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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.

Tom Renner's Contributions

Politics

Danbury's Boughton Chooses Running Mate In Bid For Governor DANBURY, Conn. – Danbury’s Mark Boughton reached across to the other side of the state Tuesday to name his running mate in his bid to become governor of Connecticut. The Danbury mayor named former Groton Mayor Heather Somers as his choice to run for lieutenant governor with him. Somers is serving her fifth term on the Town Council in Groton. Boughton’s choice is viewed as a bid to diversify his voter base to another region of the state. It also reflects Boughton’s focus on jobs. Somers is a founding partner of a medical device manufacturer and was chair of the Groton Town Council’s Econom…

by Tom Renner

01/29/2014

Sports

Harvey Hockey Team Splits Against Forman, Rye Country Day KATONAH, N.Y. -- The Harvey School's hockey team split its most recent games, beating Forman, 13-3, and falling to Rye Country Day, 9-4. Keith Lambert had a hat trick for Harvey, while Charlie Seider, Corey Eisenband and Curtis Rattner had two each. Tyler Levy, Rob Van Raamsdonk, Dash Quartarolo and Tommy Gattuso added single goals. Van Raamsdonk also had five assists. Harvey broke the game open with eight unanswered goals in the third period. Harvey jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the first period before Rye County Day answered to win the Fairchester Athletic Association game.

by Tom Renner

01/29/2014

Police & Fire

Police Identify 3 People Killed In Danbury Collision DANBURY, Conn. -- An elderly couple from Bethel who had served as elected town officials and a man from Brookfield were identified as the three people killed in a three-vehicle crash late Tuesday morning on Route 53 in Danbury, police said. The fatal crash occurred at about 11:45 a.m. on Route 53, also known as South Street, near the Bethel border, Danbury police said. According to the police report, Edward Kish, 45, of Brookfield, was driving a 2001 Honda Accord north on South Street and was slumped over the wheel, according to witness statements. Kish lost control of his vehicle, cros…

by Tom Renner

01/28/2014

News

3 Killed In Accident On Route 53 In Danbury Updated 3:40 p.m.: DANBURY, Conn. -- Three people died in an accident Tuesday morning on Route 53 in Danbury, according to a report on NBC Connecticut. The victims have not been identified, the report said. Danbury police are investigating the crash, which occurred near the Danbury-Bethel border. The road was reopened at about 2:30 p.m., the report said. Original story 2:30 p.m.: DANBURY, Conn. – An accident with at least one fatality closed Route 53 on the Danbury/Bethel line late Tuesday morning, according to a report on NBC Connecticut. The crash occurred at 11:45 a.m. on Route …

by Tom Renner

01/28/2014

Neighbors

Author Of New 3D Book Plans Promotion In Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. – MakerBot in Greenwich will host author Carla Diana on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 1 p.m. as she promotes her recently published book. Diana's "LEO, the Maker Prince: Journeys in 3D Printing" was published last month by Maker Media Inc. Saturday’s event will include book readings and 3D printing events. The book follows a journey by Diana and LEO through Brooklyn, where LEO is a walking, talking robot who has the magical ability to 3D print any object that she draws. LEO also has other robot friends that also have unique capabilities, such as H1-H0 who prints in metal, Sincl…

by Tom Renner

01/28/2014

Schools

Stamford Student Asks: Is It OK To Use Wikipedia? FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Do you have a question about your middle or high school student’s studying practices? S4 Study Skills, an area leader in providing evidence-based study skills and test preparation workshops for students, will answer questions from Daily Voice readers. If you have a question, please submit it here Is it OK to use Wikipedia when I work on a report for school? Katie S., Stamford Wikipedia can be a useful resource, but it has its place, and its place is not as a primary source for research. It can be a good starting place to introduce yourself to a new subject, bu…

by Michelle Sagalyn

01/28/2014

Real Estate

87-Acre Ridgefield Equestrian Facility Hits Market For $55 Million RIDGEFIELD, Conn. – Double H Farm, a 87-acre Olympic equestrian training facility and family home in Ridgefield, has hit the market for $55 million. Canada’s top-earning CEO, Hunter Harrison, who heads Canadian Pacific Railroad, owns the property. He purchased the dairy farm in 2005 and transformed it into one of the country’s leading equestrian facilities. The property is listed with Sally Slater of Douglas Elliman Real Estate. Double H Farm farm extends over 97 acres of rolling hills and vast fenced grass paddocks with never-ending views and dramatic sunsets. It has six bedrooms, seven …

by Tom Renner

01/28/2014

Lifestyle

Titanic Sails Into Westchester Broadway Theatre ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- More than a century after its ill-fated maiden voyage, the Titanic, continues to fascinate us. Titanic runs through Sunday, Feb. 23 at Westchester Broadway Theatre in White Plains, and Director Don Stephenson's show is a good one. The original Broadway production made its debut in April of 1997, and garnered five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Orchestrations and Best Scenic Design. Stephenson was in the original Broadway cast, and lamented the fact that the show, as brilliant as it was, could not reach a wider audience, with a road tour. The large cast and …

by William Reynolds

01/28/2014

Real Estate

Home Sales In Westport Increased 29% In 2013 FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Fairfield County real estate continued to surge in 2013 with gains in dollar volume, closed sales and median sale prices. The first quarter of 2014 also looks healthy as under contract sales were up 37 percent for the fourth quarter in 2013 over the same timeframe in 2012, according to a report from William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty. “I feel like everything lined up to have a strong year,’’ said Paul Breunich, president and CEO of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty. “It was the perfect combination between consumer confidence, mortgage rates, an…

by Tom Renner

01/27/2014

Sports

Fairfield Hockey Player Julie Chu, Mother Star In Olympic Promo Video FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield hockey player Julie Chu and her mother, Miriam, are featured in a video produced by Procter & Gamble to promote the Winter Olympics. Chu, 31, is a forward on the U.S. Women’s Hockey team. She will play for the fourth time as a member of the U.S. team when the Olympics begin Thursday, Feb. 6, in Sochi, Russia. The three-minute, 35-second video is titled “Raising an Olympian: Julie Chu” and is part of a series that salutes mothers who saw potential in their children to become exceptional athletes. “One of our family philosophies,’’ Julie says in the video…

by Tom Renner

01/27/2014

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