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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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Lifestyle

Stamford Boy, 9, Turns To Triathlons To Help With Medical Issues STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford’s Anthony Bonanno is unlike many 9-year-old boys. Athletically gifted and with boundless energy, the third-grader at K.T. Murphy School runs, jumps, skates, swings and rides in nearly all of his spare moments. That includes his participation in Saturday’s children’s race at the Navigators Stamford KIC It Triathlon. Anthony's whirlwind of activity, however, is part choice and part necessity. Jessica, his mother, needs to keep her boy engaged in activity because of medical issues. Anthony was diagnosed several years ago with Tourette syndrome and Attention Defi…

by Tom Renner

06/23/2015

Business

The Westchester Bank Will Be Featured On Fox Business Network WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The Westchester Bank will be featured on Fox Business Network's "In View" on Saturday, June 27, at 5 p.m. The special edition half-hour show will focus on small business customers discussing the important role community banks play in the growth and vitality of small businesses. The show is hosted by Larry King. As one of the fastest growing community banks in the country and recently selected a Top 100 Best Performing Community Banks in America by SNL Financial, The Westchester Bank was a logical choice to represent the community bank perspective through the lens o…

by Tom Renner

06/23/2015

Sports

Southport Triathlete Wins Ironman Syracuse FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Fairfield County sent a large delegation to Sunday's Syracuse Ironman 70.3-mile race, and once again, Easton's Chris Thomas shined the brightest. Thomas won overall honors and captured the amateur crown for the third straight year in a race that includes a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride and 13.1-mile run. Thomas' swim was 27:13, which was 13th overall. He finished the ride in 2:22:20, the fourth fastest time in the field. He ran 1:26:50 in the half marathon and finished with a total time of 4:20:58. Michael Hoffman of Rochester, N.Y., was second in 4:21:54. …

by Tom Renner

06/23/2015

Neighbors

Stamford Elks Host Fundraiser Saturday For Veterans STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Stamford Elks No 899 will host a fundraiser at the Elks Lodge Saturday in Stamford. The lodge is at 943 Hope St. and the event runs from 4-6 p.m. Stand For The Troops (SFTT) and “Train a Dog Save a Warrior” (TADSAW) will join the Elks at the fundraiser. The event began when the Past Exalted Ruler, Lynda Roscia contacted Stand For The Troops director Maura Kallaway to discuss what the Stamford Elks could do for veterans in need. SFTT is a Fairfield County based nonprofit with a national mission to protect and defend the physical, mental and emotional health of Amer…

by Robyn Blosio Bova

06/23/2015

News

Kids March, Stroll And Roll At Barnum Festival Parade In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport hosted the Barnum Festival's Wing Ding Parade for Kids on Saturday morning. Parents pushed strollers, pulled wagons and carts and helped their children join the parade as they dressed up in their favorite costumes. The parade also included free face painting, tattoos, arts and crafts, street performers, clowns and magicians. Prizes were awarded for the most creative floats. Families also gained free admission to the zoo as part of the parade. The Barnum Festival concludes this week with a full lineup of events. The Bar…

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Schools

Sacred Heart University In Fairfield Jumps In Status With New Building FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- When Sacred Heart University opened the Martire Business and Communications Center in March, the Fairfield college did more than just cut the ribbon on a new state-of-the-art structure with much needed learning space. The new Center also adds to the prestige of the University, and helps elevate it in stature. The building will house the University’s John F. Welch College of Business (WCOB) and rapidly growing Department of Communications and Media Studies. The school hierarchy believes with its faculty and facilities, Sacred Heart is now among the best schools in the re…

by Tom Renner

06/22/2015

Schools

Ideal Associate Dean At Bridgeport Sees Range Of Student Success BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Yvrose Romulus has seen both sides of student success in her 16 years of working in the University of Bridgeport’s IDEAL Program, an adult degree completion program. She has seen students come in ambitious and excited to start, only to be derailed from their goal by life circumstances. She has also seen students who came in to the program beset with challenges who have worked hard and earned their degree. Romulus, the Associate Dean and Director of Academic Advising for the IDEAL Program, celebrates the success stories and anguishes over those who are forced to drop ou…

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Real Estate

Greenwich Median Sale Home Prices Shoot Up 20% GREENWICH, Conn. -- A total of 56 single-family residential closings were reported in Greenwich in May, according to statistics provided by the Greenwich Association of Realtors. The Greenwich Multiple Listing Service Inc., the multiple listing service used by Realtors in the Greenwich area, provided the figures. The number of single-family residential closings increased by 5 percent compared to May 2014, when there were 53 closings. The median sale price for a single-family home increased by 20 percent to $1,887,500 from $1,575,000, the median sales price in May 2014. The average da…

by Tom Renner

06/22/2015

Events

Barnum Festival In Bridgeport Concludes With Busy Weekend Lineup BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The 67th edition of the Barnum Festival in Bridgeport concludes with a wide range of events from Friday, June 26 through Sunday, June 28. The fun begins with the Barnum Skyblast ‘n (Clam)Bake on Friday, June 26, at Seaside Park. Tickets are $50 a person. A pre-concert with Steve D’Agostino begins at 6:15, followed by a free concert by the Greater Bridgeport Symphony at 7:30 p.m. Fireworks follow the concert and are scheduled to begin at 9:15 p.m. The Champions on Parade, a drum corps competition, will be held on Saturday at Bunnell High School at Stratford. It begin…

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Lifestyle

Harrison's Can't Lose Diet Takes Years Off Metabolic Age HARRISON, N.Y. -- The right diet can make you younger. Not in the chronological sense, but as Sherry Bruck found out at Can’t Lose Diet in Harrison, definitely in a metabolic sense. Can’t Lose Diet owner Pat Hall’s initial scan of Bruck when she visited for a diet consultation pegged her metabolic age as 62. The real eye-opener for Bruck came when her husband of 32 years, Fred, took the same test -- and was found to be 18 years younger. “I wasn’t exactly surprised though because I knew I was 30 pounds over my recommended weight,’’ Bruck said. “But I’ve always considered myself an active…

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