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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

News

Pleasantville High School Mourns Sudden Death Of Student, 17 PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- The sudden death of a Pleasantville High School senior stunned the community over the weekend, according to a report on News 12. Shane Howe, 17, was a senior at Pleasantville High. He was an avid guitarist. The cause of death has not been released. Click here for the News 12 story.

by Tom Renner

02/02/2015

Schools

Yonkers Students Honored For Martin Luther King Essays YONKERS, N.Y. -- Mayor Mike Spano announced three winners in the Mayor's Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest. Yonkers students Ray Trayfors (fifth grade, Casimir Pulaski), Karla Garcia (sixth grade, De Hostos School) and Ata Amponsah (senior, Yonkers Middle High School) were the winners. More than 500 students submitted essays. The students will recite their work at the city’s annual Black History Month Ceremony on Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Ceremonial Courtroom of City Hall.

by Tom Renner

02/02/2015

News

Feds Continue Look At Yonkers Police For Excessive Force, Discrimination YONKERS, N.Y. -- The U.S. Department of Justice visited Yonkers Saturday to listen to any new complaints about excessive police force, according to a story on News 12. Federal agents have been investigating reports of excessive force and discrimination for eight years, the report said, and some residents say the pattern persists. Federal officials launched a probe in 2007 and in 2009 recommended steps to improve community relations. More recommendations will be forthcoming, the Justice Department said. Yonkers police issued a statement saying the department has "implemented procedure…

by Tom Renner

02/02/2015

Obituaries

Josephine 'Josie' Schutty, 89, Resident Of Yonkers YONKERS, N.Y. -- Josephine "Josie" Marie Schutty, of Yonkers, died at at the age of 89. She was born on May 2, 1925, in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. She was the eldest daughter of Charles and Susan McCann Garvin of Tyrone County, Ireland, and the sibling of three brothers, Michael, Charles and Thomas and four sisters, Margie, Eileen, Anna and Patricia. Schutty met her husband of 62 years, John F. Schutty, Jr., when he was stationed briefly in New York City in 1945 during his World War II military service. They were married in New York on Jan. 11, 1947. She will be best …

by Tom Renner

02/02/2015

Obituaries

Claire Goldman, 85, Fairfield Resident Owned Candy And Gift Shop FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Claire Koenig Goldman, 85, died on Friday, Jan. 30. She was resident of Fairfield. Goldman was the daughter of the late Rachel and Nathan Koenig. She was born in Bridgeport and graduated from Central High School in 1947. She attended Butler Business School, owned a candy and gift shop, and was very active with the former Congregation Agudas Achim Synagogue. She enjoyed hosting family parties, taking long daily walks, bowling and art classes. Claire was the ninth child in a family of ten. She is survived by sons Paul, Ray and Norman; daughter-in-laws Marsha, Ho…

by Tom Renner

02/02/2015

Events

Westport Clothing Manufacturer 203 Holds First Community Day WESTPORT, Conn. -- A Westport-based clothing manufacturer will hold its first Community Day on Tuesday. The company, the Two Oh Three, is owned by the sister and brother team of Tory and Roscoe Brown. For 203 Community Day, the company will hold a free glove giveaway in the lower parking lot of the Westport Library at 6:30 p.m. Those who attend are asked to give the gloves to needy resident. "As a company, The Two Oh Three is an avid believer in acts of kindness, no matter how big or small,'' according to a posting on its website. "Everybody has the ability to brighten someone else’…

by Tom Renner

02/02/2015

Business

Former Malloy Adviser Joins NYC Media Team In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- A former senior adviser to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has joined a New York communications group and will be based at the Stamford Innovation Center. Andrew Doba, former director of communications and senior adviser to Malloy, has joined Stu Loeser & Co. as the firm expands to Connecticut. The firm has taken space at the Stamford Innovation Center and launched a website redesign at stuloeser.com. Its headquarters overlook Bryant Park in Manhattan. “I watched with admiration as Doba’s deft storytelling skills and smart strategies helped Governor Malloy lead Connecticut…

by Tom Renner

02/02/2015

Schools

Connecticut Has 3rd Lowest Percentage Of Low-Income Students FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Connecticut has the third lowest percent of low-income students in public schools in the nation, according to a report released last week and posted on CTbythenumbers.info. In Connecticut, 36 percent of students were classified as low-income in the study by the National Center for Education statistics. New Hampshire (27 percent) and North Dakota (30 percent) were the only other states with a lower percentage of low-income students in public schools. Vermont also had 36 percent, tying with Connecticut. Only 10 states had percentages of less than 40 percent. …

by Tom Renner

02/01/2015

Sports

Westchester Football Student-Athletes Honored At 'Golden Dozen' Dinner WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Westchester Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame honored football standouts for both athletic and academic excellence Thursday at the 42nd annual “Golden Dozen” awards banquet at Westchester Country Club in Rye. Twelve winners and 24 second-team selections were honored at the dinner. This year's first-team honorees are: Brandon Coleman, Archbishop Stepinac Timothy DeGraw, Rye High School Will Eisler, Scarsdale High School Ilan Gressel, The Hackley School Steven Ircha, Bronxville High School Stephen Kelley, Walter Pa…

by Tom Renner

01/30/2015

Sports

Westchester County Football Standouts Honored At 'Golden Dozen' Dinner WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Westchester Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame honored football standouts for both athletic and academic excellence Thursday at the 42nd annual “Golden Dozen” awards banquet at Westchester Country Club in Rye. The 12 first-team selections honored Thursday were: Brandon Coleman, Archbishop Stepinac Timothy DeGraw, Rye High School Will Eisler, Scarsdale High School Ilan Gressel, The Hackley School Steven Ircha, Bronxville High School Stephen Kelley, Walter Panas High School Ryan Lee, John Jay-Cross River High School …

by Tom Renner

01/30/2015

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