Milford Morning Briefing: Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012

On this day in 1974, in an evening televised address, President Richard M. Nixon announces his intention to become the first president in American history to resign.

Famous birthdays include Whitney Houston (1963-2012); Deion Sanders - 1967; Bob Cousy - 1928.

HEADLINES 

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MILFORD PICS & CLIPS

What did you do in Milford this week? Share your photos and/or videos in the .

EVENTS & REMINDERS

See the Events Calendar for Thursday, Aug. 9th

RAVE MOTION PICTURES CONNECTICUT POST 14 SHOWTIMES

• The Bourne Legacy– 12:01 a.m. (technically on Friday) (Rated PG-13; 2 hr., 15 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
• The Campaign– 12:01 a.m. (technically on Friday) (Rated R; 1 hr. 25 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
• DCI 2012: Big, Loud & Live 9 – 6:30 p.m. (Not Rated; 5 hr. 15 min.)
• Shorts - 10:00 a.m. (Rated PG; 1 hr. 29 min.) – IMDb ­– Metacritic ­–Trailer
• Hope Springs – 9:25 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 10:15 p.m. (Rated PG-13; 1 hr., 40 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – 9:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:10 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 7:35 p.m., 9:30 p.m., 10:00 p.m. (Rated PG; 1 hr., 34 min.)  – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
• Total Recall – 9:45 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 3:45 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 9:25 p.m., 10:05 p.m., 12:05 a.m. (Rated PG-13; 1 hr. 49 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
• Step Up Revolution – 9:55 a.m., 3:05 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:55 p.m. (Rated PG-13; 1 hr. 38 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
• Step Up Revolution 3D – 12:20 p.m., 10:30 p.m. (Rated PG-13; 1 hr. 38 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
• The Watch – 10:30 a.m., 1:20 p.m., 3:55 p.m. – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
• The Dark Knight Rises: The IMAX Experience – 11:35 a.m., 3:15 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 10:25 p.m. (Rated PG-13; 2 hr. 45 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic –Trailer
• The Dark Knight Rises – 9:05 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 12:45 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 3:50 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 6:15 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 7:50 p.m., 9:55 p.m., 11:00 p.m., 11:30 p.m. (Rated PG-13; 2 hr. 45 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
• Ice Age: Continental Drift – 9:15 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 2:10 p.m., 4:25 p.m., 6:40 p.m., 9:00 p.m. (Rated PG; 1 hr. 27 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic –Trailer
• The Amazing Spider-Man – 7:40 p.m., 10:40 p.m. (Rated PG-13; 2 hr. 16 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
• Ted – 10:50 a.m., 1:20 p.m., 3:55 p.m., 7:05 p.m., 9:40 p.m., 12:10 a.m. (Rated R; 1 hr. 46 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
• Brave – 9:05 a.m., 11:40 a.m., 2:15 p.m., 5:15 p.m. (Rated PG; 1 hr. 40 min.) – IMDb ­– Metacritic ­–Trailer

FORECAST as of 2:10 a.m. on Thursday:

• Thursday: "Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning."
• Thursday night: "A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms."

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: 5:56 a.m.
• Low tide: 11:08 a.m.
• High tide: 5:25 p.m.
• Low tide: 11:55 p.m.
• Sunset: 7:59 p.m.

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