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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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Real Estate

Westport Realtor Earns Honor From Industry News Outlet FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Beth DiLoreto, regional vice president of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties, and Darcy Sledge, a sales executive in the Westport office, were recently named one of Commercial Record’s Women of FIRE. The Commercial Record recently set out on a quest to find the best and brightest women from the Connecticut FIRE (Finance, Insurance and Real Estate) sectors. With the help of the Commercial Record’s readers, they chose 13 innovative leaders for the honor. This is the fourth year the Commercial Record has presented the award as well as the fou…

by Tom Renner

07/28/2014

Sports

Wilton Wahoos Send 37 Swimmers To National Meet WILTON, Conn. -- The Wilton Wahoos 37 swimmers at the YMCA Summer National Championships which begin Monday, July 28, in Indianapolis. The swimmers will race in the YMCA Long Course championships at Indiana University and Purdue University. The meet features about 1,500 swimmers from 130 YMCA teams. It concludes on Friday, Aug. 1. The Wahoos hold multiple national championships for both long and short course competitions. Follow the Wahoos through live feed of the meet on www.ymcaswimminganddiving.org. Pictured in photo: Front row: Samantha Cheruk, Kiersten Daly, Maggie Kauffel…

by Tom Renner

07/28/2014

Events

White Plains YMCA Plans Family Float Night WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- On Saturday evening, White Plains YMCA will hold its first Family Float Night, a family-friendly evening of fun and a fundraiser for its 2014 YMCA Annual Campaign. Family Float night will be from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16 in the large pool at the YMCA at 250 Mamaroneck Ave. in White Plains. Bring your float and enjoy a showing of "Finding Nemo" while you float around the heated pool with family and friends. Movie starts at 7 p.m. Food and refreshments will be available for sale, as well as a raffle for great prizes including Crayola gift sets, gift c…

by Tom Renner

07/28/2014

Events

Wizard Of Oz Coming To Westchester Broadway Theatre ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- Westchester Broadway Theatre will produce The Wizard of Oz as it continues its 40th anniversary celebration. The show runs July 31-Sept. 21. WBT’s version of The Wizard Of Oz premiered in London in 1987 and opened in the United States in 1988 starring Cathy Rigby as Dorothy at the Long Beach Civic Light Opera in Long Beach, Calif. This version has become a very popular musical in the United States and has been touring since 2008. ? WBT’s features Devon Perry as Dorothy, Ken Jennings as The Wizard of Oz, Tim Dolan as the Scarecrow, Jayson Elliott (Lion), Chris Kind as t…

by Tom Renner

07/27/2014

News

Traffic Builds Early For Friday's Rush-Hour Commute In Fairfield County FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Traffic delays for Friday afternoon's commute are building early on Interstate 95 and the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield County. An accident on the Merritt Parkway north on the Greenwich/Stamford border occurred at 2:52 p.m. to help start the the commuting headache. The Connecticut Department of Transportation reported on its Traffic Incidents website that the Merritt was congested for 27 miles from Exit 27 in Greenwich to Exit 48 in Fairfield. Connecticut DOT also reported Interstate 95 north was congested from Exit 2 in Greenwich to Exit 24 in Fairfield, a dis…

by Tom Renner

07/25/2014

Sports

Bronxville's Cain Wins 3,000-Meter World Junior Title BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Bronxville’s Mary Cain won the 3,000 meters Thursday, July 24, at the World Junior Championships in Eugene, Ore. Cain ran a personal best 8:58.48, two seconds ahead of runner-up Lilian Rengeruk of Kenya. It was the first world title for Cain, who now trains in Eugene under former U.S. distance running star Alberto Salazar. With the Eugene crowd roaring in approval, Cain surged in the final 200 meters to pull away from the field. Cain fought getting boxed in by her rivals at several points during the race, including one nerve-racking stretch on the final lap. The race…

by Tom Renner

07/25/2014

Sports

Fairfield Teams Play In State Little League Championships This Weekend FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Two teams from Fairfield will play in Connecticut Little League championship tournaments this weekend. The Fairfield American 12-year-old All-Stars will play South Windsor in Harwinton, while the Fairfield National 10-year-old All-Stars will meet Mystic in Ellington. Fairfield American nipped Farmington, 2-1, in eight innings in the Section 1 final in a game that was completed Thursday. The game had started Wednesday. Fairfield American led 1-0 before Farmington tied it in the fifth inning. The game was halted in the eighth due to lightning and rain, and the conclusi…

by Tom Renner

07/25/2014

News

Mr. Handyman Helps Weston Residents With Free Energy Efficiency Program WESTON, Conn. -- The Weston Social Services Department has partnered with Mr. Handyman to promote a free Home Energy Solutions-Income Eligible (HES-IE) program. The program is sponsored by Energize Connecticut. As heating fuel and electricity become more expensive, the case for weatherizing homes becomes stronger, while the costs of inaction increasingly hurt families budgets, said Charlene Chiang-Hillman, director of Social Services for Weston. Fairfield-based Mr. Handyman has committed its community outreach staff to provide in-home assistance with the application process and schedulin…

by Tom Renner

07/25/2014

Schools

Darien Hosts Middle School Study Skills Workshop DARIEN, Conn. -- Middlesex Middle School in Darien will host a study skills workshop for middle school students in August. The workshop, presented by Southport-based Successful Study Skills 4 Students, foster academic achievement by teaching students key study strategies that help them learn and achieve better academic success. The S4 workshop for students in grades five-eight will run from Tuesday, Aug. 12, to Thursday, Aug. 14, from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Middlesex Middle School, 204 Hollow Tree Ridge Road. “We are pleased to host S4 at Middlesex Middle School this summer as studen…

by Tom Renner

07/25/2014

Sports

Westport Girl Takes 3rd In New York Golf Tournament WESTPORT, Conn. -- Westport golfer Anelise Browne finished third recently in a Hurricane Junior Golf Tour event in Armonk, N.Y. Browne shot 82-85-167 for the 36-hole event at Brynwood Country Club. She finished two shots behind winner Marissa Kirkwood of New Castle, Pa. She competed in the 15-18 age group. The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour was founded in 2008 with the intention of providing junior golfers between the ages of 11 to 18 an opportunity to play exceptional courses in a competitive environment. The HJGT administers events all across the nation, with stops in Florida, Georgia…

by Tom Renner

07/25/2014

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