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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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Real Estate
Rare Undeveloped Darien Waterfront Parcel Up For Sale For $14M Rare Undeveloped Darien Waterfront Parcel Up For Sale For $14M
Rare Undeveloped Darien Waterfront Parcel Up For Sale For $14M DARIEN, Conn. -- William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty has listed one of Darien’s largest undeveloped waterfront parcels of land for sale. Darien agent Doug Werner has the property listing at 203 Long Neck Point Road, which is offered at $14 million.    The rare property consists of 4.8 acres of land, with 325 feet of water frontage. Formerly the site of a turn-of-the-century home, this plot was owned by the same family for generations spanning over 100 years. “The land is truly stunning,” Werner said. “No matter where one decides to build a future home, endless waterfront view…

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Schools
New Canaan Women Named To Dean's List At Ithaca College New Canaan Women Named To Dean's List At Ithaca College
New Canaan Women Named To Dean's List At Ithaca College NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Megan Archino of New Canaan was named to Dean's List for the fall semester at Ithaca College. Archino is an environmental studies major in the School of Humanities and Sciences. Located in Ithaca in New York's Finger Lakes region, the college is home to 6,100 undergraduate and 460 graduate students.

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Sports
Stamford-Based Synchronized Skating Teams Add To Medal Count Stamford-Based Synchronized Skating Teams Add To Medal Count
Stamford-Based Synchronized Skating Teams Add To Medal Count STAMFORD, Conn. --The Southern Connecticut Synchronized Skating team won gold and silver at the Connecticut Synchronized Skating Classic last weekend at the Northford Ice Pavilion. The medals brought the team’s total medal count for the season to eight. “That felt amazing! I could feel that we were going to win gold,” said Daniela Castagna, a Beginner 2 Sprite skater and Greenwich resident. Caitlyn Foster, a resident of Stamford and fourth-grader at Newfield Elementary School, added: “When we turned backwards in the line, I saw that the line was connected for the first time and the p…

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Business
Ridgefield Ski & Sport Store Sees Business Surge As Snow Flies Ridgefield Ski & Sport Store Sees Business Surge As Snow Flies
Ridgefield Ski & Sport Store Sees Business Surge As Snow Flies FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Customers have been flocking to Ski & Sport of Westport-Ridgefield in recent weeks as the heavy snowfall brought out people ready to hit the slopes. A story on Westfaironline.com said Pam and Gio Alberino, who own the store with two locations, have seen a surge in business since snow started to pound Fairfield County in late January.  John Alberino, father of Pam and Gio, and his wife Susan opened Ski & Sport in New Canaan in 1976. John died in 2004, and in 2012 Susan closed the store in New Canaan. Pam and Gio have been operating the Westport store si…

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Business
Jake's Wayback Burgers Celebrates Third Anniversary In Hartsdale Jake's Wayback Burgers Celebrates Third Anniversary In Hartsdale
Jake's Wayback Burgers Celebrates Third Anniversary In Hartsdale HARTSDALE, N.Y. -- Jake's Wayback Burgers in Hartsdale celebrates its third anniversary in the community on Sunday. February 2015 marks the 24th anniversary for the restaurant chain. As part of its anniversary in Hartsdale, Jake's will sell its Wayback Classic Burger for $3.99 (regularly $6.29) with the purchase of any side or drink. The Classic is a double patty cheeseburger stacked with lettuce, tomatoes, ketchup, mustard, onions and pickles on a toasted bun.

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Business
Stamford Innovation Center, JCC Offer Class For Women Returning To Work Stamford Innovation Center, JCC Offer Class For Women Returning To Work
Stamford Innovation Center, JCC Offer Class For Women Returning To Work STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Stamford Innovation Center is joining forces with the Jewish Community Center of Stamford to offer a program focused on helping women who are returning to the workforce to acquire the skills and support they need. Classes begin March 3 and will take place at the JCC at 1035 Newfield Ave. in Stamford. Registration is now open online. “In the spring of 2014, we led a similar program at the Stamford Innovation Center and both the participants and the hiring companies were delighted with the results,” said Lesley Stroll, who leads educational programming for the Innov…

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Events
Palace Theatre In Danbury Screens Film On Women's Movement Palace Theatre In Danbury Screens Film On Women's Movement
Palace Theatre In Danbury Screens Film On Women's Movement DANBURY, Conn. -- The Palace Theatre in Danbury will show "She's Beautiful When She's Angry" on Wednesday, Feb. 25.  The film is an arousing and award-winning documentary about a period of time that changed history forever. The film begins at 7 p.m. The fast-moving film captures the spirit of the time - thrilling, scandalous, and often hilarious, as it resurrects the buried history of the outrageous, often brilliant women who founded the modern women’s movement from 1966 to 1971. It takes viewers from the early days of National Organization for Women (NOW), when ladies wore hats and …

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Obituaries
Martha Jean Frary, 76, Teacher In Valhalla Public Schools Martha Jean Frary, 76, Teacher In Valhalla Public Schools
Martha Jean Frary, 76, Teacher In Valhalla Public Schools VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Martha Jean Frary, 76, of Valhalla died on Monday, Feb. 16, at Genesis Healthcare Madison House in Madison, Conn. Frary was born on Dec. 13, 1938, to the late Robert J. and Ruth Ann (nee Trott) Wells in Mount Vernon, Ohio. She was a graduate of Ohio State University and a teacher in the Valhalla Public School District for more than 35 years until her retirement. She was predeceased by her husband, John Frary; her brothers, Robert Wells Jr. and David Wells; and sister, Carolyn Hagedorn. She is survived by her children, Cynthia Jean Frary McNamara and her husband, Robert…

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Obituaries
Peter Anthony Bona, 92, Former Ossining Resident Worked At IBM Peter Anthony Bona, 92, Former Ossining Resident Worked At IBM
Peter Anthony Bona, 92, Former Ossining Resident Worked At IBM OSSINING, N.Y. -- Peter Anthony Bona, 92, a former Ossining resident, died Sunday, Feb. 15, in Raleigh, N.C. Bona was born June 3, 1922, in New York to Salvatore Bona and Mary Bonavist Bona. He served in the United States Army and was a member of the American Legion. He was a charter member of the Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps, an auxiliary policeman and a Boy Scout leader. He retired from IBM and volunteered his time with Meals on Wheels. He is survived by his wife, Annette F. Dascanio Bona; his sons, Peter S. Bona (Audrey) of Conway, S.C., and Joseph Bona (JoAnn) of Roanoke, V…

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Neighbors
Stamford Student Named Presidential Scholar At Clarkson University Stamford Student Named Presidential Scholar At Clarkson University
Stamford Student Named Presidential Scholar At Clarkson University STAMFORD, Conn. -- Andrew David Moore of Stamford, a freshman majoring in business studies, was named a Presidential Scholar for the fall 2014 semester at Clarkson University. Presidential Scholars must achieve a minimum 3.80 grade-point average and carry at least 14 credit hours. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues.  

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