Tom Renner

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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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Westport, CT

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Easton's Dumas Named First-Team All Conference At Hartwick EASTON, Conn. – Easton’s Brittney Dumas, a sophomore at Hartwick College who played at Joel Barlow High School in Redding, was a first team selection to the Empire 8 Conference women’s basketball team. Dumas is Hartwick’s leading scorer and rebounder, with averages of 15.4 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. She also leads the team in blocked shots and is second in steals. She has 15 games with double figure points and rebounds, which is first in the Empire 8 and 21st overall. Dumas was the conference Rookie of the Year last year and has helped the team to a 21-4 record and the No. 2 seed …

by Tom Renner

02/28/2014

White Plains, NY

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White Plains Grad Kilpatrick Climbs To No. 2 All-Time Scorer At Cincinnati YONKERS, N.Y. – Only one player in the history of basketball at the University of Cincinnati has scored more points than Yonkers native and White Plains High grad Sean Kilpatrick. Oscar Robertson ended up in the Hall of Fame, and Kilpatrick is leaving his own indelible imprint on the Bearcats’ basketball program. Kilpatrick, a senior guard, surpassed 2,000 points for his career in last week’s 58-57 loss to Louisville in Cincinnati. Kilpatrick and the Bearcats (24-4) return to action Saturday in Hartford, Conn. Cincinnat is ranked 11th in the Associated Press Top 25 and 12th in the USA Today…

by Tom Renner

02/27/2014

Stamford, CT

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Stamford's Curtain Call Announces Local Stars For Dance Competition STAMFORD, Conn. -- Curtain Call has announced the local celebrities who will perform in its "Dancing With The Stars" benefit event on May 17 at The Palace Theatre in Stamford. Curtain Call, which made the announcement Wednesday, is a community theater on Newfield Avenue in Stamford. Proceeds from the seventh annual "Stars" competition support the theatre. For this year's event, 11 local celebrities/civic leaders volunteered to spend the next few months in preparation for the event. They are partnered with dance professionals from throughout the area. Here is the lineup for this year's …

by Tom Renner

02/27/2014

Darien, CT

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Darien Library Celebrates 'Louise Berry Day' As Director Retires DARIEN, Conn. – The outgoing director of Darien Library will be honored at Louise Berry Day on Thursday, Feb. 27, beginning at 4 p.m. at the library. Berry will retire after 35 years as the director with a special program in the Community Room and Main Street area. The event will include guest speakers and a video tribute. Berry, who grew up in Ohio, was appointed director of the Darien Library on March 1, 1979. She previously worked in Westport and began her career at the New York Public Library. She started working in libraries as a teenager. Darien Library is ranked as one of the Top…

by Tom Renner

02/27/2014

Darien, CT

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Amanda Smith Caterers Opens Saturday In Darien DARIEN, Conn. -- Amanda Smith Caterers will open its new boutique, tasting space and offices on the Post Road across from the pubic library in Darien on Saturday, March 1. An open house will be held with special treats on Saturday as well as Monday through Friday, March 3 to 7. The space is located at 1480 Post Road. This new space offers a state-of-the-art kitchen to host cooking classes and demos as well as an office where clients can discuss the details of their events, have a formal tasting, or pick up Amanda Smith Caterers new En Route dinner service. Amanda Smith Caterers is a ful…

by Tom Renner

02/27/2014

Stamford, CT

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Stamford Innovation Center, Westfair Partner For New Event STAMFORD, Conn. - The Stamford Innovation Center announces a partnership with Westfair Publications to create an annual event series, “Smart in the Suburbs”, that will celebrate outstanding business and technical skills of the companies and individuals of Fairfield County. The inaugural event will take place on Friday, Feb. 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Stamford Innovation Center. The agenda includes several “TEDtalk” style presentations and a panel discussion featuring leaders from some of the top companies in the greater New York City area, including Laurence Vigeant-Langlois, dire…

by Daily Voice

02/27/2014

New Canaan, CT

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Letter: Lorenzo Colella at Joe's Pizza In New Canaan Is A Food Artist NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- The New Canaan Daily Voice accepts signed letters to the editor. Send letters to [email protected]. Lorenzo Colella, who works at Joe's Pizza in New Canaan, is an artist. Maybe not in the conventional sense, but he is an artist nonetheless. He doesn't paint, he doesn't sculpt, nor does he write poetry. His art is pizza and his studio is his pizzeria. His giant frame belies his gentle touch. Colella is a master craftsman at work. He opens the oven door to cast a critical eye over his work and like a potter at the kiln, only he knows when the time is right. He…

by Jeff Perkins

02/27/2014

Norwalk, CT

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Group Asks Norwalk Adoptees To Support Bill For Open Birth Certificates FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Access Connecticut, a group dedicated to restoring the right of adult adoptees born in Connecticut to access their true original birth certificate, is encouraging people to submit testimony in support of a bill that will be up for discussion Friday in the state Legislature. A public hearing will be held Friday on Raised Bill 5144 – An act Concerning Access to Birth Certificates and Parental Health Information For Adopted Persons. People can submit testimony in support of the bill via email to [email protected] Before 1975, all adoptees born in Connecticut …

by Tom Renner

02/27/2014

Ridgefield, CT

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Ridgefield Will Welcome Olympic Luger Home On Friday RIDGEFIELD, Conn. – Ridgefield will welcome home Olympian Tucker West on Friday, Feb. 28, at the Community Center/Lounsbury House from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. West's fans are encouraged to wear their Team Tucker T-shirts and bring posters for him to sign. West, 18, was the youngest competitor in the luge for the United States at the recent Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. He finished 22nd overall in the men's single luge and was the second fastest American with a total time of 3:31.217 in his four runs. The Ridgefield teen also gained fame at the games after his father, Brett, gave an int…

by Tom Renner

02/27/2014

Norwalk, CT

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Norwalk Mad Bulls Sending 13 Wrestlers To State Championships NORWALK, Conn. – Thirteen wrestlers from the Norwalk Mad Bulls qualified for the state championships and six won titles at a regional tournament Sunday in Milford. Koy Price, Jakari Walker, Nehemiah Harris, Nick Augeri, Jeff Cocchia and Dean Tsiranides won crowns in Milford. Three other state qualifying tournaments were held throughout the state. The top four wrestlers from each qualifer advance to this weekend’s state championships. Sam White, Mike Santalucia, Mikey Bartush and Patrick Coulter finished second for the Mad Bulls. Max Schwartz, Charlie Prather and Artie Cocchia also qualifi…

by Tom Renner

02/27/2014

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