UPDATE Metro-North said at 9:39 a.m. that New Haven Line Service into Grand Central Terminal is now operating on or close to schedule after earlier delays of 5-10 minutes due to circuit problems in the Bronx.

Some visitors to Westport’s Compo Beach were out for an early morning low tide walk on Tuesday. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Bob Eckman for WestportNow.com

Westport will welcome United Nations guests Saturday for its 48th annual jUNe Day marking the anniversary of the 1945 signing of the U.N Charter founding the world body.
Flags of the U.N. member nations will again fly from the Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge in Westport’s center. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com

Patricia O’Brien, the U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, and U.N. Under-Secretary General Joseph Verner Reed are scheduled to speak at the opening ceremony at 10:15 a.m. at Saugatuck Elementary School.

First Selectman Gordon Joseloff and U.N. Association of Southwestern Connecticut President Bill Hass are also scheduled to welcome guests, and jUNe Day Chairperson Michaela Maccoll will outline the day’s activities.

They include a variety of sporting and recreational events, including: a soccer match between the U.N. team and the Westport Knights; a tennis tournament and a day of golf at the Longshore Golf Course; and tours of historic Westport, as well Earthplace. Event planners note that a visit to the WakemanTown Farm will also be included, and that guests will also have free access to the Compo Beach and town pools at Longshore Park.

Getting together before tonight’s opening night Levitt Pavilion performance were (l-r) mother and daughter Freda Welsh, Levitt executive director, and Carleigh, communications manager, Janet Plotkin, chairman of the board, and Mystic Bowie. He and his band entertained with a mix of reggae, zydeco and blues. Before he took the stage, Jamaican-born Bowie, a Norwalk resident, said, “I see a lot of people here tonight that follow our group. The most requested song in our repertoire is always ‘Music is My Drug of Choice.’” He said tonight is the first time he has been on the Levitt stage during the regular season, having appeared in a 2009 Levitt fundraiser for Haiti relief. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com