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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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Events

Concert Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of Successful Suffern Restaurant SUFFERN, N.Y. -- Marcello Russodivito has lined up concerts in the past to celebrate big events. The Suffern chef invites the community to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his restaurant with his biggest event yet on Sunday. Sunday’s concert at the Lafayette Theatre in Suffern begins at 4:45 p.m. and features two parts. It begins with Jazz and Classical Italian Songs. At 6 p.m., pop singer Giada Valenti’s “From Venice With Love” concert will feature love songs from the 1960s until the present. PBS Television host Jim Masters and Ornella Fado of the Brindiamo television show will be the Mas…

by Tom Renner

10/13/2016

Neighbors

Energetic Tourism Director Pushes Picturesque Putnam County CARMEL, N.Y. -- Frank Smith knows the treasures that make Putnam County a terrific destination for tourists. His goal is to encourage others to discover the events, places and resources that make the county an important Hudson Valley resource. “I really feel like it’s a hidden gem,’’ said Smith, the acting director of Putnam County Tourism since March. “In Cold Spring, between the restaurants and the art galleries, you get a taste of Smalltown, USA. The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival has become a staple of the region. In Kent, we have the largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere. …

by Tom Renner

10/13/2016

Neighbors

Camps Founded By Westport Couple Treat Kids Coping With Loss WESTPORT, Conn. -- Sara and Jon Deren of Westport earned masters degrees in business from a prestigious Ivy League university. They have gone on to combine their business expertise and love of camp to help children cope with loss. Sara is the Executive Director for Experience Camps. With locations in Maine, California and New York, it provides free weeklong summer programs for boys and girls whose parents, siblings or primary caregivers have died. The camps build confidence in the children, and allows them to navigate their grief through friendship, teamwork, athletics and the common bond of…

by Tom Renner

10/13/2016

Lifestyle

Cliffside Park's Church Of The Epiphany Celebrates Centennial CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- Church of the Epiphany has been a cornerstone in the community of Cliffside Park for 100 years. This year, the church has been celebrating its long tenure. The church property at 247 Knox Ave. in Cliffside Park was purchased in 1915, and was the first parish in the Archdiocese of Newark to be named “Epiphany.” It earned the name because it was purchased on the Feast of Epiphany on Jan. 6, 1915. Construction began in September 1916, and concluded in December. The first Mass was celebrated on May 17, 1917, and the first collection amounted to $300. Under the leadershi…

by Tom Renner

10/13/2016

Sports

NFL Player From Norwalk Opens Up About Battle With Depression NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk’s Kevin Pierre-Louis, a linebacker with the Seattle Seahawks, discussed his battle with depression in a story last week with a Seattle newspaper. Pierre-Louis, 25, was diagnosed with depression in 2012, according to the story in the Seattle Times and written by Jayson Jenks. Pierre-Louis, who played in high school at King in Stamford, was in his junior year at Boston College when he was diagnosed with depression. Pierre-Louis said he was nervous about discussing depression because he was concerned about the reaction of fans and teammates. But he was not uncomfortab…

by Tom Renner

10/13/2016

Real Estate

Rockland Single Family Home Sales Rise 12+ Percent In Third Quarter ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Single family home sales rose by more than 12 percent in Rockland County compared to the third quarter in 2015, according to report from the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors. Single family home sales rose 12.5 percent in Rockland County in the HGAR report, which also incorporates Westchester, Orange and Putnam counties. For the four-county region, sales rose 7 percent compared to the third quarter in 2015. For the year, sales in all four counties are 15 percent higher than last year. For all real estate sales in Rockland County, which includes condominiums, …

by Tom Renner

10/12/2016

Real Estate

Single Family Home Sales Rise Slightly In Third Quarter In Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Single family home sales rose just over 2 percent in Westchester County compared to the third quarter in 2015, according to report released Tuesday from the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors. Westchester lagged behind other counties in the HGAR report, which also incorporates Putnam, Rockland and Orange. For the four-county region, sales rose 7 percent compared to the third quarter in 2015. For the year, sales in all four counties are 15 percent higher than last year. “The real estate market is healthy,’’ said Marcene Hedayati, HGAR President and part owner…

by Tom Renner

10/12/2016

Neighbors

Nyack Author's Latest Book Helps Young Women Learn Dangers Of Bullying NYACK, N.Y. -- Nyack author Stephanie Dolce felt her calling as a writer would be chronicling achievements of ice hockey teams and players. Circumstances and life intervened to take her in a far different direction. Dolce released her sixth book last month. “Untouched” is her latest in a series that explores bullying, especially through social media, relationships and online dating. It is her first fiction work, and is based on the series she created revolving around the relationship struggles of a high school girl, Kellie Harrison. Dolce introduced Harrison in a prior book, “My Tiara Is Giv…

by Tom Renner

10/11/2016

Neighbors

Red Hook Library Thrives Behind Director's Creativity, Collaboration RED HOOK, N.Y. -- At a time when most people viewed libraries as diminishing in community appeal and influence, Erica Freudenberger thought differently as she took over as the director of the Red Hook Library in 2010. Through innovation, collaboration, creativity and dogged determination, Freudenberger has transformed the library, and by extension, the community. Last year, Red Hook Library was named a finalist for the Library Journal’s Best Small Library in America Award. The library received a $10,000 grant with the award. Since Freudenberger came to Red Hook, annual visits have jumped 25…

by Tom Renner

10/11/2016

Neighbors

Port Chester 'Melody Man' Produces Holiday Season Hits PORT CHESTER N.Y. - Alex Ceruzzi developed a love for music coming through the Port Chester school district more than 50 years ago. Now 70, Ceruzzi retains the same joy for music and songwriting that he discovered many years ago in his hometown. Last year, Ceruzzi released "Christmas Holiday CD and Song Book". A former public school music teacher, his musical roots date back to when he took accordion lessons when he was four years old. His first performance at the age of five was an accordion solo for all grades at Park Avenue Elementary School. Alex's father, Alex, Sr. and his u…

by Tom Renner

10/11/2016

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