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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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Ridgefield's Meegan Held Tight Bond With Rugby Teammates Ridgefield's Meegan Held Tight Bond With Rugby Teammates
Ridgefield's Meegan Held Tight Bond With Rugby Teammates RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Perhaps because of the physical nature of the sport, the emotional bond among rugby players is tighter than many other sports. Ridgefield’s Ryan Meegan shared that bond with his teammates at the University of Connecticut. Meegan, a 19-year-old sophomore, died Friday in a car accident about 10 miles from the UConn campus. Meegan and Alana Ferrante, also 19, died at the scene after the car in which they were riding collided with a tractor-trailer on Route 66 in Columbia. The afternoon accident closed the roadway. Meegan played club soccer and rugby at UConn. He played soc…

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Danbury's Western Conn. Health Network Gets $1M For Ovarian Cancer Research Danbury's Western Conn. Health Network Gets $1M For Ovarian Cancer Research
Danbury's Western Conn. Health Network Gets $1M For Ovarian Cancer Research DANBURY, Conn. -- The Western Connecticut Health Network (WCHN) has announced a $1 million gift from the Abraham and Mildred Goldstein Charitable Trust to establish the Abraham and Mildred Goldstein Endowment Fund for Ovarian Cancer Research. The timing of the gift comes six months after WCHN recruited nationally known gynecologic oncologist Thomas J. Rutherford, MD, PhD as its network physician director of cancer services. Dr. Rutherford, a board-certified gynecological oncologist and a former professor of Gynecologic Oncology and director of Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship at Yale Universi…

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Ridgefield Teen Killed In Plane Crash Rose Quickly Through Scouting Ranks Ridgefield Teen Killed In Plane Crash Rose Quickly Through Scouting Ranks
Ridgefield Teen Killed In Plane Crash Rose Quickly Through Scouting Ranks RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Rising to the Eagle Scout rank requires determination, leadership and years of work and focus. Ridgefield’s Ryan Adams made it look easy. Adams, 18, died in a plane crash Sunday in New York with Carey Depuy, also a Ridgefield resident. They were both freshmen at Colgate University. Adams achieved the rank of Eagle Scout at age 13. To earn the award, scouts have to meet a demanding list of criteria, including progression through five other ranks, earn 21 merit badges and serve six months in leadership positions. The key component is to plan, develop and give leadership t…

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Bankruptcy Court Approves Sale Of 95 A&P Stores To Acme, Stop & Shop Bankruptcy Court Approves Sale Of 95 A&P Stores To Acme, Stop & Shop
Bankruptcy Court Approves Sale Of 95 A&P Stores To Acme, Stop & Shop WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The sale of 95 A&P-owned stores to Acme and Stop & Shop was approved Monday by a bankruptcy court in White Plains. The sale includes 71 stores to Acme for $246 million and 24 to Stop & Shop for $124 million.  Acme and Stop & Shop expect labor agreements will be reached with the union and more than 10,750 workers will retain their jobs. Click here for the story on NorthJersey.com

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Ridgefield Cross Country Coach Remembers Depuy As Fearless Leader Ridgefield Cross Country Coach Remembers Depuy As Fearless Leader
Ridgefield Cross Country Coach Remembers Depuy As Fearless Leader RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- The Ridgefield High School girls cross country team voted Carey Depuy as their team captain last summer. The choice made coach John Goetz nervous. “She had the personality,’’ Goetz said of Depuy, who died in a plane crash Sunday in New York.  She and Ryan Adams died in the crash; both were 18-year-old freshmen at Colgate University.  Depuy graduated from Ridgefield High School and Adams from St. Luke's School in New Canaan in June.  “She spent a lot of time reaching out to runners on both ends of the spectrum on the team. But she could be a bit of a goof ball, which …

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Miggs Burroughs Leaves His Artistic Imprint On Westport Miggs Burroughs Leaves His Artistic Imprint On Westport
Miggs Burroughs Leaves His Artistic Imprint On Westport WESTPORT, Conn. -- Whether it has been by skill or happenstance, Miggs Burroughs has left his mark on Westport. Burroughs, a graphic artist who has lived in Westport for 65 years, designed the town flag, school district logo and last year, unveiled Tunnel Vision, an art gallery that is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The gallery is a walkway that links Main Street in Westport to Parker Harding Plaza and includes 16 photos of mostly Westport couples. Using a technique known as lenticular imagery, Burroughs’ photos take viewers in different directions depending on the angle of their v…

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Norwalk, Brien McMahon Games Kick Off New Football Season Norwalk, Brien McMahon Games Kick Off New Football Season
Norwalk, Brien McMahon Games Kick Off New Football Season FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Defending Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference champion Darien kicks off a new football season on Friday at Stamford in one of the marquee matchups for the first full weekend of league play. Most league teams will play their season openers on Friday. Teams from around the state started action last week. Darien travels to Stamford for a 6:30 p.m. kickoff. Other games for schools in the FCIAC include Greenwich at Trinity Catholic at 4 p.m. and at 7 p.m., games are: New Canaan at Ridgefield, Norwalk at Fairfield Warde Danbury at Staples, Brien McMaho…

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Business
Westchester County Association Managing Healthcare Job Creation In Region Westchester County Association Managing Healthcare Job Creation In Region
Westchester County Association Managing Healthcare Job Creation In Region WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- .The Westchester County Association has been selected by the Westchester-Putnam Workforce Investment Board to serve as project manager of a $9.8 million Federal Ready to Work Partnership grant to provide 425 long-term unemployed individuals with intensive training for jobs in the healthcare sector. Funds from the grant, which is allocated through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Ready to Work Partnership, will be used for outreach and recruitment to better connect workers with organizations that are looking to hire. They will also be used to provide training and support s…

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Westchester Health Associates Will Join North Shore-LIJ Westchester Health Associates Will Join North Shore-LIJ
Westchester Health Associates Will Join North Shore-lij WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The North Shore-LIJ Health System and Westchester Health Associates announced today that they have signed a letter of intent for the 130 provider- physician practice to join the health system, increasing North Shore-LIJ’s presence in Westchester County. The letter of intent allows North Shore-LIJ and Westchester Health Associates to enter into exclusive negotiations, with a goal of executing a final agreement this fall for the physicians of Westchester Health Associates to partner with the health system in support of their shared commitment to quality and enhanc…

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Federal Reserve Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged Federal Reserve Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged
Federal Reserve Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Federal Reserve left key interest rate unchanged on Thursday, citing global problems and low inflation. The decision was one of the most anticipated by The Fed recent years. Interest rates set by the Fed have not changed appreciably since 2008. In its policy statement, the Federal Open Market Committee said an interest-rate increase will come after “some further improvement in the labor market” and when officials are “reasonably confident” inflation will move back to the central bank’s 2 percent annual target. Fed chairman Janet Yellen said she still anticipates …

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