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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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Police & Fire

Bethel Firefighters Snuff Out Stove Fire With Watering Can BETHEL, Conn. -- The Bethel Fire Department quickly extinguished a stove fire Monday afternoon at 1 Elizabeth St.The call to the fire department came in at 1:53 p.m. Firefighters extinguished the fire with a watering can.

02/21/2017

Police & Fire

Bethel Firefighters Free Young Girl Stuck In Shopping Cart BETHEL, Conn. -- The Bethel Fire Department used bolt cutters to extricate a child got stuck in a shopping cart Sunday at Caraluzzi's Bethel Food Market. Lieutenant F.J. Oldham quickly used the bolt cutters to free the young girl, who was unharmed and all smiles after the ordeal, according to the Fire Department.

02/21/2017

Obituaries

Corine W. Lipscomb, 100, New Canaan Resident NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Corine W. Lipscomb, 100 of New Canaan, died at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford, on Feb. 15. She was pre-deceased by her husband Prentis M. Lipscomb, Sr, daughter Madeline L. McKinney and her sisters Madeline Warren and Lillian L. Harrison. Corine is survived by her son Prentis M. “Butch” Lipscomb, daughter Corine E. Adams, brother-in-law Jimmie Lee Harrison and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends. The family will receive friends on Saturday, Feb. 25 from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Community Baptist Church of New Canaan, 174 Cherry St…

02/21/2017

Lifestyle

Latte Art Throwdown Perks Up Java Fans In Newtown NEWTOWN, Conn. — Java junkies everywhere are invited to a gathering of Connecticut baristas and an evening of latte art designs, creative espresso concoctions and camaraderie on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at Café Xpresso in Newtown. The coffee shop is located at 150 S. Main St. in Newtown. The exhibition begins at 7 p.m. “We are excited to be hosting this event," said Café Xpresso owner Marie Schlump, whose roadside coffee house, bakery and sustainable eatery features locally roasted coffee and Arethusa Farms dairy products in the coffee and espresso beverages. “It’s a true art form creating t…

02/21/2017

Lifestyle

Gretchen Carlson To Host Global Lyme Alliance Gala In Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. -- Television news anchor Gretchen Carlson, who will be the emcee for the Global Lyme Alliance's annual Greenwich Gala, knows first-hand the challenges of the disease: She was diagnosed with it in 2013. The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich in Old Greenwich on Saturday, April 1. “I had a bull’s-eye rash, but was told I didn’t have Lyme disease,” Carlson said. “However after I experienced fever, horrendous headaches, night sweats and unbelievable exhaustion I went to another doctor, went through tests, and was successfully treated. "But, sadly, each ye…

02/21/2017

Neighbors

New Canaan YMCA Poised To Serve Generations To Come After $20M Project NEW CANAAN, Conn. — The best days are ahead for the New Canaan YMCA. That’s quite an achievement, considering the institution has been a treasured community resource for 60 years. With an ongoing $20 million renovation, portions of which opened in January, the Y is poised to serve the community for decades to come. The total renovation package will be complete in June. What: New Canaan YMCA What's new: A $20 million renovation project. Part of the renovation was completed in January. The total project will be completed in June. The new stuff: New wellness and fitness facilities, and locker…

02/21/2017

Neighbors

Retired Men's Association Meeting In Greenwich Hosts Himes GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Retired Men's Association of Greenwich will host Congressman Jim Himes at its meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at First Presbyterian Church. The meeting begins at 11 a.m. The church is located at Lafayette Place in Greenwich. Himes, a Democrat, will discuss the first few weeks of the Trump Administration. Himes represents Connecticut’s 4th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he is serving his fifth term. Click here for more information on the Association. The meeting is free.

02/21/2017

Police & Fire

Victim Identified In Fatal Norwalk Fire As Probe Continues NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk Fire Department officials have identified the victim in a deadly Bettswood Road fire on Sunday morning as a 67--year-old woman, according to The Hour. Paramedics could not revive Alice Klavun, who died of smoke inhalation, according to the story. Norwalk fire crews rushed to the scene shortly after 7 a.m. after passersby saw flames shooting from bedroom windows on the second floor, The Hour said. Related story: Woman dies in Norwalk house fire. Klavun was an avid knitter and kept parrots at her home, which was filled with debris in what firefighters described as ho…

02/20/2017

Police & Fire

100 MPH Police Chase On I-95 Ends With Arrest In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A New Haven man faces multiple charges after leading police on a high-speed pursuit through four towns that reached more than 100 mph before finally concluding with his arrest early Monday in Bridgeport, state police said. Emilio Davila, 22, of New Haven was charged with reckless driving, three counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, engaging police in pursuit, operating a motor vehicle without a license and third-degree larceny. A Trumbull officer arrested Davila to wrap up the pursuit. The incident started around 12:30 a.m. Monday when a State Police trooper cloc…

02/20/2017

Obituaries

John Ross Hamilton, 92, Former Member of Darien Finance Board DARIEN, Conn. -- John Ross Hamilton, 92, a resident of Darien, and former member of the town's Board of Finance, died on Feb. 15 in Bennington, Vt. Hamilton was born on Oct. 3, 1924 in Winchendon, Mass. and was the youngest child of May Davina Ross Hamilton and The Reverend Rollo Albert Hamilton. An active member of Boy Scout Troop One in Flushing, N.Y., Hamilton earned the rank of Eagle Scout and attended college with the support of an Eagle Scout Scholarship. He was a Cub and Boy Scout Troop leader in Darien. He earned his BS in Physics in 1946 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and …

02/20/2017

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