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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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Events
ArtsBash In White Plains Combines Art, Food, Music ArtsBash In White Plains Combines Art, Food, Music
ArtsBash In White Plains Combines Art, Food, Music WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – ArtsWestchester invites guests to kick off the summer season with food, music and a preview of its new exhibition on Friday, May 16, at its 15th annual ArtsBash. The event will be held at ArtsWestchester, 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Individual tickets are $75. Sponsorships are also available. Sponsorship information and tickets are available on the ArtsWestchester website. ArtsBash will mark the preview of a new exhibition, "STEAM," which features the work of 31 contemporary artists who have created original pieces with science, technology, engineering…

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by Tom Renner
Business
Stamford's Chelsea Piers Names New Executive Director Stamford's Chelsea Piers Names New Executive Director
Stamford's Chelsea Piers Names New Executive Director STAMFORD, Conn.– Chelsea Piers Connecticut in Stamford has named Greta Wagner as its new executive director/executive vice president. Wagner will replace Mollie Marcoux, who is leaving the sports complex in August to begin her new role as director of athletics at Princeton University. Wagner, who has worked for Chelsea Piers New York for the past 18 years, currently serves as a senior vice president and general manager of the Sports Center, a 150,000-square-foot health club with more than 5,000 members. Over the past year, Wagner has also spent a considerable amount of time at Chelsea P…

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by Tom Renner
Real Estate
Median Sales Price Of Westport Homes Up 10% In First Quarter Median Sales Price Of Westport Homes Up 10% In First Quarter
Median Sales Price Of Westport Homes Up 10% In First Quarter FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Home prices moved up in the first quarter of 2014, but activity trended down in the Fairfield County real estate market, according to recently released statistics. The number of closed sales was down 3 percent in Fairfield County for the first quarter, according to the quarterly report released by William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty. But at the same time, the median sales price for a single-family home in Fairfield County increased 5 percent, to $407,000, according to the report. That is the highest quarterly median sales price for the first quarter since 2…

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by Tom Renner
Sports
Pound Ridge, Bedford Rowers Help Team Win Medals At N.J. Regatta Pound Ridge, Bedford Rowers Help Team Win Medals At N.J. Regatta
Pound Ridge, Bedford Rowers Help Team Win Medals At N.J. Regatta WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Five Pound Ridge and Bedford rowers contributed medal-winning performances that helped Norwalk River Rowing return from their recent trip to the Princeton area with three ISA Sculling Championship Team Trophies: Varsity Men'ss Trophy, Large Team Men's Trophy, and Lightweight Men's Trophy, all awarded for the sculling events.  All together, the men and women teams earned seven gold, five silver, and four bronze medals. The regatta featured 42 clubs competing over two days at Mercer Lake in New Jersey.  The regatta was actually two regattas held together, the ISA…

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by Tom Renner
Schools
White Plains Parent Wonders Why Students Don't Ask Questions White Plains Parent Wonders Why Students Don't Ask Questions
White Plains Parent Wonders Why Students Don't Ask Questions WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Successful Study Skills 4 Students of  answers questions from readers. Q. Why is it so hard for students to ask questions? -Samuel, White Plains There’s one thing we wish all our students knew: It’s okay to speak up and ask a question in class! There are many reasons students don’t ask questions in school: They don’t want to be embarrassed in front of their peers. They don’t want the teacher to know they don’t understand. They are so confused; they don’t know what to ask. Questions are a powerful learning tool. When questions are asked, the brain actively …

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by Katie Conigliaro
Events
Ossining's Teatown Lake Reservation Plans Plant Sale Ossining's Teatown Lake Reservation Plans Plant Sale
Ossining's Teatown Lake Reservation Plans Plant Sale OSSINING, N.Y. -- Teatown Lake Reservation will host its annual plant sale on Friday, May 9, and Saturday, May 10. Friday night from 4-7 p.m. is “first pick” with a $10 admission fee. Shoppers will be able to purchase the best of what Teatown has to offer. Many unusual varieties sell out early. Wine and cheese will be available. On Saturday, the sale will take place from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.  Parking will be available on both days in Teatown’s Lakeside lot off of Blinn Road. In addition to a wide variety of perennials, annuals, vegetables and herbs, Teatown will also offer a limited number of …

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by Tom Renner
Real Estate
Houlihan Lawrence Joins MS Walk In Westchester, Putnam Houlihan Lawrence Joins MS Walk In Westchester, Putnam
Houlihan Lawrence Joins MS Walk In Westchester, Putnam RYE BROOK, N.Y.–  Real estate firm Houlihan Lawrence was a major corporate sponsor for Walk MS 2014 in Westchester and Putnam counties and one of the largest participating teams completing the three-mile walk on Sunday, April 27. With more than 70 employees participating, Houlihan Lawrence collectively raised more than over $10,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society’s mission to raise awareness and support research, treatment, programs and services for people living with MS. More than 50 Houlihan Lawrence team members participated in the Westchester event, which kicked off a…

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by Tom Renner
Business
Service, Selection Greet Women At New Wilton Lingerie Store Service, Selection Greet Women At New Wilton Lingerie Store
Service, Selection Greet Women At New Wilton Lingerie Store WILTON, CONN. -- In late February and in the midst of a pretty bleak winter, a sparkling new store opened in Wilton, Lace Affaire. Store founder and manager Carline Dean says the new high-end lingerie store is precisely what Fairfield County needed. “The uniqueness of what we’ve tried to create here will hopefully resonate,'' Dean said. "Women are already coming in and saying ‘Thank you for being here.’ I wanted my store to be a destination shop for women of all ages where you can find just what you’re looking for and feel great doing it.”  And so far, Dean is off to a great start. Lace…

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News
Town Mourns Death Of Allen H. Raymond, 91, 'Mr. Westport' Town Mourns Death Of Allen H. Raymond, 91, 'Mr. Westport'
Town Mourns Death Of Allen H. Raymond, 91, 'Mr. Westport' WESTPORT, Conn. – Westport residents are mourning the death Thursday of Allen H. Raymond, a well-known and popular government official and benefactor to the Westport Weston Family Y. Raymond, known as Mr. Westport, was 91.  “With the passing of Allen Raymond, Westport has lost an exceptional member of our community,’’ First Selectman Jim Marpe said in a statement. “A vibrant, intelligent, giant of a man, Allen was a close, personal friend of mine but more importantly, Allen was Mr. Westport. His name will always be remembered alongside the great contributors to our town.” Raymond had many…

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by Tom Renner
Neighbors
Peekskill Health Care Worker Offers Aid To Underdeveloped Nations Peekskill Health Care Worker Offers Aid To Underdeveloped Nations
Peekskill Health Care Worker Offers Aid To Underdeveloped Nations PEEKSKILL, N.Y. – Lindsay Seekircher’s wish to provide medical support extends beyond her work as a physician assistant at Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Cortlandt Manor. Way beyond. Seekircher, a 30-year-old resident of Peekskill and a member of Fortress Bible Church in Tarrytown, has traveled twice to Peru and once to Tanzania and Belize. She returned in March from Belize, where she had set up a mobile healthcare clinic and visited rural areas to distribute medications and provide education services for natives. “When I was a teenager, my parents sent me on a mission trip to Haiti wit…

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