Darien Morning Briefing, Sept. 12

Today is Monday, Sept. 12, the 255th day of 2011.

HEADLINES

EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Blood Pressure Screening: At 10 a.m., the  hosts a free blood pressure screening.
  
• Preschool Time: Drop by the from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. for Preschool Time, featuring stories, songs, and act-outs for children ages 3 to 5.
• Phil's Grill Hackers for Hope Fundraiser: From 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., Phil's Grill , a local cancer research charity. Tickets are $50 for a buffet dinner and live music. .
• American Flag Project: From now until Oct. 1, a photographic exhibit by Steven Willard titled "" will be on display in the library's Art Gallery.

DARIEN PLAYHOUSE SHOWTIMES

• Contagion: 7:00 p.m. (1 hr. 45 min.)
• The Help: 7:00 p.m. (2 hr. 17 min.)

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Beautification Commission: 9:00 a.m., room B-3 [agenda]
• RTM Parks & Rec Committee: 7:30 p.m., room 213 [agenda]
• RTM Public Health & Safety Commitee: 7:30 p.m., room 206 [agenda]
• RTM Rules Committee: 8:00 p.m., room 119 [agenda]
• RTM Public Works Standing Committee: 8:00 p.m., room B-3

FORECAST

• Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind between 6 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Monday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

TIDES & TIMES

• Low tide: 6:02 a.m. (0.3')
• Sunrise: 6:31 a.m.
• High tide: 12:02 p.m. (7.8')
• Low tide: 6:25 p.m. (0.2')
• Sunset: 7:09 p.m.

TODAY IN HISTORY

• 490 BC: According to convention, the Athenians and their Plataean allies defeat the first Persian invasion force of Greece in the Battle of Marathon.
• 1609: Henry Hudson begins his exploration of theHudson River while aboard the Halve Maen.
• 1814: Battle of North Point: an American detachment halts the British land advance to Baltimore in the War of 1812.
• 1983: A Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford is robbed of approximately $7 million by Los Macheteros.
• 2003: The United Nations lifts sanctions against Libya after it agreed to accept responsibility and compensate the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.

Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to Long Neck Point); 'Today in History' items compiled from Wikipedia and other sources.