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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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Neighbors

Norwalk Man Scores Super Suite For Sleepover At Super Bowl NORWALK, Conn. — A Norwalk man will have a ringside seat and hotel room for Sunday’s Super Bowl in Houston courtesy of Courtyard by Marriott. Frankie Morales won the hotel brand’s “Super Bowl Sleepover Contest” and will spend Saturday night at a hotel suite inside NRG Stadium courtesy of Courtyard. In the contest, fans submit photos on social media using a hashtag. Morales, who works for World Wrestling Entertainment in Stamford, won for being the most passionate in pursuit of the prize. “I don’t think ever in my wildest dreams, in my 30 years of being on this planet, that I would have ever…

by Tom Renner

02/05/2017

Sports

Vote For Westport, Ridgefield Olympic Hopefuls For Team USA Honors FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Two winter sports stars from Fairfield county are vying for honors with Team USA — and you can vote for both of them. Julia Marino of Westport and Tucker West of Ridgefield are among the athletes nominated for Team USA's Best of January. Click here to vote for your favorite. Marino, 19, rocked the snowboarding world to its core last weekend by winning two medals at the X Games. Marino, making her X Games debut, won a gold medal Saturday in slopestyle to go with a bronze medal she won in Big Air. She became the first woman in 17 years to win two medals at the event…

by Tom Renner

02/05/2017

Politics

Duff Vows To Protect Women's Health From Trump's Policies NORWALK, Conn. – Standing alongside advocates and members of the Senate Democratic Caucus, Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) issued a warning that laws protecting women’s reproductive health are under attack both in Washington D.C. and in Hartford. Senator Duff also called out organizations like the Family Institute of Connecticut for its campaign to limit access to women’s reproductive health. “It took less than one week for President Donald Trump to issue an executive order threatening a woman’s right to choose,” said Senator Duff. “It is an unfortunate reality that the battle…

by Tom Renner

02/04/2017

Police & Fire

Norwalk Lieutenant Works Final Day After 31 Years On Police Force NORWALK, Conn. -- Lieutenant Paul Vinett worked his final day at the Norwalk Police Department Wednesday after serving on the force for 31 years. During his career, Lieutenant Vinett worked in the Patrol Division, Detective Bureau, Community Police Unit, Special Services and Professional Standards.

by Tom Renner

02/04/2017

Business

New Wilton Business Offers Free Haircuts For Children At Grand Opening WILTON, Conn. -- A new Wilton business will offer 10 free haircuts for children as part of its grand opening on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Super Scissors at 1 Danbury Road in Wilton will also offer cupcakes and face painting for children. The business specializes in haircuts and styles for the entire family. For more information, visit the store's Facebook page.

by Tom Renner

02/03/2017

Lifestyle

Wakeup Call: Fairfield's Cumberland Farms Offers Free Coffee For Two Weeks FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Cumberland Farms store at 975 Kings Highway E. in Fairfield will be offering customers a free hot or iced coffee, any size, for two weeks. The promotion runs from Feb. 6 to 19. Customers can stop by the store every day for a java on the house — and dress it up with one of the brand’s eight flavor shots, including classic french vanilla, coconut or Irish cream. Unlike competitors who continue to raise their coffee prices, Cumberland Farms is dedicated to providing customers with high-quality coffee -- such as their current specialty, Brazilian Ipanema — at affordable…

by Tom Renner

02/03/2017

Sports

Still Miss The Whalers? Malloy Looks To Long Island For A Solution FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Hartford Islanders? Don't laugh. Governor Dannel Malloy is making a play to bring the National Hockey League franchise to the state. Malloy and Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin sent a letter to executives of the Long Island-based team Friday and expressed interest in bringing the team to Hartford. The Barclays Center in Brooklyn recently ended its relationship with the team, which will play its final season there next year. A Bloomberg story said the Islanders attendance at Islanders games at the Brooklyn venue has fallen to an average of 12,828 fans per game, the third…

by Tom Renner

02/03/2017

Politics

State Awards Stratford $2M To Start Raymark Superfund Cleanup STRATFORD, Conn. – State Sen. Kevin Kelly (R-Stratford) applauded the authorization and allocation of state bonds for local economic redevelopment projects in Shelton, Seymour and Stratford. On Wednesday, the State Bond Commission authorized $112,500 for an energy compliance project at the Seymour Library, $2 million for the phase one of cleanup for the Raymark Superfund site in Stratford and $3,314,056 for the Shelton Housing Authority for 40 units of elderly housing. “I am pleased to announce that the State Bond Commission has authorized funds for three different economic redevelopment p…

by Tom Renner

02/03/2017

News

Expansion Project To Begin At Bethel Railroad Station BETHEL, Conn. -- Railroad commuters in Bethel could be in for a temporary parking headache as Connecticut will begin expansion of the town's Metro-North Station next week.According to a post on the Facebook page of the Bethel Town Clerk, there will be several phases to the project, and parking spaces will be limited and available only to permit holders. Commuters without an annual permit will not be permitted to use the lot until construction is completed. The anticipated date of completion is Nov. 1. When completed, the lot will double in size, there will be kiosks to purchase daily permits…

by Tom Renner

02/03/2017

Neighbors

Career Path Comes Full Circle For New Canaan Y's Director Of Special Needs NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Carolynn Kaufman eventually reached the career goal for which she had initially set out. The Norwalk resident has served the New Canaan YMCA as its Director of Special Needs since 2011, and is responsible for the programming for nearly 100 families. The path by which she came to New Canaan, however, was anything but linear. It looks more like a clean circle, starting out with the ambition to become a special education teacher, switching focus to recreational therapy for senior citizens and then coming back to combine all of her skills into her role at the New Canaan Y. …

by Tom Renner

02/03/2017

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