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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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Business

New Software Company Applango Launches In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. – A new software company launched in Stamford on Tuesday at the Stamford Innovation Center. Applango collects, analyzes and reports on the usage of Software as a service (SaaS) applications,. The company aims to solve adoption issues and inefficient business processes that have plagued the SaaS industry by revealing usage data to which they have never previously had access. Appalango, which also has an office in Israel, offers a single, simple solution to collect, analyze and report effective and inefficient usage of SaaS applications including Salesforce.com, Box and Go…

by Tom Renner

09/17/2014

Neighbors

Volunteers Needed To Help Build Playground In Bridgeport Park BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Volunteers are needed to help build a playground on Thursday, Sept. 18, in Bridgeport. The playground will be built at Shell Street Park. Volunteers are needed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The playground is being built in partnership with KaBOOM and the Our Family Foundation by Stop & Shop. For more information, contact Lauren Allen at lallen@kaboom.org or 202 412-4887.

by Tom Renner

09/17/2014

Neighbors

Greenwich First Selectman Will Help Kick Off United Way Campaign GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Greenwich United Way 2014-15 Community Campaign officially kicks off Thursday, Sept. 18, with First Selectman Peter Tesei announcing the organization’s 80th fall fundraising launch in a brief ceremony on the steps of Town Hall at 4:30 p.m. Tesei and the United Way invite all residents, businesses, town employees and others to join in saluting and supporting the local United Way and its efforts on the community’s behalf. Tesei’s proclamation notes in part that the United Way, in the midst of its milestone 80th anniversary of identifying and meeting the health and …

by Tom Renner

09/17/2014

Events

Methodist Church In Westport Offers 'Back To Church Sunday' WESTPORT, Conn. – “Back to Church Sunday,” part of a national movement of churches across America, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at the United Methodist Church of Westport and Weston. National “Back to Church Sunday” is an initiative “Inviting America Back to Church.” It seeks to reach the "un-churched" and "de-churched" — people who once attended church, but don't any more — and invite them to return for a special Sunday. Back to Church Sunday was launched four years ago in response to a survey of 15,000 adults in the United States. Results showed a personal invitation fr…

by Tom Renner

09/17/2014

Schools

Purchase-suny Adds Masters Program That Combines Arts, Entrepreneurship PURCHASE, N.Y. -- Purchase College-SUNY announced Tuesday it will launch a master's degree program in Entrepreneurship in the Arts — the first degree in the country that focuses exclusively on creating new entities in the arts sector. The program will begin in fall 2015. It will provide graduates with the skills to create arts ventures and act as entrepreneurs—along with an in-depth foundation in management and leadership skills. “This visionary degree program will enable graduates to identify, imagine and build enterprises that will create and sustain the arts marketplace of tomorrow,…

by Tom Renner

09/17/2014

Sports

Norwalk's Steven Enoch Commits To Play Basketball At UConn NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk’s Steven Enoch committed to play basketball with the University of Connecticut over the weekend. Enoch, who played at Norwalk High School last season, transferred to St. Thomas More this school year. The 6-foot-10 senior averaged 14.4 points and 11.4 rebounds last year for Norwalk. During the summer, Enoch caught the eye of college recruiters with excellent performances at several basketball camps. He said in an interview in July, however, that he has always been a UConn basketball fan. “Growing up I’ve always wanted to play at UConn, and my family wanted m…

by Tom Renner

09/16/2014

Lifestyle

Seeing Again WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Joe Vellone is a football fan. The retired Baldwin Place roofing contractor loves to watch the New York Jets on television, but that has become more and more difficult in recent years. Vellone, 76, has had his vision severely impaired by macular degeneration. “It started about six or seven years ago and got progressively worse until I couldn’t see anything out of my left eye,” says Vellone, who with his wife, Ida, 75, has three daughters, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. “That eye was absolutely blind.” Macular degeneration is a leading cause of…

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Sports

New Canaan Ranked No. 1 In MaxPreps Football Poll FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- New Canaan grabbed the No. 1 ranking in the state from MaxPreps after the opening weekend of the high school football season in Connecticut. Fairfield Prep (No. 4) and Darien (No. 6) were also ranked in the Top 10 by MaxPreps among state teams. The Rams beat Hand of Madison, 21-14, in their season-opening game on Friday. The Rams led 12-0 after one quarter, but Hand rallied for 14-12 halftime lead. The Rams scored nine unanswered points in the second half, and the defense blanked Hand. Quarterback Mike Collins threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns while …

by Tom Renner

09/16/2014

Sports

Weston 7th Grade Football Team Holds Off New Canaan WESTON, Conn. -- The Weston Trojans 7th grade football team defeated New Cannan Red, 8-6, in a night game before a good-size crowd at New Canaan. Weston scored on its first possession when quarterback Nate Slump ran in from 5 yards out to take a 6-0 lead. Johnny Cassol scored the 2-point conversion on a tough catch to put Weston ahead, 8-0. The defense stood stout throughout and was led by Dan McGuire, Joseph McGuire, Andrew Prackup, Duncan McGrade, Hayden Lawrence, Avery Luchetta, Aiden Gomar, and Roman Moniz, who had a key interception. Max Burdett anchored the offensive line, whi…

by Tom Renner

09/16/2014

Sports

Westchester Teams Rank High In MaxPreps Football WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Archbishop Stepinac High School of White Plains is ranked No. 2 in New York state high school football in the latest rankings from MaxPreps. Iona Prep is ranked No. 27, and Rye Neck is ranked No. 30. Stepinac improved to 2-0 with a 28-10 in its win Saturday over Monroe-Woodbury. Brandon Coleman rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns to lead Stepinac, which plays Holy Cross of Flushing on Saturday,Sept. 13. Iona Prep slipped to 1-1 with a 32-25 loss to St. Frances Academy of Baltimore on Friday, Sept. 12. Rye Neck (2-0) beat Woodlands, 34-0, as Jake Sev…

by Tom Renner

09/16/2014

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