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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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Obituaries
Gail Hadsell, 68, Lifelong Stamford Resident Worked At CVS In Darien Gail Hadsell, 68, Lifelong Stamford Resident Worked At CVS In Darien
Gail Hadsell, 68, Lifelong Stamford Resident Worked At CVS In Darien STAMFORD, Conn. -- Gail A. Hadsell, 68, died Sunday, Feb. 15, after a long battle with cancer. Hadsell was born Oct. 11, 1946,  the younger of two daughters born to the late John Joseph Grassi and Edith Tozzoli Grassi.  A lifelong Stamford resident, Gail graduated from Rippowam High School in 1964, after which she worked at The History Book Club as a keypunch operator for 14 years. She then worked another 12 years at F.W. Woolworth and was hired by CVS in Darien in 1995. Hadsell is survived by her husband, Jim; her daughters, Amy (David Tiani) and Melissa and her fiancé, Sammy Hanna;…

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News
New Rochelle Restauranteur Sentenced For Shortchanging Staff $100K New Rochelle Restauranteur Sentenced For Shortchanging Staff $100K
New Rochelle Restauranteur Sentenced For Shortchanging Staff $100K NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- A New Rochelle restaurant owner was convicted Tuesday of underpaying employees at his Manhattan steakhouse, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced. Paul Hurley, 49, admitted he shortchanged 54 workers out of $100,000 at Desmond's Steakhouse, which bills itself as "New York City's Premiere Steakhouse" on its website. A general manager is owed more than $30,000, and others are owed more than $2,000. "Employers cannot finance their economic ventures on the backs of their employees,"Schneiderman said in a statement. "Asking employees to forego the pay…

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Neighbors
A One-of-a-Kind Hospice Center Comes To Our Area A One-of-a-Kind Hospice Center Comes To Our Area
A One-of-a-Kind Hospice Center Comes To Our Area DANBURY, Conn. -- After 30 years of serving the community with expert in-home care and 7 years of meticulous planning, Regional Hospice and Home Care has just cut the ribbon on the state’s first and only all private suite hospice center. The Center for Comfort Care and Healing offers a unique and welcome option in end of life care for patients in our area. Unexpected In So Many Ways The 36,000-square-foot facility is nonprofit and family focused. It offers around-the-clock emotional, social, spiritual and family support in addition to best-in-class palliative care. Its warm, home-li…

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Neighbors
Stamford Woman Named To Dean's List At University Of The Sciences Stamford Woman Named To Dean's List At University Of The Sciences
Stamford Woman Named To Dean's List At University Of The Sciences STAMFORD, Conn. -- Michelle Chodosh of Stamford has been named to the fall 2014 Dean's List at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Selection for this award is based on completing and passing all assigned courses with no grade below a "C" and attaining an academic average of at least 3.4 for courses taken in the fall semester of 2014. Chodosh is a master of occupational therapy student.  

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Police & Fire
Danbury Man Faces Assault Charges After Attack In Store Parking Lot Danbury Man Faces Assault Charges After Attack In Store Parking Lot
Danbury Man Faces Assault Charges After Attack In Store Parking Lot DANBURY, Conn. -- A Danbury man faces assault and other charges after an altercation Tuesday on Main Street in Danbury. Gregory Nelson, 29, was charged with assault, breach of peace and intimidation based on bigotry and bias after the dispute, police said. Officers responded to an assault in progress at 35 Main St. at Price Rite, police said. A male victim told officers that Nelson was playing street hockey in the parking lot and assaulted him, police said. As officers were talking to the victim, Nelson began to scream, yell, curse and make derogatory statements, police said. Officer…

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News
Merritt Closed In Greenwich Due To Morning Accident Merritt Closed In Greenwich Due To Morning Accident
Merritt Closed In Greenwich Due To Morning Accident GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Merritt Parkway northbound was closed in Greenwich on Wednesday morning due to an accident shortly after 8 a.m., according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation.  The accident involved an overturned vehicle and occurred between Exits 27 and 28 on the northbound side of the Merritt. DOT said the crash involved two vehicles.  There was no indication when the incident would be cleared. Motorists should expect long delays in the area, DOT said. 

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Events
Huffington Leads Castle Conversations At Manhattanville College In Purchase Huffington Leads Castle Conversations At Manhattanville College In Purchase
Huffington Leads Castle Conversations At Manhattanville College In Purchase PURCHASE, N.Y. -- Dan Rather and Arianna Huffington will be among four famous guests at Manhattanville College's Castle Conversation. Huffington, Rather, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin will speak at the college's Reid Castle. Huffington, the co-founder and editor in chief of the Huffington Post, kicks off the series with her unique take on the evolving media landscape on March 25. Rather, the former anchor for CBS News, will visit on June 24. Degrassa Tyson comes to Manhattaville on Sept. 9 and Kearns Goodwin will visit on Dec. 2. For more info…

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Sports
Girl's Historic Win Spurs Danbury Wrestling To Another League Title Girl's Historic Win Spurs Danbury Wrestling To Another League Title
Girl's Historic Win Spurs Danbury Wrestling To Another League Title DANBURY, Conn. -- Danbury High School's wrestling team took part in a historic first for its league Saturday en route its 28th title in the last 29 years. Freshman Victoria Goncalves won the 99-pound weight class championship with a 16-1 technical fall over Wilton wrestler Finn McGovern in the championship bout. With the victory, Goncalves became the first girl to win a league championship in the history of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Goncalves, who is accomplished at judo, came into the tournament as the No. 1 seed. She has been wrestling since she was 5 y…

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Events
Westport's The Boathouse Plans Bridal And Event Expo Westport's The Boathouse Plans Bridal And Event Expo
Westport's The Boathouse Plans Bridal And Event Expo WESTPORT, Conn. -- The Boathouse Restaurant will host a Bridal and Event Expo on Sunday, March 1, from 2-5 p.m. The restaurant is at the Saugatuck Rowing Club at 521 Riverside Ave.  The free event will showcase a number of participating vendors as well as a wide range of free sampling foods and wines from The Boathouse Restaurant at The Saugatuck Rowing Club. Reservations are required. Make them by calling The Boathouse 203-227-3399.  

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Sports
Norwalk Mad Bulls Crown 3 State Wrestling Champions Norwalk Mad Bulls Crown 3 State Wrestling Champions
Norwalk Mad Bulls Crown 3 State Wrestling Champions NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk Mad Bulls youth wrestling team sent a team record of six wrestlers to the state finals and crowned three champions. Colin Falla, Ryan Monti and Sam Nieves of the Mad Bulls all won state titles in the tournament at Westhill High School in Stamford.  Nicky Singer, Mike Marini and Quincy Carter finished second. First-grader Damari Maxam placed fourth in his division and received his award as the Mad Bull coaches surrounded him with congratulatory handshakes and high-fives. It was a day filled with mixed emotions as the Mad Bull team had some heartbreakin…

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