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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Wilton, CT

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Wilton Wahoos Raise $19K At Swim Across America For Cancer Research WILTON, Conn. -- Wilton Wahoos swimmers took part in the recent eighth annual Greenwich/Stamford Swim Across America Open Water event. Headed by Team Captain Jim O'Brien, Team "Kicking Cancer for Karen, Chris and Friends" raised over $19,000 and was one of the top three fundraising teams in the event. Wahoo members included Stephen, Emma and Ellen Holmquist; Tommy, Jake, and Lily Kealy; Verity Abel; Christine and Caroline O'Brien; and Peter Holmquist, a member of the Wahoo Masters team. Swim Across America is committed to raising funds and awareness to further cancer research, preventio…

by Tom Renner

07/09/2014

New Canaan, CT

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Enjoy Girl's Night Out With 'Hairspray' On Thursdays In New Canaan NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- The Summer Theatre of New Canaan has found a fix to the bad hair days of summer with a weekly Girl’s Night Out, every Thursday for the rest of July. Every Thursday at 6 p.m. head to elm restaurant for specialty themed cocktails during its weekly “Happiest Hour” A special pre-theater, prix fixe dining option is also available. Then head down to the Summer Theatre tent at Waveny Park for the show "Hairspray" at 8 p.m. For each remaining Thursday in July, every woman who attends “Hairspray” will receive a raffle ticket for a special prize drawing. At intermission, five…

by Tom Renner

07/09/2014

Darien, CT

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New Golf Outing Sets Out To Support Darien Football DARIEN, Conn. – The first Darien Blue Wave Football Alumni and Friends Golf outing will be played on Monday, July 14, at Wee Burn Country Club. The outing will be a four man best ball with a shotgun start. The cost is $375 per person and will include 18 holes of golf, cart, lunch, open bar, dinner and an awards ceremony. Golf starts at 11:30 a.m. Awards will be given for top team scores, closest to the pin and longest drive. People can purchase a ticket for dinner and awards for $100. The net proceeds will benefit the Darien High School football team. Space is limited. For registration …

by Tom Renner

07/09/2014

Norwalk, CT

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Norwalk Riptide Softball Team Rolls To 2 Tournament Titles NORWALK, Conn. -- The 16-and-under Norwalk Riptide softball team won recent tournaments in Southington and Orangeburg, N.Y. The Riptide went 6-0 to win the Lightning Flash Pony Invitational Tournament Crown in Southington. In pool play on Saturday, the Riptide swept all three games beating the Shoreline Sting, 9-1; Stratford Breakers, 7-0; and the CT Titans Green. 8-0, highlighted by pitcher Casey Dicine’s no-hitter. In Sunday’s single-elimination round, the second-seeded Riptide edged CT Titans Green, 2-1. The Titans scored on a suicide squeeze in the top of the inning. In the bottom of …

by Tom Renner

07/09/2014

Pound Ridge, NY

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Returning To Writing After A Several Month Hiatus In Pound Ridge POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- As many of you know, I've been on hiatus for several months. That slip and fall over the winter put a damper on a few things I was doing and my writing was affected the most. Thanks to the wonderful world of Nobamacare, I'm still waiting for the green light to have spinal fusion surgery to fix a couple of cracks in my neck. But rather than watch the grass grow, I decided to push myself at contributing something worthy here. So, let's see if I can can provide a short version of what I missed in the past six months. First, The Inn by Jean-George finally opened its doors…

by Laurance Baschkin

07/09/2014

Westport, CT

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Westport Ranks No. 82 In State In Study Of Bike/Walk Friendliness FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Weston ranked seventh in the state as the most bike and walk friendly community in Fairfield County, according to a new study released by bikewalkct.org. Danbury fared the worst among Fairfield County towns, coming at 123rd out of 144 towns in Connecticut. The rankings of other Daily Voice communities in Fairfield County were Ridgefield at No. 14; Greenwich, No. 42; New Canaan, No. 51; Easton, No. 70; Westport, No. 82; Fairfield, No. 98; Wilton, No. 101; Redding, No. 102; Darien, No. 106; Norwalk, No. 109; and Stamford, No. 115. The complete rankings are online.…

by Tom Renner

07/08/2014

Danbury, CT

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Semi-Pro Soccer Team Finds Home At Western Connecticut State In Danbury DANBURY, Conn. — Western Connecticut State University’s Westside Athletic Complex has become the new home of the Newtown-based, semi-professional soccer team CFC Azul. The team is financed by Newtown resident and team managing partner Peter D’Amico. CFC Azul has signed a three-year contract with the university, which will host the team’s home games. This agreement is the latest in a string of community-building sports programs that D’Amico has spearheaded in the area since his own youth soccer coaching days in the 1980s. CFC Azul is a member of the Premier Developmental League of the N…

by Tom Renner

07/08/2014

Wilton, CT

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Wilton Triathlete Hosts Q&A Session On Ironman Lake Placid GREENWICH, Conn. -- Wilton's Mitch West, a triathlete and coach at EHS TRI/GTC in Greenwich, will host a question-and-answer session about the upcoming Ironman Lake Placid on Thursday, July 10. The free Q&A will be held at Elite Health Services, 1445 E. Putnam Ave., Old Greenwich. Light refreshments will be served. West, a four-time contestant in the Ironman World Championships, will host the interactive session about the Lake Placid race, which will be held July 27. The race in New York is a popular destination for many triathletes in Fairfield County. West will offer tips on a var…

by Tom Renner

07/08/2014

Stamford, CT

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Stamford's First County Bank Foundation Names New Vice President, Secretary STAMFORD, Conn. – Karen M. Kelly was named vice president at Stamford-based First County Bank Foundation. Kelly replaces Katherine A. Harris, who retired on July 1 after serving the foundation since its inception in 2001. In addition, RoseMary Ogden was named secretary at First County Bank Foundation. Kelly and Ogden will promote the foundation’s mission to support local communities and organizations committed to serving others in lower Fairfield County. “We look forward to Karen’s and RoseMary’s continued participation as strong contributors to the First County Bank Foundation and expa…

by Tom Renner

07/08/2014

Norwalk, CT

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3 Norwalk Teams Still Alive In District 1 Little League NORWALK, Conn. – All three Norwalk Little League teams advanced to the championship round of the District 1 Tournament and will continue their quests for district titles Monday. Norwalk’s 12-year-old All-Stars meet Stamford National at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Stamford’s Scalzi Park. Norwalk went 3-1 in pool play and earned the second seed in Pool A. After losing its opener to North Stamford, Norwalk has won four straight games, including a 15-2 win over Stamford American in its first game in the double-elimination championship round. Stamford National went 4-0 in pool play to earn the top see…

by Tom Renner

07/07/2014

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