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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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Business

Chelsea Piers In Stamford Seeks Teens For Counselors-In-Training STAMFORD, Conn. -- Chelsea Piers Connecticut (CPCT) is adding a Counselor-in-Training (CIT) program its list of more 30 camps offered this summer. The camp will run for a July session from July 5-July 28 and an August session from July 31-Aug. 25. Available for kids ages 14 and 15, the CIT camp offers young adults a comprehensive work-place introduction under the supervision of the CIT Director and the Camp Director, Richard Grundy. In the CIT program, participants learn to work both independently and cooperatively, in a professional and supportive environment. This camp is an ideal summer…

04/02/2017

Events

With Daughter In Tow, 'The Beast' Feels At Home On Stamford Stage STAMFORD, Conn. -- Perhaps more than any other actor, Norwalk’s Kevin Thompson feels at home on the Kweskin Theatre stage in Stamford. It is his second home, and beginning Friday, he’ll even be joined by his young daughter in Curtain Call’s production of Beauty and The Beast. Thompson, a Stamford native, will play the male leading role for the production, which runs through April 29. He started performing with Curtain Call 10 years ago in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He has performed in a number of shows since, but perhaps none more memorable than when he proposed to Julia Maggio…

03/31/2017

Sports

Stamford Team Sets State Record In Swimming Relay STAMFORD, Conn. -- Swimmers from CP-AC of Chelsea Piers Connecticut in Stamford broke the state record in the boys 13-14 400 yard medley relay at recentConnecticut Swimming Short Course Age Group Championship. The relay finished with a time of 3:42.29, beating the previous state record of 3:45.25 by almost 3 seconds. The team include backstroker Jacob Sherman of Stamford, Ben Feldman of Stamford in the breaststroke, Tyler Sicignano of Fairfield in the butterfly and anchor leg Nicholas Malchow of Greenwich in the freestyle. CP-AC Swimming also had three newly crowned State Champions. 10-…

03/31/2017

Lifestyle

Fore! Tee Off In The Stacks At Fairfield Public Library FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Friends of the Fairfield Public Library are hosting a miniature golf event on Sunday, April 2. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Main Library, 1080 Old Post Road. Admission is $5 per person or $20 per family. Advance tickets for families can be purchased online. All ages are welcome, however, participants age 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Although this popular event has run at the Fairfield Woods Branch Library in the past, Event Chair Jacqui Coghlan says, “The Friends are excited for the change in venue this year, and the chance to play mi…

03/30/2017

Lifestyle

Stamford Law Firm Honors Founder Of Jackie Robinson Foundation STAMFORD, Conn. -- The law firm of Robinson+Cole honored Rachel Robinson, founder of the Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF), and widow of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, with its third Giving Cup Award during a recent reception at The Palace Theatre in Stamford. Robinson is a longtime Stamford resident and philanthropist. She has spent a lifetime giving back to her community, inspiring generations of youth, and enabling others to realize their full potential. “We are thrilled to recognize Rachel Robinson for her lifetime of service to others. The Robinson+Cole Giving Cup Award, at its core, …

03/30/2017

Business

Stratford Lawmaker May Play Key Role In State's Economic Recovery STRATFORD, Conn. — For Connecticut’s bleak economic picture to improve, it needs vision, experience and leadership from state lawmakers, especially in some key communities. Stratford’s Laura Hoydick is a state representative who could have a significant voice in shaping the state’s economic future. The Republican was elected to her fifth term to represent the 120th District in November. She is also beginning her second term as the executive director of the Stratford Chamber of Commerce. Who: Laura Hoydick, Stratford What: State House of Representative member; Executive Director of Stratfor…

03/30/2017

Lifestyle

New Managers Join Waveny LifeCare Network In New Canaan NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Cynthia Gorey and Edlira Curis have joined Waveny LifeCare Network of New Canaan in management capacities. Gorey is the organization's Vice President of Development, and Curis has assumed the new position of Vice President of Campaign Services for the eldercare organization. Creating these key leadership roles reflects Waveny’s ongoing commitment to maintain a professional fundraising and development presence as a charitable non-profit organization. As Vice President of Development, Gorey will be responsible for directing Waveny’s development operations, overseeing annu…

03/30/2017

Lifestyle

Enjoy Jazz, Sunday Brunch At Restaurants In Norwalk, Greenwich FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Jazz Brunch Sundays will be coming to restaurants in Greenwich and Norwalk beginning April 2. Mediterraneo in Norwalk and East End in Greenwich, which are both owned by Z Hospitality Group, will offer the sweet music and food combo. East End is located at 409 Greenwich Ave. in Greenwich. Mediterraneo is located at 353 Main Ave. in Norwalk. Guests will enjoy bottomless Mimosas, Bloody Mary’s and $1 oysters. Live Jazz music will entertain guests every Sunday in April between noon and 4 p.m. Artists’ featured will include up-and-coming New York City Jazz musicians Ma…

03/30/2017

Lifestyle

Norwalk & Stamford Singers to Star in 'HMS Pinafore' STAMFORD, Conn. -- Bob Scrofani of Norwalk and Wendy Falconer of Stamford will join other Norwalk and Stamford singers when the Troupers Light Opera puts on the first performance at the refurbished Wall Street Theatre: Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore and Victor Herbert’s The Magic Knight. Showtimes 7:30 p.m. for Saturdays April 1 and 8, and 2:30 for Sundays April 2 and 9. Tickets available at www.trouperslightopera.org. Now included in the National and State Registers of Historic Places, the Wall Street Theatre building went up in 1915, when it opened as the Regent Theatre. Over the en…

03/30/2017

Lifestyle

Fairfield University Glee Club Celebrates 70 Years With Gala Concert FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Fairfield University’s Glee Club will celebrate its 70th anniversary with a 70th anniversary gala concert on Saturday, April 8, at 8 p.m. in the Quick Center for the Arts. The concert features musical performances by The Fairfield University Glee Club and the Fairfield University Chamber Singers, conducted by Carole AnnMaxwell, D.S.M., with accompanist Beth Palmer and the Reverend Charles H. Allen S.J., University Chaplain. Also performing are Sweet Harmony, the all-female ensemble of chamber singers directed by Jessica Jalbert '18, and the Bensonians, an all-male a cappe…

03/30/2017

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