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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

Business

Stamford's BlueStreak Sports Training Celebrates 10 Years STAMFORD, Conn. -- BlueStreak Sports Training in Stamford will celebrate its 10-year anniversary on Saturday, June 28. BlueStreak Sports Training is a licensed provider of the training protocols developed by Athletic Republic. Former JetBlue Airways CEO David Neeleman of New Canaan and former President of MSG David Checketts founded BlueStreak Sports Training in June 2004 to meet the training demands of individual athletes and athletic organizations. BlueStreak offers professional customized training for athletes ranging from professional athletes to the aspiring youth. These programs are…

by Tom Renner

06/27/2014

Sports

Fairfield Girl Wins Golf Scholarship For 2nd Time FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Fairfield Ludlowe rising senior Sarah Gander has been named the recipient of The Kennedy Center's golf scholarship for the second straight year. Scholarship funds are raised through an annual tournament. Since its inception in 1991, this unique tournament has not only provided much-needed funds for the Trumbull-based Kennedy Center, but has also supported a junior golfer scholarship program for young golfers across the state. The tournament was played on Monday, June 23, at Shorehaven Golf Club in Norwalk. Each junior golfer is paired with an adult foursome. These fema…

by Tom Renner

06/27/2014

Neighbors

ArtsWestchester Of White Plains Names New Leaders WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Froma Benerofe of Purchase has been named the new president of board of trustees for White Plains-based ArtsWestchester. Benerofe replaces Jacqueline Walker, who will continue to be involved with the arts group as a board member and immediate past president. ArtsWestchester also named four new members to its board of trustees. Benerofe, whose has a private practice in clinical social work, has served on the boards of the Steffi Nossen Dance in Education Fund and the Parsons School of Dance. Additionally, she has served on the board of ArtsWestchester for six years…

by Tom Renner

06/27/2014

Lifestyle

Teams, Register Now For Annual Greenwich Wiffle Ball Tournament GREENWICH, Conn. -- Teams are signing up for the seventh annual Town Wiffle Ball Tournament set for Saturday, July 26, at the Greenwich Polo Club. Registration ends July 8. This now-traditional midsummer event is the result of the dedicated planning and hard work of many local Wiffle Ball devotees, including the JR United Way, the Greenwich Parks and Recreation Department and Police Departments, the Greenwich United Way, local businesses and others. The success of this tournament each year is helping to move the ball forward toward a permanent Wiffle Field site in Greenwich. The Greenwi…

by Tom Renner

06/27/2014

Real Estate

Westchester's Elliman Real Estate Partners With Zillow WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Zillow Inc., a leading real estate and home-related marketplace, and Douglas Elliman Real Estate, one of the largest real estate brokerages in the nation and New York City’s largest residential brokerage, announced they have entered into a new strategic marketing partnership. All of Douglas Elliman’s listings will appear as featured listings on the Yahoo!-Zillow Real Estate Network, the largest real estate network on the Web, via a direct feed from Douglas Elliman. The direct feed ensures accurate and up-to-date information is being shared with home shoppers fro…

by Tom Renner

06/27/2014

Neighbors

Business Council Of Westchester Recognizes Caspi As 'Rising Star' WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Joshua Caspi, principal of Caspi Development, was honored by the Business Council of Westchester with a “Rising Star – Westchester’s Forty Under Forty” award. The event, hosted at the RPW Group in Rye Brook, honored individuals in Westchester who are making their mark in their chosen profession at a young age. The program is modeled after the national business recognition program “Forty Under Forty,” and each year since 2004 Rising Stars has honored 40 young men and women who exemplify leadership, foresight and a vision for the future of Westchester County. T…

by Tom Renner

06/27/2014

Neighbors

Stamford's St. Joseph Parenting Center Educates Adults, Protects Kids STAMFORD, Conn. -- The St. Joseph Parenting Center in Stamford offers free parent education classes in Spanish and English to families at risk of child neglect and child abuse. Its motto, “Educate the Parent, Protect the Child” describes exactly what this center does for families in the area who need assistance. “SJPC is a great resource available to anyone with a child up to the age of 12 and it would be great to let people in our community know this resource exists. “ said Jeanette Christian, a volunteer at SJPC, which is located on the second floor at 566 Elm St. Measi O’Rourke, the …

by Robyn Blosio Bova

06/27/2014

Schools

Westchester Community College Student Leaders Honored WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Westchester Community College’s Student Leadership and Professional Development Program held its annual celebratory dinner recently. The event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in White Plains was attended by program graduates, faculty, college administrators and Dan Black, director of recruiting for Ernst & Young. “We were very fortunate to have someone of Dan’s caliber come here to meet with our students,” said professor Carolyn Christesen, co-director of the college program. “As a college student, it feels great to have a representative from one of the world’s…

by Tom Renner

06/27/2014

News

Car Fire Slows Merritt Traffic In Greenwich, Stamford NEW CANAAN, Conn. – A car fire on the Merritt Parkway on the Greenwich and Stamford border slowed northbound traffic Thursday afternoon. The fire occurred around 3:20 p.m. on the northbound Merritt between Exit 29 in Greenwich and Exit 33 in Stamford. Delays were expected up to one hour.

by Tom Renner

06/26/2014

Sports

Westport Softball All-Stars Win District Opener WESTPORT, Conn. -- Westport's 12-year-old softball All-Stars took the first step on the tournament trail Tuesday with an 8-6 win over Fairfield in the District 2 Tournament at Unity Park in Trumbull. Westport won the 10- and 11-year-old state championship last year. Most of those players from that team returned to Westport this summer. Tuesday, Sofia Alfero got the victory with six strikeouts in five innings. Emily Stone, a new addition to the team, pitched a perfect sixth inning. Ali Green set the tone by opening the game with a double, scoring and then made a huge catch in center fi…

by Tom Renner

06/26/2014

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