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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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Politics

Reitz Wins Putnam County Judge's Race; Linson Wins In Phillipstown PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Putnam County Court Judge James F. Reitz easily won re-election, unofficial results from the county elections board show, defeating challenger Gina C. Capone. Reitz, the results show, garnered 25,705 votes (62.09 percent), while Capone has 15,684 (37.89 percent). Reitz ran on the Republican, Conservative, Independence and Reform Party ballot lines. Capone ran on the Democratic, Working Families and Women's Equality Party lines. Returns for all 172 election districts have come in. Meanwhile, in Philipstown, Camille S. Linson won the race for Town Justice, defeating F…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/08/2016

Politics

Murphy Wins Special Election For Washington Town Board Seat WASHINGTON, N.Y. -- Michael E. Murphy has won the special election to serve out the remainder of a term for a vacant council seat on the Washington Town Board. With all four election districts reporting, unofficial results from the Dutchess County Board of Elections show Murphy with 1,079 votes (60.14 percent), while opponent Thomas M. Hurley received 715 votes (39.86 percent). Murphy ran as a Republican while Hurley ran as a Democrat.

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/08/2016

Politics

Millbrook Trustees Herzog, Rochfort Re-Elected; Brown To Be Next Mayor MILLBROOK, N.Y. -- Incumbents Robert M. Herzog and Joseph Rochfort have won re-election for their Millbrook Village Trustee seats, defeating challenger Timothy J. Collopy, according to unofficial results from the Dutchess County Board of Elections. The numbers show that Herzog won 399 votes (38.93 percent); Rochfort won 358 votes (34.93 percent); and Collopy came in third, and therefore lost, by getting just 265 votes (25.85 percent) Collopy and Herzog ran as Democrats while Rochfort ran as a Republican. Results also show Republican Rodney D. Brown cruising to victory to become Millbrook's…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/08/2016

Politics

Jonke Wins Open Putnam Legislative Seat; Albano, Sullivan Cruise To Wins PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Paul Jonke has won the race for a contested open seat for the Putnam County Legislature's sixth district, unofficial results show. The results, which are from the Putnam County Board of Elections, show that Jonke won with 3,046 votes (60.04 percent), while opponent Jen Cassidy received 2,027 (39.96 percent). Returns for all 20 of the legislative district's overlapping electoral districts have come in. The sixth district seat is currently held by Republican Roger Gross, who did not run for another term. Jonke ran on the Republican, Conservative and Independence Part…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/08/2016

Politics

Brewster Trustees Boissonnault, Bryde Cruise To Re-Elections BREWSTER, N.Y. -- Brewster Village Trustees Tom Boissonnault and Mary Bryde easily won re-elections to their seats on Tuesday, unofficial results from the Putnam County Board of Elections show. The two incumbents ran unopposed and on local-party ballot lines. With both of the village's election district's reporting, results show that Boissonnault received 170 votes (49.85 percent), while Bryde received 166 votes (48.68 percent). Five write-in votes were cast. The Brewster Village Board of Trustees is comprised of five members, including the mayor. The mayor's office, along with two other…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/08/2016

Politics

Hillary Clinton Casts Her Presidential Vote In Chappaqua CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Hillary and Bill Clinton were greeted with a roar from supporters on Tuesday morning when they entered the auditorium of Douglas G. Grafflin Elementary School in Chappaqua to cast their presidential votes. Throngs of people inside, huddling by the Clintons, took out their phones to snap images. The morning marked a hometown culmination of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, which was launched in the spring of 2015. Clinton, who is the Democratic nominee, has a chance on Tuesday night of being elected as America's first female president in the nation's 240-year histo…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/08/2016

Politics

Putnam Decides: Congressional, Legislative Races Among Top Races PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- While the presidential race between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump has garnered the lion's share of public attention, Putnam residents will also determined the outcome of Tuesday of a series of high-stakes Congressional and state races. The seat for New York's 18th Congressional District (which is the only one in Putnam) is up for grabs, as Democratic incumbent Sean Patrick Maloney is seeking a third two-year term in a race against Republican challenger Phil Oliva, who is a top aide to Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino. Information on Mal…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/08/2016

Politics

Hillary Clinton's Chappaqua Supporters Gathering For Election Day Parties CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Hillary Clinton's hometown supporters will be gathering on Tuesday for celebrations that they hope will lead up to the election of their neighbor to the presidency. Chappaqua Station, a restaurant that is located inside the Chappaqua train station, will host an event for the local group Chappaqua Friends of Hillary for much of the day. The gathering is set to start at 10 a.m., with music from DJ Cath1 from noon to 3 p.m. and a visit from the Mike Risko Band from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. A pantsuit flash mob will perform, and there will also be activities for kids. “In keeping wit…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/07/2016

Police & Fire

Former Greeley Teacher Pleads Guilty, Again, In Sex-Abuse Case CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Former Horace Greeley High School drama teacher Christopher Schraufnagel accepted a revised plea deal on Monday morning in connection with his sex-abuse case involving students. The longtime faculty member, who worked at Greeley from 2003 to 2015, pleaded guilty to an earlier version of the deal in August. However, the first version was rejected by New Castle Town Justice Douglas Kraus because it did not include formal sex-offender registration. Registration was a requirement of the revised deal, which Kraus quickly accepted. Under the deal, Schraufnagel pleaded guilty t…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/07/2016

Politics

Congressional, Legislative Races Among Putnam's Top Elections PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- While the presidential race between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump has garnered the lion's share of public attention, Putnam residents will also determined the outcome of Tuesday of a series of high-stakes Congressional and state races. The seat for New York's 18th Congressional District (which is the only one in Putnam) is up for grabs, as Democratic incumbent Sean Patrick Maloney is seeking a third 2-year term in a race against Republican challenger Phil Oliva, who is a top aide to Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino. Information on Malon…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/07/2016

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