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Tom Auchterlonie

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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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Business

IBM Sells Somers Campus For $31.75 Million SOMERS, N.Y. -- Armonk-based IBM has sold its longtime campus in Somers for $31.75 million, according to records from the Westchester County Clerk's office. The sale was agreed to, through a deed transfer, on Sept. 29. The transaction was recorded with the clerk's office on Oct. 18. The deal also included payment of a $127,000 transfer tax. IBM owned the campus through a subsidiary called New Somers II, LLC. Scant information is known about the site's buyer other than its legal name and hired representatives. The buyer is a Delaware-based limited liability company called 294 Route 100, LL…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/17/2016

News

Rock Blasting At Saw Mill River Parkway Stretch Underway MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Rock blasting work will commence on Wednesday adjacent of the Mount Kisco stretch of the Saw Mill River Parkway, according to an alert from the village government. As a result, both traffic for both directions of the parkway will be closed. The affected stretch is north of Kisco Avenue, the announcement states. A tentative start time of 11 a.m. has been scheduled. "Local traffic may see increased volume with vehicles avoiding the parkway," the announcement continues. "The rock blasting will continue for several weeks." The closure times on each bla…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/16/2016

Politics

Patterson Voters Approve Library Tax Increase PATTERSON, N.Y. -- Voters have approved a tax increase to help fund the Patterson Library. With 100 percent of the election districts reporting, unofficial results from the Putnam County Board of Elections show the ballot proposition easily passing by a margin of 2,467 votes (61.91 percent) in favor to 1,518 (38.09 percent) against. "The success of this year’s budget proposition will enable the library to continue to offer a full range of quality no fee programming, services and information," the library stated in a Facebook post. "As always, we will do our best to assure tha…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/09/2016

Politics

Pancio Cruises To Re-Election As Union Vale Town Justice UNION VALE, N.Y. -- Union Vale Town Justice Paul Pancio was re-elected in an uncontested race. Unofficial results from the Dutchess County Board of Elections show that Pancio, who ran as a Republican and as a Conservative Party candidate, received 1,614 votes (99.45 percent). Meanwhile, nine write-in votes were cast.

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/09/2016

Politics

Mount Kisco Trustees Farber, Schleimer, Likely Re-Elected MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Incumbent Mount Kisco Village Trustees Karen Schleimer and Jean Farber are poised to win their re-election bids for their seats, according to unofficial results from the Westchester County Board of Elections. With 99 percent of election districts reporting, the numbers show that Schleimer received 2,259 votes, while Farber received 2,270. Challenger Patric Kilkenny trails in a distant third with 1,120 votes. The incumbents each ran on a Democratic Party ticket and also had the Independence Party ballot line. Kilkenny, who also made an unsuccessful write-in bid for mayor…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/09/2016

Politics

Aronchick Leads In Special Election For North Salem Town Board Seat NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- Martin Aronchick is poised to win the special election to fill out the remainder of North Salem Town Justice Stephen Bobolia's old Town Board seat, according to unofficial results from the Westchester County Board of Elections. With 99 percent of the election districts reporting, the numbers show Aronchick with 1,270 votes (53 percent) to 1,142 votes (47 percent) for opponent Frank Caputo. Aronchick ran as a Democrat while Caputo ran as a Republican. The special election marked a comeback attempt for Aronchick, who was unseated in the race for a full town board seat …

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/09/2016

Politics

Faso Beats Teachout In Race For Open Congressional Seat, Reports Say DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Republican John Faso has declared victory over Democrat Zephyr Teachout in the race for the state's 19th Congressional District, according to multiple reports. Faso said that Teachout called to concede, the reports say. Video of Faso's victory celebration can be viewed at Time Warner Cable News. Politico New York reporter Jimmy Vielkind tweeted that Faso said the following, “We need to change course in America. If we’ve learned anything during this presidential election, it’s that people want change” Without 681 out of the Congressional district's corresponding ele…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/09/2016

Politics

Byrne Takes Wide Lead In Race For Open Assembly Seat Covering Putnam CARMEL, N.Y. -- Republican candidate Kevin Byrne has opened up a large lead over Democrat Brian Higbie in the race to fill the 94th state assembly district. Unofficial results from the New York State Board of Elections show that with 126 out of 187 election districts reporting, Byrne has 19,506 votes (58.11 percent) to Higbie's 10,039 (29.91 percent). A sizable number of ballots, 4,002 (11.92 percent) were left blank. Twelve write-in votes were cast, while six were declared to be void. Byrne lives in Mahopac while Higbie lives in Yorktown. Byrne is also running on the Conservative, Indepe…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/08/2016

Politics

Amenia Voters Reject Term Extension For Supervisor; Close Call On Clerk AMENIA, N.Y. -- Voters in Amenia rejected a proposition to extend the term of the town supervisor, while a similar proposal to extend the town clerk's term leads by just six votes. For the supervisor-term referendum, 800 (62.02 percent) voted against, while 490 (37.98 percent) voted in favor. The referendum asked whether to extend the supervisor's term from two years to four years. For the clerk-term referendum, the proposal is leading by just 653 votes (50.23 percent) to 647 (49.77 percent). Returns for all three elections have come in. The referendum asked whether to extend the clerk's…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/08/2016

Politics

Lalor Wins Re-Election For State Assembly Seat DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- State Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor easily won his re-election bid for the 105th District, according to unofficial results from the New York State Board of Elections. The results show Lalor with 30,687 votes (55.97 percent) against challenger Joseph Torres, who received 18,390 votes (33.54 percent). A relatively large number of ballots, 5,711 (10.42 percent) were left blank. Twenty-seven write-in votes were cast, while 10 were declared to be void. Returns for all 100 corresponding election districts have come in. Lalor ran on the Republican, Conservative, Indep…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/08/2016

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