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New Film, Television School Celebrates Opening In Yonkers
An all-new academy in Westchester has started teaching the next generation of television and film talent, officials announced.
The Robert Halmi Sr. Academy of Film and Television in Yonkers at 463 Hawthorne Ave. celebrated its opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 23, city officials announced.
The school will teach film industry-centered courses, including production design, performance, sound design, and editing.
It's named after Robert Halmi Sr., a movie director and producer who produced more than 300 television series, miniseries, and fi…
A Life Well-Lived: Mary E. "Polly" McDermott, 87, Of Chappaqua, Weston
Mary E. McDermott, known to everyone as “Polly,” died peacefully with her daughters at her side at the age of 87 on Feb. 27, 2019 at Broad Creek Care Center in Hilton Head, SC. She is survived by her two daughters, Megan McDermott (Steven Schafer) and Morna McDermott McNulty (Leonard), and four grandchildren: Merrill Hersam, Maren Hersam, Conor McNulty and Molly McNulty.
Polly was born in Philadelphia to Fred and Thelma Bright. She was the middle of three children and had an older sister, Gloria, and younger brother, Freddy, both of whom pre-deceased her.
Polly traveled the country extensiv…
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