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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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Sports

Darien Runners Chase Elusive State Open Title DARIEN, Conn. – Darien High School’s boys cross country team has won state division championships for three straight years and four of the last five. Two other brass rings have been harder to secure for the Blue Wave, and Friday’s State Open gives them a chance to finally grab one of them. Darien enters the race at Wickham Park in Manchester with the best team in the 10-year tenure of coach Tyson Kaczmarek. Junior Alex Ostberg’s first-place finish led the way for Darien as it won the Class L title last Saturday at Wickham. The Blue Wave finished with 40 points, easily outdistancing runner-u…

by Tom Renner

10/30/2013

Business

New Wine & Spirits Shop Comes To Rye RYE, N.Y. – Doug Kooluris looked long and hard for the perfect opportunity to open his new wine and spirits shop. He believes he found the right spot at 498 Forest Ave. in Rye. Kooluris opened G. Griffin Wine & Spirits earlier in October and will have a grand opening Friday. After working in the food and beverage industry at hotels and restaurants for nearly 20 years, Kooluris decided to take his experience and begin his own business. “It was a frustrating journey to find a shop in Westchester,’’ Kooluris said. “It was easier to buy an existing location, but most aren’t for sale becau…

by Tom Renner

10/30/2013

Events

'Field Frogger" Comes To Westchester's Ridge Hill Sunday YONKERS, NY Westchesters Ridge Hill will host a live version of a landmark arcade title Frogger, an interactive one-of-a-kind experience on Sunday. The Field Frogger fun begins at 11 a.m. at Ridge Hill, located at One Ridge Hill Boulevard (on Second Street, adjacent to Town Square) in Yonkers. People over the age of 13 can participate in fun, which encourages creativity and results in hilarity.Created by ESI Designs Game Lab, Field Frogger allows players to actually become the intrepid amphibian Frogger and enter the adventure first-hand bouncing on a yoga ball to cross the highwa…

by Tom Renner

10/30/2013

Neighbors

Co-Chair For Northern Westchester Hospital Gala Quick To Embrace Role MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. – Daphne Viders has volunteered for positions at Northern Westchester Hospital for five years, so when she was asked to serve as the co-chair for the hospital’s upcoming gala, she gladly accepted. “It’s a partnership that I'm proud of,’’ said Viders, who is working with Lisa Shrewsberry on the Nov. 2 event, which will be held at Saw Mill Club in Mount Kisco. “Volunteering for the hospital is something we embrace as a family. Northern Westchester Hospital is a tremendous organization; everything is so streamlined and efficient. Any volunteer project with the hospital is rew…

Content Partner: Northern Westchester Hospital

Sports

New Canaan Runner's Marathon Journey Nets $12K For Autism Speaks NEW CANAAN, Conn. – Paula Muller of New Canaan had 12,000 reasons to run last year’s New York City Marathon. The race was canceled due to Superstorm Sandy, but Muller’s commitment to raise awareness for autism has remained steadfast. On Sunday, Muller will run her second New York City marathon and third overall. She raised $12,000 for Autism Speaks before last year’s race. When the race was canceled, runners were given the option of running this year. “It was a no-brainer,’’ Muller said. “I said I’m definitely running next year.” Muller’s 7-year-old son, Andrew, was diagnosed with autism …

by Tom Renner

10/29/2013

Neighbors

Chappaqua Antiques Show Hopes For A Dandy After Sandy CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. – As a long-time volunteer at the Chappaqua Antiques Show, Fran Osborne looks forward to the event each year. This year, however, will be especially meaningful. Osborne served for four years as the President of the New Castle Historical Society, which hosts the show, and she remembers the disappointment last year when the event was canceled because of Superstorm Sandy. The 45th edition of the show will be Nov. 2-3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Westorchard Elementary School in Chappaqua. “The school had no electricity and many of our dealers as well as our workers also had no p…

Content Partner: Harmony Stern

News

Hard-Hit Fairfield County Coastal Community Is Still Reeling From Sandy NORWALK, Conn. – On Tuesday's one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, homeowners in the Harbor View section of South Norwalk will be holding a Stick It To Sandy Party. It’s only appropriate, given that Sandy did the same to 109 homes on the island community on the same day last year. Some residents still have not returned to their homes at Harbor View, where most of the homes were built in the early 1900s as summer residences for city dwellers. The homes have been converted to year-round residences over the past 40 years, and water access is one of the primary draws. The island was amon…

by Tom Renner

10/29/2013

Real Estate

Coldwell Banker Acquires Greenwich Fine Properties GREENWICH, Conn. – Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, a leading residential real estate brokerage company in Connecticut and Westchester County, N.Y., has acquired the assets of Greenwich Fine Properties LLC in Greenwich. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is part of NRT LLC, the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerage company. Douglas Stevens, managing partner of Greenwich Fine Properties, will join Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage as a sales associate. The Greenwich Fine Properties office, located at 191 Mason St., Greenwich, will merge into the existing Coldwell …

by Tom Renner

10/29/2013

Sports

Stamford-Based Arena Gymnastics Wins First Meet Of Season STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford-based Arena Gymnastics started its competitive season with a big win at the Muriel Grossfeld Invitational held at Southern Connecticut State University. Arena took top honors in the Level 4 competition with a score of 182.525, outdistancing second place Gymnastics and Cheer of Connecticut at 179.75 and third place finishers New England Gymnastics Express at 176.625. Natalie Parker, 10, of Westport led the Arena team winning the Junior age division with an all-around total of 35.85. Parker also won the vault and balance beam events, scoring 9.45 on both. The…

by Tom Renner

10/29/2013

Lifestyle

Mount Kisco Medical Group Physicians Named Top Doctors MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Fifty-three Mount Kisco Medical Group physicians were recognized by Westchester Magazine recently when it published its Top Doctors issue . The honored Mount Kisco Medical Group physicians were included in 29 specialties. The Top Doctors list was compiled by Castle Connolly, a health-care research and information firm. Castle Connolly surveyed physicians, leading hospital administrators, and other administrators to identify highly skilled, exceptional doctors. The Mount Kisco Medical Group doctors designated as Westchester’s Top Doctors by specialty are the followi…

by Tom Renner

10/29/2013

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