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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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Lifestyle

Hackensack University Medical Center, New York Giants 'Tackle Kids Cancer' HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation and New York Football Giants launched a new fundraising campaign, Eli’s Challenge, as part of its successful Tackle Kids Cancer initiative. Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning has pledged to match grassroots donations to Tackle Kids Cancer, dollar-for-dollar, up to $100,000. The announcement coincides with Tackle Kids Cancer’s first anniversary. In just one year, it has raised more than $2.5 million for programs and services at the Children’s Cancer Institute, part of the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackens…

by Tom Renner

09/17/2016

Events

Westport Community Theatre Stages 'Camping with Henry and Tom' WESTPORT, Conn. -- Westport Community Theatre's first production of the season, Camping with Henry and Tom, opened on Friday, Sept. 16 and will be staged on weekends through Sunday, Oct. 2. The show, written by Mark St. Germain, is directed by Ruth Anne Baumgartner and produced by Joan Lasprogato. Camping with Henry and Tom takes place in 1921, on a camping trip that includes Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and President Warren G. Harding. St. Germain builds on an actual event — the inclusion of the U.S. President in one of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison’s annual camping trips — to create a comed…

by Tom Renner

09/16/2016

Neighbors

Mayor Reflects On Harrison-Rye Football's 'Friendly Rivalry' HARRISON, N.Y. -- It was a pleasure to see many friends and familiar faces at this year’s annual Harrison-Rye football game. Friendly rivalry is part of the football tradition in both communities. Daily Voice coverage of Saturday's classic rivalry can be found by clicking here. Like most rivalries, the week before the big game is filled with excitement and hometown pride. I was happy to see that when the Harrison players looked up into the stands, they witnessed our community rallied together to support them and cheer them on. I look forward to watching the team as they progress through the …

by Ron Belmont

09/16/2016

Lifestyle

New Canaan Crew Plans 'Erg-a-thon' To Recruit New Rowers NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- The New Canaan Crew team will host a three-hour “Erg-a-Thon” rowing exhibition on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 8-11 a.m. in downtown New Canaan. The team, comprised of student athletes from across Fairfield and Westchester counties, is coached by Yan Vengerovskiy of Maritime Rowing Club in Norwalk, renowned for his ability to turn out national, world and Olympic rowers. Graduates of the program go on to study and row at some of the most elite universities in the nation. Vengerovskiy is the coach of two Olympians --- New Canaan Crew alumni Andrew Campbell and Charlie Cole -…

by Tom Renner

09/16/2016

Neighbors

Former Norwalk Legislator Produces Play Inspired By Politics STAMFORD, Conn.. -- Norwalk’s John Atkin served for 10 years in the Connecticut legislature. While that experience was a long time ago, he is bringing the expertise he acquired to a most unusual setting in Stamford and the Curtain Call theatre. Atkin serves as the director for “The Best Man”, which opened Thursday at Curtain Call. The play, authored by Gore Vidal in 1960, centers around two men trying to secure their party’s presidential nomination. With his political experience, Atkin is the perfect choice to demonstrate how politicians interact. He represented the 140th state district in …

by Tom Renner

09/16/2016

Police & Fire

Norwalk Cold Case Cop Finds Hot Leads With New Technology NORWALK, Conn. -- Osvaldo Muniz finally met his match in Norwalk Police Lieutenant Art Weisgerber. The Bridgeport man will find out shortly his penalty for a 1988 kidnapping and sexual assault that Weisgerber solved with DNA analysis. Weisgerber, a 28-year member of the Norwalk force, has worked on cold cases since 2002. There are approximately 40 cold cases files on Norwalk’s books, including the 1986 case of Kathleen Flynn, an 11-year-old girl who was strangled while walking home from Ponus Ridge Junior High. The oldest unsolved case is the 1971 homicide of Earl Collins. Weisgerber and Sg…

by Tom Renner

09/16/2016

Events

'Elvistorian' Takes Fans On Musical Journey In Ramsey RAMSEY, N.J. -- "Elvistorian" Ruben Castillo will take people on a musical journey with his concert on Sunday, Sept. 18, at the Ramsey Free Public Library. The event begins at 2 p.m. and is free. The concert, "Elvis Unplugged: The King of Vegas Concert," will feature Castillo performing music from the rock 'n' roll Hall of Famer. Visit the library website for more information.

by Tom Renner

09/16/2016

Events

Teaneck Symposium Guides Small Businesses In Rough Times TEANECK, N.J. -- Cafe Metro in Teaneck will host a Small Business Symposium on Saturday.The event runs from 9:30-noon and costs $20. Registration at the door includes breakfast. Entrepreneurial guru and small business consultant Erike Mayo will lead a panel of business leaders in addressing challenges in today's business environment and how to thrive in the current economic and political climate. Cafe Metro is at 166 West Englewood Ave. The symposium is sponsored by the Cornerstone Community Development Corporation. Click here for more information about the symposium.

by Tom Renner

09/16/2016

Events

Bring Body, Mind Gently Into Fall At Oakland Ayurveda Day OAKLAND, N.Y. -- Vista Natural Wellness Center in Oakland will host Ayurveda Day with Mary Ann Gebhardt on Wednesday, Sept. 21, from 7-8:30 p.m. The event costs $35 and includes a meal. It will feature a workshop with Gebhardt, a Certified Chopra Center Ayurvedic Educator. Fall is a time of change, we see these changes in nature all around us. The trees and flowers are quietly changing color, and slowly the leaves begin to fall. Ayurveda teaches us we are part of nature. Autumn is Vata season. The workshop will explore daily routine, seasonal recipes, and Ayurvedic principles to guide peopl…

by Tom Renner

09/16/2016

Real Estate

William Pitt Sotheby's Names New Manager In Southport, Consolidates Offices FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Brian A. Clarke, Jr. has been named Brokerage Manager for the William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty office in Southport. Clarke has been a top-producing sales agent for 12 years, most recently based out of the firm’s brokerage in Wilton, where for the first six months of 2016 he ranked no. 1 in closed units and no. 2 in closed dollar volume. William Pitt Sotheby's also announced it has just completed a renovation of its Southport on the Harbor brokerage, located at 251 Main Street. It will consolidate its local operations in town to conduct business out of the new…

by Tom Renner

09/16/2016

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