It was a red-letter day, for the blue house.
Siding was delivered yesterday to 233 Hillspoint Road. That’s the house at the foot of Compo Hill — the site of the former Positano restaurant — that has been swathed in Tyvek since approximately the Ford administration.
No word on when the next phase of construction will be completed. But for neighbors — and the thousands of people who pass by daily — it can’t come soon enough.
(Photo/Robin Tauck)
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Women entrepreneurs are invited to a business owners’ “Sip & Shop” event at The Post.
The July 9 event (5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; free) features both networking and shopping, along with light refreshments and unique products.
“Professional EOS implementer” Stefani Schwartz is the host. Click here for details.
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The quirky cottage at 246 Hillspoint Road bears a demolition notice.
The hydrangeas are (thankfully) next door. Let’s hope they frame whatever (big) house replaces this one as beautifully as they do, in today’s “Westport … Naturally” image.
(Photo/Dan Woog)
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And finally … on this date in 1957, a school pal invited 15-year old Paul McCartney to listed to 16-year-old John Lennon’s skiffle group, the Quarrymen, play at a Liverpool church event. Soon after, Lennon invited McCartney to join the band.
The world was never the same.
Though they shared writing credits on dozens of songs, most were written primarily by one or the other. Among the songs they both contributed equally to:
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