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Tom Renner

Client Editor

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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Business

Father, Son Business Leaders From Westchester Share Dinner Spotlight WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Mercy College’s annual Trustees’ Scholarship Dinner will also highlight the father-son relationship between two of Westchester County’s most prominent business executives. William M. Mooney Jr. and William M. Mooney III will be among the honorees at the dinner on Wednesday, May 6, at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in New York City. The dinner begins at 6 p.m. Mooney Jr. is the longtime CEO of the Westchester County Association and a Mercy College Trustee. Mooney III is the Director of Economic Development for Westchester County and a former trustee for the c…

by Tom Renner

05/04/2015

News

Court's Injunction Stops HUD From Giving Away Grants For Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday granted Westchester County an injunction that prohibits the Department of Housing and Urban Development from reallocating to other communities approximately $10 million in grants that had been designated for Westchester. The ruling follows a prior Second Circuit victory for the county in February. County Executive Rob Astorino went to court challenging HUD’s decision to withhold funds from the county on the agency’s assertion that the county was not in compliance with the 2009 federal housing settlement…

by Tom Renner

05/02/2015

Real Estate

Danbury Home Renovated By HGTV's 'Property Brothers' Holds Open House DANBURY, Conn. -- A Danbury home renovated by HGTV’s famous Property Brothers will host an open house on Sunday at 1 p.m. The house at 84 Westville Ave. is now listed for sale for $325,000. It had been listed for $289,000 before the Scott brothers renovated the home. The home features three bathrooms, 1.5 baths and 1,525 square feet of living space. The house is located near the Highland Avenue playground and is just minutes away from Interstate 84. The home is being marketed by Dawn Grabover of Keller Williams Realty in Ridgefield. The house sits on .25 acres and was built in 1925. …

by Tom Renner

05/02/2015

Sports

Greenwich-Owned Upstart Runs For Roses In Kentucky Derby FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- As the horses race out of the gates in Saturday's Kentucky Derby, racing fans across Fairfield County will be keeping their eyes on No. 19 Upstart, owned by Ralph Evans of Greenwich. Upstart also has ties to Darien, home of the Nielsen family, whose members also own Sunnyfield Farm in Bedford, N.Y., where the horse was bred. The thoroughbred has fans beyond Connecticut. The odds on Upstart sat at a favorable 15-1 as of Friday evening in the field of 20 horses. His trainer, quoted at NJ.com, likes Upstart's chances. "He's run fast enough to win the Der…

by Daily Voice

05/02/2015

Events

March For Babies In Westchester Brings In More Than $800K WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Approximately 4,000 residents walked in the 2015 March for Babies to benefit the March of Dimes on Sunday, April 26, in White Plains. Saxon Woods Park was packed with strollers, families and corporate teams who raised more than $800,000 to help babies be born healthy. Special guests at the day’s events included March for Babies Chair Martin Ball, vice president Customers Bank and the Tetro Family, the 2015 Westchester Ambassador Family. State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins and White Plains Mayor Tom Roach joined walkers on the route as DJ Catch 1 provided tunes to ke…

by Tom Renner

05/01/2015

Police & Fire

Greenburgh Police Officer Linked To Racist Comment, Report Says GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- A Greenburgh police officer is being investigated after allegedly making a racist comment on his Facebook page during riots in Baltimore this week, LoHud.com reported. Officer Brad DiCairano was placed on modified duty. Greenbrugh Police Chief Christopher McNerney said department members brought DiCairano's post to his attention on Wednesday. The web page had already been deactivated. DiCairano could not be reached for comment, the report said. Click here for the LoHud.com story.

by Tom Renner

05/01/2015

News

Fiancée Angelika Graswald Charged With Hudson River Murder Of Kayaker MONTGOMERY, N.Y. -- The fiancée of a kayaker reported missing in the Hudson River in Orange County was charged Thursday with murder, according to New York State Police. State police and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced the arrest of Angelika Graswald, 35, of Poughkeepsie and charged her with the murder of Vincent Viafore, 46, also of Poughkeepsie. State Police responded to a report of a missing kayaker on the Hudson River on Sunday, April 19. At approximately 7:40 p.m., Graswald contacted Orange County 911 and reported that she Viafore, were kayaking on the Huds…

by Tom Renner

05/01/2015

Events

Stamford's Avon Theatre Presents 'Temple Of Doom' In May STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Avon Theatre in Stamford presents a cult classic screening of "Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom" at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 19. The second of the George Lucas/Steven Spielberg Indiana Jones epics is set a year or so before the events in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1984). After a brief brouhaha involving a precious vial and a wild ride down a raging Himalyan river, Indy (Harrison Ford) gets down to the problem at hand: retrieving a precious gem and several kidnapped young boys on behalf of a remote East Indian village. His companions this time around include a di…

by Tom Renner

05/01/2015

Events

University Of Bridgeport Students Host Fundraising Lunch For Nepal BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The University of Bridgeport will hold a Fundraiser for Nepal on Monday, May 4, from noon to 1:30 p.m. The fundraiser will be held at the Cox Student Center, 244 University Ave., Bridgeport. The fundraiser is a student-organized, all-inclusive lunch to support American Red Cross relief efforts in the earthquake-ravaged country. Entry is $10 for students and $20 for faculty, staff, and the general public. The event is organized by several UB students from Nepal with support from International Student Services and the Division of Student Affairs. Contact th…

by Tom Renner

04/30/2015

Real Estate

New Canaan Home Offers Luxurious Living In Town NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Luxurious living does not always require huge acreage on the outskirts of town. Maria Palladino of William Raveis Real Estate is marketing a property at 120 Orchard Drive in New Canaan that offers in-town living, manageable property and best-in-class features. “What I really like about the home is the location and the quality,’’ Palladino said. “Everything in the house is high-end quality. It’s very spacious all the way through the house. It’s very unusual for an in-town home.” The four-bedroom Colonial includes 5,627 square feet plus a bonus room, four full baths a…

Content Partner: Maria Palladino, William Raveis Real Estate, Stamford

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