Milford Morning Briefing: Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012

On this day in 2003, a major outage knocked out power across the eastern United States and parts of Canada. Beginning at 4:10 p.m. ET, 21 power plants shut down in just three minutes.

Famous birthdays include Earvin Magic Johnson - 1959; Steve Martin - 1945; Halle Berry - 1966; Mila Kunis - 1983; Gary Larson - 1950; Russell Baker - 1925; Tim Tebow - 1987; Danielle Steel - 1947; Lynne Cheney - 1941.

HEADLINES 

• Local Voices

MILFORD PICS & CLIPS

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

EVENTS & REMINDERS

See the Events Calendar for Tuesday, Aug. 14

RAVE MOTION PICTURES CONNECTICUT POST 14 SHOWTIMES

• Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – 1:00 p.m. (Rated PG; 1 hr. 34 min.) 
• Yogi Bear – 10:00 a.m. (Rated PG; 1 hr. 22 min.)
• The Bourne Legacy – 10:15am, 10:45am, 12:10pm,  1:15pm,  1:50pm,  3:45pm,  4:15pm,  4:40pm,  6:40pm,  7:15pm,  7:45pm,  10:15pm,  11:00pm (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 (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
• Step Up Revolution – 09:45am,  9:45pm (Rated PG-13; 1 hr. 38 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
• The Watch – 9:40pm– 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 (Rated PG-13; 2 hr. 45 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer
• Ice Age: Continental Drift –09:50am,  12:15pm,  2:45pm,  4:55pm,  7:25pm (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 – 4:25pm, 6:55pm(Rated R; 1 hr. 46 min.) – IMDb – Metacritic – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Milford Zoning Board of Appeals: 7:00 p.m., City Hall Auditorium, City Hall (110 River Street)

FORECAST as of 1:45 a.m. on Tuesday:

• Tuesday: "Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%."
• Tuesday night: "Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible."

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: 5:57 a.m.
• High tide: 9:32 a.m.
• Low tide: 3:31 p.m.
• High tide: 9:46 p.m.
• Sunset: 7:48 p.m.

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