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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

News

Mount Kisco Medical Group's Judy McAvoy Wins Top Nurse Award MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Judy McAvoy of Mount Kisco Medical Group (MKMG) was awarded the Top Nurse of the Year award by Hudson Valley Magazine. McAvoy was one of 72 members of the nursing profession who were recipients of the 2014 annual Excellence in Nursing Awards. The top 20 nurses were then chosen by a committee of medical professionals and editors. McAvoy, a registered nurse and internationally board certified lactation consultant, was recognized not only as a top 20 nurse, but also awarded the prestigious 2014 Top Nurse of the Year award. With more than 40 years of experience in pedi…

by Tom Renner

06/03/2014

Schools

Mount Vernon School Unveils Mural To Promote Healthy Eating MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. – A mural made by third-grade students at Holmes Elementary School in Mount Vernon was unveiled Thursday. May 29. The mural was part of an initiative with ArtsWestchester to combine academic subject matter and art. Holmes was one of four schools to participate in creating the murals, which created imaginative, thoughtful works of art that incorporate the five food groups. In each school, professional artists from ArtsWestchester’s teaching directory teamed with classroom teachers and a registered dietician. A cross-curriculum approach was used, integrating science conce…

by Tom Renner

06/03/2014

Events

Stamford Actors Join 'Gypsy' For Season's Final Show At Curtain Call STAMFORD, Conn. -- One of the most produced American musicals, "Gypsy," wraps up Curtain Call's 23rd season in Stamford, running from Friday, June 6, through Saturday, June 28. "Gypsy" is the ultimate story of an aggressive stage mother, Madame Rose. Join Rose and her daughters June and Louise in their trip across the United States during the 1920s and 1930s, when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born. The onset of the Depression and the rise of the talkies bring many irrevocable changes into their lives. The award-winning score of Jule Styne's music and Stephen Sondheim's lyrics in…

by Tom Renner

06/03/2014

Neighbors

Mount Kisco Medical Group Announces Lions Club Scholarship Winner MT. KISCO, N.Y. -- Mount Kisco Medical Group announced Alexis Calvi will be the recipient of the 2014 Lions Club Nursing Scholarship. Calvi has been an employee of the Mount Kisco Medical Group since 2008 when she was hired as a practice assistant, and in 2013 she became a medical assistant in the Sports Medicine/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Department. “I feel extremely honored to have been chosen for the 2014 Lions Club Nursing Scholarship,'' Calvi said. "Not only is this scholarship assisting me in pursing my education, but also helping in making my dream a reality. Medicine…

by Tom Renner

06/03/2014

Sports

Carpentry Unlimited Pitcher Fans 13 In Stamford Little League STAMFORD, Conn. -- Carpentry Unlimited’s Matt Tiplady struck out 13 batters in a 1-0 win over Unity in a recent game in the Stamford Little League. Unity’s Connor Rondano also pitched well, fanning eight, and both teams played good defense. Patrick Teasdale’s double led to the lone run for Carpentry (7-7) in the first inning. Rondano and Tucker Healy had hits for Unity (8-7). Click on the attached PDF for the complete recap provided by the league.

by Daily Voice

06/02/2014

Sports

Westport Coxswain Leads Ohio State To NCAA Rowing Crown WESTPORT, Conn. – Westport’s Sami Jurofsky helped the Ohio State women’s crew team win its second straight national title Sunday in Indianapolis. Jurofsky, a junior, worked as the coxswain for the Buckeyes’ Second Varsity 8. Ohio State won that race and also the first varsity eight race. The Buckeyes won the overall title with 126 points, followed by California with 118 points and Brown with 116. Jurofsky, a Staples High grad, served as the coxswain for several crews last year as a sophomore. She was the coxswain for the second varsity four that won a bronze medal at the 2013 Big 10 champ…

by Tom Renner

06/02/2014

Sports

Harvey School Rugby Wins State Championship KATONAH, N.Y. -- The Harvey School’s boys rugby team captured a state title Sunday with a hard fought 50-31 victory over Hamburg Rugby Club in the Tier 2 Rugby New York State Championship Game on the campus of SUNY Institute of Technology in Utica. The Cavaliers (11-3) beat the Syracuse Silverbacks, 46-12, in Saturday's semifinal. Hamburg won its semifinal by 36 points. Harvey’s backs broke through in the second minute of play. John Jay High School’s Reed Feldman found the tryzone for the Cavaliers and senior captain Christian Artuso of Katonah converted to give Harvey a seven-point advan…

by Tom Renner

06/02/2014

Sports

Blind Greenwich Triathlete Wins Bronze In Pan American Championships GREENWICH, Conn. – Barely a year after her first triathlon, Greenwich’s Amy Dixon reached the podium Sunday in her first international competition. Dixon finished third for the United States in her division of the Pan American Triathlon Confederation paratriathlon championships in Dallas. Teaming with guide Caroline Gaynor, Dixon covered the distance in 1:36:03. Patricia Walsh of Seattle won the race in 1:18:41 followed by Christine Robbins of Canada in 1:32:34. "It was an amazing race,'' Dixon said. "I had an amazing swim, and the bike was more hilly than I expected. The run was absolute…

by Tom Renner

06/02/2014

Obituaries

Helen Garcia-Larsen, 75, Child Care Provider, TV Producer, Of Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. -- Helen (Larsen Matturro) Garcia-Larsen, of Greenwich, died on May 22, after a long illness. She was 75. Garcia-Larsen was born in New Rochelle, N.Y., on Jan. 31, 1939, to Helen (Burns) and William Larsen, . Garcia-Larsen was a licensed child care provider for many years in Rye, N.Y. and Greenwich. Prior to her career as a childcare giver, Garcia-Larsen spent several years as a cable television producer for RCTV in Rye. Her innovative concepts were ahead-of-her-time reality shows. Many folks will remember her as the producer and host of such shows as “Real Kids” and “The…

by Daily Voice

06/02/2014

Sports

Stamford Girls Help Chelsea Piers Soccer Team Win Massachusetts Tournament STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Connecticut Football Club (CFC) Chelsea Piers Girls under-13 girls soccer team won the Needham Memorial Day Tournament in Needham, Mass., over Memorial Day weekend. Girls from Stamford, Norwalk, Darien, Greenwich and New Canaan play for the Chelsea Piers team. The team put on an impressive performance during the tournament, including allowing just one goal throughout the entire 300 minutes of play. After defeating Alliance FC of NH, FC Stars of MA, and New England Football Club Central in the first round of the tournament, CFC Chelsea Piers moved on to the semifi…

by Tom Renner

06/02/2014

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