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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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Business
Bedford's Soros Ranks No. 29 On World Billionaires List Bedford's Soros Ranks No. 29 On World Billionaires List
Bedford's Soros Ranks No. 29 On World Billionaires List WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who grew up in Dobbs Ferry, is ranked No. 16 in the world in Forbes' list of billionaires. Michael Bloomberg, who owns a home in North Salem, ranks No.  14 on the list and George Soros of Bedford ranks No. 29. Nine people with connections to Westchester County were on the Forbes list of billionaires. Microsoft's Bill Gates, with a net worth of $79.2 billion, is ranked No. 1.  For the complete Forbes list, click here. Zuckerberg was born in White Plains, grew up in Dobbs Ferry and attended Ardsley High School. His net worth…

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Neighbors
Danbury Landlord Helps Reunite Purple Heart With Family Of WW II Vet Danbury Landlord Helps Reunite Purple Heart With Family Of WW II Vet
Danbury Landlord Helps Reunite Purple Heart With Family Of WW II Vet DANBURY, Conn. -- The owner of several commercial properties in Danbury returned the Purple Heart of a World War II veteran to his family in Florida after his son found the medallion in a box from a pawn shop. Camillo Santomero, whose family owns a number of retail buildings in Danbury, said his son, also named Camillo, discovered the Purple Heart. The younger Santomero, 17 at the time, was assisting his grandfather, who purchased shelving from a pawn shop that was closing. The pawn shop owners asked that he take some boxes along with the shelving. While going through the boxes, Cami…

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Obituaries
Dorothy T. Thomas, 93, Retired Teacher At Lindsey Elementary In Montrose Dorothy T. Thomas, 93, Retired Teacher At Lindsey Elementary In Montrose
Dorothy T. Thomas, 93, Retired Teacher At Lindsey Elementary In Montrose CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Dorothy T. Thomas, of Buchanan, 93, died away on Feb. 26. She was the daughter of Bertha and Charles W.A. Travis of Peekskill. Thomas was a graduate of the New York State University College at New Paltz and was a highly respected teacher of reading and math at the F.G. Lindsey Elementary School in Montrose. Thomas and her husband were lovers of the seashore, where both have walked the beaches from Maine to Florida. She was an avid knitter and enjoyed her craft work. Thomas was an active member of the Church of Divine Love in Montrose and was member of the Altar Gui…

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Real Estate
Eskind Joins William Raveis Agency In Irvington Eskind Joins William Raveis Agency In Irvington
Eskind Joins William Raveis Agency In Irvington IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Pamela Eskind has joined William Raveis Legends Realty Group Irvington office. Eskind has devoted the last 16 years to selling real estate and has earned her position as a consistent top producer. Eskind began her professional career in the fashion industry, where she worked in sales for more than 20 years with such top designers as Calvin Klein and other couturiers. After taking a short sabbatical, she decided to try her hand at the real estate industry and has never looked back. She is an accredited buyer’s and seller’s representative, which allows her to see the…

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Sports
Stamford's Casimir Named To All-Rookie Team In MAAC Stamford's Casimir Named To All-Rookie Team In MAAC
Stamford's Casimir Named To All-Rookie Team In MAAC FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Danbury's Casey Smith and Stamford's Schadrac Casimir were named Monday to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference All-Rookie team. Smith is a redshirt sophomore at Fairfield University, and Casimir is a freshman at Iona College in New York. Casimir, a 5-foot-10, freshman guard from Trinity Catholic, made 89 three point field goals, which tied for first place in the conference. He led all active MAAC freshmen in scoring during the regular season with 15.2 points per game and shot a league best 43.8 percent from behind the three point arc. He earned a conference…

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Obituaries
Katia Raskolnikov, 49, Of Millwood Katia Raskolnikov, 49, Of Millwood
Katia Raskolnikov, 49, Of Millwood MILLWOOD, N.Y. -- Katia Raskolnikov of Millwood died Feb. 27. She was 49. She was the mother of Dima Raskolnikov. A funeral service was held Tuesday at Beecher Flooks Funeral Home, Inc., Pleasantville. Burial was at Sharon Gardens Cemetery, Valhalla. Donations in her name to a cause of choice are encouraged. Suggestions include the MoMA annual fund, ArtWorks Cincinnati, and the American Lung Association.

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Sports
Ridgefield Luger West Finishes 6th In World Cup Final Rankings Ridgefield Luger West Finishes 6th In World Cup Final Rankings
Ridgefield Luger West Finishes 6th In World Cup Final Rankings RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Tucker West of Ridgefield finished with his best results ever, capping off the luge World Cup season as sixth in the world after the final race of the season on Saturday. West, 19, finished 16th in the final World Cup race of the season in Sochi, Russia. For the year, West a gold, silver and two bronze medals in World Cup events. He also won a silver medal in the Junior World Championships, a silver in the U.S. national championships and set consecutive track records at Lake Placid. West's margin of victory of 0.773 seconds was the single largest victory for the ent…

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Obituaries
Paul John Schmidt, 63, Lived In Eastchester Paul John Schmidt, 63, Lived In Eastchester
Paul John Schmidt, 63, Lived In Eastchester EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Paul John Schmidt, 63, of Eastchester, died at his home on March 2. Schmidt was born on Oct. 21, 1951, in the Bronx to John and Doris (Tracey) Schmidt. He is survived by his mother, Doris Kulinski; sisters, Deborah Schmidt and Joan Schmidt (Jeanette Nielsen), his partner Vera Jurman, niece Sophie and nephew Christian.  The family will receive friends at the Westchester Funeral Home, Inc., Eastchester, on Wednesday, March 4, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, Tuckahoe. Burial wil…

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Sports
Cortlandt Manor's Jarosz Makes MAAC All-Conference Team Cortlandt Manor's Jarosz Makes MAAC All-Conference Team
Cortlandt Manor's Jarosz Makes MAAC All-Conference Team CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. -- Marist College's Tori Jarosz, a senior from Cortlandt Manor, was a unanimous first-team selection to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball first team. Jarosz, a 6-foot-3, senior, is second in the MAAC in scoring, averaging 17.5 points per game, and second in rebounding with 9.1 boards per contest while playing in just 23 games. She ranked third in the league in field goal percentage shooting a .507 clip. The two-time MAAC Player of the Week selection recorded 10 double-doubles this season, which is good for second in the conference. Jarosz al…

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News
Sex Offenders Live Near Pre-K Programs, Report Says Sex Offenders Live Near Pre-K Programs, Report Says
Sex Offenders Live Near Pre-K Programs, Report Says PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Sex offenders live near pre-kindergarten schools in Mount Vernon, Yonkers, New Rochelle and White Plains, according to a report by The New York State Coalition. A story from Gannett's Albany bureau said six sex offenders were found to be living in pre-kindergarten near Mount Vernon, three in Yonkers, two in New Rochelle and one in White Plains. The New York Senate passed a package of bills last week that strengthen laws against sex offenders. The bills close loopholes that allow convicted sex offenders to live near facilities that run pre-k programs. The state …

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