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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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Real Estate

Five New Agents Join Bronxville Real Estate BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- In its never-ending efforts to bring qualified agents to consumers, five agents have joined the expanding team at Bronxville Real Estate over the past four months. Each of these professionals offer experiences and expertise that will benefit buyers and sellers in Bronxville, the nearby communities, and throughout Westchester County. Casey Conner, Margaret “Maggie” Sevin, Tracy Murray, Mary Leonard and Thalia Cody have joined the company, which is the top single-office firm in Bronxville Village. Bronxville Real Estate is also consistently among the top three independen…

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Sports

Ridgefield High Girls Cross Country Team Runs To Emotional Victories RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- The Ridgefield High School girls cross country team paid homage to last year’s captain by the best way they knew. Crushing their competition and dusting one of their biggest rivals. Running just two days after the death of last year’s captain, Carey Depuy, the Tigers beat Wilton, New Canaan and St. Joseph in a race at Trumbull. They shut out New Canaan, 15-43, and St. Joseph, 15-50 -- placing their top five runners ahead of the first runner for the other team -- and outran rival border rival Wilton, 21-36. Wilton’s Mary Lynch won the race on the 5k course, but a parade …

by Tom Renner

09/24/2015

Events

Norwalk's Human Services Council, Courage To Speak Offer Parenting Clinic NORWALK, Conn. -- A free parent education series, entitled Courage to Speak-Courageous Parenting 101, will be offered at West Rocks Middle School in Norwalk. The series was developed by experts with the Courage to Speak Foundation and is run in conjunction with the Human Services Council of Norwalk. The first of the three-session course will include a the Courage to Speak Presentation by Ginger Katz, CEO and founder of the Foundation and author of Sunny’s Story, at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Sessions two and three will continue Wednesday, Oct. 28, and Nov. 4, at 6:30 p.m. A light din…

by Tom Renner

09/24/2015

News

FAA Reports Ridgefield Teen Had License To Carry Passengers RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- The Federal Aviation Administration reported Wednesday that the teenage Ridgefield pilot killed Sunday in a crash in New York was licensed to carry passengers. That information contradicts a previous report in The News-Times that Cathryn "Carey" Depuy was not licensed to travel with passengers. Depuy and Ryan Adams, a classmate at Colgate and also a resident of Ridgefield, died in the crash. The FAA said Depuy earned a pilot license, but its database had not yet been updated, according to a story posted Wednesday on The News-Times. A relative told the Danbury …

by Tom Renner

09/23/2015

Sports

Danbury Flyers Take 3rd In Girls Race At Wilton Invitational DANBURY, Conn., -- The Danbury Flyers kicked off the cross country season with a solid performance at the recent Wilton Invitational. At the meet, almost 250 runners competed in the 1.5 mile race which took place at Allen's Meadow Park in Wilton. The female Flyers took third place overall. Valerie Fox earned a silver medal for placing second among all eighth grade girls with a time of 10:34. Other Flyer girls scorers were: Gabriella Teixeira 12th (10:45), Maya Gawley 16th (10:58), Vivian Mendez 37th (11:49), and Zoe Bowman 41st (11:53). The Flyers boys team placed eighth. Boys scorers incl…

by Tom Renner

09/23/2015

Events

Media Winners Announced For Fairfield County Sports Night In Greenwich FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The Fairfield County Sports Commission announced that its 2015 Bill Gonillo Local Media Award winners are radio legends Len Gambino, Leo Motyka and the late Bob Ritzert. They will be honored at the 11th annual SportsNight dinner Monday, Oct. 19 at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich at 6 p.m.. When News 12 Sports Director Bill Gonillo passed away suddenly at the age of 44 in September 2008, the Fairfield County sports community lost one of its greatest treasures. To recognize the outstanding job he did for 12 years at News 12, the Fairfield County Sports Commission created…

by Tom Renner

09/23/2015

Sports

Easton Triathlete Takes 3rd In International Championships EASTON, Conn. -- Easton’s Chris Thomas finished third Sunday in his age group at the International Triathlon Union Standard World Championships in Chicago. Thomas, owner of Personal Training Professionals in Southport, took third in the 40-44 age group. He finished the course in 1:58:26. The race consisted of a 1,500 meter swim, 40-kilometer bike ride and 6.7 mile (10.8 kilometer) run. Mark Harms of Madison, Wisc., won the race in 1:54:50. Thomas’ podium finished helped the United States complete a staggering medal haul. U.S. athletes won 16 gold medals, 20 silver and 15 bronze. Thomas mi…

by Tom Renner

09/23/2015

Business

Honoree's Path To Westchester County Association Award Took Several Turns PELHAM, N.Y. -- Three years ago, a tree crashed down on the Nashville, Tenn., house that Lindsay Peckham was prepared to buy. Now living in Pelham and beginning her second semester at Westchester Community College, a new life filled with promise and prosperity awaits her. “It’s a moment I think about all too often,’’ said Peckham, who will be honored along with Briarcliff High School senior Brigitte Obermeyer at the upcoming Women In Tech Awards Luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 1, at Tappan Hill Mansion in Tarrytown. “I think what happened if that tree did not fall and I did not get out of the con…

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Sports

Mahwah Woman Named Northeast Conference Soccer Honor For Sacred Heart MAHWAH, N.J. -- Alex Mesropyan, a midfielder for the women's soccer team at Sacred Heart University, was named the Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Rookie of the Week for her game-tying goal against Iona on Friday night. Mesropyan, a resident of Mahwah, played at Immaculate Heart Academy. She was an All-State and All-League selection, an NSCAA All-American and the NSCAA New Jersey Player of the Year. She was four-year letter winner in basketball. With the Pioneers trailing 2-1 late in regulation, Mesropyan hit a low rolling shot past Iona goalkeeper Lauren Ferris with under three minutes…

by Tom Renner

09/22/2015

News

Ridgefield's Meegan Held Tight Bond With Rugby Teammates RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Perhaps because of the physical nature of the sport, the emotional bond among rugby players is tighter than many other sports. Ridgefield’s Ryan Meegan shared that bond with his teammates at the University of Connecticut. Meegan, a 19-year-old sophomore, died Friday in a car accident about 10 miles from the UConn campus. Meegan and Alana Ferrante, also 19, died at the scene after the car in which they were riding collided with a tractor-trailer on Route 66 in Columbia. The afternoon accident closed the roadway. Meegan played club soccer and rugby at UConn. He played soc…

by Tom Renner

09/22/2015

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