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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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News

Fairfield County Teacher Is Charged With Sex Assault Of Three Boys FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- An elementary school teacher from Fairfield County who drank diesel fuel and crashed his car in a commuter parking lot in Westchester County, N.Y., was arrested Tuesday and charged with sexually assaulting three young boys, according to a story in NewsTimes.com. Brian Stroh, 30, of New Fairfield was a teacher at Frank A. Berry Elementary School in Bethel, the NewsTimes.com said. The alleged assaults did not occur on school property. Stroh also worked at youth camps in Redding and Ridgefield, according to a story on WFSB.com. The NewsTimes.com story said Str…

by Tom Renner

03/11/2015

Police & Fire

Teacher Who Crashed Car In Bedford Charged In Sex Assault Of Three Boys KATONAH, N.Y. -- An elementary school teacher from Fairfield County who drank diesel fuel and crashed his car in a commuter parking lot in Westchester County was arrested Tuesday and charged in the sexual assault of three young boys, according to a story in NewsTimes.com. Brian Stroh, 30, of New Fairfield, Conn., was charged in the assault of the boys ages 11, 9 and 6. Stroh, a teacher at Frank A. Berry Elementary School in Bethel, Conn., was placed on leave on Feb. 19 after police told administrators he was being investigated by the state Department of Children and Families for inappropr…

by Tom Renner

03/11/2015

Events

Newport Academy In Darien To Raise Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The first step to end the growing trend of prescription drug abuse is recognition. Beginning this month, Fairfield County teens and parents can learn more about how to recognize patterns of dangerous behaviors before they become a problem. Newport Academy, a teen rehabilitation facility, is opening a new location this week in Darien at 36 Old Kings Highway South. It is also hosting screenings of a movie, "Behind The Orange Curtain." The film and subsequent panel discussions will explore the staggering problem of teenage drug abuse in one of the most affluent coun…

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News

New York Reverses Course After Public Outcry, Won't Exterminate Mute Swans WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Public outcry forced New York's Department of Environmental Conservation to reverse course Monday and will not exterminate mute swans, according to a report in Capital New York. A plan had called for elimination of all of the state's 2,200 mute swans because they are considered an invasive species, the report said. Under the new plan, the swans will be “minimized." Legislative efforts led by state Sen. Tony Avella, a Democrat from Queens, forced DEC Commissioner Joe Martens to re-evaluate plans to exterminate the swans, which the state says destroy aquatic pl…

by Tom Renner

03/11/2015

Real Estate

Coldwell Banker Honors Pleasantville Agents For Sales PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Real estate professionals with the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Pleasantville were recently honored for their sales achievements. The honored Realtors were Donna Edlund, Hans Weber, Loretta Chiavetta and Dan Tuck. Edlund and Weber have been recognized with the Coldwell Banker International Diamond Society award. This distinguished honor is awarded to the top 11 percent of approximately 87,000 sales associates worldwide in the Coldwell Banker system. Chiavetta and Tuck have been recognized with the Coldwell Banker International Sterling Societ…

by Tom Renner

03/11/2015

Real Estate

Coldwell Banker Honors Top Real Estate Sales Members In Rye RYE, N.Y. – Real estate professionals at the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Rye recently were honored for their sales achievements. Honored sales members were Michele Flood, Sula Pearlman, Kathryn Delaney, Kate Emanuel, Kim Rand, Susan O’Brien, Debra Strati-Padawer and Peggy Jackson. Flood, an associate real estate broker affiliated with the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Rye office, is being recognized, once again, as the company’s No. 1 real estate salesperson and associate broker in all of Westchester County. With more than 35 years in the real estate busin…

by Tom Renner

03/11/2015

News

New York Reverses Course After Public Outcry, Won't Exterminate Mute Swans PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Public outcry forced New York's Department of Environmental Conservation to reverse itself Monday and not exterminate mute swans, according to a report on Capital New York. The mute swan is a species native to most of Europe and Asia. A plan had called for eliminating all of the state's 2,200 mute swans because they are considered an invasive species, the report said. Under the new plan, the swans' numbers will be “minimized." Legislative efforts led by State Sen. Tony Avella, a Queens Democrat, forced DEC Commissioner Joe Martens to re-evaluate plans to extermina…

by Tom Renner

03/11/2015

Real Estate

Coldwell Banker Honors New Rochelle Real Estate Pro For Sales Results NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – Beth Acocella of the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in New Rochelle recently was recognized for her exceptional sales achievements. Acocella was recognized with the International Diamond Society award. This distinguished honor is awarded to the top 11 percent of approximately 87,000 sales associates worldwide in the Coldwell Banker® system. The sales associates will be honored during a special celebration May 14 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich, Conn. Guests will enjoy food, music and dancing. Each year, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage recognize…

by Tom Renner

03/11/2015

Real Estate

Coldwell Banker's Usdan Earns Top Sales Associate At Westport Office WESTPORT, Conn. – Joni Usdan earned the No. 1 ranking as the top sales associate in 2014 at Coldwell Bankers Residential Brokerage in Westport. Udan had more than $25.7 million in closed sales volume. With nearly 30 years of experience in residential real estate, Usdan is a top-producing real estate professional who has marketed and sold some of the most exclusive luxury properties along Connecticut’s Gold Coast. She started off 2015 by selling a seven-bedroom riverfront estate property in Westport for $12 million, which represents the highest price ever achieved in this location. Us…

by Tom Renner

03/11/2015

Sports

Bedford Girls Help Wooster School Win New England Basketball Title DANBURY, Conn. - Wooster School’s girls basketball team won its second consecutive Class E New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Tournament championship Sunday with a 45-23 win over Poughkeepsie Day School. After a sluggish start, Danbury-based Wooster pulled away with a 22-4 run to go up 29-11 at halftime. Wooster’s pressure defense prevented Poughkeepsie Day School from getting to within striking distance. “Back-to-back New England tournament titles is truly something special,” said coach Dave MacNutt. “As I told the players before the game, if they win, they will walk to…

by Tom Renner

03/11/2015

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