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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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Sports

Norwalk High Boys Basketball Looks To Continue Hot Start NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk High School’s basketball team escaped with a one-point win over archrival Brien McMahon High School in its first game of the season. Since then, the past five games have been smooth sailing for the undefeated Bears. Norwalk (6-0) takes its winning streak to New Canaan on Friday night, and has risen to No. 5 in the state in the latest rankings from MaxPreps. After going 9-12 last year, the Bears appear headed for their best record in the four-year tenure of coach Tom Keyes and are on pace for the most wins in the past 11 years. The Bears went 13-9 in 2012-13, w…

by Tom Renner

01/09/2015

Schools

Purchase College Awarded $765,000 for Green Infrastructure Project PURCHASE, N.Y. – Purchase College, SUNY, has announced a $765,000 grant from the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) to implement green infrastructure and significantly improve stormwater management. Created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the council has awarded more than $2 billion for economic growth and job creation during the past three years. “Purchase College proudly accepts this green infrastructure grant from the REDC,” said college President Thomas J. Schwarz. “This opportunity embodies the college’s ‘Think Wide Open’ motto, encompassing environmental and educational benefits …

by Tom Renner

01/09/2015

Neighbors

Westport Library Director Plans To Retire After 17 Years WESTPORT, Conn. -- Maxine Bleiweis will be stepping down as the director of Westport Library. Bleiweis, who has been the director of the library for 17 years, plans to leave her position June 30. She came to Westport after working in Newington. In her formal letter to the Board of Trustees, Bleiweis said: "The decision to make this change has been a difficult one. Helping to guide the Westport Library into a true 21st-century center of learning and innovation for the past 17 years has been the most rewarding work of my professional life. Now, with the Westport Library solidly set on its…

by Tom Renner

01/09/2015

Sports

Home Luge Track Of Ridgefield Olympian Open To Public On Saturday RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- The luge track where Olympian Tucker West of Ridgefield got his start will be open to the public on Saturday, according to a post on the Team Tucker Facebook page. The track is at the home of West, who represented the United States in the 2014 Winter Olympics. The track will open at 9 a.m. and operate until noon. More hours will be added if it is required. The Facebook post from West's father, Brett, also said: Visitors should park at Ridgefield Academy, 223 West Mountain Road. A black shuttle van will transport guests to and from the parking lot and lug…

by Tom Renner

01/09/2015

Business

CBRE Group Of Stamford Represents Stillman In Move To Harrison STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford's CBRE Group represented Stillman Property Management, Inc. in a lease for approximately 8,000 square feet of space at 440 Mamaroneck Ave. in Harrison, N.Y. Stillman will use the space in the 223,000-square-foot building, leased from owner RPW Group, as its expanded and relocated corporate headquarters. It will accommodate the growth the company is experiencing across its property services, co-op building management and condominium property management businesses. Budd Wiesenberg, a vice president in CBRE’s Fairfield and Westchester County office represented S…

by Tom Renner

01/09/2015

Sports

Fairfield University Women's Hoops Team Hosts 'School Day Game' Friday FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield University women’s basketball team will host the first-ever “School Day Game” on Friday, when the Stags play St. Peter's University at 11 a.m. The game is presented by Stop and Shop and more than 1,000 elementary school students from around he area will create a unique atmosphere. All fans will receive free attendance to watch Fairfield, which upset Marist College on Wednesday night. The Stags and the Peacocks will be meeting for the 78th time in program history, with the Stags holding a 40-37 advantage. Fairfield has won the last eight in the series. I…

by Tom Renner

01/09/2015

Politics

Stamford Mayor Encourages Students At Future 5 STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford Mayor David Martin gave a pep talk this week to students of Future 5, a Stamford-based nonprofit that helps low-income high school students graduate and connect to a better and sustainable education and career path. The event with the mayor kicked-off the sixth year of Future 5’s Job Prep workshop. The workshop provides students with six weeks of “soft skills” training for the workplace such as communication skills, professionalism, work ethic and teamwork. Job Prep graduates then qualify for visits to Stamford corporations, job shadowing and internships. Fu…

by Tom Renner

01/09/2015

Police & Fire

Bridgeport Police Seek Suspects In 2014 Home Invasion BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bridgeport Police are seeking information about two men who are wanted in connection with a 2014 home invasion in the city. Elijah Tate, 19, and Michael Shaw, 20, are suspects in a home invasion in Bridgeport that occurred last year. Detective Martin Heanue has active warrants for each carrying $150,000 bonds. Police said the men are known to frequent New Haven and West Haven. Anyone with information about their whereabouts is asked to contact Heanue at 203-581-5242 or 203-581-5201. Tate’s last known address is 52 Blohm St., West Haven. Shaw’s last known addre…

by Tom Renner

01/08/2015

Obituaries

Barbara Loeffler, 77; Longtime Teacher Formerly Lived In Peekskill PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Barbara Audrey (Mason) Loeffler died Tuesday, Jan. 6, in Fleming Island, Fla., at the age of 77. Loeffler was born Nov. 21, 1937, to Harold J. Mason and Arlene A. Ozal in the Bronx. She was a 1955 graduate of Peekskill High School, and in 1959 she earned a bachelor of science degree in elementary education from SUNY College for Teachers in Buffalo. A retired elementary school teacher, she fulfilled her childhood dream of becoming an educator in 1960, when she started her elementary education career in Oklahoma City. There she met her husband and started a family. She…

by Tom Renner

01/08/2015

Schools

John Jay Students Participate In Model United Nations Conference LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- John Jay High School hosted model United Nations delegates from 10 area high schools as part of the John Jay Model UN Conference (JJMUNC) in November. “John Jay delegates used the day as an educational experience to prepare for some of the larger conferences we attend,” Jeffrey Steckler, JJMUNC secretary-general, said in a story on the Katonah-Lewisboro School District website. In 2014, JJMUNC attended five conferences, some of which were multi-day functions at venues including the University of Pennsylvania and Boston University. November’s single-day conference at …

by Tom Renner

01/08/2015

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