICTURES CONNECTICUT POST 14 SHOWTIMES
- The Expendables 2 – 12:01am (Rated R; 1 hr. 42 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
- Sparkle – 12:01am (Rated PG-13; 2 hrs.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
- RiffTrax Live: "Manos" The Hands of Fate – 8:00pm (2 hrs.)
- Inkheart– 10:00 a.m. (Rated PG; 1 hr. 46 min.)
- The Odd Life of Timothy Green– 09:00am, 11:35am, 2:05pm, 4:40pm, 7:15pm, 9:45pm (Rated PG; 1 hr. 40 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
- The Bourne Legacy – 10:45am, 1:15pm, 1:50pm, 4:15pm, 4:40pm, 7:15pm, 7:45pm, 10:15pm, 11:00pm, 12:20am (Rated PG-13; 2 hr. 15 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
- The Campaign – 09:30am, 10:40am, 11:45am, 1:30pm, 2:35pm, 4:20pm, 5:10pm, 6:50pm, 7:30pm, 9:15pm, 9:50pm, 12:15am (Rated R; 1 hr. 25 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
- Hope Springs – 09:20am, 11:50am, 2:10pm, 4:35pm, 7:00pm, 9:30pm (Rated PG-13; 1 hr., 40 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – 09:10am, 11:30am, 2:00pm, 5:05pm, 7:50pm, 10:05pm (Rated PG; 1 hr., 34 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
- Total Recall – 09:35am, 10:30am, 12:50pm, 1:40pm, 3:35pm, 4:40pm, 6:30pm, 7:35pm, 9:20pm, 10:25pm (Rated PG-13; 1 hr. 49 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
- The Watch – 10:45pm – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
- The Dark Knight Rises: The IMAX Experience –11:15am, 3:15pm, 7:10pm, 10:45pm (Rated PG-13; 2 hr. 45 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
- The Dark Knight Rises –09:00am, 09:40am, 12:30pm, 1:20pm, 4:10pm, 4:50pm, 7:40pm, 8:20pm, 11:30pm (Rated PG-13; 2 hr. 45 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
- Ice Age: Continental Drift –09:50am, 12:15pm, 2:45pm, 4:55pm (Rated PG; 1 hr. 27 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic –Trailer
- The Amazing Spider-Man –9:25pm (Rated PG-13; 2 hr. 16 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
- Ted – 1:45pm, 4:25pm, 6:55pm (Rated R; 1 hr. 46 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
FORECAST as of 1:20 a.m. on Thursday:
- Thursday "Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph."
- Thursday night: "Clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph."
INTERSTATE TRAFFIC CAMS
See also Milford Patch’s "Commute” page.
- Milford: northbound, Exit 34 – Rt. 1 (Bridgeport Ave.)
- Milford: northbound, Exit 36 - Plains Rd.
- Milford: southbound, Exit 38 - West River St.
- Milford: northbound, Exit 40 - Woodmont Rd.
- Milford: Rt 15 northbound, Exit 54 - Milford Parkway
- Milford: Rt 15 northbound, Exit 55A - Wheelers Farm Rd.
- Milford: Parkway southbound - E. Rutland Rd.
TIDES & TIMES
- Sunrise: 5:59 a.m.
- High tide: 11:00 a.m.
- Low tide: 5:02 p.m.
- High tide: 11:13 p.m.
- Sunset: 7:45 p.m.
Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to Gulf Beach)
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