Fair 83°

Tom Auchterlonie

Community Reporter

tauchterlonie@dailyvoice.com

FOLLOW ON

Facebook Twitter

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.

Tom Auchterlonie's Contributions

News
Uncertainty Follows Defeat Of Chappaqua Firehouse Expansion Uncertainty Follows Defeat Of Chappaqua Firehouse Expansion
Uncertainty Follows Defeat Of Chappaqua Firehouse Expansion CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- The fate of Bedford Road firehouse's longterm future in Chappaqua is now unclear following voters' rejection of a proposed expansion. The uncertainty is compounded by the fact that a separate proposition to purchase the Chappaqua Animal Hospital property was also rejected, albeit by a considerably narrower margin.  Commissioners for New Castle Fire District No. 1, the taxing entity that governs the Chappaqua Fire Department, have no plans to immediately address the issues through a special meeting.  The commissioners' next regular meeting will take place on Thursday, Nov…

SHARE

by Tom Auchterlonie
Obituaries
Memorial Arrangements Set For Former Mount Kisco Mayor Henry Kensing Memorial Arrangements Set For Former Mount Kisco Mayor Henry Kensing
Memorial Arrangements Set For Former Mount Kisco Mayor Henry Kensing MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Details of the wake and funeral for former Mount Kisco Mayor Henry "Hank" V. Kensing have been set. The wake, which is scheduled to take place at Cassidy-Flynn Funeral Home, will be on Friday, Oct. 28 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and again from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The funeral has been scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. It will be held at Saint Francis Church. Kensing, who served as mayor, as a village trustee and as a village justice, died on Monday at age 83. An obituary for Kensing has been posted to Cassidy-Flynn's website. It notes the storied history of …

SHARE

by Tom Auchterlonie
Schools
Millbrook Middle School Holding Ribbon Cutting For Garden Millbrook Middle School Holding Ribbon Cutting For Garden
Millbrook Middle School Holding Ribbon Cutting For Garden MILLBROOK, N.Y. -- While fall usually marks the winding down of gardens, Thursday will include a celebration for planting in Millbrook. The Millbrook Central School District announced that it is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 27 for its garden at Millbrook Middle School. The ribbon cutting is slated to take place at 1:30 p.m. The event will proceed "rain or shine," the district announced, with part of the event taking place in the school's cafeteria. 

SHARE

by Tom Auchterlonie
News
Voters Reject Chappaqua Firehouse Expansion, Land Purchase Voters Reject Chappaqua Firehouse Expansion, Land Purchase
Voters Reject Chappaqua Firehouse Expansion, Land Purchase CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Chappaqua residents voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to reject the proposed expansion of the Bedford Road firehouse, along with a related purchase of an animal hospital property next door that is needed for the project. Results show that the proposition for the firehouse expansion was rejected by a lopsided margin, with 632 voting against it to just 105 voting in favor. Fifty-nine ballots were either blank or void, with 796 cast in total. The proposition for the land purchase, which asks voters to authorize spending roughly $2.6 million, was defeated with 420 votes against…

SHARE

by Tom Auchterlonie
Police & Fire
Croton Falls Fire Department's Ladies Auxiliary Holds Penny Social Croton Falls Fire Department's Ladies Auxiliary Holds Penny Social
Croton Falls Fire Department's Ladies Auxiliary Holds Penny Social CROTON FALLS, N.Y. — The place to be on Saturday night was the new Croton Falls Firehouse where the Ladies Auxiliary held its annual Penny Social. Treasurer Kathy Magnuson, a 55-year member of the Auxiliary, said that nowadays there are not as many members as there used to be, but they still see a few fresh faces every year. One of the new members is Croton Falls native Monique Senese who recalled how her mother would sometimes leave the dinner table to bring food to the the guys out fighting a fire. As a child Senese planned to join her mother in the Auxiliary when she grew up. But she nev…

