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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

Lifestyle

Plant Late Season Perennials For Pollinators In Rockland ROCKLAND 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

Lifestyle

Plant Late Season Perennials For Pollinators In Westchester WESTCHESTER 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, go…

by Kim Eierman

09/30/2016

Sports

Norwalk Youth Wrestling Program Plans First Practice On Oct. 7 NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk Mad Bull youth wrestling team will hold its first open tryout and practice at Norwalk High School on Monday, Oct. 7. The tryout runs from 5:45-7:30 p.m.. The Mad Bull Youth wrestling team is actively recruiting girls and boys in K-8th grade looking for an introduction into the sport of wrestling. Now in its seventh season, the Mad Bull wrestling team has developed some of the area’s top talent in the sport of wrestling and look to recruit some new beginners to the sport. Coming off its best season ever, the Norwalk Mad Bull team crowned eight individual Conn…

by Tom Renner

09/30/2016

Schools

Greenwich Test Prep Owner Plans Free Seminar At Cos Cob Library GREENWICH, CONN. -- Test preparation expert will host a free seminar at Cos Cob Library in Greenwich on Wednesday, Oct. 5, to help high school students create a testing plan that will work for them. Lynn Carnegie will talk with freshmen, sophomores and juniors and parents about which test could be right for them. Just a few years ago, nearly all Connecticut students took the SAT when applying to colleges. The ACT’s rise in popularity in recent years has led parents to question which is the better one for their child. “Every student’s circumstances are different, so there is no single answer…

by Tom Renner

09/29/2016

Neighbors

Energetic Hayes Gets Down To Business In Putnam Valley PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- Ellen Hayes’ whirlwind days start before the first rooster cackles and finish when the moon reaches its zenith. In between, the Putnam Valley energy bundle packs 18 hours or more of work, conversation, and volunteerism into making her community a better place. “I find,” Hayes said, “that ‘no’ is a difficult word for me to say.” Her most recent project benefitting Putnam Valley is the formation of the Putnam Valley Business Network, an organization similar to the Chamber of Commerce. Hayes led the way in getting the group started. Working on the project over the last …

by Tom Renner

09/28/2016

Neighbors

Mount Olive Baptist Church In Hackensack Develops Spiritual, Social Agendas HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Pastor Gregory Jackson came to Mount Olive Baptist Church in Hackensack in 1984 “scared to death” about leading a new congregation. Now, 32 years later, Jackson has carved out as a niche for the church as a place that marries faith and community service. Mount Olive is a spiritual leader in the Hackensack community. “Our mission is to provide a holistic ministry, one related to having a personal relationship with God,’’ Pastor Jackson said. “There’s also a social agenda that administers to the needs of people. We provide people help with housing, electricity, food, educa…

by Tom Renner

09/28/2016

Events

Greenwich's Popular Terra Ristorante Dishes Up 25th Anniversary Celebration GREENWICH, Conn. -- Terra Ristorante, the renowned Italian restaurant in the heart of downtown Greenwich, celebrates its 25th year in business with a cocktail party to commemorate its Silver Anniversary on Thursday, Oct. 6. In honor of this milestone, the restaurant will host a cocktail party from 5-7 p.m., offering complimentary hors d oeuvres and cocktails as well as a special appearance by breast cancer survivor, Geralyn Lucas, who will be conducting a book signing of her latest book “Then Came Life.” To continue the celebration, a special four-course anniversary dinner with wine pairin…

by Tom Renner

09/27/2016

Neighbors

Ridgefield Half Marathon Holds Trove Of Memories For Race Co-Director RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- John Dugdale knows every inch of the course for the Ridgefield Half Marathon. Besides being the co-race director with Rick Favier, the 81-year-old Dugdale owns several age group records on the 13.1 mile layout and ran the course frequently with buddies from the Wolfpit Running Club. “The course is part of a 10-mile loop that I’ve run for 20 years,’’ said Dugdale as he works with Favier on final preparations for Sunday’s 40th anniversary of the popular race. “It was certainly to my advantage, knowing every detail of the course when I was running the race.” Injuries curta…

by Tom Renner

09/27/2016

Schools

6 Students From Fairfield Prep Earn National Merit Scholarship Recognition FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Six Fairfield Prep students received recognition in the National Merit Scholarship Program, including one semifinalist. Jonathan Siveyer, a resident of Monroe, was named a semifinalist for the prestigious award. Five students from Prep were Commended honorees. They are Grant Ballesteros, Junlin Mo, Brendan Flynn, Tom Paul and Ben Martinez. The seniors are recognized based on the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test taken in their junior year. Over 1.5 million students from across the nation entered the competition by taking the test, and the Prep winners were …

by Tom Renner

09/26/2016

Neighbors

Fairfield Executive's Kidney Transplant Produces Life-Changing Leadership FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Newly married and in the early stages of a promising career in the insurance industry, Fred Podolsky of Fairfield felt on top of the world. But a routine physical required to purchase life insurance revealed life-changing news. Physicians discovered during the physical in 1987 that Podolsky had just one kidney, and it was already diseased. The devastating result set Podolsky on a path that eventually resulted in a transplant and a position on the Leadership Committee for the National Kidney Foundation. Now, Podolsky will walk in the 15th annual New York City Kidney Walk…

by Tom Renner

09/26/2016

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