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Khaleej Times
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
'West Side Story' actor Carole D'Andrea passes away at 87
West Side Story star Carole D'Andrea has passed away at the age of 87. The actress originated the role of Velma in the 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story before reprising the role in the classic 1961 movie musical adaptation, reported People. In a post on their mother's Instagram page, D'Andrea's daughters wrote, "Dear Facebook/ Instagram friends of Carole D'Andrea, This is @andreadoven , @robinmorse708, & Hilary @hilaryhigh, Carole's daughters. We are writing to let you know that our beloved mother passed away peacefully at home this past Tuesday, March 11th due to heart failure. "It was a privilege to be by her side as she passed, and to witness in these last few weeks the grace and courage in which she carried herself as she prepared to, as our Godfather put it, 'exit stage left'," they added. "She also died on her 44th AA sobriety anniversary, which she said was 'the day that I changed my life'." "She told us many times in her last few days what a quality life she led as a mother, grandmother, performer, and teacher," their message continued. D'Andrea was born on August 28, 1937, in Altoona, Pennsylvania. At 16, she turned down a scholarship to Penn State University before pursuing acting in New York after her parents died in a car accident. After playing Velma in the Jerome Robbins' production of West Side Story in September 1957 at the Winter Garden Theatre, D'Andrea played Dainty June in Broadway's Gypsy in 1959, reported People. She was married to the late actor Robert Morse, whom many know from Broadway and Mad Men, from April 8, 1961, until their divorce in 1981. The pair shared three daughters: Robin Morse, 61, Andrea Doven, 63, and Hilary Morse, 59. D'Andrea is survived by her three daughters, as well as her grandchildren, Lucia, Francis, Jagger, Marlon and Lance.
CBS News
15-03-2025
- CBS News
Member of theft ring that stole works by Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock gets 8-year sentence
A Pennsylvania man who was part of a group that stole paintings by Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock among other valuables was sentenced to eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to theft of major artwork. Thomas Trotta, 49, of Dunmore, is the fourth person sentenced as part of the investigation into thefts that took place over more than two decades at 20 museums, stores and institutions. World Series rings that once belonged to baseball great Yogi Berra were among the stolen items. Trotta was directed to pay $2.8 million in restitution as part of his sentencing Thursday. He had already been jailed. His lawyer, Joe D'Andrea, said Friday that Trotta was "the main burglar, he was the one that went into the institutions and burglarized them." Gino Bartolai, attorney for defendant Nicholas Dombek, who awaits sentencing after Trotta testified against him and two others, said he sees eight years as a short sentence considering the many burglaries that Trotta has admitted to committing. "The coin of the realm when you cooperate is you get a break," Bartolai said. "And that's what he got -- he got a big break." Bartolai said a sentencing date for Dombek, 54, of Thornhurst, and the other two men has not been scheduled. D'Andrea called Trotter the main government witness against the three. Many of the stolen artworks and other material remain unknown, federal prosecutors said Friday. The thefts occurred in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, North Dakota and Washington, D.C. Trotta admitted to stealing the Warhol silkscreen "Le Grande Passion" and Pollock's 1949 oil-on-canvas painting "Springs Winter" from the Everhart Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 2005, prosecutors said. In that theft, the thieves were apparently aided by a large tent covering the back entrance for an event as they shattered a glass door. The Pollock painting was estimated in 2023 to have been worth nearly $12 million. "Springs Winter" had been on loan to the museum from a private collector. "Le Grande Passion," owned by the museum, was created in 1984 on commission for an ad campaign for Grand Passion cognac. An official at the museum said Friday those works have not been recovered. D'Andrea said Trotter believed he knew where the paintings had ended up in Newark, New Jersey. "He thought he did," D'Andrea said. "But when the authorities went to the place he thought it was, they couldn't find them." Prosecutors said Trotta also admitted to stealing rings and MVP plaques worth a collective $500,000 from the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center in Little Falls, New Jersey. He was also implicated in the theft of a Tiffany lamp, boxing and horse racing items, and items linked to baseball slugger Roger Maris and golf legend Ben Hogan. Berra's rings are thought to have been melted down and sold for far less than they were worth as baseball memorabilia. Gold nuggets worth hundreds of thousands of dollars were taken from Sterling Hill Mining Museum in Ogdensburg, New Jersey. "Upper Hudson," an 1871 painting by Jasper Cropsey estimated to be worth $100,000 or more, was apparently burned to conceal the crime, according to the U.S. attorney's office. It was taken in 2011 from Ringwood Manor in Ringwood, New Jersey.
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Wheat Ridge combats traffic congestion with new continuous flow intersections
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (KDVR) — Denver's increased traffic is affecting several communities around the metro area. Wheat Ridge will use continuous flow intersections (CFIs) to remedy backups along Wadsworth Boulevard between 38th and 44th streets. Study checks cardiovascular impacts of NFL on former players, with former Broncos among first to be tested 'It's absolutely awful, it's really impossible to get in here to get groceries,' one resident told FOX31. Wheat Ridge Police Department spokesperson Alex Rose said traffic accidents were up 13% in 2024 from the year before but staff is conducting increased patrols and citations increased by 50% last year. Maria D'Andrea, Wheat Ridge's director of public works, said CFIs will have an immediate impact on driver safety. 'The city initiated this project even though it's on a CDOT-maintained roadway because it was important for our community to ease traffic,' D'Andrea said. Drivers already see new covered stoplights over Wadsworth Boulevard. Animation provided to FOX31 by Wheat Ridge shows how CFIs shift left-turn traffic across Wadsworth Boulevard in a special lane that moves toward the next intersection, keeping traffic moving and creating fewer backups.'Signage and the striping on the pavement will guide you through,' said D'Andrea. Eastern I-70 rest stop to close for 120 days Rose said that CFIs can prevent and reduce the impact of left-hand turn crashes and make things safer for pedestrians using newly upgraded sidewalks in the area. 'We wish that people, in general, would be attentive all the time but specifically in the stretch moving forward once this change comes online because it is different and it's going to be an adjustment,' said Rose. Some drivers who viewed the CFI animation told FOX31 they are happy to know the city is constructing the intersections, others say they fear they will be confused about how to use them. 'It is a little bit different but once you do it once or twice it's really easy,' said D'Andrea. See the latest traffic conditions in Denver on FOX31 The city will provide drivers with information about how to use the intersections on its website where residents can sign up for notifications. Drivers can also find information on the city's social media pages and on the What's Up Wheat Ridge webpage. The CFI project cost is approximately $82 million, which makes it the largest infrastructure project ever led by the city. More than 75% of funding comes from federal, state, and regional partners. The city told FOX31 that Wheat Ridge voters approved a sales tax increase in 2016 to support a portion of the project. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
