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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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Lifestyle

Work Moving Along At Stamford's Chelsea Piers Athletic Club STAMFORD, Conn. – Work is progressing swiftly on the Chelsea Piers Athletic Club, scheduled to open in the fall at Chelsea Piers Connecticut in Stamford. Opening day for the club is about six months away. The 65,000-square-foot facility will feature more than 75 fitness and yoga classes weekly. There will be a Mind-Body Center for Pilates and Yoga, and club style locker rooms with sauna, steam and massage. Chelsea Piers Connecticut, is located at 1 Blachley Road. For more information about programs at Chelsea Piers Connecticut, visit its website.

by Tom Renner

07/06/2014

News

Stamford-Based AmeriCares Delivers Water To Needy In Detroit STAMFORD, Conn. – Stamford-based AmeriCares is delivering bottled water to families in Detroit whose homes have been shut off by the bankrupt city. With support from Stamford-based Nestlé Waters North America, more than 30,000 bottles of water are headed to the Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan for distribution to partner agencies serving affected residents. The city of Detroit shut off to water this week to thousands of residents who were delinquent in paying their bills. “Right now bottled water is a critical need for thousands of Detroit residents living in homes …

by Daily Voice

07/04/2014

Sports

Schwartz Law Wins Norwalk Babe Ruth 13 Championship NORWALK, Conn. -- Schwartz Law captured the 13-year-old Norwalk Babe Ruth Prep championship with a hard-fought 5-4 victory over Connecticut Vascular Thoracic Surgical Associates (CVTSA). Schwartz Law, which finished 18-2 on the season, had lost in the first round of the playoffs but won three straight games to earn the right to play in the final. Alex Caneveri's sacrifice fly scored Sebastian Longo in the bottom of the ninth with the winning run. CVTSA jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning on consecutive one-out singles by JD Dove, Ethan Blattman, Chandler Greene, …

by Tom Renner

07/03/2014

Obituaries

Francis W. MacGregor, 72, Former Norwalk Resident NORWALK, Conn. -- Francis W. MacGregor, 72, formerly of Norwalk, died on June 24 in Austin, Texas. MacGregor was born in Elkhorn, Wisc., and was raised in Beloit. He, lived in New Britain and Simsbury before Norwalk, where he resided for 14 years. He moved to Austin in 2011. MacGregor He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design from Layton School of Art in Milwaukee and was a founding partner and principal for 18 years at Group Four Design in Avon. He later became a Real Estate Agent working for the William Raveis Agency in Westport. Among his hobbies, Fran enjoyed tennis, traveli…

by Daily Voice

07/02/2014

Real Estate

Scarsdale Keller Williams Agents Join In Day Of Service SCARSDALE, N.Y. — More than 100 Keller Williams associates from offices in Scarsdale and the Bronx recently participated in “Give Where They Live” as part of RED Day, the company's annual day of service. The day is dedicated to renewing, energizing, and donating (RED) to their local communities. The Scarsdale Keller Williams office partnered with the Westchester office of the New York Blood Center for a blood drive. Thirty-seven associate signed up to donate and 32 pints were collected. Several other agents volunteered to give blood, but most were unable to do so because of donation restric…

by Tom Renner

07/02/2014

Events

Golf Event In Purchase Raises $1.1 Million For Dystonia, Parkinson's PURCHASE, N.Y. – The 22nd annual Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation’s Hedi Kravis Ruger Memorial Golf Invitational at Century Club in Purchase raised $1.1 million to help fund dystonia and Parkinson's disease research. Willie Geist, co-host of NBC’s "Today’s Take" and MSNBC’s "Morning Joe," served as emcee. Geist and his father, Bill Geist, of CBS’ "Sunday Morning," co-authored "Good Talk, Dad" after the elder Geist was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The theme of this year’s event, Stepping Forward Towards a Cure, focused on recent advancements in dystonia and Par…

by Tom Renner

07/02/2014

Sports

Tane Wins Longshore Women's Buck Tournament In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. -- Alison Tane won the recent Longshore Women's Golf Association George Buck Tournament, the organization's first major event of the season. The tournament is named after the club’s longtime golf professional who taught there for over 45 years. Tane, won medalist honors over Alison Lerch, a new member of the association. After a qualifying round, the top 16 players advanced to match play competition over a three-week stretch. The final match came down to the last hole before Tane emerged victorious.

by Tom Renner

07/02/2014

Neighbors

Boys & Girls Club Of Northern Westchester Joins Summer Food Program MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- The Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester will participate in the New York State Education Department Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided at the club, 351 Main St., Mount Kisco, between noon and 1 p.m. Snacks will be provided between 3 and 4 p.m. The program will run through Aug. 15. Meals will be served Monday through Friday to the 320 children attending the club’s summer camp program this year. Persons interested in receiving more information should contact Brian Skanes, executive director of the club, at 914-666-8069.

by Tom Renner

07/02/2014

Business

Stamford-Based First County Bank Names New President/COO STAMFORD, Conn. – Robert J. Granata has been named president and chief operating officer at Stamford-based First County Bank by the board of directors. He replaced Katherine A. Harris, who retired on June 30 after 29 years of service to the bank. As president and chief operating officer, Granata will direct, control and coordinate the bank’s daily operations. Through division/department heads, Granata’s responsibilities include retail and business banking, loan and deposit operations, risk/compliance management, marketing and human resources. He will participate in short- and long-term…

by Tom Renner

07/02/2014

Lifestyle

Norwalk River Valley Trail Coming Along Briskly In Wilton WILTON, Conn. -- Once again, trail is being laid down through the Wilton woods. Last winter the half-mile Norwalk River Valley Trail “demo” section was built between Route 7 and Raymond Lane. Now it is being extended up to Sharp Hill Road. And, without winter freeze-thaw, things are moving along briskly. On Trails Day, June 7, local volunteers cleared away brush and low branches to help Timber & Stone LLC get off to a flying start on excavation and surfacing. Now, says Josh Ryan – principal at the Vermont trail designer and builder – the subsurfacing has been put down along the entire…

by Rob McWilliams

07/02/2014

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