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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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Obituaries

Rita LiVolsi, 77, East Norwalk Native, Actor, Teacher NORWALK, Conn. -- Rita Elizabeth LiVolsi died on Monday, Jan. 12, at St. Camillus Nursing Home in Stamford. She was 77. LiVolisi was born Nov. 20, 1937, to Peter and Amelia Ferrandino of East Norwalk. Rita was born and raised in East Norwalk until she left home for college. She attended Albertus Magnus College in New Haven where she studied French and Italian as well as the performing arts and received her bachelor's degree. While in New Haven, she acted in a play with Dick Cavett. After college she was a teacher of French and Italian language until she left her career to start a fam…

01/15/2015

Obituaries

Raymond Maddock, 82, Lifelong Westport Resident, Computer Salesman WESTPORT, Conn. -- Raymond Robert “Ray” Maddock, 82, a lifelong resident of Westport, died on Jan. 7 at Greenwich Hospital, of complications from pneumonia. Maddock was born on July 5, 1932, in the West Parish Road home of his parents, Lawrence and Irene Crossman Maddock. A member of the Staples High School Class of 1951, Maddock played center on the basketball team. He also ran track and played baseball. In 1994, he was honored for those accomplishments by the Sportsmen of Westport. He attended the University of Connecticut but left to join the Air Force. He returned after his servi…

01/15/2015

Obituaries

George LeCates Jr., 81; Worked In Ridgefield Schools, Korean War Vet RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- George L. LeCates Jr. of Ridgefield died on Jan. 10 at Danbury Hospital. He was 81. LeCates was born in Norwalk on Oct. 6, 1933, and was the son of George H. LeCates, Sr. and Ethel J. Drenyoczsky LeCates. He was a graduate of Bassick High School in Bridgeport, Class of 1951, and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He was retired from the Ridgefield School system, where he had been maintenance foreman, and previously had worked for Remington Rand, Hatch & Bailey and C.R. Gibson in Norwalk. He was also a member of the American Legion in Ridgefield. H…

01/15/2015

Business

Westport Man Starts Whodini To Help Merchants Know Their Customers WESTPORT, Conn. -- A Westport resident has co-founded a new business that he hopes will change the way merchants service their customers. David Schachne believes that if he and his partners are successful, the company can rekindle the merchant-customer relationship that existed back in the day when the owner of the local general sore knew their customers’ name, needs and preferences as they entered the store. The company, aptly named Whodini for its’ apparently magical ability to know “who” has entered a store and help a merchant recognize a customer by face, has designed a knowledge, …

01/15/2015

Sports

Wilton 6th Grade Girls Basketball Drops Two Close Games WILTON, Conn. -- The Wilton sixth grade girls travel basketball team fell short in two tight games last weekend in the Fairfield County Basketball League. The girls team, sponsored by Servco Oil, lost to Norwalk, 30-20, on Saturday and to Monroe, 33-21, on Sunday. Against Norwalk, Wilton quickly took the lead in the first quarter. Marygrace DelliSanti led all scorers with 10 points, and Fiona O'Brien added 6 points. Eleanor Greene, Maureen Campbell and Grace Cahill provided strong defensive efforts and many rebounds. Callie Judelson had a free throw and Center Lily Umphred scored three…

01/15/2015

Obituaries

Roger Pastore, 77; Former Stamford Resident Owned Oil Company STAMFORD, Conn. -- Roger J. Pastore, 77, a former resident of Stamford, died on Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Choice Rehab & Hospice Care in Surprise, Ariz. Pastore was born on July 25, 1937, in Stamford to Samuel Pastore and Mollie DeLuca Pastore. Pastore worked for Cassone Bakery as a young man and went on to become an insurance agent. He also owned Platt Valley Oil in Denver. He resided in Bow Mar, Colo. and Scottsdale, Ariz. before retiring to Surprise. He was an entrepreneur with interest in restaurant proprietorship, thoroughbred horse racing and oil drilling. He loved horse racing,…

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01/15/2015

Obituaries

Albert Szabo, 80, Longtime Fairfield Resident, Worked At U.S. Baird FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Albert J. Szabo, 80, of Fairfield, died on Sunday, Jan. 11. Szabo was born in Manhattan, the son of Alexander and Margaret (Marcy) Szabo. He was a graduate of Roger Ludlowe High School, Class of 1952. Following graduation, he served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Alaska for two years. He began his career as a toolmaker at Ward Manufacturing and was employed at U.S. Baird in Stratford for over 39 years and retired as a Manufacturing Engineer. He was a member of the American Legion Post 143 and was also a volunteer fireman for many years for the Tunxis Hill No. …

01/14/2015

Obituaries

Kelly Wright, 57; Former Westport Resident, Owned Construction Business FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Kelly M. Kelly Wright, 57, of Fairfield, died over the weekend. Wright was born in Rochester, N.Y., on March 1, 1957 and lived in Westport and more recently, Fairfield, for the past 37 years. Kelly and his brother, Chris, specialized in small home renovation projects during the 1970s. In 1985, the brothers formed their own construction company, Wright Brothers, a business that soon became highly successful and well-known for quality residential home remodeling and new construction throughout Fairfield County. The Wright Brothers won many awards over the years, inclu…

01/14/2015

Lifestyle

Westchester's Michael Bloomberg Named New York's Richest Person NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- Michael Bloomberg, who owns a home in North Salem, was listed as the "Richest Person in New York" in a story by Marketwatch.com. The story said Bloomberg has a net worth of $33.7 billion. Bloomberg, 72, is the former mayor of New York City and the owner, founder and CEO of Bloomberg L.P., a global financial data and media company. Bloomberg purchased a North Salem home in 2012 for $4.55 million, according to several reports.

01/14/2015

News

Yonkers Residents Have Heat Restored After Two-Week Wait YONKERS - Heat was restored Tuesday night to a Yonkers building that had been without it for nearly two weeks, according to a report on News 12. The problem at 7383 Highland Ave. in Yonkers developed due to failed circulation pumps and no backup system, the report said. The building's landlord, Israel Roeceman, responded after pressure from city officials. By state law, the inside temperature must be at least 68 degrees when the outside temperature dips below 55.

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