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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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Real Estate
Greenwich Real Estate Sales Show Strong First Quarter Greenwich Real Estate Sales Show Strong First Quarter
Greenwich Real Estate Sales Show Strong First Quarter GREENWICH, Conn. – The Greenwich real estate market showed a strong first quarter, with increases in units sold and average price, according to recently released statistics. Sales increased 14 percent and the average price jumped 20 percent to $2,660,274, according to statistics released by Russell Pruner of Shore & Country Properties. There was a 300 percent increase in homes sold for $2 million to $3 million. “They were good numbers, but results may be a little skewed due to a tax change in the 2012 market,’’ Pruner said. "I don’t think the 2013 numbers really reflect the first  qua…

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by Tom Renner
Neighbors
Volunteer Finds A Home At Putnam Hospital Center Volunteer Finds A Home At Putnam Hospital Center
Volunteer Finds A Home At Putnam Hospital Center WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Barbara Hitchcock found her comfort zone as a volunteer at Putnam Hospital Center in 1997. Now, seventeen years later, she still hasn’t left, and has no intentions of ever doing so. Hitchcock volunteers four days a week and puts in eight hours each day at PHC. She said recent paperwork showed her volunteer hours at 11,659 during her years of service. “I made up my mind I wasn’t going to sit around the house,’’ said Hitchcock, who is always there for her volunteer assignments at the hospital even though she does not drive. “I’ve been offered jobs by a few doctors…

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Business
Director At Stamford's Chelsea Piers Named Athletic Director At Princeton Director At Stamford's Chelsea Piers Named Athletic Director At Princeton
Director At Stamford's Chelsea Piers Named Athletic Director At Princeton STAMFORD, Conn. – Mollie Marcoux, Executive Director of Stamford-based Chelsea Piers Connecticut, has been named the new Ford Family Director of Athletics for Princeton University. Marcoux was a legendary student-athlete at Princeton University in ice hockey and soccer.  Marcoux joined Chelsea Piers Management in 1995 and has played an integral role in the creation and management of both the New York and Connecticut sports complexes. Marcoux helped create and launch the first Chelsea Piers Summer Sports Camp, which now enrolls over 2,000 children each summer.  Between 1998-2000, Marcoux h…

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by Tom Renner
Events
Hypnotist-Comedian Brings Show To Weston For Stadium Lights Project Hypnotist-Comedian Brings Show To Weston For Stadium Lights Project
Hypnotist-Comedian Brings Show To Weston For Stadium Lights Project WESTON, Conn. -- Mind Master Bruce James brings his hilarious Hypnosis Show to Weston High School on Friday, April 25. The show is presented by the Weston Boosters Club to raise funds for the WHS athletic program and the Stadium Lights Project. Audiences will experience an energetic mix of comedy, hypnosis, and nonstop laughter from start to finish during this hysterical Las Vegas style performance. James has performed coast to coast in over 35 states and provides an amazing show that will take you on a journey of the mind.  Bruce takes volunteers from the audience and makes them surren…

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by Tom Renner
Business
After 47 Years, Stamford Stylist Is Still Going Strong After 47 Years, Stamford Stylist Is Still Going Strong
After 47 Years, Stamford Stylist Is Still Going Strong STAMFORD, Conn. – Haydee de la Rivera started her own salon because she wanted to be her own boss. She’s still going strong at her Stamford business, Haydee Coiffures, 47 years later. “I didn’t want to work for anybody any more,’’ said de la Rivera, who had previous salon experience before opening her own business. “I didn’t want anybody to tell me what to do.” When de la Rivera arrived in Stamford from Chile in 1957, she had no formal education and did not know English. She worked at a factory in Stamford before going to hairdressing school. She worked in Darien and purchased the Springd…

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by Tom Renner
Sports
New Canaan Crew Wins 12 Medals In Mercer Sprints New Canaan Crew Wins 12 Medals In Mercer Sprints
New Canaan Crew Wins 12 Medals In Mercer Sprints NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- In the first major regatta of the season, New Canaan Crew picked up 12 medals in 17 events at the Mercer Sprints last weekend in New Jersey. The Mercer Lake/ISA Sculling Championships included 42 rowing clubs from the Northeast for the three-day competition. As it did at the  Greenwich Regatta earlier in April, New Canaan won both the Women’s and Men’s Varsity Quad sculling events. See the attached PDF for a complete report provided by New Canaan Crew.

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Lifestyle
5K Training Programs For Mothers Begin Saturday In Greenwich, Fairfield 5K Training Programs For Mothers Begin Saturday In Greenwich, Fairfield
5K Training Programs For Mothers Begin Saturday In Greenwich, Fairfield FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Moms In Training programs to support the Wilton-based Leukemia & Lymphoma Society begin Saturday in Greenwich and Fairfield. The training session in Greenwich starts at Binney Park. Fairfield’s training session begins at Jennings Beach. Both programs begin at 8 a.m. Training sessions are led by experienced coaches who will lead a dynamic work-out of running, walking and cross-training. These workouts are designed to accommodate all ability levels. As long as baby can stay in their stroller they are welcome to attend workout sessions which, will be structured …

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by Tom Renner
News
Piece Of Norwalk River Valley Trail Completed In Wilton Piece Of Norwalk River Valley Trail Completed In Wilton
Piece Of Norwalk River Valley Trail Completed In Wilton FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The Norwalk River Valley Trail Demonstration Trail is finished. Come celebrate on Saturday, April 26, in Wilton.. There was an air of completion about the demo trail early on Good Friday. The “staging areas” at either end – previously rutted by machinery, and home to construction materials and sawn-up windthrow – now appeared pristine. Mobile Mini was on its way to take away their storage unit, and the last two pieces of construction machinery would leave later in the day too. Before Alex of Timber & Stone, the Vermont company that designed and built the tra…

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by Rob McWilliams
Neighbors
Pound Ridge Architect Offers Unique Insight As Landmarks Commission Chair Pound Ridge Architect Offers Unique Insight As Landmarks Commission Chair
Pound Ridge Architect Offers Unique Insight As Landmarks Commission Chair POUND RIDGE, N.Y. – Carol Cioppa looks at the early architecture of Pound Ridge homes through a two-sided prism. She is the Chairman of the Pound Ridge Landmarks and Historic District Commission, as well as an award-winning architect. “When I moved here from New York, I had to rethink what I was doing,’’ said Cioppa, who has lived in Pound Ridge since 1997 and has been on the commission for nine years, serving as chairman for the last six. “In New York I did corporate interiors and lobby renovations, and the occasional apartment and residence. When I moved here my specialty become working w…

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Events
Soccer Skills Challenge In Weston Supports AJ Cina Memorial Fund Soccer Skills Challenge In Weston Supports AJ Cina Memorial Fund
Soccer Skills Challenge In Weston Supports AJ Cina Memorial Fund WESTON, Conn. --  Kids and teens are invited to meet at Weston's Morehouse Farm Park on Saturday, April 26, from 9 to 11 a.m.for "PKs 4 AJ," an event to celebrate the memory of a Weston boy and raise money for the AJ Cina Memorial Fund. At the event, participants can contribute to the fund and test their soccer penalty kick skills. Shots can be clocked for speed. Prizes will be awarded for successful goals. Younger kids can shoot and clock shots on an open goal. Cina, 12, was a gifted multisport athlete and active part of the Weston Soccer program. He was a captain of the Weston Blue U12 …

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by Tom Renner
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