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Tom Auchterlonie

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tauchterlonie@dailyvoice.com

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Tom Auchterlonie is an experienced local journalist and is originally from Mount Kisco. Prior to joining The Daily Voice he spent more than four years at Patch.com, where he covered Mount Kisco, New Castle and Bedford. He has also freelanced for various local publications, including The Examiner, Inside Chappaqua and The Record-Review. Tom is an alumnus of Syracuse University.

Tom was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

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Events

Mount Kisco's Bravest Face Finest In Second Annual Basketball Game MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Mount Kisco firefighters and Westchester County police will face off as teams for their second-annual basketball tournament. The game, described in an announcement as the finest going up against the bravest, is scheduled to start on Friday night at 7 p.m. It will take place at the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester's gym. The annual game between two group's of Mount Kisco's first responders started in 2015, several months after Westchester County Police took over law-enforcement duties from the village. Several former Mount Kisco police personnel were hired b…

by Tom Auchterlonie

12/02/2016

Events

Tree Lightings, Shops' Holiday Gatherings Planned In Bedford's Hamlets BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Residents in Bedford's three hamlets are in for treats over the the next week, as a series of tree lightings and holiday shopping offers are planned. In Bedford Village, a Christmas tree lighting will be held on the Village Green on Friday at 7 p.m., according to an announcement from the Bedford Village Business Association. The lighting will be preceded by a gathering with refreshments at the Bedford firehouse. Meanwhile, Bedford Village stores will host the hamlet's annual Ingle Pass Weekend, which runs from Friday to Sunday and is being promoted by the business associati…

by Tom Auchterlonie

12/01/2016

Police & Fire

Patterson Man, 56, Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Spanish Speakers PATTERSON, N.Y. -- A Patterson man has been arrested after allegedly making threats to shoot Latinos after getting irate over hearing a grocery store employee speaking in Spanish during a trip last Tuesday, according to a release from the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. Upon hearing the employee, a woman who works at Putnam Lake Market, Wayne Rossi is accused of telling her, "“this is our country, we speak English here," adding that he “wants to shoot all Spanish speaking people." Rossi, 56, was gone by the time a sheriff's deputy showed up. He was subsequently found and admi…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/30/2016

News

North Castle Library's Armonk Branch Closed For Generator Installation ARMONK, N.Y. -- The North Castle Public Library is receiving a generator for its main branch in Armonk, which it hopes will allow for it to stay open in the event of severe weather. Ironically, however, the library announced that it will need to close on Tuesday while the generator is being installed. Acknowledging the one-day hold up for patrons, the library, in its announcement, added, "sorry for the inconvenience...but the new generator will enable to stay open when you need it most." The library adds that patrons can still go to its branch in North White Plains, or use its w…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/28/2016

Schools

Webutuck Superintendent Urges Civility Following Presidential Race AMENIA, N.Y. -- In the wake of the presidential election, Webutuck Schools Superintendent Raymond Castellani is seeking to reassure students not to worry and to behave with each other. In a letter to parents, Castellani noted the diverse makeup of the student body and its relationship to the rhetoric of the campaign season. "Regardless of one’s political beliefs or philosophies, this time affords us the opportunity to reflect on many of our processes and procedures here in our schools," he wrote. "The Webutuck C.S.D. serves a rich and diverse school community. Our students sp…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/28/2016

Events

Bedford Turkey Trot Kicks Off On Saturday BEDFORD, N.Y. -- The 12th-annual Bedford Turkey Trot, a mainstay race in Bedford Village, will be held on Saturday morning. The race kicks off at 9 a.m. on Court Road, which is in front of Bedford Village Elementary school. It will end at Bedford Village Memorial Park. The race is 3.1 miles, which means that it is a 5K. Registration is scheduled to take place at the park at 7:45 a.m., with a check-in deadline of 8:30 a.m. for all runners. This year's Turkey Trot reports having 475 entires.

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/25/2016

Obituaries

Law-Enforcement Officers Pay Respects To Putnam Undersheriff Peter Convery MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Law-enforcement officials from far and wide gathered en masse in Mahopac on a blustery morning earlier this week to honor Putnam County Undersheriff Peter Convery at his funeral. Convery, 65, died last Nov. 15 from an apparent heart attack, the sheriff's office previously said. He was a Tarrytown native and graduate of Sleepy Hollow. He earned his BA in History from Iona College and a Masters in Public Administration from Pace University. The funeral was held at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, which overlooks Lake Mahopac. Scores of police, sheriff's deputies…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/24/2016

News

Katonah-Lewisboro School Board OK's New Deal With Teachers' Union CROSS RIVER, N.Y. -- The Katonah-Lewisboro school board voted unanimously on Thursday in favor of a new four-year agreement with the school district's teachers' union. The new deal with the Katonah-Lewisboro District Teachers Association is retroactive to July 1 and will expire on June 30, 2020. The agreement replaces the previous deal, which ran for three years and expired this past June. The union's membership ratified the agreement on Nov. 9. School board President Marjorie Schiff praised the deal in remarks at the meeting. “This agreement safeguards a high-quality teaching and learni…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/23/2016

Police & Fire

Law-Enforcement Officers Pay Respects To Putnam Undersheriff Peter Convery MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Law-enforcement officials from far and wide gathered en masse in Mahopac on a blustery Monday morning to honor Putnam County Undersheriff Peter Convery at his funeral. Convery, 65, died last Tuesday from an apparent heart attack, the sheriff's office previously said. He was a Tarrytown native and graduate of Sleepy Hollow. The funeral was held at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, which overlooks Lake Mahopac. Scores of police, sheriff's deputies and state troopers lined up for ceremonies before and after the funeral inside. The processions featured bagpipes of …

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/22/2016

Schools

Post-Election Tensions Reach John Jay, Fox Lane Campuses BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Officials at the Bedford Central and Katonah-Lewisboro school districts responded to incidents at the John Jay and Fox Lane campuses following the presidential election. In a school board report on Thursday, Katonah-Lewisboro Superintendent Andrew Selesnick said that counselors at John Jay High School were "significant busier than usual," as distraught students sought help. The students were not necessarily distraught over actions at John Jay, Selesnick added, but were worried about the election's outcome negatively affecting friends or family. Selesnick added tha…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/21/2016

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