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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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News

Study: Immigrants Boast 6th Biggest Economic Impact In Connecticut FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — A WalletHub study found immigrants in Connecticut have the sixth largest impact on the economy among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Immigrants had the largest influence in California, New Jersey and New York as the top three. In order to determine which states benefit most from immigration, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 18 metrics, ranging from “median household income of foreign-born population” to “jobs generated by immigrant-owned businesses as a share of total jobs.” The report found the following …

by Tom Renner

02/14/2017

Neighbors

Couples Rekindle Romance As Volunteers At Danbury Hospital DANBURY, Conn. -- Couples from upper Fairfield County have found a way to rekindle their romance while volunteering at Danbury and New Milford Hospitals. Brookfield residents Jill and Harold Kaplan, volunteers at Danbury Hospital have often compared their volunteering to a date night. According to Jill, married almost 44, “they're both something we very much look forward to. There's a special feeling you get inside when you give of yourself.” While in his 40s, Harold had a heart attack and was treated at Danbury Hospital. According to Kaplan, the level of care provided in the Intensive Care…

by Tom Renner

02/14/2017

Neighbors

Stamford Parade Grand Marshal Strikes Gold In Graphic Design Career STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford’s Bob Callahan tackled projects big and small during his 50-plus-year career as a graphic artist. One of his largest clients asked him to create the packaging for the tiniest of products, and it endures decades later. “I’ve always loved what I’ve done,’’ said Callahan, who was named last month as the grand marshal for next month’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Stamford. “I still love to solve problems. Now I just have more experience. I always think back to when I got a call from Pepperidge Farm, and they had a product called Goldfish that was going to be sold in su…

by Tom Renner

02/14/2017

Police & Fire

Stamford Police Catch And Release Wayward Woodpecker STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford Police Officers responded to a Unity Road home last week to take on a reported intruder in the basement of the house.The officers searched the residence and found the intruder to be a Northern Flicker woodpecker. The officers were able to safely capture and release the bird.

by Tom Renner

02/13/2017

Sports

Westport Snowboarder Picks Up 2 More Medals WESTPORT, Conn. -- Westport’s Julia Marino picked up more snowboarding hardware over the weekend, winning two medals in FIS World Cup events in Canada. Marino won the gold medal in Slopestyle on Sunday at the 12th Annual Jamboree presented by Videotron Mobile, which took place in Stoneham, Quebec. On Saturday, she won the silver medal at the Jamboree's Big Air competition in Quebec City. Marino posted a score of 162.5 and narrowly lost to Anna Gasser of Austria, who won with a score of 165.0. The medals come just two weeks after Marino made history at the X Games when she won two medals, in…

by Tom Renner

02/13/2017

Police & Fire

State Police Mark Anniversary Of Trooper Killed On Merritt In Trumbull TRUMBULL, Conn. -- The Connecticut State Police is honoring an officer who was killed on the Merritt Parkway in Trumbull on Feb. 13, 1953.Trooper Ernest J. Morse, 31, of New Haven was on patrol on the Wilbur Cross Parkway in New Haven on the evening of Feb. 13, 1953. He spotted a car that was reported stolen in Massachusetts and pursued the vehicle onto the Merritt Parkway, and stopped the car in Trumbull. As he approached the vehicle, a suspect fired a shot, striking Morse in the abdomen. Minutes later, sailors from the Groton Sub Base found Morse lying near his car, still conscious. He wh…

by Tom Renner

02/13/2017

Police & Fire

Drop In For Coffee With A Danbury Cop At Mothership Bakery DANBURY, Conn. -- Danbury residents can sip their morning coffee with a city cop on Friday, Feb. 17, from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at the Mothership Bakery & Café, 331 Main St. in Danbury. The community event is designed to have the patrol "beat" cop who responds to calls for service to interact with the public they serve in order to break down barriers and to see each other as "regular people." No reservations are necessary.

by Tom Renner

02/13/2017

Business

Butcher’s Best Country Market Was 3 Decades In The Making For Newtown Man NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Steve Ford opened Butcher’s Best Country Market in Newtown four years ago. The concept, however, had baked in Ford’s brain for nearly three decades, beginning when he started out as an animal skinner near Rochester, N.Y. “I knew early that this was what I wanted to do,’’ Ford said. “Before my wife and I got married, the priest asked me during our interview to show me what you want to do for the rest of your life. I drew this butcher shop. I drew the picture and it sat on my desk up until about four years ago.” Who: Steve Ford, Newtown What: Owner of Butcher's Best Country…

by Tom Renner

02/13/2017

Schools

Nobel Peace Prize Winner To Speak At WestConn In Danbury For PeaceJam Event DANBURY, Conn. – Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee will visit Danbury as part of the 2017 PeaceJam Conference at Western Connecticut State University. Gbowee will lead a public talk at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on WestConn's Midtown campus, 181 White St. At the PeaceJam Conference, university students and faculty provide practical learning for more than 100 high school and middle school students though workshops, focus groups and projects. PeaceJam’s award-winning programs are designed to nurture character traits, leadership and civic skills needed t…

by Tom Renner

02/12/2017

Neighbors

Riverbrook Regional YMCA Opens Nominations For Citizen Awards FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The Riverbrook Regional YMCA has announced that nominations for the Distinguished Citizen Awards, which are made at the YMCA’s Farm to Table Community Celebration, are now open for anyone in the Norwalk, Redding and Wilton community to submit a candidate. The Distinguished Citizen Awards have been made since 1986, and to date 81 individuals, organizations and businesses have received the award. The criteria for the Distinguished Citizen Award is a person, civic group or business who has made a significant difference in Wilton, Norwalk or Redding’s quality of life b…

by Tom Renner

02/11/2017

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