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Tom Renner

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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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Pelham Manor Police Chief To Have Pay Cut, Training After Racist Emails Pelham Manor Police Chief To Have Pay Cut, Training After Racist Emails
Pelham Manor Police Chief To Have Pay Cut, Training After Racist Emails PELHAM MANOR - Pelham Manor Police Chief Al Mosiello must undergo sensitivity training after sending racist emails, according to a report on News 12 Westchester. Mosiello's salary will also be reduced as part of the discipline for forwarding racially offensive jokes from his home computer in 2011. Mosiello faces termination if the behavior re-occurs. Read the News 12 story here.

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News
New York Times Spotlights 'The Lives Of Hamilton Fish' Filmed In Garrison New York Times Spotlights 'The Lives Of Hamilton Fish' Filmed In Garrison
New York Times Spotlights 'The Lives Of Hamilton Fish' Filmed In Garrison WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The New York Times featured the movie "The Lives of Hamilton Fish" in a recent article. The move, which released last year, is told through songs and based on true events in the Hudson Valley. Two men, both named Hamilton Fish, could not have been more disparate. One was a statesman, and the other was a serial killer. The Peekskill Evening Star newspaper announced the death of both men on Jan. 16, 1936.  Most of the film was shot in Garrison, according to the film's website. Some scenes were also filmed at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining. The film…

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Accident Near Tappan Zee Bridge Slows Wednesday Commute Accident Near Tappan Zee Bridge Slows Wednesday Commute
Accident Near Tappan Zee Bridge Slows Wednesday Commute WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Westchester County commuters crossing the Tappan Zee Bridge faced lengthy delays Wednesday morning due to an accident. The accident on the northbound side of the New York State Thruway in Tarrytown involved a tractor-trailer and several vehicles. The accident closed northbound lanes to the bridge and occurred around 6:45 a.m. Westchester County-bound commuters also faced delays due to rubber necking. There was no time estimate on when the accident will be cleared.

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Road Work Slows Wednesday Commute In Fairfield County Road Work Slows Wednesday Commute In Fairfield County
Road Work Slows Wednesday Commute In Fairfield County FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Commuters traveling on Interstate 95 Southbound faced morning delays Wednesday in Westport. Road work between exits 18 and 17 on the Southbound side of the interstate slowed the morning rush hour.  The right lane was closed.  The road work was expected to conclude around 10:30 a.m. according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation. 

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Real Estate
Single-Family Home Sales Fall In Danbury Single-Family Home Sales Fall In Danbury
Single-Family Home Sales Fall In Danbury FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Fourth quarter real estate activity fell off sharply in the fourth quarter in Danbury and Ridgefield, which was part of an overall trend of declining sales in Fairfield County. In Fairfield County, single-family home sales fell 4 percent during the fourth quarter in  2014 compared with the same time period from 2013. Danbury’s single-family home sales fell 10 percent, and Ridgefield's sales fell 19 percent. For the year, sales declined in both communities. In Danbury, sales fell 5 percent compared with 2013 and Ridgefield's sales fell 15 percent. Sales fell 6 …

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Real Estate
Fairfield Endures Volatile Real Estate Ride In 2014 Fairfield Endures Volatile Real Estate Ride In 2014
Fairfield Endures Volatile Real Estate Ride In 2014 FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The final numbers for the real estate market in Fairfield in 2014 ended up decent but not until enduring volatile sales activity throughout much of the year. “It was a very interesting and exciting year,’’ said Brad Kimmelman, brokerage manager of the William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty office in Southport. “We had a dismal first three months, then it picked up, and from July on it was stop and go. We didn’t have that constant hum.” For the fourth quarter, there were 120 closed unit sales in Fairfield, a 25 percent drop from the last quarter in 2013. Median s…

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Real Estate
Median Home Sale Price In Norwalk Climbs 5% In 4th Quarter Median Home Sale Price In Norwalk Climbs 5% In 4th Quarter
Median Home Sale Price In Norwalk Climbs 5% In 4th Quarter NORWALK, Conn. -- The median sale price for a single-family home jumped 5 percent in Norwalk in the fourth quarter of 2014 compared with 2013, according to a sales report provided by William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty. Fourth-quarter activity also increased in Norwalk compared with 2013, with a small increase of 2 percent. For the year, sales declined 5 percent in Norwalk compared with 2013 and the median sale price fell 1 percent to $430,000. William Pitt Sotheby’s data also broke out Rowayton, which had a 20 percent rise in units sold for the fourth quarter compared with 2013…

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Real Estate
Greenwich Home Prices Climb 11% In 2014 Greenwich Home Prices Climb 11% In 2014
Greenwich Home Prices Climb 11% In 2014 GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich real estate closed with a flurry of activity in 2014 and helped the market achieve an increase of over 11 percent in the median sale price for single-family homes. Theresa Hatton, executive vice president of the Greenwich Association of Realtors, reported 59 closings in December. “Typically we don’t have anything like that,’’ Hatton said. “It was unusually busy.” For the year, Houlihan Lawrence reported a 6.2 percent drop in home closings in Greenwich. The median sale price, however, rose 11.1 percent, and the average sale price climbed 19.8 percent. The…

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Real Estate
Single-Family Home Sales Fall 9% In 4th Quarter In Westport Single-Family Home Sales Fall 9% In 4th Quarter In Westport
Single-Family Home Sales Fall 9% In 4th Quarter In Westport FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Sales of single-family homes fell markedly in the final quarter of 2014 in Westport, Wilton and Weston, a trend reflected throughout Fairfield County. Single-family home sales dropped 14 percent in Weston in the fourth quarter, compared with the fourth quarter last year. Westport (9 percent) and Wilton (8 percent) also saw declines, according to the fourth quarter report from William Pitt Real Estate. Sales in Easton fell 11 percent and in Redding fell 5 percent. Single-family home sales fell 4 percent throughout Fairfield County during the fourth quarter. …

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Putnam County Posts Encouraging Real Estate Results In Fourth Quarter Putnam County Posts Encouraging Real Estate Results In Fourth Quarter
Putnam County Posts Encouraging Real Estate Results In Fourth Quarter PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Putnam County posted encouraging real estate numbers in terms of transactions and median sale price during the fourth quarter. The number of homes sold jumped 17 percent in the fourth quarter in Putnam compared to the same quarter in  2013. The median sale price rose 8 percent, according to statistics from the Houlihan Lawrence fourth quarter report. For the year, the median sale price in Putnam County fell 1 percent, and the number of homes sold increased 6 percent. The median sale price for a Putnam home is $310,000. The MSP has increased in Putnam County for th…

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