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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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Rye Couple's Golf Tournament Supports Autism Speaks Rye Couple's Golf Tournament Supports Autism Speaks
Rye Couple's Golf Tournament Supports Autism Speaks RYE, N.Y. – Rye’s Susan Murray remembers the early years of a golf fundraiser she and her husband, Kevin, started to support autism research and education. After 16 years, the Autism Speaks Celebrity Golf Challenge at Winged Foot in Mamaroneck comes off without a hitch, but that was not the case early on. “There were blackouts and brownouts all over Westchester County that first year,’’ said Murray, who is currently working with her husband and volunteers to put plans together for the 16th annual event at Winged Foot Golf Club for Monday, June 16. “Despite our inexperience and weather that …

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Sports
Harvey's Baseball Season Ends In 8-Inning Playoff Loss Harvey's Baseball Season Ends In 8-Inning Playoff Loss
Harvey's Baseball Season Ends In 8-Inning Playoff Loss KATONAH, N.Y. –  The season ended Tuesday for The Harvey School’s baseball team with a 1-0 loss to Christian Heritage of Trumbull, Conn., in the first round of the Houstatonic Valley Athletic League playoffs. Harvey senior Mike Chavkin, of Armonk, stood toe-to-toe with Christian Heritage ace James Tabul for eight innings. Tabul, who will play at Division I Sacred Heart University next year, and Chavkin each tossed three hitters. Chavkin fanned six while throwing 123 pitches. Harvey (6-6) had the potential winning run on third in the bottom of the seventh. Theo Rattner reached on a one-out…

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Obituaries
Lucie C. McKinney, 80, Of Westport; Wife Of Former Congressman Lucie C. McKinney, 80, Of Westport; Wife Of Former Congressman
Lucie C. McKinney, 80, Of Westport; Wife Of Former Congressman WESTPORT, Conn. – Lucie C. McKinney, the wife of former U.S. Rep. Stewart McKinney and mother of state Sen. John McKinney, died Saturday, May 10. She was 80. McKinney was the daughter of race car driver and America’s Cup skipper Briggs Cunningham II and his wife, Lucie. She was born on Feb. 23, 1934, in New York City. She was generous in her support of a variety of community agencies. She spearheaded for the Stewart B. McKinney Foundation, fighting for the homeless and people with HIV/AIDS. She and her family gave extensively to the Westport-Weston Family YMCA, the town of Westport, and m…

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Business
Redding Roadhouse Plans To Close Forever After 30 Years Redding Roadhouse Plans To Close Forever After 30 Years
Redding Roadhouse Plans To Close Forever After 30 Years REDDING, Conn. – The Redding Roadhouse will close its doors Saturday after three decades in business, according to an announcement Tuesday made via Constant Contact. “We have have tried to negotiate with our landlords but have been unsuccessful in reaching an agreement with them," the tenants said in a Constant Contact note to customers. "Accordingly, without a new arrangement, the unfortunate results are the closure of a small business, the demise of an iconic restaurant and Redding landmark, and most importantly, the loss of 30 jobs.” The restaurant has been in business for 30 years, ac…

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Wilton Girl Scout Troop Collects For Pantry, Animals In Distress Wilton Girl Scout Troop Collects For Pantry, Animals In Distress
Wilton Girl Scout Troop Collects For Pantry, Animals In Distress WILTON, Conn. -- Wilton Girl Scout Troop 50087 held a collection for the the Wilton Food Pantry and Animals in Distress on Sunday at Stop & Shop. Shoppers filled four boxes with much-needed food staples and cleaning supplies for the Food Pantry, and three additional boxes with supplies for the cats and kittens at Wilton's no kill cat shelter, Animals in Distress. In addition, many patrons donated Stop & Shop and Amazon gifts cards.

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Ensign From Norwalk Makes Waves In U.S. Navy Ensign From Norwalk Makes Waves In U.S. Navy
Ensign From Norwalk Makes Waves In U.S. Navy NORWALK, Conn. -- Ensign Luke Paterna, from Norwalk, and Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Ryan Wetzel recently conducted small boat operations in a rigid-hull inflatable boat attached to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The USS George H.W. Bush is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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Real Estate
New Home Development In New Canaan Excites Ridgefield Builder New Home Development In New Canaan Excites Ridgefield Builder
New Home Development In New Canaan Excites Ridgefield Builder NEW CANAAN, Conn. – New home building projects fuel the creative juices of Ridgefield builder Reed Whipple, and his newest development, a four-home site in New Canaan called Quail Hollow, has Whipple particularly enthusiastic. “As a builder, this is what you live to do,’’ said Whipple, the founder of Heritage Home Construction who has 30 years in the business. “With each project, I get excited about visualizing it and seeing it evolve. I see the air and the land and I know exactly how I want it to look. There are not many people who can visualize an entire project.” What Whipple visualize…

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Larchmont Composer's Musical Roots Developed In Westchester Larchmont Composer's Musical Roots Developed In Westchester
Larchmont Composer's Musical Roots Developed In Westchester LARCHMONT, N.Y. – People hear his music, but Larchmont native Eric Nathan sees a river. That’s how the 30-year-old composer, who attended the Mamaroneck Public Schools and studied at Hoff-Barthelson Music School in Scarsdale, describes the sounds that have won him international acclaim. He was most recently awarded a 2014 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in Music Composition. “I think of my music as a river – everything that I have written or been inspired by makes the river broader and broadens my expressivity,’’ Nathan wrote in an email from Italy, where he is a Rome…

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Sports
New Canaan Youth Track Team Runs In First Home Meet New Canaan Youth Track Team Runs In First Home Meet
New Canaan Youth Track Team Runs In First Home Meet NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- The New Balance Blazers youth track and field team hosted its first home meet last week at the New Canaan High School track. More than 200 athletes from Fairfield Woods, East Ridge and Scotts Ridge (Ridgefield) middle schools, as well as the NB Blazers, competed in the meet on Wednesday, May 7. The New Balance Blazers, numbering 65 athletes, are coached by Bill Martin, New Canaan High School boys track and field coach. The team, sponsored by New Balance New Canaan, was able to achieve impressive performances against two of Connecticut’s most competitive youth track prog…

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Schools
Yonkers Student Takes Long Road To Obtain Degree From Purchase Yonkers Student Takes Long Road To Obtain Degree From Purchase
Yonkers Student Takes Long Road To Obtain Degree From Purchase YONKERS, N.Y. – Victor Couto took the road less traveled to obtain his college degree. On Friday, May 16, 10 years after the Yonkers resident left high school, the 27-year-old will serve as the senior speaker at commencement at Purchase College-SUNY. Friday’s commencement at Westchester County Center begins at 12:30 p.m. Degrees will be conferred upon approximatey 1,000 graduates and Jodi Long (1976) and Peter Powchik (1979) will each receive a President’s Award for Distinguished Alumni. They will be among those giving speeches with Couto, who will graduate with a degree in journalism. Th…

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