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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

Dream Bowl Team Challenge Benefits Kennedy Center Children’s Services TRUMBULL, Conn. -- The Kennedy Center of Bridgeport is taking on the Super Bowl momentum to help raise dollars for its Children’s Services. “It Takes Teamwork to Make the Dream Work” is the theme for raising funds and putting a team together. The Dream Bowl Team Challenge will be conducted online throughout January and ends midnight Super Bowl night, Sunday Feb. 5. There are two ways to win. The team that raises the most dollars will win a party for 30 of your friends and teammates (includes food and beverages) at Brewport in Bridgeport. Also, the player who raises the most dollars will win…

by Tom Renner

01/24/2017

Police & Fire

Shelton Police Arrest Seymour Man In Connection With Commercial Burglaries SHELTON, Conn. -- Shelton Police arrested a Seymour man in connection with two burglaries of commercial properties last year.James Aspinwall, 40, was charged with two counts of third-degree burglary, two counts of sixth-degree larceny, and two counts of second-degree criminal mischief. Aspinwall was held on $50,000 bond. He is currently in custody on unrelated charges. The burglaries in Shelton occurred in August and November. Shelton Police, working with departments from Seymour, Ansonia, and Derby, discovered information that pinpointed Aspinwall as a suspect.

by Tom Renner

01/24/2017

Police & Fire

2 Families Left Homeless After Fire In Bridgeport Home BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Two families are receiving temporary housing assistance from The Red Cross after a fire on Bond Street in Bridgeport caused major damage to their home. Four adults and three children are receiving assistance after the fire broke out on the second floor of the house. High winds fanned the flames. The first floor of the structure sustained water and smoke damage. The Red Cross is also providing comfort kits containing personal care items such as toothbrushes, deodorant; shaving supplies and other items a resident might not have been able to gather in the rush to escape th…

by Tom Renner

01/24/2017

Events

Celebrate The Chinese New Year With Special Greenwich Performance GREENWICH, CONN. -- International Dancer Kai-Li Chen, dynamic erhu musician Eric Jiaju Lee and opera baritone Xiaoming Tian to perform on Saturday, Jan. 28, at a Chinese New Year celebration at Greenwich High School. The event is organized by Chinese Language School, which is based in Greenwich. Originally from Taiwan, Chen founded Li-Garden Dance in New York in 2016. As the principal dancer with the Hang Tang Yuefu dance group, she has appeared at renowned performing arts centers such as the Lincoln Center Theater, the Joyce Theatre, Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, and the Palace Museum, and i…

by Tom Renner

01/24/2017

Schools

Staples Students Participate In Western Regional Music Festival WESTPORT, Conn. -- Thirty students from the Staples High School Music Department participated in the Connecticut Music Educators Association Western Regional Music Festival. Staples students participating were: Orchestra: James Gikas, Chloe Hankey, Angela Ji, Lauren Schmidt, Jack Whitten, Jessica Xu, Justin Berg, Michael Fording, Melanie Lust, Maya Namasivayam, Anella Lefebvre, Sophia Thomas, Seohyun Hong, and Samantha Atlas; Chorus: Madison Malin; Jazz Band: Declan Harding, Joseph Williams, Nick Rossi, and Joshua Sigal; and Concert Band: James Mudholkar, Woongki Hong, Benjamin Schussheim, P…

by Tom Renner

01/24/2017

Lifestyle

New Friends Group Forms To Enhance Programs At Fairfield's Senior Center FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Bigelow Center for Senior Activities announced the creation of a new organization, Friends of the Bigelow Center for Senior Activities Inc. The 501(c) (3) nonprofit, tax-exempt entity has a mission to raise and administer funds to enhance programs, services, and facilities of the Bigelow Center for Senior Activities in Fairfield. The group will also provide support and advocacy for the Bigelow Center for Senior Activities on a broad basis in the community. The officers on the board of Friends are: Marjorie Morresi, President, Richard DeAngelis, Vice President/Secret…

by Tom Renner

01/24/2017

Schools

Westport Teen Essay Contest Focuses On White Privilege WESTPORT, Conn. -- TEAM Westport and The Westport Library Announce are co-sponsoring the fourth annual Teen Diversity Essay Contest for students in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 who attend Staples High School or another school in Westport, or reside in Westport and attend school elsewhere. The focus of this fourth essay contest is the issue of ‘white privilege,’ which surfaced as a topic during the recent presidential election. This year’s invitation states, “In 1,000 words or less, describe how you understand the term ‘white privilege’. To what extent do you think this privilege exists? What imp…

by Tom Renner

01/24/2017

Lifestyle

Greenwich Pianist Comes Back To Bach At Retired Men's Group Meeting GREENWICH, Conn. -- Christopher Kabala, a pianist and retired Minister of Music at Round Hill Community Church, will discuss and perform some of the remarkable works of Johan Sebastian Bach at a meeting of the Retired Men's Association of Greenwich. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at First Presbyterian Church in Greenwich. Kabala has been active as a performer, teacher, and lecturer throughout the United States as well as internationally. He was Minister of Music at Round Hill Community Church for the past 20 years. He has appeared as conductor, chamber musician, and solois…

by Tom Renner

01/24/2017

Events

Bridgeport's Habitat for Humanity Whisks Guests To Havana For Fundraiser BRIDGEPORT, Conn. --The annual benefit for Bridgeport-based Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County will whisk people to Cuba for a "Havana Nights" party on Saturday, Feb. 25. The event, which is the largest part of the year, includes cocktails, dinner, dancing, silent auction and the Pasofino Social Club playing live Latin music. It will be held at the Fairfield Theatre Company Warehouse, 70 Sanford, St., in Fairfield, and runs from 6:30-11 p.m. Habitat CFC is offering online and mobile bidding for its silent auction. People can place bids online with a smartphone or mob…

by Tom Renner

01/24/2017

Neighbors

After Getting 'Fired', Shelton Mentor Goes The Distance With Young Student SHELTON, Conn. -- Bob Van Egghen has worked at Perkin-Elmer for 43 years. So you can imagine the Shelton man’s surprise when he was “fired” by the second-grader he mentored after just a few meetings. In the intervening 10 years, Van Egghen has been fired more frequently by his young charge than onetime Yankees Manager Billy Martin. But he has managed to work past the early difficulties with Kyle, now a senior at Shelton High School. Shelton's School-based mentoring program started in 1995 under the direction of former Superintendent of Schools Leon Sylvester. It now includes 75 students in…

by Tom Renner

01/24/2017

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