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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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Sports

Dobbs Ferry's Paschall Sparks Fordham Basketball Team DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. -- Eric Paschall, a freshman from Dobbs Ferry, leads the Fordham University men’s basketball team in scoring entering Monday’s game against Manhattan College. Paschall, who played at St. Thomas More in Connecticut in high school, is averaging 18.1 points per game for the Rams (3-5). He has started seven games and scored 31 points in his college debut, a 94-77 win over the New York Institute of Technology. He earned Rookie of the Week honors by the Atlantic 10 for that performance. Paschall was named the New England Prep School Athletic Conference AAA Player of the Yea…

by Tom Renner

12/23/2014

Sports

Ridgefield Basketball Star Kurt Steidl Scores Season-High 18 For Vermont RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Ridgefield’s Kurt Steidl scored a season-high 18 points for the University of Vermont on Thursday in a 58-57 loss to Yale. Steidl, a sophomore, has started seven games for Vermont (5-5). He is averaging 8.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. He also averages a team-high 27.9 minutes per game. He also had six rebounds against Vermont. His 3-pointer with 1:34 remaining gave the Catamounts a 56-55 lead, but Yale's Matt Townsend sank a jumper with 4.1 seconds to give Yale the win. Steidl was named to the America East All-Rookie team last year as a freshman. His career…

by Tom Renner

12/22/2014

Obituaries

Maureen Ferrara-Higle, 66, Of Stamford; Musician And Teacher STAMFORD, Conn. -- Maureen Ferrara-Higle, 66, a lifelong resident of Stamford, died at Yale-New Haven Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 16, due to complications of pulmonary hypertension. Ferrara-Higle was born on May 2, 1948 to Vincent James and Marie Cerreta Ferrara. Ferrara-Higle was a musician and pianist. She was a gifted and in-demand performer, and continued to teach private piano lessons throughout her life, sharing her gift and love of music with people of all ages, both in this role, and as a long-time music teacher at Dolan Middle School. She was also active in the Schubert Club of…

by Daily Voice

12/22/2014

Real Estate

Greenwich Realtors Report 41 Single-Family Home Sales For November GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Greenwich Association of Realtors reported 41 single-family residential closings in November in its most recent report. The number of single-family residential closings decreased by 4 percent percent compared with November 2013, when there were 43 closings. The median sale price for a single-family home increased to $2,317,500 from $1,712,500, the median sales price in November 2013. The average days on the market for residential homes was 203 days, which was a big increase from 137 days in November 2013. This year continues to follow the trends of last year, with …

by Tom Renner

12/22/2014

Sports

Former Greeley Star Matt Townsend Hits Game-Winner For Yale Basketball CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Matt Townsend of Chappaqua, a former star at Horace Greeley High School, hit the game-winning basket for Yale University on Thursday in a 57-56 win over the University of Vermont. Townsend buried a jumper from the top of the key to give the win to the Bulldogs (9-3). Townsend finished with eight points, four rebounds and three assists in 27 minutes. Townsend, the leading scorer in Horace Greeley history, is averaging 8.6 points and 3.3 rebounds for Yale. He has started nine games. Yale stunned the college basketball world earlier in the year with a 45-44 win over t…

by Tom Renner

12/22/2014

Sports

Wilton Wahoos Named Gold Medal Club By USA Swimming WILTON, Conn. – The Wilton Wahoos were ranked 15th in the nation and named a gold medal club by USA Swimming as the national organization announced its Club Excellence program. Of the more than 10,000 swim clubs in the United States, the Wahoos are one of the top 20 elite swimming programs that have earned a gold medal in consecutive years. The Club Excellence Program identifies and recognizes USA Swimming clubs nationwide for their commitment to performance excellence and strives to promote the development of strong, well-rounded senior swimming at the junior national level. Throug…

by Tom Renner

12/22/2014

Schools

Manhattanville Business School Names Marketing Director PURCHASE, N.Y. - Manhattanville School of Business has announced the addition of Greenwich resident Jean Mann as director of marketing and enrollment services and Rye resident Denise Cain as assistant director of undergraduate programs and non-credit initiatives. Both have extensive backgrounds in higher education, business and marketing. In her new role, Mann will capitalize on the unique benefits of the college – its graduate, undergraduate and certificate programs – to drive student enrollment and program attendance, as well as increase revenues. Mann also will focus her efforts on b…

by Tom Renner

12/22/2014

Sports

Norwalk River Rowing Names New Coach For Girls Team NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk River Rowing Association has hired Evans Liolin as head coach of the girls racing team and manager of business development. Liolin comes to Norwalk River Rowing with over 20 years of coaching experience, most recently as varsity lightweight men’s coach at Georgetown University, where his crews excelled. Liolin also coached at Yale, Northeastern, University of Chicago and the Boston Rowing Center. Liolin has coached at the US Rowing Lightweight Development Camp and for the United States Junior National Team. Crews he has coached have won gold and silver medals a…

by Tom Renner

12/22/2014

Business

Business Council Of Westchester Seeks New Members For 2015 WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Business Council of Westchester is encouraging businesses to join the organization by the end of the year. The White Plains-based Council connects over 1,000 businesses in the Lower Hudson Valley. Businesses can participate in over 80 different programs designed to support business growth. Members who join by Dec. 31, 2014 will be included in an upcoming Daily Voice story with links to their business websites. “The strength of the membership is reflected in the growth and diversity of business sectors that connect to help businesses grow,’’ said Sara Jame…

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Lifestyle

Parents, Students Join Family Literacy Night In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- More than 100 Spanish-speaking children and parents from the South End of Stamford turned out on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the Lathon Wider Community Center for the second Family Literacy Night of the school year. It was hosted by the Junior League of Stamford-Norwalk (JLSN) and the Stamford Public Education Foundation (SPEF). Four times each year, SPEF and JLSN bring Literacy Night to low-income kindergarten, first and second grade children and their families in the South End. Each day, these students travel by bus to get to their school in Springdale. Their lives are a…

by Tom Renner

12/19/2014

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