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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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Schools
Stamford Public Education Foundation To Present 8th Annual Awards Stamford Public Education Foundation To Present 8th Annual Awards
Stamford Public Education Foundation To Present 8th Annual Awards STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Stamford Public Education Foundation will hold its eighth annual Excellence in Education Awards on Monday, March 16, from 6-9 p.m., at UConn-Stamford’s Rich Concourse, 1 University Place. Each year, the Excellence in Education Awards recognize businesses and community leaders for their commitment and service to education in Stamford. It is an opportunity to celebrate the hard work and dedication of both Stamford’s business community and the devoted individuals who help students perform better, both in school and beyond into post-secondary education and the working wo…

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Neighbors
Darien Football Players Challenge Brien McMahon In 'Lifting Grace' Darien Football Players Challenge Brien McMahon In 'Lifting Grace'
Darien Football Players Challenge Brien McMahon In 'Lifting Grace' DARIEN, Conn. -- The Darien High School football team will square off in a weightlifting competition on Friday against their counterparts from Norwalk's Brien McMahon High School to help raise funds to find a cure for Rasumussen's encephalitis. Lifting Grace, as the event is known, is named after Grace Wohlberg, a Darien High School junior who has the disease. The fundraising competition started six years ago when Grace received the diagnosis. At the time her older brother, Michael, was a captain for the Blue Wave. Over the years the teams have raised nearly $50,000 through donations fr…

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Lifestyle
New York Ranked Among World's Safest Cities New York Ranked Among World's Safest Cities
New York Ranked Among World's Safest Cities WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- New York City was ranked the 10th safest city in the world, according to a story posted on MarketWatch.com. New York was the only city in the United States to make the top 10. The story said the city's homicide rate has fallen sharply from a record-high of 2,245 in 1990. In 2013, the city recorded just 335 homicides. New York ranks third for digital security, putting it in the top 10 on the digital security list. Tokyo was the safest city, followed by Singapore and Osaka, Japan. Click here for the MarketWatch story.

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Business
Retail Sales Fall During Rough Winter Retail Sales Fall During Rough Winter
Retail Sales Fall During Rough Winter WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- February retail sales fell for the third straight month, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Despite an improving job market and cheaper gasoline prices, sales fell amid rough winter weather and consumer caution.  Sales fell 0.6 percent in February, according to the Commerce Department. Sales fell 0.8 percent in January and 0.9 percent in December. Click here for the WSJ story.

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Neighbors
Norwalk's Human Services Council Adds Support Services To Housing Facility Norwalk's Human Services Council Adds Support Services To Housing Facility
Norwalk's Human Services Council Adds Support Services To Housing Facility NORWALK, Conn. -- Residents of 40 S. Main St. in Norwalk will receive support services from Continuum of Care Inc., the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Department of Housing announced. Continuum of Care is based in New Haven. Norwalk-based Human Services Council provides affordable housing to people at 40 S. Main and will work in partnership with Demarco Management and Continuum of Care to ensure that the residents in the building have the opportunity to reach their full potential by having quality and safe housing, job training and placement, and a vari…

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Police & Fire
Ferraro Retires After 23-Year Run With Greenwich Police Ferraro Retires After 23-Year Run With Greenwich Police
Ferraro Retires After 23-Year Run With Greenwich Police GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich Chief of Police James Heavey announced the retirement of Police Officer Joseph Ferraro Jr., effective March 1. Ferraro completed 23 years of service with the Greenwich Police Department. He was raised in Norwalk, where he attended Central Catholic High School. He graduated from Sacred Heart University in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in accounting. Upon graduation, Ferraro took employment with the Internal Revenue Service until he was sworn in as a Greenwich police officer on Oct. 26, 1992. Ferraro graduated from the 237th Connecticut Municipal Police Train…

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Obituaries
Mary E. McCarthy, 88, Longtime Sleepy Hollow Resident Mary E. McCarthy, 88, Longtime Sleepy Hollow Resident
Mary E. McCarthy, 88, Longtime Sleepy Hollow Resident SLEEPHY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- Mary E. McCarthy, a longtime Sleepy Hollow resident, died Thursday, March 12, at the age of 88. She was born in Ossining on Jan. 12, 1927, the daughter of Nunzio and Angelina Pace Lobasso. On Sept. 13, 1947, she married Joseph F. McCarthy in St. Ann's Church and the couple settled in North Tarrytown, where they raised their family. Mary was a member of the Sleepy Hollow Seniors and the Transfiguration Seniors. She was also a member of ITALO, the Eagles Ladies Auxiliary, the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and the Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary. She is survived by h…

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Lifestyle
New York Ranked Among World's Safest Cities New York Ranked Among World's Safest Cities
New York Ranked Among World's Safest Cities PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- New York City was ranked the 10th safest city in the world, according to a story posted on MarketWatch.com. New York was the only city in the United States to make the top 10. The story said the city's homicide rate has fallen sharply since hitting a record-high of 2,245 in 1990. In 2013, the city recorded 335 homicides. New York also ranks third for digital security, putting it in the top 10 on the digital security list. Tokyo was the safest city, followed by Singapore and Osaka, Japan. Click here for the MarketWatch story.

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Obituaries
Services Scheduled To Remember Cancer Blogger Lisa Adams Of Darien Services Scheduled To Remember Cancer Blogger Lisa Adams Of Darien
Services Scheduled To Remember Cancer Blogger Lisa Adams Of Darien DARIEN, Conn. -- Visitation services for Lisa Bonchek Adams, who chronicled her nine-year journey with breast cancer on an internationally recognized blog, will be held Sunday in Darien. Adams, 45, died on Friday, March 6. Adams wrote personal and emotional accounts on her blog, LisaBAdams.com, detailing treatment along with thoughts on grief, loss, life and family. Adams also had a huge following on her blog and Twitter as her story resonated with women everywhere. “Lisa was an incredibly precious person — she personified grace and courage and strength and integrity,’’ Thomma Lyn Grind…

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News
Man Charged In Fraudulent $33K Wire Transfer In Wappingers Falls Man Charged In Fraudulent $33K Wire Transfer In Wappingers Falls
Man Charged In Fraudulent $33K Wire Transfer In Wappingers Falls WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. – A New York man faces felony charges after he was arrested by New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations from the Wappinger barracks . Chem Davis, 20, faces charges of grand larceny, third degree, a Class D Felony.     Police said Davis played a role in a fraudulent bank wire transfer sent in October of 2012, involving a Village of Wappingers Falls business. The victim sent a wire transfer in the amount of $33,000 to a Manhattan man’s account for the purchase of a 1936 Packard antique vehicle.     Davis was arraigned before the Village of Wappingers Fal…

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