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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

Lifestyle

Florida Keys Offer Norwalk Anglers A Chance To Escape The Cold NORWALK, Conn. -- To even the most optimistic angler, the dreary months of January and February seem to drag endlessly. While hardy souls are rewarded with the occasional winter flounder and blackfish through December, the brunt of winter and first snowfall unceremoniously slam the door on the recreational fishing season off Norwalk’s coast. The ensuing cabin fever, endless hours spent tinkering with rods and tackle, and the perpetual grayness becomes suffocating. This syndrome know to all fishermen can only be cured by a trip to warmer waters. The panacea for this illness is witho…

by John Haffey

01/30/2015

News

Veteran Mount Vernon Firefighter Welcomes Son To Department MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- A longtime Mount Vernon firefighter welcomed his son to the department, according to a report on News 12. Joseph Melendez joined his father, Tito, a 25-year veteran of the department, as a member of the Mount Vernon Fire Department. Last year, the son of Anthony Piscopo, another longtime firefighter, also joined the fire department, according to the story. Click here for the News 12 story.

by Tom Renner

01/30/2015

Real Estate

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hosts Home Ownership Seminar In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. -- The Westport, Fairfield and Southport offices of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties will host a free home ownership seminar on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. The event will be held at the Westport office at 272 Post Road East in Westport. The presentation will cover topics such as buying before you sell, renters transitioning to owners, and buying after a change in economic conditions. People can learn what the current requirements are to purchase with a mortgage and how things have changed since the recovery. For more information or to RSVP cont…

by Tom Renner

01/30/2015

Schools

Peekskill Named One Of State's 10 Most Fiscally Stressed School Districts PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- The Peekskill School District was named Thursday as one of New York's 10 most fiscally stressed districts, according to state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Ninety school districts, more than 13 percent of districts statewide, have been designated as fiscally stressed under DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System. DiNapoli’s office evaluated 672 school districts with fiscal years ending on June 30, 2014. Peekskill was the only school district in Westchester County among the 10 most stressed. The other schools that were classified in "significant stress" are Wyanda…

by Tom Renner

01/29/2015

Obituaries

Armand Schwab Jr., 91, Longtime Mamaroneck Resident, Magazine Editor MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Armand Schwab Jr., a former editor of Scientific American and The New York Times, died on Jan. 9 at his home in New York City. He was 91 and a longtime resident of Mamaroneck. Schwab and his family lived in Mamaroneck from 1952 to 1977. According to his son, Tony, "Mamaroneck was tremendously important to my father. . . One of my dad's proudest moments was when, on the night of Dr. (Martin Luther) King's death, he walked with black leaders through what was then called Washingtonville to express solidarity and commiseration." After moving to Mamaroneck, Schwab and his…

by Tom Renner

01/29/2015

Sports

Ossining Native Named NE-10 Hockey Player Of The Week OSSINING, N.Y. – Robbie Dorgan of Ossining, a junior on the Stonehill College men's hockey team, was named the Northeast-10 Conference's Player of the Week. Dorgan was involved in six of Stonehill's 10 goals last week (two goals, four assists) as the Skyhawks went 1-0-1 in two games. Stonehill tied Western New England University, 4-4, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, and posted a 6-2 victory on Sunday at Southern New Hampshire University Dorgan, a 2013-14 NE-10 All-Conference first-team selection, sparked Stonehill's rally from a 4-0 deficit Jan. 21 with his goal in the closing seconds of the sec…

by Tom Renner

01/29/2015

Politics

Terrence Murphy Named Chair Of Key State Senate Committee WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- State Senator Terrence Murphy has been selected by the Senate Majority Conference to serve as the chairperson of the Senate Administrative Regulations Review Commission, or ARRC. Murphy represents the 40th District, which includes Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties. He owns Yorktown Health & Wellness Center and Murphy's Restaurant in Yorktown. This assignment puts Murphy in a powerful position to combat overregulation, with investigative oversight of all State agency mandates and regulations that affect local governments and businesses an…

by Tom Renner

01/29/2015

Sports

Greenwich Hockey Player Draws Interest Of NHL Scouts FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Hockey players from Greenwich, Darien and Ridgefield were among the players listed last week when the NHL's Central Scouting Bureau released its midterm ranking of 2015 draft candidates from North America. Johnny McDermott of Darien, McKay Flanagan of Ridgefield and William Somers of Greenwich are among the players who made the list. All three boys are members of private school hockey teams. They were among the players featured in a MaxPreps’ article on standouts in the New England Prep School Athletic Council teams who drew interest from NHL scouts. McDerm…

by Tom Renner

01/29/2015

Police & Fire

Ridgefield School Board Member Faces Shoplifting Charge RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- A member of the Ridgefield Board of Education plans to resign after she was arrested on shoplifting charges, according to a report in The Ridgefield Press. Irene Burgess, 51, was arrested Jan. 22 and charged with sixth-degree larceny, the story said. Burgess also faced shoplifting charges in November 2013 from an incident at Kohl's, the Press said. Burgess, a Democrat, has been vice chairman of the school board since 2010, according to her LinkedIn profile. Read the story here in The Ridgefield Press.

by Tom Renner

01/29/2015

Neighbors

Weston Middle School Stages 'The Music Man Junior' WESTON, Conn. -- Weston Middle School's Short Wharf will stage "The Music Man Junior" for three shows. Shows are Friday, Jan. 30, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 31, at 3 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 1, at 3 p.m. All shows are at the Weston High School auditorium. According to the WHYS Company website: "The story follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize. The catch? He doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he fall…

by Tom Renner

01/29/2015

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