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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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Schools
Norwalk High School Band Reschedules 'Fun Night Out' Fundraiser Norwalk High School Band Reschedules 'Fun Night Out' Fundraiser
Norwalk High School Band Reschedules 'Fun Night Out' Fundraiser NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk High School's Marching Band has rescheduled its "Fun Night Out" fundraiser that had been planned for Friday, Jan. 30. The new date is Friday, Feb. 6, at the American Legion Hall. The band rescheduled after the learning of a forecast for more snow on Friday. The event includes dinner, karaoke, silent auction, dancing and a dessert contest. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the event concludes at 10:30 p.m. The band's jazz musicians will provide live music. There will also be a cash bar. Advance tickets are $20 and $25 at the door. Tickets for students and children …

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Events
Pound Ridge Artists Raise Human Trafficking Awareness Pound Ridge Artists Raise Human Trafficking Awareness
Pound Ridge Artists Raise Human Trafficking Awareness POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- In honor of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, Pound Ridge artists and the International Organization for Adolescents and the Pound Ridge Library have collaborated to raise awareness about this issue with an art exhibit. The exhibit runs through Feb. 21. The opening event is Saturday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. RSVPs are requested to aliboak@me.com. Beginning in 2011, President Barack Obama declared January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.  “Human trafficking has even occurred right here in idyllic Pound Ridge,” said Ali B…

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Events
Mount Kisco Medical Group Plans Heart Disease Symposium Mount Kisco Medical Group Plans Heart Disease Symposium
Mount Kisco Medical Group Plans Heart Disease Symposium MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- The Mount Kisco Medical Group will hold a symposium on cardiovascular disease as part of its community education series on Thursday, Feb. 12. The symposium begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Mount Kisco Office at 110 S. Bedford Road. It will be held on the third floor in the Founders Conference Room. The event will be presented by Drs. Daniel Leonard and Richard Keating. They will discuss prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Contact Doreen Semel at 914-242-2666 for more information. More information is also on the MKMG website.

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Police & Fire
Police Continue Probe Into Suicide At Danbury Mall Police Continue Probe Into Suicide At Danbury Mall
Police Continue Probe Into Suicide At Danbury Mall DANBURY, Conn. -- Danbury police continue to investigate the suicide of a 50-year-old man Saturday at the Danbury Fair Mall, according to a report on blog.ctnews.com. The man, who has not been identified, stabbed himself inside a bathroom at Sears. He was not a store employee, police said.  Police are reviewing surveillance video and awaiting the autopsy results, the report said. Click here to read the full story at blog.ctnews.com.  

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Weather
Photos Show Snowstorm Aftermath In Bedford Photos Show Snowstorm Aftermath In Bedford
Photos Show Snowstorm Aftermath In Bedford BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Daily Voice community advisors Bea Rhodes and Karen Bevin Ransom contributed photos from the aftermath of Monday's snowstorm in Bedford. While the storm sideswiped Westchester County, there was still enough snow to close schools and create traffic headaches on Tuesday. Bedford and the rest of the region returned to normalcy on Wednesday, but more snow is predicted to arrive over the next few days.

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News
Eastchester Father Reportedly Waives Hearing In Crash To Protect Daughter Eastchester Father Reportedly Waives Hearing In Crash To Protect Daughter
Eastchester Father Reportedly Waives Hearing In Crash To Protect Daughter EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- An Eastchester father whose 15-year-old daughter was charged in a Pennsylvania automobile accident that killed three teenage boys agreed this week to waive an evidentiary hearing in the case so the teen would not have to testify, according to a report on LoHud.com. Michael Ware, 53, faces felony charges for letting his unlicensed daughter drive his vehicle, a Chevrolet Suburban, on Aug. 30 in Paupack Township in the Pocono Mountain region of Pennsylvania. Ware owns a vacation home in the Poconos. Three 15-year-old boys from Bucks County, Pa. died in the accident. Th…

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Obituaries
Lynn Kokinchak, 53, Of Somers Lynn Kokinchak, 53, Of Somers
Lynn Kokinchak, 53, Of Somers SOMERS, N.Y. -- Lynn Kokinchak, 53, of Somers died Sunday, Jan. 25. She was born to the late Vincent and Violet Kokinchak. Lynn is survived by her brother, Donald Kokinchak (Helen) of Croton-on-Hudson; and nieces, Samantha and Melissa Kokinchak. Family will receive friends on Thursday, Jan.  29, from 4-7 p.m. at Clark Associates Funeral Home, 4 Woods Bridge Road, Katonah. The funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 30, at the funeral home.  

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Obituaries
Giuseppe Iacono, 85, Of Norwalk; Worked At Nash Engineering Giuseppe Iacono, 85, Of Norwalk; Worked At Nash Engineering
Giuseppe Iacono, 85, Of Norwalk; Worked At Nash Engineering NORWALK, Conn. -- Giuseppe Iacono, 85 of Norwalk, died peacefully at his home Sunday. Jan. 25. Giuseppe was born in Barano di Ischia, Italy, on March 15, 1929, the son of the late Sammuel and Marcella Mattera Iacono and has lived locally since 1955. He was retired from Nash Engineering, where he had worked in the maintenance department for 25 years. He was a member of the Norwalk Senior Center, enjoyed gardening, making wine, playing bocce and walking. He was also a movie buff, enjoyed music and especially enjoyed spending time with his family. Survivors include a son, George J. (The…

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Obituaries
John (Jack) McElroy Jr., 86, Army Veteran Worked For N.Y. Telephone John (Jack) McElroy Jr., 86, Army Veteran Worked For N.Y. Telephone
John (Jack) McElroy Jr., 86, Army Veteran Worked For N.Y. Telephone OSSINING, N.Y. -- John (Jack) McElroy Jr. died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. He was 86. McElroy was born in Ossining on Nov. 16, 1928, to John J. McElroy, Sr. and Julia (Tobin) McElroy. He attended St. Theresa's School in Sleepy Hollow (then called North Tarrytown) and Washington Irving High School. While at WIHS, he played on the undefeated, untied football team in the 1944 regular season. After his graduation from high school, Jack enlisted in the U.S. Army, 82nd Airborne Division in 1946 and trained as a paratrooper. He was honorably discharged in August 1948 and remained forever proud of …

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Obituaries
Courtney Byrnes, 29, Stamford Native, Radiology Tech Student Courtney Byrnes, 29, Stamford Native, Radiology Tech Student
Courtney Byrnes, 29, Stamford Native, Radiology Tech Student STAMFORD, Conn. -- Courtney Anne Byrnes, 29, a former resident of Stamford, died Sunday, Jan. 25, at Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, N.J., after a courageous eight-year battle against cancer. Byrnes was born and grew up in Stamford, and graduated from King School in 2003. Over the past six years, she called Barnegat Light her home. She had just finished her first year of a radiology technician training program. From her family and friends to her fellow students to her many nurses, doctors and surgeons, Byrnes was beloved and admired by everyone she met. She is survived b…

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