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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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Sports

Wilton Wahoos Swimmers Glide To Top Results At Meets WILTON, Conn. -- The Wilton Wahoos swim team for ages 13-and-up competed in several meets with outstanding results in recent meets. At the Orlando Grand Prix in February, nine members of the national squad participated in a meet with more than 500 swimmers. Stephen Holmquist swam in seven events in the three-day meet, with his best a ninth place finish in the 400-meter individual medley. Tommy Kealy also had a strong meet, and Ian Rainey of Westport made five time cuts for the Junior National meet. For the complete recap from the Wahoos, click on the attached PDF.

by Tom Renner

03/05/2014

Obituaries

Alisa Lippmann, 100, Former Resident Of Chappaqua CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Alisa Lippmann, a former resident of Chappaqua, died on Feb. 18 in Napa, Calif. She was 100. She was born in Rome, May 9, 1913 to Giulo and Emma Moscato. She married in Genoa in 1936 and escaped to New York City from Paris on the eve of World War II with only her baby daughter and her mother. Shortly thereafter, she started her own business making hats and dresses in New York until her husband, Heinz, was able to safely emigrate from Europe. The family lived in Teaneck, N.J. before moving to Chappaqua to be closer to family. A decade after losing her beloved husband …

by Tom Renner

03/04/2014

Sports

Westport's Greens Farms Boys Basketball Repeats As New England Champs WESTPORT, Conn. – Faced with the loss of two 1,000-point scorers from last year’s New England champions, Greens Farms Academy coach boys basketball Doug Scott was uncertain of what to expect heading into a new season. But he should not have worried, On Sunday, the Green Dragons won their second straight New England Prep School Class C championship with a 56-45 win over Hyde.Tournament MVP Zach Baines of Stamford scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead GFA, which finished the season at 21-4. “The cupboard looked incredibly bare at this time last year,’’ Scott said. “We got incredi…

by Tom Renner

03/04/2014

Business

Westchester Contractor Says Homeowners Should Plan To Fix Winter's Wrath WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Mark Franzoso says smart homeowners will act now to assess and repair the damage homes incurred from a rough winter. After 34 years in the home improvement business, the president of Franzoso Contracting knows what homeowners are going through. “A smart homeowner will think ahead and call early about getting things done,’’ said Franzoso, whose business started in 1980 and serves homeowners in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties as well as Fairfield County in Connecticut. “It’s important that they don’t wait and say we’ll do it in the fall. We get a surge in …

by Tom Renner

03/04/2014

Schools

Yorktown Education Group Plans Casino Night, Dinner Dance YORKTOWN, N.Y. – The Foundation for Excellence in Yorktown Education will honor members of the Yorktown Fire Department and several school resource officers at its Casino Night and Dinner Dance. The dinner will be held Saturday, March 15, at the Doubletree Tarrytown. Tickets cost and can be purchased online at ffeyorktown.org. The event begins at 7 p.m. The dinner will honor Yorktown Heights Engine Co. No. 1 Fire Chief Chet Swirski, Assistant Fire Chiefs Jay Swart and Paul Dillon, Yorktown High School Resource Officer Rob Doerr, Mildred E. Strang Middle School Resource Officer Brian Mund…

by Tom Renner

03/04/2014

Neighbors

Students In Greenwich School Pinch Pennies For Leukemia & Lymphoma Society GREENWICH, Conn. – Students at Parkway School in donated more than $3,000 to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) after a Pennies For Patients collection last month. The children donated $3,728.92 by collecting change and money under couch cushions, jacket pockets and cars. They collected the money from Jan. 27-Feb. 7. Parkway is for students in preschool through Fifth-Grade. Students in the fourth-grade class of Kristin Marchetti collected the most cash and were to be rewarded with a pizza party. Instead, the students chose to forgo the pizza party and donated the money to the Wilton…

by Tom Renner

03/04/2014

News

Technology Help Days Planned For March, April In Somers SOMERS, N.Y. – At Home In Somers will host Technology Help Days in March and April at the Somers Library Program Room. Bring cell phones, smart phones, iPads, tablets and laptops to the program. The sessions will be held Sunday, March 23, and Saturday, April 19, from 2-4 p.m., at the Somers Library Program Room. RSVP to Teresa Chang at ttchang05@yahoo.com by March 15. You can sign up for both sessions. Somers High School students are needed to volunteer and adult volunteers are also welcome. Contact Teresa Chang at 914-907-0881 for more information.

by Tom Renner

03/04/2014

Events

'Norwalk Lit Crawl' To Support Norwalk Reads Travels To Local Eateries NORWALK, Conn. – The inaugural Norwalk Lit Crawl to benefit Norwalk Reads will be held on Tuesday, March 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. The Lit Crawl is modeled after similar events in San Francisco, New York and Seattle. Guests will enjoy storytelling, food and drink from three restaurants in South Norwalk. O’Neill’s Pub & Restaurant, Mama’s Boy and The Brewhouse. “Crawlers” can visit one venue, or all three. For more information or to register, visit the Norwalk Lit Crawl website.

by Tom Renner

03/03/2014

Sports

Fairfield Prep Runner Wins New Englands, Posts Fastest Time In U.S. FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Fairfield Prep’s Christian Alvarado and Darien’s Alex Ostberg have been pushing each other throughout the cross-country and indoor track seasons. At Saturday’s New England Indoor Track and Field Championships, Alvarado won the latest battle between two of the best high school distance runners in the country. Alvarado won the 2-mile in 9:00.29, setting a meet record. Ostberg finished second in 9:02.24, which also topped the previous meet record. Alvarado’s time is the best in the nation this winter at the distance, and Ostberg’s time is No. 2 in the country. “I kn…

by Tom Renner

03/03/2014

Sports

Staples Runner Wins New Englands, Soars To Top Of U.S. Charts WESTPORT, Conn. – Staples High School sophomore Hannah DeBalsi isn’t content just by winning races any more. She’s smashing records in the process, too. DeBalsi won the 2-mile run Saturday at the New England Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston. She won in 10:12.95, smashing the previous record of 10:30.55 set in 2010 by Glastonbury’s Lindsay Crevoiserat. DeBalsi’s time is the best at the distance in the United States this winter. She also has the top 3,200 meter time in the nation at 10:19.26. DeBalsi said in a story on MileSplit.…

by Tom Renner

03/03/2014

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