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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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Luck Kept Norwalk Family Safe Amid Bombs At Boston Marathon NORWALK, Conn. – Luck kept Norwalk’s James and Shannon Whipple and their two young daughters out of harm’s way at last year’s Boston Marathon. They are returning this year without fear. But they are well aware of how fortunate they are that they were blocks away from the finish line last year when bombs planted by terrorists killed three people, injured scores of others and forever changed the landscape of big-city marathons. “It finally sunk in when we got home,’’ James said. “We sat down and watched the news and realized how lucky we were. There were so many circumstances that could ha…

by Tom Renner

04/15/2014

Events

White Plains Group Will Be Honored At Visiting Nurse Services' Spring Gala WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Visiting Nurse Services in Westchester will honor community leaders from New Rochelle, White Plains and Hawthorne as part of its Spring Benefit Gala on Thursday, May 15, at Sunningdale Country Club in Scarsdale. The gala will honor Rita Mabli, president and chief executive officer of United Hebrew in New Rochelle; Anne Sweazey, executive director of Arc of Westchester Foundation, which is based in Hawthorne; and the White Plains-based Westchester County Association Healthcare Consortium. Bill Harrington, Chairman of the Westchester County Association, will accept…

by Tom Renner

04/15/2014

Sports

Harvey Boys Tennis Team Improves To 5-0 KATONAH, N.Y. -- The Harvey School’s boys tennis team, the reigning Housatonic Valley Athletic League champions, improved to 5-0 Saturday, April 12, with a 6-3 victory over Storm King. Harvey won five of the six singles matches. At No. 1 singles, sophomore Alec Roslin of Armonk lost a heartbreaker to Changding Liu , 11-10 (7-3), in an intense match with many long rallies. Singles winners for Harvey included Harry Solomon, Zach Schwartz, David Weiner, Jordan Fox and Tyler Levy. Zach Goglioski and Levy won in doubles.

by Tom Renner

04/14/2014

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Church Finds Perfect Partner At Tarrytown Music Hall TARRYTOWN, N.Y. – Danny Castro believes Tarrytown Music Hall is the perfect partner for Fortress Bible Church. As the lead pastor for the church, Castro is excited to bring his passion to the new venue starting on Easter Sunday, April 20. “When you think about a church, you think about a traditional building with the stained glass windows and the distance between the people and the pastor,’’ Castro said. “There’s an immediate distance. We want to create an environment where people who are far from God can feel closer. We want an environment where people who haven’t been to church, or did go…

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Westport Race Nets $200K For Tick-Borne Disease Alliance WESTPORT, Conn. - The Tick-Borne Disease Alliance announced it will invest over $20,000 into Lyme disease research thanks to the success of last week's “Bite Back for a Cure” Walk/Run in Westport. The event is now in its sixth year and has raised more than $155,000 to combat the debilitating disease over the years. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), who is co-sponsoring the Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education and Research Act in the Senate, was among those in attendance to show his support for TBDA and underscore his efforts to allocate additional federal funding for Lym…

by Tom Renner

04/14/2014

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Greenwich 6th-Graders Raise Funds For Stamford Cancer Nonprofit GREENWICH, Conn. -- Five sixth-graders at Stanwich School in Greenwich recently held a bake sale to raise funds for the Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy of Stamford. The girls – Celia Daigle, Winnie Marion, Grayson McIntyre, Sydney Pittignano and Elizabeth Raezer – learned about ACGT and the foundation’s mission after reading a story in the local newspaper. ACGT Is the nation’s only nonprofit dedicated exclusively to cell and gene therapies for cancer. It has granted over $24.7 million to top oncologists and researchers internationally in the fight against cancer. The girls crafted sign…

by Tom Renner

04/12/2014

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Get Ready For 5K: Moms In Training Kicks Off In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Moms In Training, a fitness program that supports the work of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society while helping people get in shape, will begin its second season in Fairfield on Saturday, April 12. The Kick Off Celebration will be held at 2 p.m. at the Fairfield Library in the Children’s Program Room. The library is at 1080 Old Post Road, Fairfield. The 10-week-long flexible workout program includes Saturday morning training sessions that culminate in an optional 5K road race in Fairfield. The training sessions will be held at Jennings Beach. Moms in Training starte…

by Tom Renner

04/11/2014

Events

Startup Weekend Stamford Kicks Off At Innovation Center STAMFORD Conn. –The third annual Startup Weekend Stamford at the Stamford Innovation Center blasts off Friday and ends Sunday with Demo Day and Night, when the top three winners for this intensive 54-hour event will be announced. Stamford Mayor David Martin will join with local startup leaders, including venture capitalists and startup CEOs, to select the winners after the top teams present their ideas. "The Stamford Innovation Center is an important part of the business community, bringing entrepreneurs, startups, and companies together to create technologies and companies today that th…

by Tom Renner

04/11/2014

Events

Stamford-Based Lyme Research Alliance Enjoys Gala In Greenwich STAMFORD, Conn. – Greenwich television host Gretchen Carlson and women’s basketball star Elena Della Donne shared the spotlight Saturday at a fundraising gala for Stamford-based Lyme Research Alliance. The gala was held at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich. Carlson, a news show host on Fox News Channel, emceed the gala and share her experiences with Lyme disease. “I had a bull’s-eye rash but I was told I didn’t have Lyme disease,’’ she said. Della Donne received LRA’s Star Light Award for stepping forward as a role model for young people struggling with Lyme disease and raising awareness. Delle…

by Tom Renner

04/11/2014

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Yorktown Chef Running Boston Marathon To Support Food Bank YORKTOWN, N.Y. – Yorktown chef Michael Schmutzer wants everyone to enjoy healthy, nutritious meals. That’s why he’s running the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 21 to help achieve that goal by raising money for the Food Bank for Westchester. “I wanted to raise awareness for the Food Bank and for how much help we need in Westchester County,’’ Schmutzer said. “The more people who know about the Food Bank for Westchester mission, the better it is for our community.” Schmutzer, who has worked at Doral Arrowwood in Rye Brook and volunteered for the Food Bank for the past 15 years, has been the…

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