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Tom Renner

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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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Purchase College To Introduce Heavy Duty Food-Waste Composter Purchase College To Introduce Heavy Duty Food-Waste Composter
Purchase College To Introduce Heavy Duty Food-Waste Composter PURCHASE, N.Y. -- Purchase College-SUNY will have a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, Feb. 5, for a large-scale food waste composting system, known as the Rocket Composter. The initiative reflects the college’s commitment to environmental sustainability, as well as its strong tradition of engaging students in community and social activism. Students and faculty will attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony, which will include eating apples and throwing the cores in the Rocket to kick off the composting. Thereafter, the Rocket will be composting food waste from the food court and coffee grounds from t…

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Westport Students Need To Make Second Semester Resolutions Westport Students Need To Make Second Semester Resolutions
Westport Students Need To Make Second Semester Resolutions DARIEN, Conn. – While many adults use the new year to make resolutions to change their lifestyle, students can also benefit from a new approach as they begin the school year’s second semester. Gwynne Campbell, executive director of the Sylvan Learning Center in Darien, says it’s important to get off to a good start for the school year’s homestretch. “If it was a strong fall, you want to continue,’’ Campbell said. “If not, it may be necessary to re-evaluate and set some new goals. It’s always a process of evaluation and have a student ask themselves ‘How can I do better?’ It’s not always wor…

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Neighbors
Westport Woman Supports Community Causes Throughout Fairfield County Westport Woman Supports Community Causes Throughout Fairfield County
Westport Woman Supports Community Causes Throughout Fairfield County DARIEN, Conn – As the assistant treasurer at Darien Rowayton Bank, Kaye Leong volunteers in many charitable causes. She has helped at the New Covenant House of Hospitality in Stamford for the past year and is now helping with a fundraising campaign for expansion. “A former director and founder of the bank, Terry Laughren, suggested that I join the advisory board of NCH,” said Leong, who lives in Westport. The facility is the only soup kitchen in lower Fairfield County and has outgrown the space in the Yerwood Center. Leong and the advisory board of New Covenant House are seeking to raise …

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Sports
'Team Tucker' Unites Behind Ridgefield's Olympic Luger 'Team Tucker' Unites Behind Ridgefield's Olympic Luger
'Team Tucker' Unites Behind Ridgefield's Olympic Luger RIDGEFIELD, Conn. – Team Tucker, the support group united behind Ridgefield Olympian Tucker West, is mobilizing for the upcoming Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. West, 18, will compete for the United States in the luge at the Olympics, which begin Thursday. His supporters in Ridgefield will gather Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Ridgefield Playhouse to watch him compete in his first race. The event begins at 9 a.m., and is free and open to the public. Many of West’s supporters have purchased “Team Tucker” T-shirts. A note on the team Tucker Facebook page said 750 shirts were sold out as of Wedne…

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Lifestyle
Health Quest Schedules February Classes Health Quest Schedules February Classes
Health Quest Schedules February Classes WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Health Quest invites Westchester County residents to register for its February classes. The classes will be held at Health Quest facilities throughout the region. The following are the classes: Saturday, Feb. 1: American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor Course, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. Saturday, Feb. 8: Pediatric First Aid CPR Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) Course, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. Sunday, Feb. 9: PALS Renewal Course, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.…

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Sports
Vote In Daily Voice Super Bowl Poll Vote In Daily Voice Super Bowl Poll
Vote In Daily Voice Super Bowl Poll WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Football fans from Westchester County will be watching Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVIII between the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos. Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. The game is being played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. It is the first Super Bowl in the New York area. The Broncos are a slight favorite, and the weather forecast calls for highs Sunday close to 50 and lows around 30 with winds around 6 mph. Which team do you think will take home the Vince Lombardi Trophy?

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Sports
Harvey's Boys Basketball Team Falls To Forman Harvey's Boys Basketball Team Falls To Forman
Harvey's Boys Basketball Team Falls To Forman BEDFORD, N.Y. -- The Harvey School's boys basketball team dropped a 56-39 contest to Forman on Wednesday. Forman opened the game with an 8-0 against Harvey, which never recovered. Forman hurt Harvey on the boards, grabbing 16 offensive rebounds. Harvey trimmed the deficit to six at halftime, but could not climb any closer. Freshman Evan Roteman of Chappaqua led Harvey with 12 points. Junior Ricky Hicks added 11. Harvey, 7-9 overall and 4-3 in the Housatonic Valley Athletic League, hosts EF International on Friday.

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Business
Redding Firm's Hashtag Bowl Grades Social Media Use At Super Bowl Redding Firm's Hashtag Bowl Grades Social Media Use At Super Bowl
Redding Firm's Hashtag Bowl Grades Social Media Use At Super Bowl REDDING, Conn. – A Redding-based business will be monitoring more than just the score of the Super Bowl when the Seahawks and Broncos kick off Sunday in New Jersey. Third Door Media’s Marketing Land will monitor results of the best use of Social Media with a #Hashtag Bowl. The company will have a running scoreboard on how social and other digital media are leveraged during the Super Bowl. There will be pre- and post-game news and analysis, and a real-time, game day tally of social media mentions in Super Bowl ads. “The idea is to measure how well Super Bowl advertisers take their message …

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News
Accident Ties Up Traffic Near Mount Kisco On Friday Morning Accident Ties Up Traffic Near Mount Kisco On Friday Morning
Accident Ties Up Traffic Near Mount Kisco On Friday Morning WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – An accident on I-684 South between Route 35, Exit 6 and the Saw Mill Parkway, Exit 5 slowed traffic Friday morning. The accident occurred at 7:30 a.m. and was cleared prior to the end of the morning commute.  

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Accident Closes One Lane On Interstate 95 In Fairfield Accident Closes One Lane On Interstate 95 In Fairfield
Accident Closes One Lane On Interstate 95 In Fairfield FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – An accident on Interstate 95 South at exit 24 in Fairfield on Friday at 6:54 a.m. closed one lane one of traffic. Traffic was also moving slowly on the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield, and there was an accident on the Merritt at exit 52, which connects to Route 8. The accident was cleared by 8 a.m. 

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