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Tom Renner

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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

Lyndhurst Woman's Unusual Dolls Deliver Message Of Hope LYNDHURST, N.J. -- Nancy DelloMonaco started her business of making dolls and owls out of re-purposed fabrics to scratch a creative itch. Never did she realize her products would transform lives. DelloMonaco’s business, Stitch Witch Me, started in 2011. She calls it her version of a “witch’s brew.” “When I was a kid, I used to love the stories when a witch would put all sorts of unusual items into a pot, and out came a butterfly,’’ DelloMonaco said. “You never know what’s going to happen. That’s the way I feel. I’m creating new things and I never know what’s going to come out.” DelloMonac…

by Tom Renner

10/04/2016

Business

Haverstraw Woman's New Bake Shop Satisfies Sweet Creative Side HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. -- Eva Rivera of Haverstraw started making cakes about five years ago as works of art, a form of expression for her creative side. In September, she dove full-time into her craft, opening Bella Sophia Sugar Crafts in her hometown. Rivera started making cakes for friends and family. Word quickly spread. “I thought let me see what I can do with this,’’ Rivera said. “It didn’t start out that I wanted to open a business. It was just a way to say who I am and what I’m about, and somehow, we ended here.” Rivera’s store is located at 2 New Main St., Suite, 2 in Haverstraw. Her bus…

by Tom Renner

10/03/2016

Neighbors

Pets Find Their Welfare In Good Hands With Putnam County SPCA Chief What: Putnam County SPCA & Friends Annual Dinner and Fundraiser When: Friday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m. Where: Four Brothers Restaurant, Mahopac Tickets: $55. Click here to purchase. PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Most pet owners in Putnam County love their animals. The ones who don’t have to answer to Ken Ross, the chief of the Brewster-based Putnam County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Ross founded the Putnam County SPCA in 2010. Working with his son and an additional officer, Ross has the huge task of keeping animals safe throughout the 246 square miles of the county. Ross also rais…

by Tom Renner

10/03/2016

Lifestyle

Plant Late Season Perennials For Pollinators In Fairfield County FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- As fall approaches, many pollinators are still active. While some pollinators die off as the weather chills, others will overwinter, including mated queen bees and hibernating butterflies like Mourning Cloaks. As these pollinators search for late forage resources, they often find very little nectar or pollen in our landscapes. Why not offer a late season boost to hungry pollinators by adding some fall blooming native perennials to your landscape? You get to enjoy the flower show while being a pollinator steward! Native Goldenrods Ecologically-important, gol…

by Kim Eierman

10/02/2016

Neighbors

Briarcliff Manor Woman Builds Mobile Business For Fans Of Tans BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. – Danielle Della Pella knew she needed a career change. Newly divorced and realizing she wanted to make a switch, the Briarcliff Manor woman took a huge leap of faith. Della Pella started her luxury mobile organic tanning business, Glowing, two years ago. It has proven to be the perfect marriage of her communications, marketing and business skills and her passion for personal beauty and emotional wellness. She is based in Briarcliff, but services clients everywhere from Manhattan to the northern reaches of Westchester County. Della Pella has discovered the joys and har…

by Tom Renner

10/02/2016

Lifestyle

Aspetuck Land Trust Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Celebration FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- More than 200 people gathered at the Pequot Library Auditorium recently to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Aspetuck Land Trust (ALT). Since 1966, the land trust has conserved and protected more 1,700 acres in Easton, Fairfield, Weston and Westport. ALT members heard noted Adirondack Mountain Naturalist, Author and Photographer Edward Kanze speak on "The Enormous Value of the Small." They also watched the premiere of “Barlow's Dream," a video narrated by Lissy Newman, daughter of longtime ALT supporters Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, which examines th…

by Tom Renner

10/01/2016

Lifestyle

Plant Late Season Perennials For Pollinators In Putnam PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- As fall approaches, many pollinators are still active. While some pollinators die off as the weather chills, others will overwinter, including mated queen bees and hibernating butterflies like Mourning Cloaks. As these pollinators search for late forage resources, they often find very little nectar or pollen in our landscapes. Why not offer a late season boost to hungry pollinators by adding some fall blooming native perennials to your landscape? You get to enjoy the flower show while being a pollinator steward! Native Goldenrods Ecologically-important, goldenr…

by Kim Eierman

09/30/2016

Lifestyle

Plant Late Season Perennials For Pollinators In Bergen BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. -- As fall approaches, many pollinators are still active. While some pollinators die off as the weather chills, others will overwinter, including mated queen bees and hibernating butterflies like Mourning Cloaks. As these pollinators search for late forage resources, they often find very little nectar or pollen in our landscapes. Why not offer a late season boost to hungry pollinators by adding some fall blooming native perennials to your landscape? You get to enjoy the flower show while being a pollinator steward! Native Goldenrods Ecologically-important, goldenr…

by Kim Eierman

09/30/2016

Lifestyle

Plant Late Season Perennials For Pollinators In Passaic PASSAIC COUNTY, N.Y. -- As fall approaches, many pollinators are still active. While some pollinators die off as the weather chills, others will overwinter, including mated queen bees and hibernating butterflies like Mourning Cloaks. As these pollinators search for late forage resources, they often find very little nectar or pollen in our landscapes. Why not offer a late season boost to hungry pollinators by adding some fall blooming native perennials to your landscape? You get to enjoy the flower show while being a pollinator steward! Native Goldenrods Ecologically-important, golden…

by Kim Eierman

09/30/2016

Lifestyle

Plant Late Season Perennials For Pollinators In Dutchess DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- As fall approaches, many pollinators are still active. While some pollinators die off as the weather chills, others will overwinter, including mated queen bees and hibernating butterflies like Mourning Cloaks. As these pollinators search for late forage resources, they often find very little nectar or pollen in our landscapes. Why not offer a late season boost to hungry pollinators by adding some fall blooming native perennials to your landscape? You get to enjoy the flower show while being a pollinator steward! Native Goldenrods Ecologically-important, golde…

by Kim Eierman

09/30/2016

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