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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.

Tom Renner's Contributions

Neighbors

Wilton Girl Wins Gold Medal At Taekwondo National Championships WILTON, Conn. -- Wilton’s Emily Fields won a gold medal in the recent Taekwondo National Championships in San Jose, Calif. Fields, 11, won gold in the 12-14 girls age group in the Breaking Division. Fields, who recently completed sixth grade at Middlebrook Middle School, won three gold medals in the Connecticut state championships in February. She also competed in Poomsae, a combination of basic actions and movements exercised with an imaginary opponent, at the national championships. Fields has taken martial arts since she was four years old and has trained at the World Champion Taekwo…

by Tom Renner

07/23/2014

Lifestyle

Norwalk's Shores Hosted Deadly Raid During Revolution NORWALK, Conn. -- While East Norwalk’s Calf Pasture Beach serves as respite from the summertime heat to modern day Norwalkers, nearly 250 years ago its rocky shores played host to one of the most deadly raids during America’s struggle for independence. In July of 1779 the American Revolution had reached a crucial stage. British occupation of both Boston and New York left the patriots of coastal Connecticut sandwiched between two of the Crown’s most important strongholds. As a result, the Long Island Sound became an overseas highway of British vessels transporting food, supplies, and pr…

by John Haffey

07/23/2014

Real Estate

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Names New Officer Leader In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. – Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties recently announced that Mary Crist has been named office leader for the Westport office at 272 Post Road E. The office services Weston and Westport. Candace Adams, president and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, made the announcement. Crist brings over 13 years of real estate experience to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties in both sales and office management. She most recently was the assistant leader of the Greenwich office, her experience also includes new construction, antique homes, lan…

by Tom Renner

07/23/2014

Schools

Chappaqua Students Can Brush Up On Study Skills At Summer Workshops CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Chappaqua Learning Center is hosting back-to-school workshops of the evidence-based S4 Study Skills program for high school and middle school students in time for the beginning of the new school year. The S4 Study Skills summer workshops foster academic achievement by teaching students key study strategies that help them learn and achieve better academic success. The S4 Study Skills summer workshop for high school students will be held Monday, Aug. 11, through Friday, Aug. 15, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The S4 Study Skills workshop for middle school students will be he…

by Tom Renner

07/23/2014

Neighbors

Wilton Native Eliminated From 'Food Network Star' WILTON, Conn. -- Former Wilton resident Emma Frisch reached the end of the line Sunday in "Food Network Star" when she was sent home in the reality television cooking contest. Frisch had a good run in the show, reaching the eighth episode of the show, which started with 12 contestants. Only five contestants now remain. Frisch was sent home after a contest in Las Vegas when her team, which included Lenny McNab and Loreal Garvin, lost the competition. The final vote for elimination came down to Frisch and Garvin. “Sad, but grateful and excited to move forward with my life and see what opp…

by Tom Renner

07/22/2014

Real Estate

Late Flurry Of Sales Pushes Up Fairfield Real Estate Market In 2nd Quarter FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- A late flurry of activity helped push sales and pricing upward in the second quarter in the Fairfield real estate market. For the second quarter, closed sales of single-family homes was 6 percent higher than in the second quarter of 2013, according to the quarterly report from William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty. The median single-family home price rose 13 percent from the second quarter of last year, according to the report. The complete report from William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty is online. “We had a dismal first quarter, and I was really concer…

by Tom Renner

07/22/2014

Real Estate

Greenwich Real Estate Market Sends Mixed Messages In 2nd Quarter GREENWICH, Conn. – Activity dipped but prices rose as the Greenwich real estate market sent mixed messages during the second quarter of the year. The number of homes sold fell 14.8 percent during the second quarter in Greenwich, according to the quarterly report from Houlihan Lawrence. The average sale price, however, rose 64.2 percent and the median sale price rose 11.7 percent. (The complete quarterly report from Houlihan Lawrence is attached as a PDF.) The reason for the huge rise in average price was due to the decline in sales of homes under $2 million and the dramatic increase in th…

by Tom Renner

07/22/2014

Events

New Canaan Kids Join Junior Cast Of 'Hairspray' At Summer Theatre NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- The middle school students from across lower Fairfield County who make up the Jr. Company of The Summer Theatre of New Canaan are getting ready to put on a show. On Friday, July 25, after a three-week acting and rehearsal program, they will present one performance of "Hairspray Jr." in the Summer Theatre of New Canaan’s Open-air tent theatre in Waveny Park. “The is a very diverse and talented group of young actors and we expect this to be a great learning and performance experience for our Jr. Company members and for families with young children who can attend this fu…

by Tom Renner

07/22/2014

News

Maria Fareri Children's Hospital Earns High Ranking From Magazine VALHALLA, N.Y. – Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center – the children’s hospital for New York’s Hudson Valley region and Fairfield County, Conn. – has been nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report in its 2014-15 Best Children’s Hospital rankings in the pediatric pulmonology and pediatric gastroenterology/GI surgery specialty areas. The Best Children’s Hospitals rankings highlight the publication’s Top 50 U.S. facilities in advanced pediatric care specialties. “U.S. News continues to place Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center amon…

by Tom Renner

07/22/2014

Real Estate

Home Sales Fall Sharply, But Median Prices Rise In Stamford Market STAMFORD, Conn. -- Sales fell sharply, but the median price for a single-family home rose by more than 10 percent in the second quarter, according to reports from several real estate groups. Sales fell 18.9 percent in Stamford from the same timeframe last year, according to the quarterly report from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England. The harsh winter delayed the spring selling market, and the comparison is also skewed because of the robust activity in the second quarter of 2013. The Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England report is attached as a PDF. The William Pitt Sotheby'…

by Tom Renner

07/22/2014

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