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Tom Renner

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trenner@dailyvoice.com

No one knows local sports quite like Tom Renner, The Daily Voice's Sports Editor. For 22 years, he covered the field for The Stamford Advocate. He's been in Fairfield County since 1987.

Tom was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

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Sports

Norwalk's Slammer Tennis World Hosts Usta Tournaments NORWALK, Conn. -- Slammer Tennis World in Norwalk recently held two United States Tennis Association tournaments at Norwalk High School. Players competed in the 18-and-under, 16-and-under, 14-and-under and 12-and-under in the tournaments. Children from throughout the state competed in the tournament. Slammer Tennis World, in collaboration with the Norwalk Recreation and Parks, hosted four USTA events this summer. The tournaments are run by Marvin Tyler, President and Founder of Slammer Tennis World and the Director of Tennis for the City of Norwalk. Winners of the USTA New England Tourname…

by Tom Renner

09/14/2015

Business

The Westchester Bank Delivers Ray Of Sunshine For Children's Rehab Center OSSINING, N.Y. - Linda Mosiello has seen both sides of the coin as the Executive Director of Sunshine Children’s Home & Rehab Center in Ossining. She lived through the lean times six years ago when the Center was on the brink of closing, and now savors a growing facility. The Westchester Bank helped save the business from collapse in 2009, and has stood behind Mosiello and the now-thriving home. The difference, Mosiello said, is night and day. “It’s a completely different dynamic now,’’ she said. “It’s been very refreshing. They make it very easy to work side by side with them. I firmly …

Content Partner: The Westchester Bank

Real Estate

Redesigned Julia B. Fee Sotheby's Website Wins Real Trends Awards WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- William Pitt and Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty announced last week launched a redesigned, feature-rich website, and was almost immediately honored with several awards for the new site by the trusted real estate news source REAL Trends. Describing the site as one of its “personal favorite websites with amazing integration of live listings on the homepage,” REAL Trends recognized williampitt.com as the No. 1 real estate site nationally in the category of Best Design, No. 3 in Best Mobile Experience, No. 3 in Best Neighborhood Pages, and No. 5 in Best O…

by Tom Renner

09/14/2015

Real Estate

Redesigned William Pitt Sotheby's Intl. Website Wins Real Trends Awards FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- William Pitt and Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty announced last week launched a redesigned, feature-rich website, and was almost immediately honored with several awards for the new site by the trusted real estate news source REAL Trends. Describing the site as one of its “personal favorite websites with amazing integration of live listings on the homepage,” REAL Trends recognized williampitt.com as the No. 1 real estate site nationally in the category of Best Design, No. 3 in Best Mobile Experience, No. 3 in Best Neighborhood Pages, and No. 5 in Best Ov…

by Tom Renner

09/14/2015

Lifestyle

Runners Head To Brewster Sunday For Putnam County Fall Classic BREWSTER, N.Y. -- The 22nd annual Putnam County Fall Classic, a half marathon and 5k road race, begins on 9 a.m. on Sunday in Brewster. The race is hosted by the Hudson Valley Cerebral Palsey Association. Proceeds from the race will be used to develop the Opportunity League Park in Southeast. The race is run in conjunction with Brewster Founder’s Day, which includes a street fair from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The race begins at 50 Main St. in Brewster. The race features awards, Zumba, kids activities, goodie bags and t-shirts for runners. Race day registration will be available. Click here …

by Tom Renner

09/11/2015

Sports

Runners Head To Norwalk For Sam Elpern Half-Marathon NORWALK, Conn. -- The 38th annual Sam Elpern half marathon in Norwalk kicks off the fall running season in Fairfield County on Saturday. The race begins at 8 a.m. at Fox Run Elementary School and is put on by the Lightfoot Running Club. Don Capone of Norwalk is the race director. The two-loop 13.1-mile course begins and ends at Fox Run. Sections of the race take runners along Richards Avenue, West Norwalk Road, Weed Avenue, Nursery Street, Ponus Avenue and Fox Run Road. Lenny Arias of Bridgeport led 249 finishers around last year’s course, finishing in 1:20:50. Danika Tibbetts of Norwalk …

by Tom Renner

09/11/2015

Lifestyle

Monkey Grove Feature At Adventure Park Appeals To Rock Wall Climbers BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The Adventure Park at The Discovery Museum has developed an outdoor alternative to indoor climbing walls. The Monkey Grove at the park is a section of 10 trees that are color-coded by difficulty and height. The section opened in 2014. “The fun part is you get to climb on a real tree in the outdoors rather than an artificial wall indoors.’’ said Karen O’Halloran, Manager of Business Operations for Adventure Park. “It’s a totally different concept.” Monkey Grove is available daily from 9:00 a.m. to noon for group reservations and birthday parties. It is open to the pu…

Content Partner: The Adventure Park

Events

March Of Dimes Honoring Bank Leader John Ritacco TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- The March of Dimes will honor John E. Ritacco, former President and CEO of CMS Bank, at its Signature Chefs Auction on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Willow Ridge Country Club in Harrison. The event, which will feature the skills and creativity of chefs from Westchester’s most popular restaurants, will begin at 6 p.m. The club is at 123 North St. in Harrison. Ritacco’s banking career spans more than three decades in various management positions for several major financial institutions. Most recently, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of CMS Bank, a five branch…

by Tom Renner

09/10/2015

Events

DeCicco & Sons In Brewster Hosts Craft Beer Fest BREWSTER, N.Y. -- DeCicco & Sons will host its first “Grand Tasting” craft beer fest on Friday, Sept. 18, in Brewster. The tasting will take place inside of their DeCicco’s Brewster Bar at their store on 50 Independent Way, Brewster, from 6 to 10 p.m. Only 150 tickets are being sold for the event. “We’re modeling our Grand Tasting after some of the best beer tastings we’ve been to around the world,” co-owner Chris DeCicco said. “For craft beer fanatics like us, this tap list is a bit of a dream lineup. I’ve never seen a lineup like this in one event before, so I’m proud to make it a rea…

by Tom Renner

09/09/2015

Real Estate

Stamford Board Of Realtors Donates Backpacks To 2 Elementary Schools STAMFORD, Conn. -- For the ninth consecutive year, the Stamford Board of Realtors donated backpacks to two elementary schools in Stamford. Backpacks each were presented to Principal, Lisa Saba-Price, Newfield Elementary School and Principal Lisa Saba Price, and to Toquam Magnet Elementary School and Assistant Principal, Angela Asaro, Toquam. The schools were designated by Xiomara Barrero, Office of Family Management, as having the greatest need. The Backpack Project was made possible through Realtor member donations, and miscellaneous funds collected by the SBOR over the past year.

by Tom Renner

09/09/2015

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