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Over 100 pharmacies will soon be administering COVID vaccines — and one of them is in Westport.
That’s Achorn Pharmacy, in the Playhouse Square shopping center.
Governor Ned Lamont’s office said the sites will open over “the next several days.”
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Lifeguards won’t be back at Compo Beach until Memorial Day. But right before Easter Weekend, crews were hard at work getting Compo Beach ready for the season.
(Photo/Patricia McMahon)
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For over 20 years, Joseph Oyebog has taught tennis all over Westport.
The former Cameroon Davis Cup player retains strong ties to his homeland. In 1999 he founded the Oyebog Tennis Academy. Westporters have been strong supporters of the project, which provides Cameroonian children with coaching, education and life values.
John McEnroe is a supporter too. He called his friend Yannick Noah. After the French star visited OTA in February, a video went viral.
But money is tight. The annual fundraiser at Intensity was canceled by COVID — for the second straight year.
Board members — many of whom live in Westport — are searching for a corporate sponsor, as well as donations of any amount. Click here to help.
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Up on Weston’s Kellogg Hill, Jolantha looks forward to Easter.
(Photo/Hans Wilhelm)
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And finally … on this day in 1964, Beatlemania had taken over America. The lads from Liverpool had the top 5 — five! — songs on Billboard’s Top 100. From #1 on down: “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Twist and Shout,” “She Loves You,” “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “Please Please Me.”
But that’s not all. The Beatles had 7 — seven! — other songs on the list: “I Saw Her Standing There” (#31), “From Me to You” (#41), “Do You Want to Know a Secret” (#46), “All My Loving” (#58), “You Can’t Do That” (#65), “Roll Over Beethoven” (#68) and “Thank You Girl” (#79).
Take that, Harry Styles!
It wasn’t called “WABeatleC radio” on the AM dial for nothing!
Dan – for once you neglected to remind us of a Beatles connection to our little towns (see “06880” 11.28.2016.) Al Brodax, co-producer and screenwriter of “Yellow Submarine” lived in Weston, hung out at Compo Beach and appeared locally at Westport Arts Center in 2012 for a discussion of the film alongside a performance of the soundtrack by local youth tribute band (“Chillngsworth” of Weston) Hat tip to Doug Elliot for the reminder
Achorn has the vaccine now and reservations can be made online