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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

Darien Chamber Welcomes SoNo Baking Company DARIEN, Conn. -- One week after opening, the Darien Chamber of Commerce welcomed the SoNo Baking Company to Darien with an official ribbon cutting. The Darien location is at 49 Tokeneke Road and will feature a cafe, espresso bar and its selection of baked goods, cakes, pastries, cookies and artisan breads. Some lunch dishes will also be on the menu. Sono Baking Company also has a location on Water Street in Norwalk. The business is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Read more about the new location here in the Daily Voice. For more information, visit its Facebook page or website. Phot…

by Tom Renner

09/05/2014

Sports

Poll: Norwalk Fans Ready For Start Of New NFL Season FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Fairfield County football fans -- are you ready for a new season? The National Football League season kicks off Sunday and Monday for the hometown teams from the New York area. The Jets host the Oakland Raiders on Sunday at 1 p.m. at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The Giants play on Monday against the Detroit Lions. Kickoff at Ford Field is 7:10 p.m. Neither team made the playoffs in 2013. The Giants stumbled to an 0-6 start and finished 7-9. The Jets won three of their last four games to finish 8-8. Neither team reached the league playoffs. The Giants did …

by Tom Renner

09/05/2014

Sports

Putnam County Fans Ready For Start Of New NFL Season PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Putnam County professional football fans are ready for the start of a new season as the National Football League kicks off Sunday and Monday for the New York teams. The Jets host the Oakland Raiders on Sunday at 1 p.m. at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The Giants play on Monday at the Detroit Lions. Kickoff at Ford Field is 7:10 p.m. Neither team made the playoffs in 2013. The Giants stumbled to an 0-6 start and finished 7-9. The Jets won three of their last four games to finish 8-8. The Giants did go 5-0 in the preseason this year. The Jets were 2-2. The Giant…

by Tom Renner

09/05/2014

Business

Pleasantville CrossFit Business Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- CrossFit Immortal in Pleasantville recently celebrated its first anniversary. The business opened at 72 Memorial Plaza with owners and longtime friends Tommy Carter and John Nannariello. CrossFit combines all elements of exercise, including endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, balance, accuracy and agility. Carter and Nannariello are CrossFit certified and are the lead trainers at the business. "The facility here is awesome,'' one reviewer wrote on the business' Facebook page. "The coaches, Tommy and John, are two of the most …

by Tom Renner

09/05/2014

Sports

Bronxville's Cain Running Fifth Avenue Mile In New York BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Bronxville native Mary Cain will run in the Fifth Avenue Mile in New York on Saturday, Sept. 13. Cain, a freshman at the University of Portland, runs professionally for the Nike Oregon Project and is coached by distance running legend Alberto Salazar. Cain won the world junior title at 3,000 meters in July. The Fifth Avenue Mile, which is hosted by New York Road Runners, features some of the world's top runners. The women's professional race is scheduled to start at 12:45 p.m. Cain was a running standout at Bronxville High School before moving to Oregon to train…

by Tom Renner

09/05/2014

Sports

Rowers, Parents From Norwalk Club Run Race In New Haven NORWALK, Conn. -- Girls and parents from Norwalk's Connecticut Boat Club traded their oars for running shoes on Monday as they ran in the Stratton Faxon New Haven Road Race. The annual tradition to kick off the fall racing season saw about 25 girls and several parents run in the 5-kilometer or 20-kilometer race. CBC, one of the top all-girls rowing programs in the nation, is coached by Liz Trond. The team won a silver medal at the USRowing Youth Nationals in June in the Women's 8+. For more information on the team, visit its website.

by Tom Renner

09/05/2014

Politics

Scarsdale Congressman Applauds Store That Stops Selling Tobacco WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel, (D-N.Y.) a member of the Subcommittee on Health for the House Energy and Commerce Committee, applauded CVS Health for ending tobacco product sales at its 7,700 stores nationwide earlier than expected. The drugstore chain, which changed its name Thursday from CVS to CVS Health, said earlier this year it would stop the sale of tobacco products in October. Thursday, the store said the products are no longer available. “I commend CVS Health for their commitment to end tobacco sales, and for doing so nearly a month ahead of their announced sc…

by Tom Renner

09/05/2014

Schools

School-Based Health Centers Open For Norwalk Students NORWALK, Conn. -- As the new school year begins for the Norwalk Public Schools, so does s resource that is available to students and their families: the school-based health centers. The Dr. Robert E. Appleby School Based Health Centers, a program of the Human Services Council, operate in three Norwalk high schools as well as in Nathan Hale, Ponus Ridge and West Rocks Middle Schools, mental health only. This program offers accessible, high-quality healthcare to students while school is in session. The school-based health centers provide essential health services to those who need it most…

by Rhonda Capuano

09/05/2014

Events

DeCicco's In Armonk Plans Beer Tasting With California Brewer ARMONK, N.Y. -- DeCicco's in Armonk will welcome Patrick Rue and 20 of his award-winning beers from “The Bruery” for a beer tasting from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12. After graduating law school in 2008, Patrick Rue set out to redefine what “beer” is by opening his dream, “The Bruery.” His calling was to create beers with character and depth. "I'd like to be the cause for many to experience a new side of beer — a paradigm shift that makes someone realize that beer is so much more complex, interesting and enjoyable than what they had previously believed,'' Rue said. Joe and Chri…

by Tom Renner

09/05/2014

Events

Westport's Levitt Pavilion Wraps Up Summer With 3 Free Concerts WESTPORT, Conn. -- The Levitt Pavilion will present three free concerts to wrap its inaugural summer season in its newly renovated facility. Country and Western band Gunsmoke plays on Friday, Sept. 5, at 8 p.m.; Strawberry Fields, a Beatles tribute band, plays Sunday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m.; and D.N.R performs in a special concert tribute to First Responders and EMS on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. Gunsmoke performs music made famous by legendary country, western-swing, and rockabilly artists that have inspired them to keep the tradition and legacy alive. The Darien-based band has been en…

by Tom Renner

09/05/2014

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