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Sidney Poitier, First Black Actor To Win Oscar, Longtime Westchester Resident, Dies
Trailblazing, Sidney Poitier, the first Black actor to win an Oscar, a longtime New York resident has died.
Bahamian Prime Minister Phillip Davis made the announcement that Poitier died on Thursday, Jan. 8 at the age of 94.
A native of Cat Island in the Bahamas, Davis said: "The whole Bahamas grieves the celebrated life of a great Bahamian."
Poitier, who grew up on a tomato farm and taught himself to read and write, became a resident of Westchester County, moving to Mount Vernon in 1956.
He won the Oscar for "Lilies of the Field," in 1963, in which he played a migrant worker wh…
Covid-19: Here's How Many Say They'll Go To Sports, Concerts, Broadway If Open In September
Some previous attendees will not head to the ballpark, concerts, or Broadway shows if they reopen in September amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a new poll.
The Siena College Research Institute and New York Times released a new poll that found many Americans are unwilling to engage in large social gatherings unless certain safeguards are put in place.
According to the poll, which was administered between Sunday, May 17, and Thursday, May 21, many expressed wariness of attending live events if they were to resume at or around Sept. 1.
The poll involved 796 voters,…
Theresa Fay Olesen, 104, Broadway Casting Director From Pound Ridge
Theresa Fay Olesen, a resident of Pound Ridge for more than 50 years, died on March 26. She recently celebrated her 104th birthday.
She was born in Troy, N.Y. on March 10, 1914, to James and Mary Tracey Fay.
Known as "Terry" to friends and family, she worked as a Broadway casting director for more than 40 years.
She is survived by her loving children Robert, Ellen Nixon and Tracey Haller. She will be missed dearly by her five grandchildren.
She is predeceased by her husband, Oscar and her siblings Alice Westerfield, Patricia Fay, Walter Fay and Ned Fay.
A graveside service…
