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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.

Tom Renner's Contributions

Business

Fairfield County Sellers Run Low On Cadbury Chocolates FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Businesses in Fairfield County are selling their final inventories of Cadbury candies from England, and won't be restocking due to a trademark dispute with Hershey. The Hershey Co. brought an intellectual property lawsuit against Let's Buy British Imports, claiming some British candies are too similar to those manufactured by Hershey and cannot be sold in the United States. Cadbury has been selling its chocolate in the United States for more than 30 years. Some of the packaging on the differing products is too similar, according to Hershey, and names of th…

by Tom Renner

03/02/2015

Business

Westchester Businesses Scramble To Keep Cadbury Chocolate In Stock WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Businesses in Westchester County are selling the final inventory of its Cadbury candies from England, and won't be re-stocking due to a trademark dispute with Hershey. The Hershey Co. brought an intellectual property lawsuit against Let's Buy British Imports, claiming some British candies are too similar to those manufactured by Hershey's and cannot be sold in the United States. Cadbury has been selling its chocolate in the United States for more than 30 years. Some of the packing on the differing products are too similar, according to Hershey. Names of t…

by Tom Renner

03/02/2015

News

Phone Scam Tops Last Week's News In Northern Westchester NORTHERN WESTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Here's a look at the top stories from last week around Northern Westchester County. The New York State Police Department is warning Westchester County residents of a new phone scam, according to officials. A former White Plains police officer left a suicide note at his Harrison home after killing himself and two teenage daughters. The owner of 1 Pepsi Way in Somers plans to sell after PepsiCo completes its move early in 2016. Jacob Burns Center in Pleasantville welcomed NASA astronaut Ron Garan in a visit on Thursday. Peekskill's girls basketball …

by Tom Renner

03/01/2015

News

Norwalk Officer's Save At Train Tracks Tops Week's News In Fairfield County FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Here's a look at the top stories in Fairfield County over the past week: Norwalk Police Officer Neil Robertson acted quickly to avert a possible tragedy by preventing a Metro-North train from hitting a car at a crossing in Norwalk this week. High-end fashion retailer Nordstrom plans to open a full-line store in Norwalk on West Avenue near the entrances to I-95 and Route 7. Janet Hasson of Greenwich resigned as publisher of The Journal-News, a daily newspaper in Westchester County. Children's author Patricia Polacco visited visit Newfield Elementary Scho…

by Tom Renner

03/01/2015

News

Power Outage At Mahopac High School Tops Putnam County News PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at the top stories from last week around Putnam County. Power was finally restored after a three-day outage at Mahopac High School. Three cables that connected the school to a New York State Electric and Gas pole needed repair, Schools Superintendent Brian Monahan said. New York State Police warned Putnam County residents of a new phone scam. An autopsy was conducted on a Lake Carmel woman who died after being found unconscious near her home. A neighbor of a developmentally disabled woman who was found dead near home set up an online fundrai…

by Tom Renner

03/01/2015

News

Suicide Note Left By Former White Plains Police Officer Tops Week's News SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Here's a look at the top stories from last week around southern Westchester County. A former White Plains police officer left a five-page suicide note at his Harrison home after killing himself and two teenage daughters. New York State Police are warning Westchester County residents of a new phone scam, according to officials. A Yonkers woman faces charges of illegally collecting unemployment benefits, according to officials. A Tuckahoe man is was charged with DWI in Putnam County. A wrong-way driver caused a fatal crash Friday morning on the Spr…

by Tom Renner

03/01/2015

Schools

Barbara Walters Donates $15 Million To Sarah Lawrence In Bronxville BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Sarah Lawrence College alumna Barbara Walters donated $15 million to the Bronxville school to establish The Barbara Walters Campus Center. Walters, the noted broadcast journalist and author, and with her charitable trust have made the gift Friday. It is the largest single donation in the college’s 89-year history and comes as it prepares to enter the public phase of a capital campaign. The Barbara Walters Campus Center, a multi-use building that will serve as the hub of student life and campus community, will bring together aspects of student engagement and day-to-da…

by Tom Renner

02/28/2015

Events

Nielsen's Florist In Darien Hosting Trip To Orchid Show DARIEN, Conn. -- Nielsen’s Florist is hosting a coach trip to the New York Botanical Garden’s Orchid Show on Thursday, March 19. The theme of the show is “The Orchid Chandelier." The $50 fee for the trip includes transportation, with admission to the show and access to the gardens. The coach leaves Nielsen’s Florist at 1405 Post Road at 8:45 a.m. Following the orchid show, the coach will take participants to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx for lunch and shopping before heading back to Darien at 2:30 p.m. For more information about the trip or to make a reservation, call 203-655-2541. For …

by Tom Renner

02/28/2015

Business

Skigen Joins Dickstein Shapiro Law Firm In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- Gloria M. Skigen has been named a partner in the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro LLP in Stamford. Skigen will focus her practice on venture capital, private equity, and mergers and acquisitions transactions for the firm as it announced the expansion of its corporate and finance practice. “Gloria brings a unique combination of law firm and in-house counsel experience to our expanding practice,” said corporate and finance practice leader Marty Clarke. “Her extensive background with middle-market transactions across a wide range of industries makes her the ideal fit for ou…

by Tom Renner

02/28/2015

News

Jammed Roads Greet Commuters Friday In Fairfield County FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Fairfield County drivers looking to return home during Friday's afternoon rush hour found heavy traffic in both directions of Interstate 95 and the Merritt Parkway. An accident on the southbound side of the Merritt Parkway in New Canaan helped congest the roadway. The accident occurred shortly after 4 p.m. and was cleared by 5 p.m. Traffic, however, was still heavy in both directions. Interstate 95 northbound was clogged from Greenwich through Bridgeport. An afternoon fire in Bridgeport provided an early start to the commuting hassle.

by Tom Renner

02/27/2015

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