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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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Neighbors

Newtown Family Follows Yellow Brick Road To Win Fairy Tale Trip On 'Today' NEWTOWN, Conn. -- A Newtown family won a contest on the “Today” television show to take a dream trip to Scotland. Cara Hughes and her family were named the winners of the contest on Friday. They were one of four finalists in the contest. The family dressed up as characters in the “Wizard of Oz” in their pitch to win the trip. The trip's highlight will be a stay in the fairy tale Dun's Castle. "Our spry 92-year-old great-grandma lives in the UK. She is deaf, so we cannot talk on the phone. My daughters write to her often and wish deeply for an opportunity to meet her," Cara Hughe…

03/25/2017

Schools

Greenwich Schools Work To Mitigate Changes In Later Start Times GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Greenwich Board of Education’s School Start Time Ad Hoc Committee is working with school officials and school bus consultants to help mitigate changes in the start times at the town’s high school and middle schools. In a new plan that was approved in September, high school students would start their day at 8:30 a.m. That is 60 minutes than the current start time. The school day would end at 3:15. The middle school will also have new start and dismissal times. Those students will begin their school day at 8 a.m., 15 minutes later than the current start time, and end a…

03/24/2017

Sports

Norwalk Mad Bulls Conclude Season With New England Title NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk Mad Bulls youth wrestling team won the New England championship in a recent competition in Salem, Mass. The top six wrestlers from each weight class qualified for New Englands. The Mad Bulls crowned three champions, put nine in the top six and qualified 20 young athletes for the tournament. “Connecticut on a whole, in regards to wrestling in the New England, has been getting better each year in respect to the quality of wrestlers you see at the high school level as well as youth wrestling” Mad Bull Program Director Randy Haus said. Four years ago, Norwalk qua…

03/24/2017

Business

Newly Open Monroe Social Makes The Case For Best Burger MONROE, Conn. -- Constantin Crama found the inspiration for new his restaurant, Monroe Social, in his own kitchen. Now, he and partner Douglas Barrientos are hoping diners from all over Fairfield County find the appeal in their spin on an American favorite. Constantin and Douglas, who have worked together for 15 years as employees of a Fairfield County restaurant group, opened Monroe Social in February at 494 Main St. They call the restaurant a New American bistro, and offer diverse entree options in a relaxed setting with reasonable prices. What: Monroe Social, a new American Bistro-style…

03/24/2017

Business

Hungry? Opening Of Connecticut's First Golden Corral Is Just Days Away FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Hang on to your hunger, Fairfield County. Golden Corral plans to open its Connecticut location in Milford by the end of the month. Golden Corral is a buffet-style chain with more than 480 restaurants in 41 states. It announced last fall that it would open in Milford at 74 Turnpike Square, in a space that formerly housed Hometown Buffet. CtPost.com reported Golden Corral would open on Thursday, March 30. RELATED: Golden Corral in Poughkeepsie Closes After 2 Months The closest Golden Corral restaurants to Fairfield County are in Springfield, Mass., and Middletown, …

03/24/2017

Events

Hometown Filmmakers Join Festival Lineup In Brookfield BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- The Brookfield Arts Commission and Friends of the Arts of Brookfield, Inc. will host the ninth annual Brookfield Film Festival from March 31 to April 2. The screenings will be held at the Brookfield Senior Center at 100 Pocono Road. Screenings begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 31, and Saturday, April 1. Screenings on Sunday, April 2, begin at 3 p.m. Doors open a half hour prior to the screenings. The Brookfield Arts Commission’s film festival committee has selected a unique program of shorts after viewing dozens of films featured in several competitive festivals. This …

03/24/2017

Police & Fire

Former Bethel Man Sentenced To 14 Years In Botched Drug Deal BETHEL, Conn. -- A former Bethel resident was sentenced to 14 years in prison after a Waterbury man died during a botched drug deal in 2015. Steven Vlash, 24, of New Milford was sentenced Wednesday on a charge of first-degree manslaughter in the death of Carl Brown, 35. Police said Brown died in the April 6, 2015 incident from head injuries after falling from a truck driven by Vlash, according to a report on NBC Connecticut. Nicholas Henry of Bethel and Vlash had driven to Waterbury to buy crack cocaine from Brown, and the men fought over money. Brown clung to the truck as he fought with He…

03/23/2017

Lifestyle

Stamford Crossword Tournament Still Puzzles Players In 40th Year STAMFORD, Conn. — Will Shortz took an idea that wasn’t even his and ran with it. Now, 40 years later, the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament is returning to Stamford with more than 600 players and an array of new puzzles to test the nation’s top wordsmiths. Shortz, a former Stamford resident and the editor of the New York Times crossword puzzle, has been the driving force behind the tournament since its inception in 1978. The original marketing director at the Stamford Marriott -- which was new at the time -- approached Shortz about holding a crossword tournament there. Shortz, wh…

03/23/2017

Sports

Darien Lights Brigade Needs $150K To Reach Fundraising Goal DARIEN, Conn. -- The race is on to help Darien athletes at all age levels to see the lights. The Darien Lights Brigade Committee needs about $150,000 to fund the installation of lights at the Darien High School football field this summer. After years of debate, the Darien RTM approved in January four 80-foot lighting poles and a new public address system to be installed at the field. The Darien Light Brigade expects the cost of the project to reach $750,000. It has raised $600,000, and needs to come up with the additional amount by May 1. If the committee does not raise the money, the proje…

03/23/2017

Neighbors

Stamford Company On The Move To Help End Growing Problem Of Hunger STAMFORD, Conn. -- The need for emergency food has doubled in volume in the past five years, according to The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County. A Stamford moving company, in partnership with a New Jersey nonprofit organization, is doing its part to help solve the growing food insecurity concern. Since 2013, Kaster Moving Company of Stamford has donated 2,250 pounds of food to the Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County and the Connecticut Food Bank. In the past four years, the 40-year-old business has provided enough food to provide 1,850 meals for their neighbors in need. Who: Kaster Movin…

03/23/2017

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