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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

Real Estate Firm Agrees To Sponsor Weston Historical Society WESTON, Conn. -- KMS Partners, a Fairfield County based real estate team with Coldwell Banker’s Westport office, has agreed to be a major sponsor of the Weston Historical Society. “We so much welcome KMS Partners in helping us bring history and education to our families,” said Dallas Kersey, the Weston Historical Society President. “Our community is steeped in history and we must continue to discover, present, and make it relevant to our families in a regional and global context.” The Weston Historical Society seeks partners such as KMS Partners to help bring educational programs to the are…

by Tom Renner

01/04/2017

Neighbors

Person-To-Person Clothing Center In Darien Temporarily Suspends Donations DARIEN, Conn. -- Person-to- Person will temporarily suspend accepting items as it conducts an inventory in the Darien Clothing Center. Due to the generosity of so many in the community, P2P will be unable to accept any new donations of clothing, household items, toys and other items. The agencyP2P will begin accepting donations again on Monday, January 23. Person-to- Person, Inc. was established in 1968 to provide low-income individuals and families living in Lower Fairfield County with basic emergency services. A community-supported agency, Person-to- Person is committed to helping clients…

by Tom Renner

01/04/2017

Neighbors

Bethel Woman Conquers Hip Pain With Help From Danbury Orthopedics BETHEL, Conn. -- For six years, hip pain robbed Bethel’s Mary Goodman of life quality. Arthritis and a neuromuscular disease made the simplest of life’s tasks -- climbing into a car, stepping into a shower, moving about her house -- extraordinarily painful and difficult. Two hip replacement surgeries later, performed by Dr. Robert Deveney and his team at Danbury Orthopedics, Goodman, 60, takes pleasure in going to the grocery store, church and all of the necessary errands many people take for granted. “It’s just nice to have a normal life again,’’ Goodman said. “If you take away the little t…

by Tom Renner

01/04/2017

Obituaries

Anna Mary Fasano, 103, Lived In New Canaan For A Century NEW CANAAN, Conn. — Anna Mary Fasano, 103, a New Canaan resident for over 100 years died Sunday Jan. 1, 2017 at her home with her family by her side. Fason was born in Ridgefield on Jan. 6, 1913 and was the daughter of Louis and Antoinette D’Easi Schettino. She was the wife of the late Joseph L. Fasano, who died in 1973. Most important to Anna was her family and her church. She also enjoyed playing the piano, singing, reading, gardening and crocheting. Anna is survived by her two sons, Vincent P. Fasano (Mary) of Naples, Fla., and Joseph L. Fasano, Jr. (Sandra) of Downingtown, Pa., one si…

by Tom Renner

01/04/2017

Schools

Aite Students Design Drone for Real World Design Challenge STAMFORD, Conn. -- Students at Stamford's Academy of Information Technology & Engineering have taken the first step toward earning a $50,000 scholarship by competing in the Real World Design Challenge. Gianluca Canessa, Maurice Fajardo Polo, Marcel Koszkul, Richard Marroquin, Justin Tat, Peter Vibert and Aaron Wood are representing their school in the RWDC, which is an annual competition that provides high school students an opportunity to work on real-world engineering challenges in a team environment. Each year student teams are asked to address a challenge that confronts the nation's …

by Tom Renner

01/04/2017

Events

Darien Arts Center Holds Auditions For 'Baby' DARIEN, Conn. -- Auditions for the Darien Arts Center Stage production of Baby will be held on Jan. 8 and Jan. 9. The production by Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire will runon weekends from April 21 through May 6. The auditions will be held on Sunday, Jan. 8, at 6 p.m. and Monday, Jan. 9, at 7:30 p.m. Callbacks will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 8:30 p.m. in the DAC Weatherstone Studio. In Baby, three couples work their way towards parenthood under three very different sets of circumstances. The musical, full of heart and joy, examines how parents-to- be experience the emotional stresse…

by Tom Renner

01/04/2017

Lifestyle

PBS Films Story Behind Mental Illness At New Canaan's Silver Hill Hospital NEW CANAAN, Conn. — An upcoming installment of the award-winning public television documentary series will visit Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan and challenge preconceived notions of what the treatment of mental illness and addiction looks like. The PBS “Visionaries” documentary, “Only in the Darkness Can You See the Stars,” was shot at Silver Hill Hospital. It will be featured on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 8 at 11 a.m. on Connecticut Public Television. The documentary takes viewers for a rare look inside the hospital campus and finds a homelike setting where patients an…

by Daily Voice

01/04/2017

Events

NFL Veteran Forecasting Playoffs, Super Bowl At Stamford's Bareburger STAMFORD, Conn. — A former pro football star will discuss the upcoming National Football League playoffs and his career Friday, Jan. 6, at 6 p.m. at Bareburger in Stamford. The free event is sponsored by Building & Land Technology and Biederman Redevelopment Ventures. Bareburger is located at 21 Harbor Point Road at Harbor Point in Stamford. Chuck Mercein played for both the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers, who will play each other in an NFL Wild Card game on Sunday. He played running back in the National Football League for seven seasons from 1965-1970. In addition to the Gian…

by Tom Renner

01/04/2017

News

Report Finds Gas Prices Jump By More Than 30 Cents A Gallon In Bridgeport FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Fairfield County motorists felt a bit lighter in the wallet after the New Year as gas prices jumped by more than 30 cents per gallon, according to AAA Northeast. The agency's weekly survey of prices in Connecticut found self-serve, regular gas averaged $2.47 a gallon, 32 cents higher than this time last year. Nationally, gas prices are averaging $2.35, 36 cents higher than this time last year. Retail oil prices are on the uptick because markets are reacting by the recent agreement between OPEC and non-OPEC countries to cut crude oil production by 1.8 million barre…

by Tom Renner

01/03/2017

Police & Fire

No Injuries Reported After Freight Train Derails In Brookfield BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- Brookfield Police reported no injuries after a northbound freight train derailed on a section of track on Tuesday near Silvermine Road. The train appeared to be carrying construction debris or garbage. There were no injuries reported and the loads on the train cars appear to have remained in the cars, police said. The Housatonic Railroad reported there are no hazardous materials involved. Railroad officials are on scene evaluating the situation and determining how repairs will be made. The train was en route to Pittsfield, Mass.

by Tom Renner

01/03/2017

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