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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.

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News

Solarize Cortlandt-Croton Kicks Off On Monday CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Solarize Westchester has selected the Town of Cortlandt and Village of Croton-On-Hudson to participate in a solar-energy discount program that will make going solar easy and affordable for their residents and businesses. Solarize Cortlandt-Croton Week will kick off with a workshop on Tuesday from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Hendrick Hudson Free Library, 185 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose. Residents and business owners can learn about the program. A second event will be held on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Croton Free Library, 171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-Hudson. …

by Tom Renner

01/16/2015

Business

Rye House Opens For Business In Port Chester PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- The Rye House officially opened for business at 126 N. Main St. in the heart of Port Chester on Friday, Jan. 9. Another Rye House location is in New York City. The Port Chester location offers a bar and restaurant on two floors, as well as entertainment. The building formerly housed Stratmar Systems Inc., a promotional and merchandising provider, and Zemo's men's wear. The building also was formerly used as headquarters for the American Red Cross. The New York City location promotes its hand-crafted beer, cocktails and lunch and dinner fare. Anthony Tirone,…

by Tom Renner

01/16/2015

Sports

Harvey Ice Hockey Skates In Scarsdale Tournament This Weekend WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Harvey School’s hockey team begins play Saturday at 4:10 p.m. in the annual Scarsdale Raiders Tournament. The Cavaliers meet Pearl River High School in their opening game. Scarsdale faces off against Clarkstown at 6:10 p.m. Scarsdale, undefeated this year, is ranked as the No. 1 team in the section and Clarkstown is No. 3. For Harvey, it’s the team’s second tournament this season against big schools. Coach Alex Morse likes the idea of having the Cavaliers go up against tough competition. “I welcome the challenge, and so do our players,'' Morse said. "…

by Tom Renner

01/16/2015

Business

Office Lease Report Shows Strong Tenant Expansion In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- Office space leasing showed strong growth in Fairfield County and Westchester County last year, according to statistics released Thursday by Stamford-based CBRE. Fairfield County’s availability rate dropped by 45 basis points, driven by tenant expansions in the Greenwich-Stamford Central Business District (CBD) and non-CBD submarkets, ending 2014 at 20.5 percent. Central Fairfield County saw a stable demand for office space over the year, with Datto Inc.’s 100,398-square-foot lease at 101 Merritt 7 in Norwalk ranking as the fourth largest transaction for the year. …

by Tom Renner

01/16/2015

Real Estate

Strong Fourth Quarter Caps Good Year For Putnam Real Estate WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A near seven-percent increase in the fourth quarter in closed sales among the four counties in the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors capped a strong year in real estate for Westchester County. Closed sales increased 6.9 percent in the fourth quarter, compared to the same time frame in 2013. For the year, Realtors participating in the Hudson Gateway Multiple Listing Service, a subsidiary of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, reported 14,169 closed residential transactions in 2014 in Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Orange. That figure represented t…

by Tom Renner

01/16/2015

Lifestyle

Byram Hills Grad Chance Kelly Part Of Local Oscar Race This story has been updated. MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Mamaroneck High School graduates Dan Futterman and Bennett Miller were nominated for Oscars Thursday for their work on the film "Foxcatcher." Futterman was nominated for Best Original Screenplay for the movie along with E. Max Frye. Futterman grew up in Larchmont and graduated from Mamaroneck High School in 1985. He also graduated from Columbia University. Miller, who graduated with Futterman from Mamaroneck High School in 1985, directed “Foxcatcher,” a drama based on true events. The story centers onJohn du Pont's efforts in hiring a …

by Tom Renner

01/15/2015

Police & Fire

Firefighters Put Out Morning Blaze At Yonkers Home YONKERS -- Yonkers Fire Department quickly extinguished a fire on Highland Terrace on Thursday morning. According to a story on News12.com, fire officials said the blaze started when the homeowner's cigar blew into a woodpile stacked near the house Wednesday night. The smoldering ashes erupted into a morning blaze. A 7 a.m. call alerted the fire department to the blaze. There were no injuries and there was minimal damage to the home.

by Tom Renner

01/15/2015

Events

Adults, Teens Compete In Scarsdale Library Spelling Bee SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- The fifth annual Friends of the Scarsdale Library Adult and Teen Spelling Bee will be held on Friday, Jan. 23 at Scarsdale High School. The spelling bee will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the school auditorium. Doors open at 7 p.m. Veteran teams will compete against novices, adults will compete against teens, and library trustees will compete against patrons. In a new high point of town-school relations, a team consisting of Schools Superintendent Thomas Hagerman, Board of Education Trustee Chris Morin, and Scarsdale Teachers Association President David Wixted will compete i…

by Tom Renner

01/15/2015

Obituaries

Rita LiVolsi, 77, East Norwalk Native, Actor, Teacher NORWALK, Conn. -- Rita Elizabeth LiVolsi died on Monday, Jan. 12, at St. Camillus Nursing Home in Stamford. She was 77. LiVolisi was born Nov. 20, 1937, to Peter and Amelia Ferrandino of East Norwalk. Rita was born and raised in East Norwalk until she left home for college. She attended Albertus Magnus College in New Haven where she studied French and Italian as well as the performing arts and received her bachelor's degree. While in New Haven, she acted in a play with Dick Cavett. After college she was a teacher of French and Italian language until she left her career to start a fam…

by Tom Renner

01/15/2015

Obituaries

George LeCates Jr., 81; Worked In Ridgefield Schools, Korean War Vet RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- George L. LeCates Jr. of Ridgefield died on Jan. 10 at Danbury Hospital. He was 81. LeCates was born in Norwalk on Oct. 6, 1933, and was the son of George H. LeCates, Sr. and Ethel J. Drenyoczsky LeCates. He was a graduate of Bassick High School in Bridgeport, Class of 1951, and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He was retired from the Ridgefield School system, where he had been maintenance foreman, and previously had worked for Remington Rand, Hatch & Bailey and C.R. Gibson in Norwalk. He was also a member of the American Legion in Ridgefield. H…

by Tom Renner

01/15/2015

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