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Tom Renner

Client Editor

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

New Canaan's St. Luke's Students Among Those Debating With Chinese Peers NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Two students from St. Luke's in New Canaan will debate two high school students from China at The Asia Society on Monday, Feb. 16. Eliza Posner and Chloe Kekedjian will debate two Chinese high school students who are touring the United States with the National High School Debate League of China. In partnership with the National High School Debate League of China, Asia Society will host an exhibition debate round on Feb. 16, at 6:30 p.m. between four top Chinese and American high school debaters. The students will debate the trade-off between development and envir…

by Tom Renner

02/13/2015

Schools

Want To Build A Snowman? Easton Students Make 100 Of Them For Milestone EASTON, Conn. -- The third-grade students at Samuel Staples Elementary School in Easton made 100 snowmen to represent the 100th day of school this week. The students built the snowmen on Wednesday. With frigid temperatures expected for the next few days, the Samuel Staples snowmen are expected to linger for a while.

by Tom Renner

02/13/2015

Events

Famed Pianist Helps Stamford Symphony Celebrate Valentine's Weekend STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Stamford Symphony is celebrating Valentine’s Day weekend with Rossini, Elgar, Beethoven and Mozart. In addition, British-born virtuoso pianist, composer and writer Stephen Hough will be performing with the Symphony on Saturday Feb. 14, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 15, at 3 p.m. at Stamford’s Palace Theatre. Upstairs @ the Symphony begins on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Concertgoers will be able to mix and mingle for casual pre-concert cocktail and light dinner in the Upper Lobby at the Palace Theatre before enjoying the concert. This option is sold out. Music Director E…

by Tom Renner

02/13/2015

Events

Port Chester Choir Will Join Foreigner At Capitol Show PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Legendary rock group Foreigner will join the Port Chester High School choir on Thursday, Feb. 19, at The Capitol Theatre. The show begins at 8 p.m., and doors open at 7 p.m. Foreigner is the iconic British-American band hailed as "legendary" by Ultimate Classic Rock and "one of the world's best-selling classic rock acts of all time" by Guitar World. The group has earned 10 multiplatinum albums and more than 15 Top 30 hit singles. The high school choir will join Foreigner for its hit "I Want to Know What Love Is." Some of Foreigner's other hits are "Long Long Wa…

by Tom Renner

02/13/2015

Real Estate

Colliers Named Leasing Agent For Corporate Park In White Plains WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Colliers International has been retained by the Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation of Manhattan as the exclusive leasing agent for Monument Corporate Park in White Plains. The four-building, 550,000-square-foot campus at 333 Westchester Avenue is the former headquarters of General Foods. It includes a 39-acre, self-contained campus located at the crossroads of the White Plains central business district and all major local highways. It offers a total of 195,300 square feet of available Class A space. Up to 80,000 square feet is contiguous. The new leasing campaign is…

by Tom Renner

02/13/2015

Sports

Norwalk's Xtreme Cheer Qualifies Senior Team For World Championships NORWALK, Conn. -- A cheerleading team from Norwalk-based Xtreme Cheer recently received a bid for the Cheerleading World Championships in Orlando, Fla., in April. Inferno, an International Open Coed Level 5 team, won the bid in the Battle of the Boardwalk competition in Atlantic City, N.J. Inferno also won a third straight title in the Platinum Athletic Championships earlier this month in Providence, R.I. The team has 21 athletes ranging from ages 14 to 37 -- Mike, the owner. Team members are Xtreme Cheer co-owner Mike Talbot, Angel Neris, Dilmer Bonifacio, Ricky Carter, Anthony …

by Tom Renner

02/13/2015

Obituaries

Irene Bodie, 73, Lifelong Fairfield Resident FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Irene P. Bodie, 73, of Fairfield, died on Feb. 10 at her home. Born in Fairfield, the daughter of the late John and Irene Prion, Mrs. Bodie had been a lifelong town resident. A graduate of Andrew Warde High School, she was a 30-year member of the South Norwalk Boat Club, a Norwalk Oyster Festival volunteer, and a member of H.O.G. and the American Motorcycle Assoc. She is survived her husband of years Richard; sons John (Jeanne) Bodie of Monroe, Donald (Julie) of Fairfield, William (Sharon) of Fairfield and Richard (Joanne) of Woodbury; a sister, Anne Korchman of …

by Tom Renner

02/12/2015

Obituaries

George Boland, 80, Fairfield Resident, Realtor, Passionate Golfer FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- George E. Boland Jr., 80, a lifelong Fairfield resident, died Monday, Feb. 9. Boland was the son of George Boland and Margaret (Curtin-Henry) Boland of Fairfield. Boland was an avid golfer and a prominent Realtor for more than 50 years. He served his community in elected and volunteer positions including Representative Town Meeting, Board of Education and Board of Realtors. He is survived by his children, Linda Boland (Jeff Wing), George Boland III (Jennifer Casazza Boland), Michael Boland, Sue Boland-Harter (Kevin Harter), Thomas Boland and Matthew Boland; six gr…

by Tom Renner

02/12/2015

Schools

Norwalk Student Gets Poems Published In National Magazine DANBURY, Conn. -- A Norwalk student at Wooster School in Danbury had her work published in the current issue of Hanging Loose 104. Three of Jessie Jameson's poems were published in the poetry magazine Hanging Loose 104. The quarterly publication from Hanging Loose Press in Brooklyn features poets from around the country. The publication has a section devoted to writers of high school age. Jameson, a senior, was among five other students whose poems were published in this issue. More information about Hanging Loose Press is on its website.

by Tom Renner

02/12/2015

Sports

Got Game? Bridgeport Bluefish Offer Embattled Anchor Brian Williams A Job BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Beleaguered NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams has a job offer from the Bridgeport Bluefish as he serves his six-month suspension. The Bluefish, a minor league baseball team that plays in the Atlantic League, said it is prepared to offer the New Canaan news anchor a six-month media internship to write game recaps for the team during the 2015 baseball season. Williams was suspended for six months without pay from his position as anchor and managing editor of "NBC Nightly News" after falsely reporting his experiences during the start of the Iraq war. The Bluef…

by Tom Renner

02/12/2015

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