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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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Schools
New K-3 Charter School For Mount Vernon Children Planned New K-3 Charter School For Mount Vernon Children Planned
New K-3 Charter School For Mount Vernon Children Planned MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Concerned citizens of Mount Vernon will submit an application to the State University of New York (SUNY) Trustees to open a new kindergarten through third grade Public Charter School in Mount Vernon. The proposed name of the school is Friendship Tech Public Charter School. The intended location for the proposed school is 261 East Lincoln Ave. in Mount Vernon. The targeted population is Mount Vernon children between the ages of 5 and 8. The proposed grades are Kindergarten through third grade with an estimated enrollment of 240 students. The first class would be enrol…

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Lifestyle
Norwalk Race Director's Series Enjoys A Long Run In Fairfield County Norwalk Race Director's Series Enjoys A Long Run In Fairfield County
Norwalk Race Director's Series Enjoys A Long Run In Fairfield County FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Norwalk resident Jim Gerweck started the Boston Buildup races in 1978 with Tom Nash to help generate content during the slow winter months for a running tabloid the pair had started just a year earlier. Nash is no longer involved, and the tabloid folded after a few years. But the Buildup, a four-race running series that begins Sunday at Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk, endures. Gerweck, who has missed just one of the 140 previous races, will begin his 36th year as the series director. “It’s kind of like running a marathon,’’ Gerweck said. “You have to take i…

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Obituaries
Mildred Sullivan Schlachter, 86, Former Yonkers Resident Mildred Sullivan Schlachter, 86, Former Yonkers Resident
Mildred Sullivan Schlachter, 86, Former Yonkers Resident YONKERS, N.Y. – Mildred Sullivan (Millie) Schlachter, 86, a former resident of Yonkers and Ardsley, died on Dec.  25 in Grand Villa ALF in Largo, Fla. Schlachter was born in Forest Hills, N.Y., on July 20, 1927, to Frank and Irma Sullivan. Schlachter was an author and poet, and was known as Lady River Writer.  She wrote two books, and was active in community, church and business activities. Her books, “A River Beckons Vol. 1” and “A River Beckons Vol. 2”, were centered around the Hudson River. She married Robert Schlachter in 1948 and had four children, Robert, Donald, Douglas, and Daniel;…

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Business
Hudson Valley Heart Center Joins Health Quest Hudson Valley Heart Center Joins Health Quest
Hudson Valley Heart Center Joins Health Quest LaGRANGEVILLE, N.Y. . – Hudson Valley Heart Center is now officially part of Health Quest. The partnership was announced in September and was effective as of Dec. 30. The partnership will offer patients the most advanced cardiac care available and a more integrated experience when services are needed at both the office and hospital level. Hudson Valley Heart Center has 25 physicians, nearly 200 employees and office locations in Poughkeepsie, Fishkill, New Windsor, Rhinebeck, Modena and Highland. The Heart Center sees over 65,000 patients per year and offers a full spectrum of diagnostic c…

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Lifestyle
Pelham Art Center's 'Craft-Tastic' Highlighted In The New York Times Pelham Art Center's 'Craft-Tastic' Highlighted In The New York Times
Pelham Art Center's 'Craft-Tastic' Highlighted In The New York Times PELHAM, N.Y. – Pelham Art Center was recently included in a New York Times article about galleries and exhibitions in Westchester. The center’s “Craft-Tastic: An Exhibition and Sale of the Handmade” runs through Saturday, Jan. 4. This year’s exhibition features “exceptional functional, wearable and decorative crafts by local, national and international artists,’’ according to the Center’s website. Pelham Art Center also offers classes year-round in many art forms and media, including visual, performing, literary and digital.  For more information, visit the Center’s website.

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News
Youth Open Gym Planned In Pleasantville Youth Open Gym Planned In Pleasantville
Youth Open Gym Planned In Pleasantville PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – The Pleasantville Recreation Department will hold open gym night at Pleasantville Middle School. The open gym will run from 7:30-9:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10. Basketball players in grades 5-8 are invited to come play games with their friends. The fee is $5 and players can pay at the door. There is no pre-registration. Board games will be available and water and snacks will be sold. Contact the Recreation Department at 914-769-7950 for more details.

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News
Daughter's Death Inspired Cortlandt's Deb Carlin Pohill's Book On Grief Daughter's Death Inspired Cortlandt's Deb Carlin Pohill's Book On Grief
Daughter's Death Inspired Cortlandt's Deb Carlin Pohill's Book On Grief CORTLANDT, N.Y. – A Cortlandt woman has written a book to help people with grieving and healing, and was inspired by her own journey after the death of her daughter. Deb Carlin Pohill’s book, “Love Honor Celebrate: A Mother’s Journey of Transition,"  was published in October. Her daughter, Cait Chivonne, 28, died suddenly in 2011. She was a beauty pageant contestant, a 2001 graduate of Walter Panas High School and worked as a legal assistant in a New York City law firm. She was a Peekskill native and lived in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. A description of Carlin Pohill’s book on Ama…

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Sports
5 Norwalk Mad Bull Wrestlers Win Titles In Bethel 5 Norwalk Mad Bull Wrestlers Win Titles In Bethel
5 Norwalk Mad Bull Wrestlers Win Titles In Bethel NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk Mad Bulls wrestler Jason Singer remained undefeated and four other boys also won titles at the recent Bethel Bash tournament. Jeff Cocchia, Koy Price, Jack Cahill and Jacob Gonzales joined Singer as tournament champions. Jakari Walker, Sam White, Colin Falla, Noah Fraas, Mike Bartush, Nicky Singer and Quint Bartush took second place. Artie Cocchia and Charlie Prather finished third. For the complete report provided by the Mad Bulls, click on the attached PDF.

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Schools
Greenwich Woman Joins Elite Chapter At Colgate University Greenwich Woman Joins Elite Chapter At Colgate University
Greenwich Woman Joins Elite Chapter At Colgate University GREENWICH, Conn. – Greenwich’s Grace Tormey has been inducted into the Colgate University’s chapter of Phi Eta Sigma. The national scholastic honorary society recognizes the outstanding academic achievement of first-year students. Tormey was among the 167 students who received the prestigious distinction for having earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 during the 2012-13 academic year. Tormey, currently a sophomore at Colgate, is a graduate of Greenwich Academy. Colgate offers 53 majors to a diverse student body of approximately 2,900 undergraduate students, and supports 25 Divis…

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Lifestyle
Arthur Murray Grande Ballroom of Greenwich Helps Cancer Fight Arthur Murray Grande Ballroom of Greenwich Helps Cancer Fight
Arthur Murray Grande Ballroom of Greenwich Helps Cancer Fight GREENWICH, Conn. – Arthur Murray dance studios in Greenwich and Danbury are among eight in Connecticut that will contribute to Stand Up To Cancer in January. Arthur Murray Grande Ballroom of Greenwich and Arthur Murray Dance Studios of Danbury will donate $5 to "SU2C"  for each person who participates in a private dance lesson now through Jan. 31. “We are very proud to be involved with Stand Up To Cancer. This initiative is a win-win-win,” said Christine Georgopulo, owner of the Arthur Murray Grande Ballroom of Greenwich. “Arthur Murray International is a 102-year-old company at the foref…

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