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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.

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Events

Stamford Innovation Center Hosts 'Geeks And Nerds' Gala STAMFORD, Conn. – Connecticut’s growing tech and startup community will be raising funds for two important charities at the Stamford Innovation Center’s inaugural Geeks and Nerds Summer Gala on Thursday. The gala will run from 6 to 10 p.m. and include cocktails, dancing, food, live music, disc jockeys along with pingpong and other games. Guests are encouraged to wear costumes from such science fiction favorites as "Super Heroes," "Star Trek," "Game of Thrones" and others. The center has lowered the ticket price to $40, although revelers are encouraged to pay the original $75 to help furt…

by Tom Renner

06/26/2014

Sports

Southport Trainer Finishes As Top Amateur In Syracuse Triathlon EASTON, Conn. – Easton triathlete Chris Thomas finished 10th overall and first among amateurs Sunday in the 70.3-mile Ironman race in Syracuse, N.Y. Thomas completed the race in 4 hours, 9 minutes and 27 seconds. He won his age group by more than 3 minutes and finished the race nearly 13 minutes ahead of last year’s time, when he also won his age group and finished fourth overall. The 70.3-mile race consists of a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride and 13.1-mile run. Thomas, 42, is the owner of Personal Training Professionals in Southport. Earlier this month, Thomas was the top amateur in …

by Tom Renner

06/26/2014

Lifestyle

'Obvious Child' At Avon Theater In Stamford Tackles Sensitive Issues STAMFORD, Conn. -- Currently playing at Stamford’s Avon Theater, is the very winning — and at times — heart-warming Indie film "Obvious Child," which follows the trials and tribulations of an aspiring New York City comedian, Donna Stern (Jenny Slate), who uses her everyday life as a female 20something living in New York to provide her with ample material for her relatable and everyday brand of humor. When she is up on stage, Donna is unapologetically herself, joking about all sorts of ordinary and everyday topics from things as intimate as her sex life and as crude as her day-old underwear.…

by Robert Sodaro

06/26/2014

Sports

More Than 400 Young Swimmers Race In Wilton Wahoos Meet WILTON, Conn. -- More than 400 swimmers from seven youth group teams competed at the recent Wilton Y Wahoos Summer Invitational. The Wahoos performed extremely well with over 40 new age group time cuts achieved and five new cuts for the YMCA National Long Course Championship meet in Indianapolis from July 28 to Aug. 1. Jake Kealy, of Wilton, and Noah Cheruk, of Stamford, achieved two of those times and will be attending the national meet for the first time. For the complete report from the meet, click on the attached PDF.

by Tom Renner

06/26/2014

Neighbors

Swimmers Hit Stamford Waters To Fight Cancer STAMFORD, Conn. -- More than 300 volunteers from across Connecticut and beyond came together on Saturday, June 21. at the eighth-annual Greenwich-Stamford Swim Across America event. The swim raised more than $300,000 to benefit Stamford’s Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT) in the fight against cancer. Participants spent the morning swimming half-mile, 1.5-mile or three-mile courses in the Long Island Sound, supported by a team of boaters, kayakers and land volunteers. The event was held at ACGT headquarters at 96 Cummings Point Road, Stamford. ACGT is the nation’s only non-profit ded…

by Tom Renner

06/26/2014

Sports

Katonah's Artuso Named Team MVP For State Rugby Squad BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Recent Harvey School graduate Christian Artuso of Katonah was selected most valuable player of the Empire City team after a weekend of regional rugby competition in Pittsburgh. Artuso and Mark Brandon, Harvey’s athletic director and assistant rugby coach, were invited to participate on the regional Empire City all-star team that represented the southern region of Rugby New York in the two-day tournament Saturday and Sunday, June 21-22. After three weeks of practice, the team traveled to Pittsburgh to compete against other all-star teams from the Midwest and the Eastern Se…

by Tom Renner

06/25/2014

Neighbors

Robison Oil Helps Westchester Homeowners Heat Homes With Biofuel WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – As more homeowners turn to biofuel as their preferred energy source, Robison Oil co-President David Singer recalled how his grandfather started in the business in a similar transition more than 70 years ago. “Our company started when we were converting from coal to oil,’’ said Singer, the co-owner of Robison along with his brother, Daniel. “Fast forward 75 years later, and we have to be on the forefront for moving to the energy source that people need. That’s where we are now. We’re your energy provider. It’s our job to bring the most affordable, cleanest energy …

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Lifestyle

Norwalk Cancer 'Thriver' Ready For Another Challenge NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk’s Denise Valentine rode her bicycle in last year’s Connecticut Challenge as a cancer “thriver.” She thought that word better reflected her personal journey. “They give you signs that say survivor,’’ said Valentine, who will ride July 26 in the 25-mile leg of the annual fundraiser. “I put thriver under it. I thought that’s a better connotation of what has gone on in my life.” Valentine’s life partner, Paul Shelley, will ride in the 50-mile leg. The two-day bike ride, now in its 10th year, raises money for survivorship programs and events at the CT Challenge Center …

by Tom Renner

06/25/2014

Sports

Runners Hustle On Main Street For New Canaan Mile NEW CANAAN, Conn. – Runners flew down Main Street in New Canaan last Saturday in the third edition of the New Canaan Mile, sponsored by New Canaan New Balance. Money raised from the race supports a scholarship for a New Canaan High School student. Keaton McAuliffe won this year’s $1,000 scholarship. Tim Milenkevich won the seeded race in 4:44, followed by Alex Ellsworth at 4:59 and Spencer Taylor at 5:15. Mary Zengo of Wilton won the women’s race in 5:41. Chloe McAuliffe, 14, won the race for New Canaan citizens in 6:58. There was also a shorter kids race. Other event sponsors were Ka…

by Tom Renner

06/25/2014

Sports

Stamford Little League Coach Receives Coveted Wellington Mara Award STAMFORD, Conn. -- Longtime Springdale Little League baseball coach Bob Robustelli received the coveted Wellington Mara Youth Coaching Award from The Mickey Lione Jr. Fund on Wednesday to honor his decades of service in teaching, supporting and motivating Stamford children through sports. “It has been a pleasure being associated with the Springdale Little League for all these years. I am honored to receive this award that is linked to two men who exemplify what life means and have been a major part of my life. It is truly and honor,” said Robustelli, 61, a Stamford native who has coached Sp…

by Daily Voice

06/25/2014

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