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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Norwalk, CT

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New Road Race In Norwalk Honors Heroes Of 9/11 NORWALK, Conn. – Matt Corry and The Team Jesse Foundation have been involved in 9/11 Heroes Run races each of the past two years. Now he’s bringing one to Norwalk. Corry, a former Norwalk High School lacrosse player, is the race director for Saturday’s 9/11 Heroes Run in Cranbury Park. The event is 5 kilometers, 3.1 miles. There are about 30 other 9/11 Heroes Run races across the U.S. and Corry and Team Jesse has run in New York and Seattle. He started planning a version of the Norwalk race about five months ago. The run honors the sacrifices of people killed in the terrorist attacks on…

by Tom Renner

09/06/2013

Westport, CT

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Mark Twain's Former Redding Property Hits Market For $4 Million REDDING, Conn. – Mark Twain owned a home in Redding for less than two years before he died in 1910. Now, the site on which one of America’s most famous writers built his house is up for sale. The four-bedroom house on Mark Twain Lane, off Diamond Hill Road, recently came on the market for $4 million. Twain’s home, built in 1908, was destroyed by fire in 1923. The existing home was built in 1925 “utilizing the same foundation, style and grandeur of the original home,” according to the website listing. Stormfield, as it was dubbed by Twain, features original stone columns, iron gates, forma…

by Tom Renner

09/06/2013

White Plains, NY

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Joan E. Stenzel, 81, Former Resident Of White Plains WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Joan E. Stenzel, 81, of Greer, S.C. and formerly of White Plains, died Aug. 30 after a brief illness. Stenzel was born June 1, 1932 in White Plains and was the daughter of the late Raymond and Elsie Murphy. In her spare time she took great pride in knitting prayer shawls for the seriously ill and baby blankets for newborns at John Knox Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Carl; son Ron (Jill); daughters Diane (Paul) May; Amy (Kenny) Bridwell; Michelle Brown and six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. She was predeceased by…

by The Daily Voice

09/05/2013

Pound Ridge, NY

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Copia In South Salem Plans Tomato Harvest Celebration Saturday SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. – Copia Home and Garden in South Salem invites guests to celebrate tomatoes at its Annual Tomato Harvest Celebration on Saturday. The celebration begins at noon. There will be contests, classes and food. Contest categories include heaviest, largest circumference, most unusual, best tasting, smallest and a special recognition for children who produce their home-grown entries. There will also be activities for children courtesy of Melissa and Doug. Other activities include a meeting with new neighbor GrapesWine at 1 p.m.; a session at 2 p.m. on preserving your harvest; v…

by Tom Renner

09/05/2013

Bronxville, NY

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Bronxville-Ley Realtor DiMinno Earns Senior Specialist Status BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Christina DiMinno of Bronxville-Ley Real Estate has been awarded the Seniors Real Estate Specialist designation by the Seniors Real Estate Specialist Council of the National Association of Realtors. DiMinno joins more than 16,000 real estate professionals in North America who have earned the designation. All were required to successfully complete a comprehensive course in understanding the needs, considerations, and goals of real estate buyers and sellers aged 55 and older. DiMinno has the unique skills associated with helping buyers and sellers of the baby boom gener…

by Tom Renner

09/05/2013

Darien, CT

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Darien Framing Expert Tackles Tough Projects DARIEN, Conn. – Tom Geary tackles the hardest framing projects for Geary Gallery in Darien. Even if he doesn’t always know exactly how he will do it. Geary’s most recent project was a 7 x 9-foot oil painting of a bull. A new Darien resident moving from London approached Geary with the project, and he delivered the framed piece within two days. “The woman said it was her husband’s favorite thing and she’d love to get it done soon,’’ Geary said. “It was all in a pieces, the frame was taken apart. I thought I might have to go her house to do it, which would’ve been a real challenge. But she …

by Tom Renner

09/05/2013

Darien, CT

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Darien's Devin Burke Named Pioneer League All-Star DARIEN, Conn. – Darien pitcher Devin Burke was named to the Pioneer League All-Star team. He plays for the Grand Junction Rockies. Burke went 5-2 with a 3.21 earned run average in 13 games for the Rockies, an affiliate of the Colorado team in Major League Baseball. He went 2-1 as a starter and 3-1 in relief. In the first half of the season, he went 4-0 with a 1.65 ERA. Burke is second in the Pioneer League in ERA, and among the top 10 in several other pitching categories. Burke joined Grand Junction after completing his senior year at Virginia Tech. Burke pitched six scoreless innings i…

by Tom Renner

09/05/2013

Norwalk, CT

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Norwalk Youth Wrestling Offers Combine To Test Children's Fitness NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk Youth Wrestling program, known locally as the Mad Bull’s, has announced a free clinic to test young athletes in kindergarten through eight grade on Sept. 14 at 3:30 p.m. at the Norwalk High School football field. The event will be conducted in an athletic “combine” format with an emphasis on fun, with a spirited test of endurance, agility, speed and strength. Testing stations and certified coaches will be set up as each individual athlete will be tested in seven events ranging from a 50 yard dash, 400 meter run, shuttle run, push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups and …

by Tom Renner

09/05/2013

Danbury, CT

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Urgent Care Of Connecticut A Growing Health Care Success FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Dr. R. Robert Rohatsch and his partners at Urgent Care of Connecticut started their business in 2008 to set a new standard for acute care of non-life threatening medical conditions. A recent accreditation by The Joint Commission proves that the growing medical group is on the right path. Urgent Care of Connecticut earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with national standards for health-care quality and safety in ambulatory care organizations. According to the Urgent Care Association of America, only 36 o…

by Tom Renner

09/05/2013

Stamford, CT

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Stamford's Gigi Fernandez Enjoys New Tennis Perspective At Chelsea Piers STAMFORD, Conn. – Stamford’s Gigi Fernandez enjoyed playing at the U.S. Open. But the director of tennis at Chelsea Piers Connecticut in Stamford does not harbor any thoughts of returning to the big stage as a player. “When I first retired, yes,’’ said Fernandez, who won five doubles titles at the U.S. Open and 17 major doubles titles. “It’s been 16 years now, and I enjoy going there a spectator.” Fernandez says the game has changed tremendously since her career, which spanned from 1985 to 1997. “The players hitting the ball harder and they’re more complete players,’’ she said. “You can…

by Tom Renner

09/05/2013

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