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Tom Renner

Client Editor

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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Riverbrook Regional YMCA Opens Nominations For Citizen Awards FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The Riverbrook Regional YMCA has announced that nominations for the Distinguished Citizen Awards, which are made at the YMCA’s Farm to Table Community Celebration, are now open for anyone in the Norwalk, Redding and Wilton community to submit a candidate. The Distinguished Citizen Awards have been made since 1986, and to date 81 individuals, organizations and businesses have received the award. The criteria for the Distinguished Citizen Award is a person, civic group or business who has made a significant difference in Wilton, Norwalk or Redding’s quality of life b…

02/11/2017

Neighbors

Norwalk's Human Services Council Receives $5K Donation For Renovations NORWALK, Conn. -- The Human Services Council of Norwalk recently received a $5,300 donation from Sound Renovation, LLC of Norwalk. Owner Jim DePasquale’s donation will provide HSC some much needed improvements to the interior of the building. HSC plans on painting the entire second floor of the building and a portion of the donation will also go to the Norwalk Mentor Program The Norwalk Mentor Program matches at-risk students in Norwalk’s 19 public schools with an adult mentor. They meet one hour per week at the child’s school. Mentors provide guidance, support and encouragement to help de…

02/11/2017

Neighbors

Norwalk Mentors Honored In Celebration At Stepping Stones NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk-based Human Services Council recently celebrated the Norwalk Mentor Program with a special evening at The Stepping Stones Museum. Each January the program invites mentors, mentees and their family members to come together during National Mentoring Month, to thank them for being a part of the Norwalk Mentor Program and to spread awareness of the need to connect more young people with a caring adult. Nancy Pratt, Director of the Norwalk Mentor Program, said: “This is an opportunity for our mentors and mentees to see each other outside of the school setting, and for …

02/11/2017

Neighbors

GoFundMe Launched To Help Norwalk Hospital Paramedic After Heart Surgeries NORWALK, Conn. -- A GoFundMe page has been created to support a longtime Norwalk Hospital paramedic who endured unexpected heart surgery. Dennis Finneran has worked as a Norwalk Hospital paramedic for 27 years. He had the unexpected heart surgery on Feb. 3. The already complex initial surgery was plagued with additional complications resulting in two additional surgeries. Finneran is currently in critical but stable condition at St. Vincent’s Medical Center. He will be out of work for an extended period of time, and his recovery time is unknown. Finneran has spent over 30 years in EMS, wo…

02/10/2017

Police & Fire

75-Foot Pine Tree Crashes Into Fairfield Fire Station FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- A 75-foot pine tree fell into the rear part of the building at Fairfield Fire Station No. 4 on Main Street during Thursday's snow storm. Nobody was hurt. Members of the department were on an emergency call at the time of the accident.

02/10/2017

Weather

More Snow On Tap For Fairfield This Weekend FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Had enough snow? Well, even more may be on the way for Fairfield County this weekend. While the amount won't come close to Thursday's totals -- most towns in the county got between 10-14 inches -- the National Weather Service is forecasting light snow for Friday evening. There is also a chance of light snow on Saturday morning. More snow is forecast for early Sunday morning, but forecasters predict it will quickly turn to rain. In Thursday's storm, New Fairfield received the most snow, with 14.5 inches, according to the NWS. Click here to see snowfall totals as re…

02/10/2017

Business

New Salon Celebrates Grand Opening On West Avenue In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. - Yaffa Beauty by Rica officially opened its doors in Norwalk with a grand opening on Feb. 6. Owner Rica Mendes hosted new clients with a refreshments, a raffle and more during the party at 515 West Ave, Salons by JC, Suite No. 32, in Norwalk. "I know clients and friends were surprised by this move," Mendes said. "It seems spontaneous, but the reality is that I've been planning this since the day I was assigned the task of putting together a business plan in cosmetology school." Mendes, a graduate of the Paul Mitchell School of Danbury, was a part of Pha…

02/10/2017

Neighbors

Kids Band Jams For Charity At Stamford Restaurant STAMFORD, Conn. -- A band comprised of young musicians and artists from Stamford and Monroe will play at a Stamford restaurant later this month to raise money for one of their favorite charities. The musical group RED, a four-member musical act of children ages 10-12, will perform at Westchester Burger on Sunday, Feb. 26. Their show starts at 5 p.m. and the restaurant will donate a portion of the proceeds to a charity chosen by the group. The group consists of Stamford residents Devon Cavaliere, Rohan Sarma and Jessie Kalt and Ella Boyle of Monroe. Cavaliere and Boyle, both 12, started the…

02/10/2017

Sports

Norwalk High School Cheerleaders Win First In Fciac Competition NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk High School cheerleaders won the coed division at the recent Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championships. It was the first league title in cheerleading for the Bears. Wilton High School hosted the competition. Senior captain Jordyn Lewis was named to the All-FCIAC team. The Norwalk coaching staff, which includes head coach Anthony Munoz and assistant coaches Amanda Sirois and Jay Ruffin, was named the Coach of the Year. Norwalk's team is Jordyn Lewis, Shannon Huzina, Sabastian Longo, Emily Dougherty, Julia Dolphin, Breana Ramsay, Liam Bleakl…

02/10/2017

Events

Equiniox Greenwich Leads the Way To Cycle For A Good Cause GREENWICH, Conn. — Cycle for Survival, an indoor cycling event to support rare cancer research and clinical trials, will be held at Equinox in Greenwich on Sunday, Feb. 12. The ride begins at 8 a.m. at Equinox, which is located at 16 Old Track Road in Greenwich. The fifth annual ride will support research and trials at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), which owns and operates Cycle for Survival. The rides will be led by instructors from Equinox and sessions are scheduled throughout the day. Special guests, rare cancer survivors, patients, caregivers, MSK doctors, Equinox instru…

02/10/2017

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