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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.

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Events

Pleasantville Agency's Luncheon Spotlights Domestic Violence PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Pleasantville-based nonprofit Hope’s Door held its Annual Fall Luncheon at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel in White Plains during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. With the theme “Broadway Matinee,” the charitable organization put a spotlight on domestic violence while bringing together the glamour of Broadway. Family attorney and advocate Alayne Katz shared her own story of domestic violence. She is well-known throughout the county as a dedicated lawyer who represents clients in all areas of family law. Tony-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actress Li…

by Tom Renner

11/01/2013

Real Estate

Better Home And Gardens Rand Realty Opens In White Plains WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Matt Rand, managing partner of Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty, announced the grand opening of the real estate firm’s new state-of-the-art White Plains office. The new office located at 222 Bloomingdale Road in White Plains will be an ultramodern gathering space with an open floor plan that will accommodate the flexible schedules and business needs of over 100 real estate agents. The location will feature the latest in telecom, TV displays, collaborative new age design and will have plenty of places to charge laptops, iPads and cell phones, all while exercising th…

by Tom Renner

11/01/2013

Real Estate

Westport Real Estate Sales Stay Strong In 3rd Quarter FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Real estate sales in Fairfield County continued their strong growth in the third quarter, with closed sales improving 28 percent from the same quarter in 2012 and under contract sales jumping 59 percent, according to a report published by William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty. “There’s nothing startling in the report,’’ said Brad Kimmelman, brokerage manager for William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty in Southport. “We are absolutely moving in the right direction. We saw a huge improvement over last year. Overall, we are enjoying a revitalization of the r…

by Tom Renner

11/01/2013

Sports

Fairfield County Skater Glides Back To Top After Injury NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk’s Kirstyn Nanista spent the better part of two years wondering whether she would ever recapture the skills that placed her among the top young figure skaters in the country. Last month, finally, she got an answer. Nanista, 15, finished third in the novice division of the U.S. Figure Skating Regional competition last month in Lake Placid, N.Y. She now moves on to compete in the Eastern Sectionals beginning Nov. 19 in Virginia, and Nanista hopes to qualify for January’s U.S. Championships in Boston at her level. The teenager’s upward path seemed inevitable three yea…

by Tom Renner

11/01/2013

Events

Caregivers Conference Comes To Valhalla On Saturday VALHALLA, N.Y. – Actors Beth and Nick Wyman will be the keynote speakers at the Annual Caregivers Conference Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Mount Pleasant Community Center. Admission is free for the conference, which begins at 10 a.m. There is free admission and on-site parking. The conference will address the emotional and physical challenges caregivers face in caring for people of all ages. The Wymans will discuss their experience caring for their son and Beth’s mother. Nick is the president of the Actors’ Equity Association. Guests will also learn about the Livable Communities Initative, Li…

by Tom Renner

11/01/2013

Schools

New Rochelle's Hudson Country Montessori School Invites Parents To Visit NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Hudson Country Montessori School in New Rochelle invites parents to visit on Thursday, Nov. 21, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The school is located at 340 Quaker Ridge Road. Hudson Country Montessori School in New Rochelle, Educational Director Marilyn Horan will give parents a tour of the school, followed by a talk and Q&A. Topics to be discussed include: The fundamentals of Montessori education Can any school be called a Montessori school? The curriculum at Hudson Country Montessori School (HCMS) The differences between HCMS and traditional schools The teache…

by Tom Renner

10/31/2013

Business

Westchester Grocer Frank DeCicco Earns Food Industry Honor WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Frank DeCicco, the president of DeCicco Family Markets, will be honored Friday as the Man of the Year by The Catholic Institute of the Food Industry. The dinner dance will be held at the Hotel Pierre in New York and proceeds benefit Calvary Hospital. "I’m very excited, and very happy the money will go to Calvary Hospital,'' DeCicco said. "It’s a good hospital and I’m proud to support it. They take care of patients nicely there. They are hard working people at the hospital.” DeCicco bought his first business in 1967 and in 1973, bought his first grocery store alo…

by Tom Renner

10/31/2013

Police & Fire

Bethel Police Find Car Involved In Death Of Weston Cyclist WESTON, Conn. -- Bethel police have found the car that was involved in an accident that resulted in the death of a Weston cyclist, First Selectman Matt Knickerbocker said Thursday. The investigation into the crash was continuing, Knickerbocker said. No other information was provided. Thomas Steinert-Threlkeld of Weston was killed Oct. 20 in a cycling accident at Route 302 and Old Hawleyville Road in Bethel. Two cars were involved in the accident. One fled the scene after apparently causing Steinert-Threlkeld to fall off his bike, police said. Steinert-Threlkeld was trapped under the se…

by Tom Renner

10/31/2013

Sports

Darien White 8th-Grade Football Team Earns Top Seed For Playoffs DARIEN, Conn. – The Darien White eighth-grade football team ended the regular season Sunday with a 20-6 win over Ridgefield Orange in the Fairfield County Football League. Darien, 7-1, earned the top seed for the league playoffs, which begin this weekend. Darien will have a first-round bye. It will meet the winner between Wilton Blue and New Canaan Black in the quarterfinals on Nov. 9 or Nov. 10. Darien allowed six or fewer points in seven of its eight games. It lost to Westport North, 22-18, on Oct. 20. Westport North (6-2) is the No. 2 seed for the tournament.

by Tom Renner

10/31/2013

Lifestyle

Wallauer's Wallcoverings Take Home Back In Time WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Wallcoverings are an essential tool in home decorating. Dorothy Vivas, a senior designer at Wallauer’s in White Plains, used them extensively to restore a 100-year-old house that had previously been updated to a contemporary style. “The new owner wanted to bring back the look and feel of the late 19th century, only this time using a newer more up-to-date color palate,’’ Vivas said. “I find wallcoverings can really take a room back in time and change the whole atmosphere and mood.” One of Vivas’ first rooms to redecorate was the entrance foyer with basket-weave f…

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