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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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Sports

4-Time Olympian From Fairfield Leads U.S. Women's Hockey To Gold Medal Game FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – The U.S. women’s hockey team meets Canada for the gold medal at noon Thursday in one of the most anticipated showdowns of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Fairfield’s Julie Chu is a member of Team USA and is playing in her fourth Olympics. Canada has won the gold medal in the last three Olympic games, while Team USA took the silver medal in 2002 and 2010. The U.S. won bronze in 2006. Team USA’s only gold medal in women’s hockey at the Olympics came in 1998. Team Canada edged the United States, 3-2, in a preliminary round game Feb. 12. While Canada has domi…

by Tom Renner

02/20/2014

Events

Reception On Thursday At Suny-purchase For Artist's New Exhibition WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – A reception for Julie Langsman and her exhibition, Revising Paradise, will be held on Thursday from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Richard & Dolly Maas Gallery on the campus of SUNY-Purchase. The exhibition is hosted by The School of Art+Design at Purchase, and will run through March 21. The Gallery is located within the Visual Arts Building. The exhibit is a collection of paintings and drawings by Langsman, a graduate of Purchase. She is currently an assistant professor of drawing at Rutgers University. The exhibit presents a new series of works that reflect on how the …

by Tom Renner

02/20/2014

Sports

2 Norwalk Mad Bulls Wrestlers Win State Titles NORWALK, Conn. -- Two wrestlers from the Norwalk Mad Bulls youth program won state titles last weekend in Stamford at the Mighty-Mite and Bantam divisions. Four other wrestlers finished among the top three for Norwalk. Nicky Singer won the Mighty-Mite title in his weight division, and brother Jason won Bantam division title. Jacob Gonzales finished second, while Colin Falla, Damari Max and Dougie Cahill finished third. Cali Gilchrist, the only girl to compete for the Mad Bulls in the state championships, registered an early victory before being eliminated. Click on the attached PDF for …

by Tom Renner

02/20/2014

Real Estate

Elliman Realtors From Westchester Honored At Awards Celebration WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Real estate agents from Westchester County were among those honored by Douglas Elliman executives Dottie Herman, president and chief executive officer and Howard Lorber, chairman, at the agency's annual awards celebration at Cipriani in New York. Agents from New York City and South Florida were also honored. “Our outstanding agents and teams gave impressive performances this year, solidifying Douglas Elliman’s place at the top of the industry,” said Herman. “We are very proud of their hard work and contributions to this company, which continue to be vital to t…

by Tom Renner

02/20/2014

Events

Coulter Young Visits Harvey For Visiting Artist Lecture Series KATONAH, N.Y. -- The Fine Arts Department at The Harvey School will host painter and illustrator Coulter Young on Friday, Feb. 21, at 10 a.m., as the third artist in its new Visiting Artist Lecture Series Starting his career as an illustrator, Young saw his artwork published in many major magazines such as The American Spectator, Utne Reader, Pulse and more. He designed CD covers for Sony recording artists such as the band moe. and had two major solo exhibitions at MTV headquarters in New York City. In recent years as a painter, Young has developed two very different styles: larger than l…

by Tom Renner

02/20/2014

Neighbors

Greenwich Woman Starts 'Global Citizens Summit For Youth' GREENWICH, Conn. – Greenwich resident Yumi Kuwana is setting out on a campaign to remake the way we think about worldwide education, starting with a Global Citizens Summit For Youth this summer at Harvard University. The summit is part of a long-term goal of drafting a model global curriculum. Kuwana said she long believed something was missing in the typical approach to global education. Growing up in both Japan and the United States, she was keenly aware of the importance of acculturation — of picking the best of multiple cultures and adapting. Kuwana discusses her upbringing in Japan an…

by Tom Renner

02/20/2014

Neighbors

Tarrytown House Estate Hosts Kids Iron Chef Competition TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- The Tarrytown House Estate & Conference Center hosted area youth Wednesday in the Westchester Workforce Development Academy's Kids Iron Chef competition. The Academy is a service program headed by The Business Council of Westchester designed to help at-risk youth prepare for their future and their careers. Executive Chef Chris Hettinger shared his culinary expertise and assisted the young adults in making various dishes. Tarrytown House Estate & Conference Center provides various culinary packages for meeting planners that serves as an activity for participant…

by Tom Renner

02/20/2014

Obituaries

Drew R. Glaser, 52, Owned Excavating Business In Ridgefield RIDGEFIELD, Conn. - Drew R. Glaser of Ridgefield died Wednesday, Feb. 12. He was 52. Glaser was born to Maureen (Schneider) Glaser and George R. Glaser in Bethesda, Md. Glaser graduated from Ridgefield High School. He worked for several contractors in the area and the Ridgefield Highway Department before starting his own business, Homeworks Excavating and Maintenance. He fought a three-year battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Anne (Kimble) Glaser; mother, Maureen (Schneider) Glaser; stepchildren, Roger Provey, Brendan Provey, Shaina Provey and Coelena Provey; brothers, Mark …

by Charles D'Souza

02/20/2014

Sports

Redding's Brooklee Han Advances To Free Skate At Winter Olympics REDDING, Conn. – Redding skater Brooklee Han, competing for Australia, qualified for the free skate after finishing in 22nd place during Wednesday’s short program at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Han’s total of 49.32 was more than three points short of personal best, which she accomplished on at the Four Continents Championships last month. She posted a technical elements score of 26.37 and a program components score of 22.95. “I wasn't really all that nervous,” Han said in a story on the Australian Olympic Team website. “I was confident in my training and I had trust in myself. I…

by Tom Renner

02/19/2014

Sports

Greenwich Native Assists In Big Olympic Win For U.S. Hockey Team FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Greenwich native Kevin Shattenkirk picked up another assist as the U.S. men’s hockey team crushed Czechoslovakia, 5-2, in the quarterfinals Wednesday of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The U.S. will face Canada in the semifinals Friday. Sweden and Finland meet in the other semifinal. The losers of the semifinals will meet for the bronze medal on Saturday. The winners of the semifinals will play for gold on Sunday. Shattenkirk assisted on a goal by Phil Kessel 2:01 into the third period to stake the United States to a 5-1 lead. Shattenkirk has had three ass…

by Tom Renner

02/19/2014

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