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Tom Renner

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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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Neighbors

Stamford Law Firm Revitalizes STAR Home In Norwalk STAMFORD, Conn. -- Employees from a Stamford law firm tackled a strenuous revitalization project at a group home in Norwalk to support STAR, Inc. Employees from Ryan Ryan Deluca refurbished decks at a STAR, Inc. Lighting the Way group home. The project included stripping, sanding and painting two decks, as well as all the railings and stairs to the home. The volunteers chose the project to serve the community and improve the daily atmosphere for the residents while restoring the physical environment of the group home, providing greater opportunities for residents, visitors, staff and famil…

by Tom Renner

07/12/2016

Police & Fire

Jury Finds Apartment Manager In Bridgeport Guilty Of Sexual Assault BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A Superior Court jury found a Bridgeport man guilty of second-degree sexual assault, according to a report on CTPost.com. Anibal Bobe, 49, was found guilty of second-degree sexual assault and two counts of risk to injury to a minor. Bobe, the manager of a city apartment building, took in a homeless family and was found guilty of sexually assaulting the family's 14-year-old boy. He will be sentenced Sept. 7. Click here for the story.

by Tom Renner

07/11/2016

News

State Grant Protects Somers Farm From Development SOMERS, N.Y. -- Stuart's Fruit Farm in Somers, the oldest working farm in Westchester County, will be protected from development.Stuart's has operated since 1828, has 172 acres, and is a tempting parcel of land for development. But with $3 million in grants from various agencies, including $1.84 million awarded to the Westchester Land Trust, Stuart's will remain open for flowers, vegetables, apple picking and Christmas trees. WLT was awarded $1.84 million from New York State’s Department of Agriculture and Markets to facilitate the permanent protection of Stuart’s. Westchester County, Scenic…

by Tom Renner

07/11/2016

Events

Six To Be Honored At July Rockland Independent Living Event ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. — Rockland Independent Living Center (RILC) will celebrate the 26th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Friday, July 22.The group will celebrate the law signed by President George H. W. Bush with a breakfast honoring several Rockland County residents. The breakfast runs from 9-11 a.m. at the Casa Mia Manor House in Blauvelt. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) is a Federal civil rights law enacted to prohibit discrimination against persons with disabilities by places of public accommodation, state and local government entit…

by Tom Renner

07/11/2016

Schools

Danbury’s Shelter Rock School Wins $2K For Innovative Math Project DANBURY, Conn. --- Danbury’s Shelter Rock School has been awarded $2,000 to fund its “No more homework, play more video games!” initiative this fall and is in the running for a larger scholarship to be awarded in September. Voya Financial, formerly known as ING, awarded the money as part of its “Unsung Heroes” program. The financial institution has awarded nearly $5 million over the past 20 years, inspiring success in the classroom and in students. Each year, 100 educators are selected to receive $2,000 to help fund innovative class projects. Projects are selected based on innovative metho…

by Tom Renner

07/11/2016

Business

Cafe Gruener In Armonk Satiates Summer Appetites ARMONK, N.Y. -- Cafe Gruener in Armonk is busy serving customers in its first summer of operation at the Olive Branch Plaza in Armonk.The cafe opened last November, but is serving up coffee, tee, cold drinks and more at its indoor and outdoor seating areas this summer. The cafe also offers cakes, muffins, danishes, cookies, brownies, French toast, crepes, quiches, salads with grilled lemon chicken, soups, chicken cutlets, beet salad, salmon flat bread, tuna fish sandwiches, health juices, fruit smoothies and more The cafe is located at 380 Main St. and is open seven days a week. The owners…

by Tom Renner

07/10/2016

Lifestyle

Area Teen Singer Sees Star Rise Thanks To Mobile App CARMEL, N.Y. -- A young songwriter from Carmel was featured in the New York Times Monday about the use of an app that is helping expand her appeal. Hailey Knox, 17, broadcasts several times each week on YouNow, a livestreaming app. She has more than 83,000 fans, and more than 2.1 million views of her singing. The Times story said Knox is "poised to become the live-streaming world’s first crossover music star." She has more than 10,000 subscribers on YouTube, and last year signed a deal with S-Curve, a a recording label best known for being the home of top 40 artists, Knox released…

by Tom Renner

07/09/2016

Neighbors

Rockland Nonprofit Teaches First Responder Training Worldwide SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. -- Jackie Cassagnol traveled to Haiti shortly after a massive earthquake devastated the small country in South America in 2010. She returned to Spring Valley a changed woman with big ideas. Cassagnol, a registered nurse and professor at Dominican College, started Wordwide Community First Responder in wake of the earthquakes, which killed more than 100,000 people. Cassagnol’s parents are natives of Haiti and family members live there. In 2011, Cassagnol started WCFR, a non-profit all-vounteer organization, to prevent deaths worldwide through education and training. Her tr…

by Tom Renner

07/08/2016

Neighbors

Mahopac's John Bourges Provides Peer Networking For Putnam Soldiers PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Armed Forces veterans share a bond that can only be felt by those who pulled on the uniform for a United States military unit. John Bourges of Mahopac realizes that better than any one. Bourges serves as the Program Coordinator for the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Vet to Vet Program of Putnam County. The group provides peer networking for veterans and their families. There are 16 Vet to Vet programs in New York State. Putnam County’s program started in 2013 and is available for all of the nearly 9,000 veterans in the county. “We’re not psychiatrists or therapists,’’ Bourges sa…

by Tom Renner

07/08/2016

Neighbors

Danbury's Cartus Rewards Involved Newtown Teen With $1K Scholarship NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Katie Reilly poured her heart into Newtown High School during her four years on campus. Reilly played four sports, served on student government and helped ease the transition to high school for incoming freshman all while maintaining a rigorous academic workload. Reilly, who will attend the University of Delaware, was recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship from Cartus of Danbury. She is the daughter of Patrick Reilly, an Applications Manager for the global relocation company. “Managing time was so important,’’ said Katie, who also worked at local hardware store, volunteered…

by Tom Renner

07/08/2016

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