SHARE

by Katherine Pacchiana
News
Chappaqua Voters To Decide On $15.3M Firehouse Expansion Chappaqua Voters To Decide On $15.3M Firehouse Expansion
Chappaqua Voters To Decide On $15.3M Firehouse Expansion CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Chappaqua residents will decide on Tuesday evening whether to approve or reject a proposed expansion of the existing Bedford Road firehouse, a project that would represent the most significant alteration to the structure since its last addition roughly four decades ago. The total cost for the project, to be paid for with going out to bond, is roughly $15.3 million. Of that amount, a little more than $2.6 million would go towards purchasing an adjacent property, which is currently the site of the Chappaqua Animal Hospital. Voters will get to decide, as two separate questio…

SHARE

by Tom Auchterlonie
Obituaries
'Mr. Mount Kisco,' Former Mayor Henry V. Kensing Dies 'Mr. Mount Kisco,' Former Mayor Henry V. Kensing Dies
'Mr. Mount Kisco,' Former Mayor Henry V. Kensing Dies MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Henry V. "Hank" Kensing, a stalwart figure in Mount Kisco whose public life including serving as village mayor and as village justice, died on Monday. He was 83. The confirmation of Kensing's death was posted by Cassidy-Flynn Funeral Home. Obituary details have yet to be posted. Kensing has been a prominent fixture in the village for decades - he continued to appear at public events close to the end of his life, and received shout outs at them by his successor, current Mayor Michael Cindrich. As mayor from the 1960s to the early 1980s, Kensing presided over e…

SHARE

by Tom Auchterlonie
Police & Fire
Judge Lets Accuser Bring Sex-Abuse Case Against Chappaqua School District Judge Lets Accuser Bring Sex-Abuse Case Against Chappaqua School District
Judge Lets Accuser Bring Sex-Abuse Case Against Chappaqua School District CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- A state Supreme Court judge ruled on Wednesday that a student sex-abuse accuser can serve the requisite paperwork needed to formally sue the Chappaqua Central School District. The judge, Joan Lefkowitz, ruled that the plaintiff can serve a what is called a notice of claim, a document that is required in New York State that informs governmental entities that a lawsuit will be filed. Because the normal deadline for filing a notice had run out, the plaintiff had to get a judge's ruling for an extension, which was granted. The plaintiff, who is known only by the alias of &qu…

SHARE

by Tom Auchterlonie
Police & Fire
Firefighters Battle Cornfield Blaze At North East's Willowbrook Farm Firefighters Battle Cornfield Blaze At North East's Willowbrook Farm
Firefighters Battle Cornfield Blaze At North East's Willowbrook Farm NORTH EAST, N.Y. -- Firefighters from Dutchess, Columbia and Litchfield counties were on scene to fight a blaze that consumed about 75 acres of corn fields at Willowbrook Farm in North East, according to Millerton Fire Chief Keith Roger. The corn had already been chopped down from the field, Roger explained, which is roughly 300 acres in total. Roger attributed the fire to farming equipment coming into contact with a dry field, which he likened to a dust bowl. Firefighters were dispatched at around 3 p.m. and put out the blaze in roughly an hour, Roger said, adding that additional time was …

SHARE

by Tom Auchterlonie
Schools
Police Called As Chappaqua School Board Halts Meeting Over Outburst Police Called As Chappaqua School Board Halts Meeting Over Outburst
Police Called As Chappaqua School Board Halts Meeting Over Outburst CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- The Chappaqua school board temporarily stopped its meeting on Tuesday night after a local critic repeatedly interrupted a board member's remarks. The critic is Will Wedge, who has blasted the school district for its handling of the sex-abuse allegations surrounding former Horace Greeley High School drama teacher Christopher Schraufnagel.  Previous coverage of Schraufnagel can be read here. Wedge, who has called for the resignations of Superintendent Lyn McKay and school board President Alyson Gardner, interrupted board member Jeffery Mester while he was giving a report o…

SHARE

by Tom Auchterlonie
Prev Page 23 of 164 21 22 23 24 25 Next
221 - 230 of 1,632 articles