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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

Greenwich Native Nets Assist As U.S. Hockey Team Edges Russia FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Greenwich native Kevin Shattenkirk picked up an assist Saturday as the U.S. men’s hockey team won a thrilling 3-2 shootout victory over Russia in the Winter Olympics in Sochi. It was the second assist of the Olympics for Shattenkirk, a defenseman who plays for the the St. Louis Blues in the NHL. He assisted on a goal by Joe Pavleski in the third period, which gave Team USA a brief 2-1 lead. Russia scored the game-tying goal 3:17 later to force overtime. Hamden native and U.S. goalie Jonathan Quick also played well for Team USA. He stopped 29 shots and made five s…

by Tom Renner

02/15/2014

Sports

New Rochelle's Shattenkirk Delivers Assist In U.S. Hockey Win Over Russia WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – New Rochelle’s Kevin Shattenkirk picked up an assist Saturday the United States men’s hockey team in a thrilling 3-2 shootout victory over Russia. It was the second assist of the Olympics for Shattenkirk, a defenseman. He assisted on a goal by Joe Pavleski in the third period that gave Team USA a brief 2-1 lead. Russia scored the game-tying goal 3:17 later to force overtime. Shattenkirk’s teammate on the St. Louis Blues, T.J. Oshie, starred for the U.S. in shootout, scoring four goals, including the game winner on the eighth penalty shot. Oshie took six of the…

by Tom Renner

02/15/2014

Lifestyle

Southport Businesswoman Fights For Change In Adoption Law SOUTHPORT, Conn. – Penny Palmer thinks it is important for the son she put up for adoption 46 years ago to have access to his original birth certificate. Now, the Southport businesswoman is leading the fight to enable all children adopted in Connecticut to have that advantage. Palmer is working with Access Connecticut, a grassroots campaign working to restore the rights of every adult adoptee to access their original birth certificate. Palmer reconnected with her son, David, and the experience has been positive for both. The only missing piece is the official documentation that she is his b…

by Tom Renner

02/14/2014

Neighbors

Happy Valentine's Day In Pound Ridge POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- It appears that several of my readers (ok, maybe only three of you) have been asking of my whereabouts for the past few weeks. I have been home, enjoying this wonderful winter and dealing with a painful case of rheumatoid arthritis. While I like to write about Pound Ridge, the sad fact is my fingers and keyboard have not been able to agree on what goes where. The worse aspect of arthritis, aside from the irritation is the swelling, which in turn means not being able to keep something very special close to me – my wedding ring. Which leads me to write on this Valenti…

by Laurance Baschkin

02/14/2014

Neighbors

New Canaan Firm Gives Gift Of Warmth To Waveny LifeCare Patients NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- As cold and snowy weather continues to chill the area, Caren Forbes & Co. of New Canaan gave a gift of scarves to every resident at Waveny LifeCare Network at a presentation last week. The new Valentine's Day tradition promises to bring cheer and warmth to those Waveny serves on a cold New Canaan winter day.

by Tom Renner

02/14/2014

Sports

Norwalk Mad Bull Wrestlers Continue To Rake In Awards NORWALK, Conn. – The Norwalk Mad Bulls continued to add to their medal count with impressive performances at recent youth wrestling meets. In a meet last weekend in New London, Mikey Bartush, Patrick Coulter, Nicky Singer, Jason Singer, Colin Falla, Nehemiah Harris and Dean Tsiranides captured gold. In a girls meet in Thomaston, eighth-grader Maddy Gordon beat four opponents to win her division. Calli Gilchrist won silver. The previous weekend in New Fairfield, Jeff Cocchia, Mikey Bartush, Jack Cahill, Jacob Gonzales, Zavier Hernandez, Jason Singer and Nicky Singer won their divisions. …

by Tom Renner

02/14/2014

Schools

Stamford Skater Selected Student-Athlete Of The Month At Harvey KATONAH, N.Y. -- Lillian Brouwer of Stamford and Mount Vernon's Michael DePass have been selected as The Harvey School's student-athletes of the month for January. The students were honored for the excellence they display in the classroom, on the athletic fields and in the broader school community. Brouwer, a senior, earned a Cavalier Scholar certificate, an award given to the student whose grade-point average is a 4.0 or higher. While excelling in her academic load of four AP classes and one honors class, Brouwer is a member of the Skyliners synchronized skating senior team, which recent…

by Tom Renner

02/14/2014

Sports

Greenwich Academy Girls, Brunswick Boys Win Middle School Squash Crowns GREENWICH, Conn. – Greenwich Academy won the Girls Division 1 while Brunswick's boys won the Division 2 competition last weekend at the U.S. Middle School Team Squash Championships at Yale University in New Canaan. Greenwich Academy Green defeated Agnes Irwin in the championship match, 5-0. Greenwich Academy’s winners in the finals were Claire Aube, Emma Mactaggart, India Stephenson, Haley Aube and Lucy Stephenson. The GA girls won three matches, all by 5-0 scores, in the 16-team tournament. Harbour Woodward was GA’s other player in the tournament. Brunswick’s B won the Division II tour…

by Tom Renner

02/14/2014

Events

Hudson River Rising Plans March To End Violence Friday In Tarrytown TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Hudson River Rising is hosting a march through Tarrytown and Sleep Hollow on Friday, Feb. 14 to highlight the Valentine’s Day initiative One Billion Rising and the problems of violence against women and girls around the world. The group will join a billion people around the world in dancing to raise awareness. It will be meeting in Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown and marching to Patriots Park for a dance to the V-day anthem "Break the Chain.” The group will meet on Beekman Avenue in Sleepy Hollow and in front of Mrs. Greens in Tarrytown. The group will meet at 12:30 p.m. i…

by Tom Renner

02/14/2014

Business

State Bankers Association Honors Executive From Stamford Bank STAMFORD, Conn. — Robert Granata, executive vice president and chief credit and risk officer of Stamford-based First County Bank, has been selected as one of the "New Leaders in Banking" for 2014 by the Connecticut Bankers Association along with the Warren Group. “We are excited that Bob’s contributions to the bank and our industry are being recognized,” said Rey Giallongo, chairman and CEO of First County Bank. “Bob is a valuable member of the bank’s senior management team and has enhanced our strategic planning process. We are eager to see the results of his continued growth and influence…

by Tom Renner

02/14/2014

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