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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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Outpatient Clinics For Veterans Closed Due To Storm Outpatient Clinics For Veterans Closed Due To Storm
Outpatient Clinics For Veterans Closed Due To Storm WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – The Veterans Administration Hudson Valley Health Care system’s Community Based Outpatient Clinics are closed Wednesday due to weather. The VA Medical Centers in Montrose and Castle Point. The clinics were closed for the day in Carmel, Eastern Dutchess (Pine Plains), Goshen, Monticello, New City, Port Jervis and Poughkeepsie. For more information, visit the Hudson Valley VA website.

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Schools
Yonkers Cuts Two Days From April Break Following Winter Storms Yonkers Cuts Two Days From April Break Following Winter Storms
Yonkers Cuts Two Days From April Break Following Winter Storms YONKERS, N.Y. -- Yonkers Public Schools will have classes on Tuesday, April 15, and Wednesday, April 16, to make up for days missed because of storms. The April days had previously been part of the district’s Spring Break. Yonkers Public Schools provide for two emergency closing days. School was also canceled on Tuesday, Dec. 10, and Wednesday, Jan. 22, so there was no need to make up thosed two days.

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Sports
Weston High Football Coach Moves To League Rival Weston High Football Coach Moves To League Rival
Weston High Football Coach Moves To League Rival WESTON, Conn. – The Weston High School football coach stepped down to accept the same position at Masuk High School in Monroe, it was announced Tuesday. Joe Lato had coached at Weston for eight years and compiled a 35-49 record. Lato’s best season came in 2012, when the Trojans went 9-3 and advanced to the Class M state tournament. That was Weston’s first trip to the state playoffs since 1989. He moves to a South-West Conference rival, which has had some terrific seasons recently. Masuk won state  championships in 2008 and 2010 under coach John Murphy, who moved to New Milford after the 2…

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Police & Fire
Judge Rules Danbury Teen Can Be Tried As Adult On Murder Charge Judge Rules Danbury Teen Can Be Tried As Adult On Murder Charge
Judge Rules Danbury Teen Can Be Tried As Adult On Murder Charge DANBURY, Conn. – A 17-year-old from Danbury can be prosecuted as an adult on murder charges in the fatal stabbing of another teenager, according to a report in The News-Times. Judge Robin Pavia decided there was enough evidence to charge Emanuel Harris, 17, with the murder of Luan Pitol, also 17, the report said. Three prosecution witnesses testified about a Dec. 7 brawl between two groups of young people after a dance at the Harambee Youth Center. The situation calmed briefly, according to the report, before it escalated again near the Wooster Street Cemetery, where Harris stabbed Pitol …

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Sports
Ridgefield Olympic Luger Gets Show Of Support Around Town Ridgefield Olympic Luger Gets Show Of Support Around Town
Ridgefield Olympic Luger Gets Show Of Support Around Town RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Support signs for Ridgefield luger Tucker West have popped up throughout town in the past week as the Winter Olympics prepare to open in Sochi, Russia. Opening ceremonies for the Winter Games are planned for Thursday. West's first race is scheduled for Saturday morning.  Many Ridgefield residents purchased "Team Tucker" T-shirts last week to support the 18-year-old luger, who was named to the team in December. He is the youngest person ever named to the U.S. luge team. Team Tucker posters and banners with the Olympic rings have also been visible around Ridgefield. T…

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Sports
Redding's Brooklee Han Completes An Unlikely Olympic Journey Redding's Brooklee Han Completes An Unlikely Olympic Journey
Redding's Brooklee Han Completes An Unlikely Olympic Journey REDDING, Conn. – Redding figure skater Brooklee Han started skating age 5, but it has only been in the past three years that she thought reaching the Olympics was an attainable goal. On Thursday, Han, 18, will march in the opening ceremonies in Sochi, Russia, with her teammates from Australia. She will compete Feb. 19 in the ladies short program, with the free program scheduled for Feb. 20. The competition will be the end result of Han's steady ascent on the world's figure skating ladder. “We started taking it step by step,’’ Han said before she left for Russia. “We’d get those ideas on w…

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Business
Stamford's Popular Black Bear Saloon Plans To Close Doors Stamford's Popular Black Bear Saloon Plans To Close Doors
Stamford's Popular Black Bear Saloon Plans To Close Doors STAMFORD, Conn. – Black Bear Stamford announced on its Facebook page that it will close its doors for good on Monday, Feb. 10. “After 11 years Black Bear Stamford would like to announce that we will be closing our doors for good on February 10th. It's been a great run and we thank you all for making us one of the hottest spots downtown Stamford has ever seen,’’ according to the note on the Facebook page. Black Bear, at 261 Main St. in Stamford, will have “Say Goodbye to the Bear” parties on Friday and Saturday. A flier posted on the Facebook page said the establishments famous wooden bear…

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Business
Radio Shack To Close Stores; Retailer Has One Location In Westport Radio Shack To Close Stores; Retailer Has One Location In Westport
Radio Shack To Close Stores; Retailer Has One Location In Westport FAIRFIELD COUNTY, N.Y. – Nearly 500 Radio Shack stores around the country will be closed in the next few months, according to a report Tuesday in the Wall Street Journal. The fate of the 14 Radio Shack locations in Fairfield County is not clear. The stores are in Greenwich, Stamford with three, Norwalk with two, New Canaan, Wilton, Westport, Fairfield with two, Ridgefield and Danbury with three. Radio Shack has 4,500 stores nationwide. The news came two days after a commercial in Sunday’s Super Bowl by Radio Shack was viewed as one of the big winners by people in the industry. See the…

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News
Storm Forecast Postpones School Gardens Workshop In Rye Storm Forecast Postpones School Gardens Workshop In Rye
Storm Forecast Postpones School Gardens Workshop In Rye RYE, N.Y. – The snow and ice storm predicted for Tuesday night into Wednesday has forced the postponement of an event hosted by the Rye YMCA and Jay Heritage Center. “Seeds to Schools: A School Gardens Workshop” will be re-scheduled. The event is free. Check with the Rye YMCA website for update.

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Business
Radio Shack Closing 500 Stores; Fate Of 15 Westchester Stores Unclear Radio Shack Closing 500 Stores; Fate Of 15 Westchester Stores Unclear
Radio Shack Closing 500 Stores; Fate Of 15 Westchester Stores Unclear WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Nearly 500 Radio Shack stores around the country will be close in the next few months, according to a report Tuesday in The Wall Street Journal. The fate of Radio Shack stories in Westchester County is uncertain. There are 15 stores in Westchester County. They are in Somers, Yorktown (2), Peekskill, Briarcliff Manor, Thornwood, Port Chester, New Rochelle, Mount Vernon, Yonkers (2), White Plains (2), Bedford and Hartsdale,  Radio Shack has approximately 4,500 stores nationwide. The news comes two days after a Radio Shack television advertisement during Sunday’s …

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