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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

Business

Westchester Executive Puts Emphasis On County's Youth WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Ebony White looks no further than her Yonkers upbringing to find where she discovered a passion for helping young men and women find jobs. White works now as the Director of Workforce and Employer Development for The Business Council of Westchester (BCW) in White Plains. One of her primary responsibilities is to help find jobs for young workers in the county by creating partnerships with potential employers. White’s mother worked in education and her grandfather worked at a local community center. When she sees how her own career path has unfolded, she sees it rooted f…

by Tom Renner

08/13/2016

Neighbors

New Leader Brings Innovative Ideas To Southport's Pequot Library FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Stephanie J. Coakley loves challenging herself professionally. When the opportunity arose to become executive director of the Pequot Library, a community treasure for 127 years in Southport, she knew it was the chance of a lifetime. “Everything attracted me to this position,’’ said Coakley, who started her duties last month after working for three years as the Director of Education at the Mattatuck Museum of Art and History in Waterbury. “From its staff, board members, rich history, the programs, the distinguished collections … there are exciting things on the horizon, on…

by Tom Renner

08/13/2016

Police & Fire

Greenwich Cop Returns To Work After Losing A Leg To Amputation GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich Police welcomed marine officer Frank DiPietro back to full day, and he is now one of a handful of officers who have returned to full duty after missing a limb. DiPietro broke his right leg in a 2014 accident. Complications following the accident forced physicians to amputate the lower part of the leg. DiPetro had surgery on the leg last November at Yale New-Haven hospital. Prior to the amputation, physicians tried a variety of methods to save the leg, including rehabilitation, therapy and surgery. DiPietro, a 14-year member of the department, is a highly-deco…

by Tom Renner

08/12/2016

Sports

Fairfield American Crushes Massachusetts, Reaches New England Final FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Fairfield American Little League All-Star baseball team has done it the hard way, but they will get a chance to play Saturday to reach the Little League World Series. The Americans crushed Massachusetts on Friday, 11-0, to reach the New England championship game in Bristol. Fairfield will play undefeated Rhode Island on Saturday at 1 p.m. for the New England title. The winner advances to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. After a tense 17-11 win over New Hampshire on Thursday, Fairfield cruised on Friday. The Americans jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the…

by Tom Renner

08/12/2016

Sports

New Canaan Rower Misses Podium But Makes Olympic History For U.S. NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- New Canaan’s Andrew Campbell finished fifth Friday with teammate Josh Konieczny in the finals of the Olympic lightweight double sculls rowing competition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. France won the gold, followed by Ireland and Norway. South Africa finished fourth. The U.S. finished in 6:35.07, about five seconds behind France and a little more than three seconds out of third. Campbell and Konieczny got off to a solid start, holding third at the 500-meter mark and second at 1,000 meters in the 2,000-meter race. The Americans faded in the second half of the race, however,…

by Tom Renner

08/12/2016

Lifestyle

Teen Discovers Passion For Children, Career Path At Putnam Valley Camp PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- Destiny Paradiso discovered important pieces to her personality as a young girl at Camp Felix in Putnam Valley. Now 17 and a volunteer at the camp for foster care children from New York City, she’s hoping to help other young girls do the same. Paradiso has spent part of 10 summers at the Camp Felix, which is hosted by The New York Foundling and The Felix Organization. Nearly 200 campers ages 8-13 visit the facility each year to enjoy swimming, recreation, music, dance, nature exploration and the usual assortment of summer camp activities. Camp Felix is known for helpin…

by Tom Renner

08/12/2016

Lifestyle

Stamford Young Artists Philharmonic Plans Auditions STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford Young Artists Philharmonic (SYAP) will hold pre-season auditions for new members on Monday, Aug. 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Westhill High School . Currently the fastest growing youth orchestra in Connecticut, membership in the Stamford Young Artists Philharmonic provides the serious young music student, elementary through college level, with the opportunity to grow as both a person and a musician. All of the ensembles are selected by the audition process, maintain a high level of musicianship, and allow for a challenging repertoire. Pre-season auditions will …

by Tom Renner

08/12/2016

Sports

Fairfield American Outslugs New Hampshire In Little League Tournament FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Fairfield American Little League baseball team kept alive its hopes to reach the Little League World Series Thursday with a 17-11 victory over Bedford, N.H. in Bristol. The Americans face another elimination game on Friday when they play Massachusetts at 1 p.m. in Bristol. The winner meets undefeated Rhode Island for the New England championship on Saturday. Fairfield’s victory on Thursday was a wild affair. Fairfield jumped out to a 7-0 lead after two innings, but Rhode Island tied it with seven runs in the fourth. Fairfield scored four more in the fifth, and New H…

by Tom Renner

08/11/2016

Sports

Grandmother Cheers On Olympic Swimming Star Ryan Lochte From Westchester CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Marta Aramburu will have a front row seat at Sky View Rehabilitation Center in Croton-on-Hudson for Thursday’s duel in the pool between swimmer Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps at the Summer Olympics. The 95-year-old resident will be rooting hard for Lochte, her 32-year-old grandson, as she does every time he hits the water. Lochte and Phelps will be among the medal favorites in Thursday’s 200 individual medley final. Phelps has won the race in the past three Olympics. Lochte took silver in the event in 2004 and 2012, and bronze in 2008. “She gets very excited every…

by Tom Renner

08/11/2016

Sports

Mixed Results For New Canaan Rowers At Olympics With Gold Still On The Line FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- New Canaan’s Andrew Campbell moved on to the finals in his rowing event at the Summer Olympics in Rio on Thursday, but Charlie Cole, also of New Canaan, saw his crew eliminated from medal contention. Campbell and teammate Josh Konieczny finished second in their lightweight double sculls semifinal behind the favorites from France. They posted the second-fastest time among the six crews that advanced to the final, which will be held Friday at 9:44 a.m. Cole, competing on the Men’s Coxless 4, finished fourth in their semifinal. Only the top three crews from the semif…

by Tom Renner

08/11/2016

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