59°

Monday, apr 28

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

Neighbors

Nyack Couple Celebrates Five Years Of Love With Boy Adopted From Taiwan Who: Linie and Joe Rand of Nyack What: 5 years ago this month, they adopted a baby boy, Jake, from Taiwan Also: November is National Adoption Month. Learn more at Adopt.org. ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Linie and Joe Rand traveled to the Far East five years ago to close the chapter of a book fraught with anxiety, nervousness and despair. In doing so, they opened another that filled the lives of the Nyack couple with joy, anticipation and love. The Rands picked up their adopted son, Jake, in Taiwan five years ago this month. The adoption process required three years to complete, and capped a fiv…

by Tom Renner

12/02/2016

Schools

Swim Coach Took Indirect Path To Push Weston Swimming To The Top Who: Tom Grace, Danbury resident What: Teacher, swim coach at Weston High School Did you know? Weston won its fourth straight girls Class S state title, and sixth in seven years WESTON, Conn. -- Tom Grace looks at the past quarter century of his life with pride, incredulity and bemusement. In that time, the Danbury resident and Air Force retiree has gone from a bad vacuum cleaner salesman to highly respected science teacher and architect of a state swimming dynasty. “It has definitely exceeded my expectations and the expectations of what my parents had seen in me,’’ said Grace, whose Westo…

by Tom Renner

12/02/2016

Neighbors

Gala Honors Longtime Director At Dutchess County Autism Facility DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Neil Pollack came to Anderson Center for Autism in Staatsburg 15 years ago with an ambitious agenda and a can-do attitude. He will retire at the end of this year with his vision fulfilled, and ready to hand off the responsibilities of the position executive director for the 92-year-old institution to his successor, Patrick Paul. He is Anderson’s current Chief Operating Officer. Pollack will be honored at the Anderson Center for Autism’s annual gala on Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Grandview in Poughkeepsie. The event begins at 6 p.m. Click here for more information. Po…

by Tom Renner

12/01/2016

Neighbors

Stamford Ophthalmologist, Salon Owner Helps Others See Differently Who: Stephanie Becker of Stamford What: Partner in The Loft Salon and Spa, ophthalmologist Social activism: Stephanie and The Loft support an array of social causes STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stephanie Becker sees clear parallels between ophthalmology and women’s beauty services. They might be obtuse for most, but the Stamford physician, businesswoman and energetic whirlwind finds obvious and clear similarities. “You always treat every human being the way you want to be treated in any business,’’ said Becker, a partner of The Loft Salon and Spa in Stamford and the owner of Total Eye Care in Long Is…

by Tom Renner

12/01/2016

Sports

Westport Teen Soars To 2nd In South Korea Snowboarding Event WESTPORT, Conn -- For athletes aspiring to compete in the Winter Olympics, the year leading into the quadrennial spectacle can make the difference between competing against the world’s elite or watching their peers on television. Who: Julia Marino, 19, Westport What: Member of the U.S. Snowboarding Pro Team Did you know? Marino finished second last weekend at the FIS Snowboard World Cup Big Air event in PyeongChang, South Korea, which will be the site of the 2018 Winter Olympics Westport snowboarder Julia Marino realizes the ramifications, and she’s off to a terrific start. A member of the U.…

by Tom Renner

11/30/2016

Neighbors

Tarrytown Elder Care Advocate Approaches Work With Dignity, Respect Who: Sherry Saturno, Tarrytown What: Director of Social Services at Sprain Brook Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Scarsdale The latest: Last month was named the Champion of Social Justice award winner by the National Association of Social Workers for New York TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Since she was a child, Tarrytown’s Sherry Saturno recognized the importance of treating all people with dignity and respect. The demographics have changed, from helping kids harmed by school bullies to seniors coping with declining health, but her passion and commitment to have people treated with respect a…

by Tom Renner

11/30/2016

Events

Holiday Stroll, New App Help Business Community In Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. — The Holiday Stroll returns to downtown Greenwich for the eighth straight year on Dec. 3-4, during which a new app, GreenwichVIP.com, will be launched. Events during the Holiday Stroll include a live nativity scene complete with a camel, donkey, llama, cow and five sheep. In addition, there will be entertainment tents, food trucks, ice sculpture demonstrations, photos with Santa and live reindeer. GreenwichVIP.com, known as “the app of everything," puts the entire community into the palm of the consumer’s hands and gives each store its own community rewards, VIP off…

by Tom Renner

11/30/2016

Neighbors

Stony Point's 'Finicky Foodie' Finds Faithful Following On Instagram Who: Alyssa DiPalma, Stony Point On Instagram: At Finicky Foodie Top 3 Foods to photograph: Pizza, macaroni and cheese, french fries STONY POINT, N.Y. -- Even the finickiest of eaters enjoys food. Alyssa DiPalma of Stony Point is a perfect example. DiPalma started posting pictures about two years ago under the handle “finickyfoodie” on Instagram. She has amassed 10,800 followers, mostly from around the region. She posts pictures of anything food related -- in one 14-hour span last week shoe posted pictures of a coffee cup, a dish from Chipotle and a scrumptious and novel cupcake. They attra…

by Tom Renner

11/29/2016

Sports

Longtime Norwalk Football Coach Takes Team To Nationals In His Final Season NORWALK, Conn. -- Bert Borges has no idea what he’ll do next August. After 12 years of handing out gear and meeting players for the first practice for his teams in the Norwalk Junior Football League at the height of summer, the contractor by day and coach by fall will not have a team to coach. Borges, the coach of the 8th grade Norwalk Packers, takes his team to Florida this weekend for the American Youth Football national championships. The Packers are one of eight teams in the 13-and-under division of the tournament, which will be played in Kissimmee, Fla. The Packers are raising funds t…

by Tom Renner

11/29/2016

Neighbors

Church Elder Helps Pave Way For Improved Access To Historic Church TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- When contractors break ground on a project next spring to improve accessibility to the venerable Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow, it will be the beginning of the end of a goal Aubrey Hawes has helped to lead for over 10 years. The church, built in 1685, has badly needed to improve the entrance to the church to permit physically challenged people easier access. Construction of the new entrance and pathways will begin in the spring and is expected to be completed by June. According to Hawes to date $176,000 has been raised to fund the project; the half way point to the …

by Tom Renner

11/29/2016

Prev Page 63 of 1238 61 62 63 64 65 Next

621 - 630 of 12,371 articles