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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

Westchester Community College To Host Spring Landscape Conference VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Westchester Community College will host the Native Plant Center’s 2014 Spring Landscape Conference on Monday, March 17. "Wildlife Matters: Creating Landscapes that Sustain Nature," will explore how to enhance gardens to attract and sustain birds, butterflies, bees, and other native creatures. The event will run from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the college, 75 Grasslands Road Valhalla. Snow date is March 18. Douglas W. Tallamy, an entomologist and author of the influential book Bringing Nature Home, will open with a look at the challenges wildlife face due to fragmented n…

by Tom Renner

03/07/2014

Lifestyle

Mount Kisco Dentist Leads Fight In Tobacco Use By Teens MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Mount Kisco dentist Carolyn Clemenza is joining the fight against youth smoking by providing patient education on the topic. The Food and Drug Education recently announced their “National Education Campaign to Prevent Youth Tobacco Use” that will help bring to light the serious risks facing American children, and Dr. Clemenza is embracing the campaign. “They say the best way to quit smoking is never to start,” Dr. Clemenza says. “Alerting children to the hazards of smoking is an important step in possibly preventing future smokers. My practice is proud to help partici…

by Tom Renner

03/07/2014

Sports

Yonkers Native Helps Iowa State Soar To 16th In National Rankings YONKERS, N.Y. – Iowa State’s men’s basketball team entered this week ranked No. 16 in the nation in the Associated Press poll. One of the key reasons has been the emergence of Yonkers native Dustin Hogue. Hogue, a junior, has made a profound impact in his first year with the Cyclones. He entered the week third in the Big 12 in rebounding with 8.6 boards per game. He has started every game, and is averaging 10.6 points for Iowa State (22-7). The Cyclones finish the regular season Saturday at Oklahoma State. Hogue played at Lincoln High before beginning his college career at Indians Hills C…

by Tom Renner

03/07/2014

Business

Trustco Bank Opens Branch In Katonah KATONAH, N.Y. -- Trustco Bank recently opened a new branch at 18 Woods Ridge Road in Katonah. The opening was marked with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Trustco Bank is a 5 Star Bauer Recommended Bank which was founded in 1902. It has 139 branches in New York, Florida, Massachusetts and Vermont. The Huffington Post has named Trustco Bank as one of the best places to Move Your Money. Pictured are Trusty, Jonathan Henry (Head Teller), Jesse Manginelli (Manager), Robert Carlock (Assistant Manager) and Amy Anderson (Regional Branch Administrator) .

by Tom Renner

03/07/2014

Neighbors

Support Norwalk's Carver Center, Win A Role In Jackson Tribute Video NORWALK, Conn. – The Carver Center of Norwalk is offering a chance for a person to be featured in a music video promoting a Michael Jackson Tribute Album to be released on Aug. 29. Mo Pleasure, a former member of Jackson’s This Is It tour a and former member of Earth Wind & Fire, will randomly select a Carver donor who gives on Friday, March 7, on Fairfield County Day of Giving. The person will be in the music video of the song “Wanna B Startin Somethin” on the Tribute album. The musical instrument, singing, dance and/or speaking skills of the winner will determine how he/she will be …

by Tom Renner

03/06/2014

Police & Fire

Stamford Police Mourn Longtime Colleague Lost To Cancer STAMFORD, Conn. – The Stamford Police Department on Wednesday mourned the death of colleague Terri Vitti, who died Tuesday after a difficult battle with cancer. She was 51. “On behalf of the executive board and all of the members of the Stamford Police Association, we express our thoughts, prayers and deepest condolences to all of the family and many friends of Sergeant Terri Vitti,’’ said Todd Lobraico, president of the Stamford Police Association. "A 28-year veteran of the Stamford Police, Terri was a mentor and role model for so many officers of this department over the past three dec…

by Tom Renner

03/06/2014

Business

Garelick & Herbs Purchases Land For New Store On Post Road In Southport WESTPORT, Conn. – Specialty food store Garelick & Herbs has purchased land at 3611 Post Road in Southport to build a new store, Westport-based HK Group announced Wednesday. The land at 3611 Post Road in Southport sold for $1 million. The buyers are Jason and Paula Garelick of Garelick & Herbs. They plan to build a 4,000-square-foot-plus freestanding building for their specialty food store and market. Garlick & Herbs also has stores in Greenwich, Westport and New Canaan. The half-acre site along Route 1 is zoned for designed commercial, allowing a number of retail and commer…

by Tom Renner

03/06/2014

Business

Six Businesses Join Westchester's Accelerator Network WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Westchester County Association, Westchester’s business leadership organization, announced six promising early-stage companies that have just been accepted into the BLUEPRINT Accelerator Network. After a highly selective process, the new Accelerator companies are: Lola Granola Bar, an organic granola bar company, Bedford Hills. Mobile Health One, a digital healthcare company, currently seeking space. Nuvita, an online employee wellness program, currently seeking space. Sternbach & Rose, CPA, PC, an accounting firm, moving to Valhalla…

by Tom Renner

03/06/2014

Sports

Harvey School Athletes Earn League Recognition KATONAH, N.Y. -- Several Harvey School varsity athletes earned recognition from their respective leagues in the winter sports season. The Fairchester Athletic Association (FAA) has recognized two of Harvey’s hockey players while the Housatonic Valley Athletic League (HVAL) honored three Cavaliers on both the boys and girls basketball squads. The FAA has named Harvey’s goalie Mark Siegel of Mahopac as an all-league selection. Forward Robbie Van Raamsdonk of Florida, N.Y. was selected as an all-league honorable mention. Siegel played in 19 games, logging 822 playing minutes, and saving 522 …

by Tom Renner

03/05/2014

Schools

Redding On Alert After Bethel Girl Reports Being Chased At School Bus Stop FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Security concerns for school students were heightened in the Redding and Danbury area after a Bethel girl reported being chased by a man after getting off a bus on Putnam Park Road on Monday afternoon. In a letter to Bethel parents, School Superintendent Kevin J. Smith said a late bus dropped off the seventh-grader at about 4:15 p.m. Monday at Route 58 and Route 302, just north of the Redding border. "While she was walking down Route 58 on the left side of the road, a white industrial van with no markings stopped and made a semi U turn in the road," the letter sa…

by Tom Renner

03/05/2014

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