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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.

Tom Renner's Contributions

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

Real Estate

Bedford Home Offers Perfect Combination For Lifestyle, Entertaining BEDFORD, N.Y. – For Alan Marks, his home at 215 Bedford Banksville Road provided the perfect combination of family lifestyle, home entertainment and New York City accessibility. Marks reluctantly put the house on the market recently, but he and his family enjoyed their time there immensely. “It was an entertainment paradise,’’ said Marks, a theater producer. “But also living out in the county, it was a great family home. It was glamorous living there. It was so bucolic, with the trees, the swimming pool, the seclusion. It was a great place to raise a family and the dogs. It was a wonderful …

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Sports

Darien Eighth-Graders Advance In Football Playoffs DARIEN, Conn. – The Darien White eighth-grade football team defeated Wilton Blue, 14-8, to reach the semifinals of the Fairfield County Football League playoffs. Darien will play Fairfield Black in the semifinals Sunday at Darien High School. The championship game will be played the weekend of Nov. 23 to 24. Darien White improved to 8-1 and beat Wilton for the second time this season. Darien won 20-6 earlier this year. Darien also beat Fairfield, 6-0, earlier in the season. For the complete playoff information in the league, visit Fairfieldcountyfootball.org.

by Tom Renner

11/13/2013

Neighbors

Westport Woman Brings Business Fair For 'Mompreneurs' To Stamford WESTPORT, Conn. -- Medha Thomas is a mom, a philanthropist and the founder of the popular website CT-Moms Online. As of Sunday, she can add one more job to her resume – originator of the Mom E-Fair, a one day event to be held at the Knights of Columbus in Stamford. The “E” in E-Fair stands for e-commerce, but Thomas has put a spin on the event by focusing on female entrepreneurs – more specifically, mompreneurs – local moms who have started their own businesses. The event will showcase more than two dozen women-owned businesses with ventures as varied as jewelry and accessories designers, …

by Ann Quasarano

11/13/2013

Sports

New Canaan Team Ready To Dive Into A New Season NEW CANAAN, Conn. — The New Canaan-based Whirlwind Diving team is eager to start its 17th season at Nov. 23-24 at the annual Lords of the Boards meet in Bridgewater, N.J. The team trains at the New Canaan YMCA under the direction of head coach Joe Somma and new assistant coach Adam Vance. Vance arrived on deck this past September, joining Whirlwind from West Chester, Pa., where he was the head coach of the Westchester Diving Team. Besides New Canaan, Whirlwind divers come from Greenwich, Stamford, Darien, Norwalk, Wilton, Weston and Easton. Whirlwind Diving boasts an unprecedented sev…

by Tom Renner

11/13/2013

Sports

Runners From The Harvey School Shine At Cross Country Race KATONAH, N.Y. -- Three juniors on The Harvey School’s cross country team more had strong performances in the New England Prep School Track Association (NEPSTA) Division IV Cross-Country Championships Saturday in Connecticut. Sam Mackiewicz of Ridgefield, Conn., Harvey’s team captain, finished the 3.2 mile course at Marianapolis Preparatory School in Thompson, Conn. with a time of 18:36, good for a 31st place finish. Matanel Cohen-Weinberg of Cross River (23:21) and Marshall Euchner of Waccabuc (25:13) also ran well for Harvey. Coach Mike Lauria said he is proud of the way Harvey’s runners…

by Tom Renner

11/13/2013

Schools

Greenwich Alliance For Education Plans 5K Turkey Trot GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Greenwich Alliance for Education will host its third annual Turkey Trot at Bruce Park on Saturday, Nov. 30, at 9:30 a.m. Runners and walkers will be able to choose either a 5K race or a noncompetitive 1-mile run/walk. Both will begin and end at the Arch Street Teen Center at 100 Arch St. The 1-mile fun run/walk will start at 9:30 a.m. and the 5K will start at 10 a.m. All proceeds from the Turkey Trot will directly benefit the Greenwich Alliance for Education’s programs, which aim to foster educational success for Greenwich Public School students. Those intereste…

by Tom Renner

11/13/2013

Events

LIU Hudson In Purchase Hosts First Presentation In Author Series PURCHASE, N.Y. – The LIU Hudson at Westchester Counseling Honor Society will host Kimberly Rae Miller in its first author series presentation on Thursday, Nov. 14. Miller is the author of “Coming Clean: A Memoir,” which was named an Amazon Best Book of the Month in July 2013. Her presentation will run from 7-9 p.m. at LIU Hudson at Westchester, 735 Anderson Hill Road in Purchase. The presentation is free. Miller’s book discusses how he grew up behind closed doors of her family’s Long Island home, living among stacks of newspapers, broken computers and boxes of festering junk, an environm…

by Tom Renner

11/13/2013

Lifestyle

Hospital Hosts Lecture On Healthy Festive Food Choices WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Northern Dutchess Hospital is hosting a lecture on Healthy Festive Food Choices while Celebrating the Holidays at 6511 Springbrook Avenue in Rhinebeck on Monday, Nov. 18, at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria conference room. The average person gains five pounds between Thanksgiving and the New Year. Food is everywhere during the holiday season, making it tough to stick to your healthful eating and exercise habits. However, with a little change you can make it through the holidays without losing track of your health. The program will be presented by Roufia Payman, Supervi…

by Tom Renner

11/13/2013

Neighbors

Rebuilt Westport Home Shows It Can Take Sandy's Punch WESTPORT, Conn. – Architect Rita Eng was skeptical her Westport client, Rob Jackson, would like her plans for a small beach bungalow he had purchased on Promised Road. To her surprise, Jackson was immediately sold. And when Superstorm Sandy threw a haymaker at Jackson’s home before it was completely finished, he knew he made the right decision to tear down the existing structure and build a new home with Eng’s blueprint. “We went up 12 feet above the flood plain, and that saved me,’’ Jackson said. “Many homes in this area are not anywhere near that. A lot of people had their mechanicals r…

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