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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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Stamford Therapist Also Enjoys Role In College Classroom STAMFORD, Conn. – Stamford’s Carol Piscitelli found teaching at the University of Bridgeport to be an extension of her work as a family therapist. What she did not know is that she would find it as enjoyable as she has in her seven years with the university’s IDEAL Program. “Some of my colleagues were doing it and I thought I would love to try,’’ said Piscitelli, who teaches at the school’s locations in Bridgeport and Stamford. “I thought ‘Oh my god, can I really do this?’ I found that I really enjoy it. I enjoy the dynamic of a live classroom, and when I come out of class I’m really energi…

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Schools

Almost, Maine Opens At Westhill High In Stamford On Friday STAMFORD, Conn. -- Westhill High School’s Northstar Playmakers present Almost, Maine, written by John Cariani, beginning Friday, Nov. 15. Show dates are Nov. 15, 16, 22 and 23 at 7:30 pm at Westhill High School, 125 Roxbury Road, in Stamford. Tickets are $7 for students and $10 for adults. The cast and crew comprises more than 50 students. The play’s story centers around 19 residents of the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine who find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. It is “A play about real people who are really, truly, honestly dealing w…

by Tom Renner

11/15/2013

Schools

Study Skills Workshop Coming To Chappaqua CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. – Successful Study Skills 4 Students (S4) is returning to the Chappaqua Learning Center to offer its popular flagship study skills workshop for area middle and high school students. In addition, S4 will offer two additional single-session workshops: Midterm Exam Preparation for high school students and Test and Long-Term Project Preparation for middle school students The workshops foster academic achievement by teaching students key study strategies that help them learn while reducing stress. Upcoming midterm exams can be a particular source of stress for high school stud…

by Tom Renner

11/15/2013

Sports

Terry Conners Synchronized Skating Open Comes To Stamford In December STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Skating Club of Southern Connecticut of Stamford will host the 14th annual Terry Conners Synchronized Skating Open the weekend of Dec. 7 and Dec. 8 at Terry Conners Rink in Stamford. The event will be held from noon to 6:40 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Terry Conners Rink is home ice for the Southern Connecticut Synchronized Skating organization, which represents the Skating Club of Southern Connecticut. The club skates three synchronized skating lines: the Shadows, which skates at the Open Juvenile level, Shimmers at the Pre-Juvenile level a…

by Tom Renner

11/15/2013

Events

Briarcliff Temple Hosts Chief Rabbi Of Uganda BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. – The Congregation Sons of Israel will host the only New York appearance of Rabbi Gershom Sizomu, the chief rabbi of Uganda, Nov. 22-23. Sizomu will be at the Shabbat dinner beginning at 6 p.m. Nov. 22. He also will be at an 8 p.m. concert Saturday featuring music from Ugandan Jewish community and the world. Tickets for the dinner are $15 for children, $22 for adults and $65 for families. Concert tickets are $20 for general admission, $10 for seniors and students, $50 for patrons, $90 for sponsors and $180 for benefactors. For more information, visit the Congregat…

by Tom Renner

11/15/2013

Business

Health Quest Names Luke McGuinness Its New CEO WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Health Quest announced Thursday that the Board of Trustees of Health Quest has appointed Luke McGuinness as its president and chief executive officer. McGuinness will join Health Quest effective immediately as he transitions from his Chicago area home and will begin working full time at Health Quest on Jan. 1. McGuinness has over 35 years experience as a health system CEO. Most recently, he was the president and CEO of Cadence Health, a two hospital system in Winfield, Ill., a west Chicago suburb. Prior to Cadence Health, Mr. McGuinness was the President and …

by Tom Renner

11/15/2013

Business

Family Shows Style In Longtime Fairfield Salon Business FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Tony Furnari thought long and hard about following the footsteps of his parents into their styling business at Moda Capelli Hair and Skin Salon in Fairfield. Now, nine years later, he knows it was the right move as a stylist and a son. Working alongside his mother and father, Isa and Joe, the 30-year-old family business is poised to remain in Fairfield for another couple of decades. “It’s a good working relationship between all of us,’’ Isa said. “Tony has learned a lot from his father. I never would’ve expected them to work together as well as they do. I think Tony’s a…

by Tom Renner

11/14/2013

Business

Chubbys The Pound Ridge Ace Of A Place For Hardware And More POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- What happened a year ago with Superstorm Sandy is something few in Pound Ridge will easily forget. Thankfully, Chubby’s Hardware made life a lot easier and its owners are making sure we are prepared if it ever happens again. What started out as the original Scotts Corner Market became a hardware store in the early 1960s. When Joe DiPietro, Sr. took over in 1980, it became the primary place for residents to buy everything from garden tools to emergency generators and everything in between. It is still a family business now run by son Joe Jr. and daughter Stefanie, both…

by Laurance Baschkin

11/14/2013

Sports

Year-Round Lacrosse At Sono Field House Nets Dividends For Players NORWALK, Conn. – Lacrosse might be a spring and summer sport in Fairfield County, but it is a year-round commitment at the Sono Field House. Beginning with its Little Laxers program for 3 year olds, Sono Field House can provide instruction for players all the way through high school. Lisa Lindley, longtime coach at Darien High School, has also started a travel club program whose home base is at Sono. “There’s an explosion in girls youth lacrosse especially,’’ said Scott Johnson, general manager at Sono Field House. “It’s almost a 50-50 split. The largest and most attended classes are play…

by Tom Renner

11/14/2013

Business

Tasteful Treats In Bedford Adapts Unique Give-Back Approach BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Rose Colonna is the owner of Westchester’s premiere gifting company Tasteful Treats & Treasures located in Bedford. After multiple requests for one-time donations, together with her daughter, Jennifer Colonna, they have created a program with continued sustainable support for the community, with a new way to give back. Tasteful Treats & Treasures has implemented a fundraising program to benefit non-profit and charitable organizations. The "Treats Gives Back" program encourages customers to take advantage of their services when sending a gift across town, nation…

by Tom Renner

11/14/2013

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