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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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Real Estate

Women's Council Of Realtors Empire Chapter Honors Scarsdale Agent SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Eastchester resident Patricia Cassese, who works for Prudential Centennial Realty and is based in Scarsdale, was honored by the Women’s Council of Realtors Empire chapter with the “Entrepreneur of the Year” Award. Cassese was recognized during the installation dinner in December. The Women’s Council of Realtors is a national organization whose mission is to deliver pertinent information and resources to its members to bring about positive change in the profession and in the broader community. “We congratulate Pat on this outstanding achievement. She is admired by her …

by Tom Renner

01/22/2014

Obituaries

Eleanor Walsh Wertimer, 91, Pelham Resident, Attorney, Activist PELHAM, N.Y. – Eleanor Walsh Wertimer, a resident of Pelham and a longtime resident of Clinton, N.Y., died on Saturday, Jan. 18. She was 91. Wertimer was born on Jan. 25, 1922 in Buffalo, N.Y. to John and Geraldine Walsh. She graduated from the Buffalo Seminary in 1939 and Smith College in 1944. She received her law degree from the University of Buffalo in 1946 and was one of the few women admitted to the New York State Bar in 1947. She worked as an associate at a Buffalo law firm. She moved to Clinton in 1952 with her husband, Sidney. She became active in the Hamilton College and cont…

by Tom Renner

01/22/2014

News

Metro-North Lines To Westchester Reduced On Tuesday Due To Storm WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Metro-North will continue to operate on its regular schedule on its train lines to Westchester County through 8 p.m., Tuesday, but it will cut trains to an hourly schedule at that time because of the heavy snow, it announced via a statement. The following cancellations/combinations will be in effect: Hudson Line Outbound trains: The 8:33 p.m. semi-express train to Croton-Harmon is combined with the 8:37 p.m. local train to Greystone, which will make all stops to Croton-Harmon. The 9:13 p.m. express train to Croton-Harmon is canceled. Customers may u…

by Tom Renner

01/21/2014

News

Senior Law Seminar Planned At Pound Ridge Library POUND RIDGE, N.Y. – A Senior law seminar series will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the Pound Ridge Library. The seminar runs from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and will address “Top 10 Estate Planning Mistakes.” Moira S. Laidlaw, Esq., will present the seminar. The library will also host a safety seminar for seniors on Thursday, Jan. 23, from 10:30 a.m. until noon. Vincent McMahon, owner of First Light Home Care in Mount Kisco, will present the seminal. It is sponsored by the Boxwood Alliance and Pound Ridge Recreation in partnership with the library. Registration is required. For a comp…

by Tom Renner

01/21/2014

Obituaries

Philip Rosen, 92, New Rochelle Resident, Masonry Contractor, War Veteran NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – Philip Rosen, 92, of New Rochelle died on Sunday, Jan. 19. Rosen was born in the Bronx on Sept. 1, 1921 to Isadore and Anna Rosen. He graduated from Townsend Harris High School and Cornell University. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Cornell, won a Merit scholarship and was also a member of the Cornell crew team. He worked as an engineer for Stone and Webster while working for the United States government on “The Manhattan Project.” He served as a Lieutenant for the U.S. Navy during World War II. After the war, he joined his father’s masonry c…

by Tom Renner

01/21/2014

Sports

Norwalk Cal Ripken Registration Planned For Tuesday Postponed By Weather NORWALK, Conn. – The Norwalk Cal Ripken baseball registration and pizza party scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 21 at Norwalk City Hall has been postponed due to the weather forecast. The league posted the announcement on its Facebook page. The early registration discount will be extended, and a new date for the pizza party will be announced. For more information, visit the league website.

by Tom Renner

01/21/2014

Real Estate

Realtor Follows Her Own Advice In Quick Sale Of Her Own Home WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Kerry Fedigan got to practice what she preaches last year. “I think every agent should put their home on the market every 10 years or so" Fedigan said, "just to remind us of what our sellers are going through." With one daughter away in college and another commuting to school in Somers, Kerry and her husband Steve Cid, both real estate agents with Douglas Elliman, decided the time was right to downsize. After making the decision last winter to list their Crestwood home, Fedigan officially put the house on the market in May. It was in contract in just 12 days. …

Content Partner: Kerry Fedigan and Helen Katz

Neighbors

Stamford's Italian Center Continues To Play Vital Role In The Community STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Italian Center on 1620 Newfield Ave. in Stamford, founded in 1909, was started to assist newly arrived immigrants who were adjusting to life in America. Today, the Italian Center is a very large facility on more than 28 acres with four pools, miniature golf, playground, gymnasium, fitness center, tennis and platform tennis courts, babysitting and three banquet rooms and more. In addition, there is a large outdoor tented picnic area with an additional pool, sand volleyball courts, bocce courts, basketball court, softball field and tennis courts. While members can e…

by Robyn Blosio Bova

01/21/2014

Sports

Teenager From Fairfield County Traveled Homemade Luge Run To Olympics RIDGEFIELD, Conn. – The path to Sochi and the Winter Olympics for Ridgefield’s Tucker West began in his backyard. A photo montage on NBCOlympics.com shows where West got his start. A photo gallery of a homemade luge run with 29 images, “An Olympian’s backyard slip ‘n slide,” was posted on the NBC site. West became the youngest member of the U.S. luge team when he was named to the team in December. His father, Brett, built a luge run at the family’s West Mountain Road home shortly after the 2002 Olympics. West went on to attend school in Lake Placid and is recognized for his key role in…

by Tom Renner

01/20/2014

Neighbors

CodeRED Notification System Comes To Pound Ridge POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- After Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc, an effort was made to improve communications and preparedness by first responders, including Chief David Ryan. He researched and located a program called CodeRED, a high-speed notification system that is now part of the town's emergency protocol. One of the first issues introduced to the Town Board by Supervisor Richard Lyman resulted with the unanimous vote to contract a CodeRED license for Pound Ridge. The system allows town officials to quickly deliver messages to targeted areas or the entire community. One of the reasons CodeR…

by Laurance Baschkin

01/20/2014

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