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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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Police & Fire

Route 172 Stretch Reopens After 'Serious' Crash BEDFORD, N.Y. -- A portion of Route 172 in Bedford that was blocked on Tuesday afternoon due to a "serious motor vehicle accident" has been reopened, police announced. The affected stretch, police previously said, was between Hickory Lane and Long Ridge Road.

by Tom Auchterlonie

10/18/2016

Police & Fire

Chappaqua Shooting Suspect Is Formally Indicted CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- The suspect in the August shooting in front of a prominent Chappaqua deli has been indicted in connection with the incident, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's office. Hengjun Chao, a 49-year-old resident of Tuckahoe, was arraigned today in connection with the indictment, the announcement adds. He was charged with one count of second-degree attempted murder, which is a felony; one count of first-degree criminal use of a fire arm, which is a felony; and one count of first-degree assault, which is also a felony. Chao is alleged to have shot Dr. Dennis C…

by Tom Auchterlonie

10/18/2016

News

Daily Voice Leaders: North Salem's Lucas Talks Colley Death, Fighting Drugs NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- Last November's unsolved death of longtime North Salem resident and socialite Lois Colley shook the community, according to Supervisor Warren Lucas. Lucas, who called Colley's death a "tragedy," recalled that the police presence was boosted in its aftermath because residents were scared. “I hope and pray for the family every time I think about it,” said Lucus, who is not sure if the case will be solved. The unsolved death of Colley was one of several issues that Lucas touched upon in a sit-down interview with Daily Voice for its "Leaders" series, a …

by Tom Auchterlonie

10/16/2016

Police & Fire

Home-Health Aide Accused Of Stealing Money From Elderly Pound Ridge Patient POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- A woman who served as a home-health aide to an elderly Pound Ridge man is accused of using his debit card to take money and in cashing forged checks, police announced. The woman, 39-year-old Arlene Kalphat, is a resident of Waterbury, Conn., police said. She was arrested and charged with third-degree grand larceny and second-degree forgery, both of which are felonies. Police claim that over a month, Kalphat made daily cash withdrawals by using the man's debit card. She is also accused of stealing checks from the patient, police said. Kalphat then forged signatures on th…

by Tom Auchterlonie

10/16/2016

Business

Somerfields, A Longtime Mainstay In Northern Westchester, Abruptly Closes SOMERS, N.Y. -- Somerfields Restaurant, a major eatery in the heart of Somers, has closed its doors after more than two decades in business. A notice posted at the restaurant's entrance announced the closure and thanked customers for more than 20 years of business. Meanwhile, Somerfields' website and its Facebook page have each been taken down. Mike DeSimone, owner of Somerfields, declined to comment on why he closed the restaurant, although he alluded to it as being an unhappy situation. Somerfields was located at the Towne Centre At Somers, a major shopping center in the downtown area. …

by Tom Auchterlonie

10/16/2016

Schools

Chappaqua's Sex-Abuse Report Shows Teacher Went From Denial To Silence CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- A newly released internal report from the Chappaqua Central School District covering alleged student sexual abuse shows that then-Horace Greeley High School drama teacher Christopher Schraufnagel initially denied having "inappropriate" contact before declining to comment at a followup meeting. The sex-abuse report was obtained by Daily Voice in response to the filing of a state Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request. The inquiry was done pursuant to Title IX, the school district's sexual-harassment policy and the state's Dignity for All Students Act (DASA). Th…

by Tom Auchterlonie

10/12/2016

News

Ex-Greeley Teacher Accused Of Sex Abuse Has No Disciplinary Records CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Former Horace Greeley High School drama teacher Christopher Schraufnagel has no disciplinary records in his personnel file that would predate the surfacing of sexual-abuse allegations in 2015, according to findings from John Chow, the Chappaqua Central School District's assistant superintendent for business. Chow, who is the district's designated official for handling public-records requests, disclosed the findings on Friday afternoon in response to a state Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request from Daily Voice. "Christopher Schraufnagel’s personnel record does …

by Tom Auchterlonie

10/09/2016

News

Bedford Corners Man Says Black Bear 'Destroyed' Bird Feeders In Yard BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- Robert Lang noticed that something unusual occurred on the grounds of his property when he discovered this week that rods for his bird feeders had been bent. After repairing the feeders, his suspicions of the cause were confirmed this evening when he spotted a black bear who restored the damage. "It was in my back yard eating the bird seed," Lang told Daily Voice. "Destroyed my bird feeders," he noted. Lang, who scared the bear away by banging a pot, said that the sighting was not his first; a smaller-looking bear came onto his property last ye…

by Tom Auchterlonie

10/09/2016

News

Former Chappaqua Teacher Now Offered Revised Plea Deal In Sex-Abuse Case CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- The Westchester County District Attorney's office is offering an amended plea deal to former Horace Greeley High School drama teacher Christopher Schraufnagel in his sex-abuse case. The new version comes after a local judge rejected the previous version that did not require Schraufnagel to register as a sex offender. The proposal was announced at Thursday's New Castle Justice Court Session by Assistant District Attorney Mary Clark-DiRusso. While she did not elaborated on what the changes are, she did say that it takes into consideration the court's "concerns." T…

by Tom Auchterlonie

10/07/2016

News

Judge Rejects Plea Deal In Former Chappaqua Drama Teacher's Sex-Abuse Case CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- New Castle Town Justice Douglas Kraus has rejected a proposed plea deal for former Horace Greeley High School drama teacher Christopher Schraufnagel in connection with his sex-abuse case involving student accusers. Kraus, who release his decision on Thursday, cited the deal's lack of sex-offender registration for his rejection in a 12-page decision released on Thursday. Schraufnagel is due in court later on Thursday. The deal called for Schraufnagel, who taught at Greeley from 2003 to 2015, to submit to monitoring conditions similar to that of a sex offender but lacked fo…

by Tom Auchterlonie

10/06/2016

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