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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.

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Neighbors

New Canaan Library Offers Backyard Birding Program With Audubon Society NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- New Canaan Library will host Backyard Birding with the Connecticut Audubon Society on Saturday, Jan. 17. The event begins at 1 p.m. at the Adrian Lamb Room. Visitors will learn how to identify birds in the region by sight and sound. Guests also will learn who is at the feeder at this time of year, feeding habits and their characteristics. The lecture also will discuss ways to attract birds to feeders at this time of year, what bird feeder and seed varieties to use and where to place feeders. The program is co-sponsored by New Canaan Garden Club. Click here to r…

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Business

Westchester County Office Leasing Showed Improvement In 2014 WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Office space leasing in Westchester County and Fairfield County improved in 2014, according to statistics released Thursday by the Stamford-based CBRE. In Westchester, 73,923 square feet of negative absorption was recorded, which was nonetheless an improvement from the 365,067 square feet of negative absorption seen in 2013. Westchester East and the White Plains CBD submarkets recorded 43 percent and 21 percent of leases countywide, respectively. The county’s largest lease during the course of the year was for 85,000 square feet taken by MBIA, Inc. at 1 &a…

01/16/2015

Neighbors

Westport Clothing Baron's Philanthropy, Humility Instilled By Parents WESTPORT, Conn. -- Bill Mitchell’s generosity is only superseded by his humility. Both traits of the longtime Westport clothier were established long ago by his parents, Norma and Ed, who founded Mitchells of Westport in 1958. “My parents taught me to make a difference, but don’t tell anybody,’’ Mitchell said. “If I can be a beacon and help out in any way that I can, I’ll do it. I try to give to most everybody.” Mitchell’s generosity has benefited many organizations, including Sacred Heart University, St. Vincent’s Medical Center and the Inner-City Foundation For Charity and Education. …

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News

Stamford Man Gets Prison Time For Stealing From Autistic Resident STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Stamford man was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday for stealing $100 from an autistic man in a case that shocked the city in September, The Advocated reported. Steven St. Jacques, 20, was sentenced by Judge Richard Comerford after pleading guilty to second-degree larceny and second-degree robbery in November, the Advocate said. The sentence will be suspended after three years. Video of the crime showed St. Jacques stealing the money from Patrick Kogut, 27, at Stamford Town Center. The mugging occurred Sept. 9 as St. Jacques ran up to Kogut as he entered a…

01/16/2015

Real Estate

Strong Fourth Quarter Caps Good Year In Westchester Real Estate WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A near seven-percent increase in the fourth quarter in closed sales among the four counties in the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors capped a strong year in real estate for Westchester County. Closed sales increased 6.9 percent in the fourth quarter, compared to the same time frame in 2013. For the year, Realtors participating in the Hudson Gateway Multiple Listing Service, a subsidiary of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, reported 14,169 closed residential transactions in 2014 in Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Orange. That figure represented t…

01/16/2015

Sports

Darien's Ostberg Repeats As State's Gatorade Cross Country Winner DARIEN, Conn. -- Darien's Alex Ostberg was named the Gatorarde Runner of the Year for Connecticut for the second straight time on Thursday. “Alex had an incredible year,” said Darien coach Tyson Kaczmarek said. “He now he has three of the four fastest times ever on the Wickham Park course that is used for the Class and Open championships, as well as for New Englands.” The award recognizes outstanding athletic excellence, high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the racecourse. Ostberg is now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade Nation…

01/16/2015

Schools

Wilton's Our Lady Of Fatima School Hosts Open House WILTON, Conn. -- Our Lady of Fatima School in Wilton will hold an Open House on Sunday, Jan. 25, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Parents and students are invited to to tour the school, meet staff and students and learn the benefits of considering the school as educational option. Our Lady of Fatima School is a Roman Catholic co-educational school. Programs offered include half-day and full-day prekindergarten for 3’s and 4’s; the Primary School for Kindergarten through Grade 2; the Intermediate School for Grades 3 through 5; and the Middle School for Grades 6 through 8. Recognized as a Na…

01/16/2015

Sports

Norwalk Mad Bulls Earn More Medals At Youth Wrestling Events NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk Youth wrestling program continues to go deep into youth wrestling action as wrestlers travel throughout the state each weekend racking up victories and much needed experience at the youth wrestling level. “We’re about five or six weeks away from the State qualifier and State Open, so the training and intensity is starting to pick up and building in our own wrestling room,” Program Director Randy Haus said. “We try to peak for the season ending tournaments, we squeeze as much out of the kids in practice as we can, pushing them to their limits, they have been r…

01/16/2015

Real Estate

Strong Fourth Quarter Caps Good Year For Putnam Real Estate WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A near seven-percent increase in the fourth quarter in closed sales among the four counties in the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors capped a strong year in real estate for Westchester County. Closed sales increased 6.9 percent in the fourth quarter, compared to the same time frame in 2013. For the year, Realtors participating in the Hudson Gateway Multiple Listing Service, a subsidiary of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, reported 14,169 closed residential transactions in 2014 in Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Orange. That figure represented t…

01/16/2015

News

Solarize Cortlandt-Croton Kicks Off On Monday CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Solarize Westchester has selected the Town of Cortlandt and Village of Croton-On-Hudson to participate in a solar-energy discount program that will make going solar easy and affordable for their residents and businesses. Solarize Cortlandt-Croton Week will kick off with a workshop on Tuesday from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Hendrick Hudson Free Library, 185 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose. Residents and business owners can learn about the program. A second event will be held on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Croton Free Library, 171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-Hudson. …

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