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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Fairfield, CT

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Fairfield Fury Softball Teams Take 2nd In 2 Top Tournaments FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Teams from the Fairfield Fury softball program finished second in two recent tournaments. The 14-and-under team played in the PONY Southington Summer Scorcher and finished in second place. The 12-and-under Fury placed second in the USSSA Summer Spectactular in Meriden. The Fury is having tryouts in August for next year's teams. Tryout dates are: 10U: Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 6 p.m. 12U (11&12): Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 6 p.m. 14U/16U: Thursday, Aug. 7 at 6 p.m. Makeup date for all levels: Sunday, Aug. 10, at noon. Photo identifications: The 14-…

by Tom Renner

07/21/2014

Westport, CT

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Median Home Prices Rise 10.2% In Westport In Second Quarter FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The number of home sales slid throughout Fairfield County in the second quarter, but the median sales price increased and turnover hastened for most of Westport, Norwalk and surrounding communities. “This is a safe building of the real estate marketplace,’’ said Peg Koellmer, owner-broker of Realty Seven in Wilton. “If we had come out with double-digit growth, it would burn out. This is an ideal situation now. This is a controlled growth, which in the long run is good.” Second quarter sales fell 8 percent across Fairfield County, according to the quarterly repor…

by Tom Renner

07/21/2014

Norwalk, CT

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Norwalk Nurse Leads Cancer Survivors On Cycling Training Ride FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Norwalk’s Joyce Quinlan led a team of 22 cancer survivors on 25-mile bike ride Saturday as part of a training program for the upcoming Connecticut Challenge. Quinlan, a nurse at Norwalk Hospital and breast cancer survivor, is also a spinning instructor for the Connecticut Challenge. She is the captain for the team that will ride in the Challenge on July 26. Proceeds from the ride benefit the Southport-based Connecticut Challenge, which supports and develops cancer survivorship programs. The team name for Quinlan’s riders is “Little Square.” Readers can support Quinlan b…

by Tom Renner

07/21/2014

Greenwich, CT

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Friday Afternoon Accident Jams I-95 In Greenwich FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Fairfield County traffic got off to bad start when a two-car closed one lane of Interstate 95 southbound in Greenwich at 4:19 p.m. The report on the Connecticut Department of Transportion website did not indicate how long the delay would last. At 4:26 p.m., a car fire created further trouble Northbound on I-95. The car fire occurred near Exit 7 in Stamford and closed the left lane. Another care fire on I-95 Southbound occurred about 15 minutes later, also near Exit 7. Traffic was slow all over Fairfield County on Friday. Traffic was also crawling on Interstate…

by Tom Renner

07/18/2014

New Canaan, CT

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New Canaan's Curt Casali Promoted To Majors By Tampa Bay Rays NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- New Canaan’s Curt Casali was called up by the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday, and the catcher will make his debut in a major league uniform Friday on the road against Minnesota. Casali, 25, got the promotion after Tampa Bay's starting catcher Ryan Harrigan was placed on the disabled list. Casali will be the backup catcher to veteran Jose Molina. Casali, a former star at Vanderbilt, has played at Double A Montgomery and Triple A Durham this year. He hit .314 in 22 games at Montgomery and .237 in 46 games at Durham. Casali was drafted by Detroit in the 10th round of the 2…

by Tom Renner

07/18/2014

Norwalk, CT

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Accident In Norwalk Slows Friday Morning Commute FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – An accident involving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 North in Norwalk slowed Friday morning traffic for Fairfield County commuters. The accident occurred at 7:57 a.m. near Exit 14. The accident blocked the right lane. The Connecticut Department of Transportation also reported congestion on the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield, Westport and Stamford.

by Tom Renner

07/18/2014

Peekskill, NY

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Single Family Home Prices Rise 7 Percent In Peekskill WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Activity slowed for real estate sales in the second quarter in northwest Westchester and prices showed only marginal improvement, according to reports provided by several real estate agencies. However, in the big picture of Westchester real estate stability seems to be returning to the marketplace. “Stability is a good word after the wild swings we’ve had over the last 10 years,” said Chris Meyers, managing principal for Houlihan Lawrence. “We had a market I call the steroids era from 2004 to 2007, kind of like what was happening in baseball, that was juicing…

by Tom Renner

07/18/2014

Fairfield, CT

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Fairfield 11-Year-Old Softball Team One Win Away From State Title FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Fairfield Girls 11-year-old All-Star team is on a run to win the Little League state championship. The state championship series began this past weekend in Rocky Hill with Fairfield opening against Seymour Sunday afternoon. It turned out to be a great start as the Fairfield girls turned in a solid team performance, winning 9-0. Kylee Holderied pitched the entire game for Fairfield, striking out five while giving up only one hit. The entire team was solid on defense, registering 14 put-outs with only one error. Fairfield then continued its quest of the state champi…

by Tom Renner

07/18/2014

White Plains, NY

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Maria Fareri Children's Hospital Patient Wins State Honor VALHALLA, N.Y. – Sophia Mercado, a neurosurgery patient at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center, was named the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion for New York State. Mercado, an 11-year-old girl from Walden, N.Y., will serve as an ambassador for Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, New York state and all children cared for by the 170 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals across North America. Among Sophia’s duties as Champion will be traveling to Washington, D.C. in September, where she and other state Champions will share their amazing stories with nation…

by Tom Renner

07/18/2014

Norwalk, CT

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Norwalk's 9-Year-Old Cal Ripken All-Stars Head To States On High Note NORWALK, Conn. -- In their final tuneup game before the state tournament, the Norwalk 9-year-old Cal Ripken District 1 champions prevailed over New Canaan, 7-1, at Mead Park on Wednesday. Matt Claps started the game and pitched two strong innings, striking out four and allowing one run. Chris Balchius, Vinny Velez and Sean Lengyel followed Claps and shut down New Canaan the rest of the way. Balchius was helped out in the third inning by back-to-back good plays from Norwalk first basemen John Diurno. New Canaan put three runners on base in the bottom of the sixth, but Velez left them all …

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07/18/2014

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