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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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Chappaqua School District Open To Anonymity In Sex-Abuse Lawsuits Chappaqua School District Open To Anonymity In Sex-Abuse Lawsuits
Chappaqua School District Open To Anonymity In Sex-Abuse Lawsuits CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- The Chappaqua Central School District announced that it is talking with student sex-abuse plaintiffs and their families about keeping their identities private. The plaintiffs all have legal cases pending against the district over sex-abuse allegations relating to former drama teacher Christopher Schraufnagel. Three of the plaintiffs have active lawsuits while three more are seeking to sue the district. "The school district wants to protect the privacy rights of the students and their families and, at their request, we will discuss an appropriate stipulation with plai…

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Somers' Lasdon Park, Muscoot Farm Win Awards Somers' Lasdon Park, Muscoot Farm Win Awards
Somers' Lasdon Park, Muscoot Farm Win Awards SOMERS, N.Y. -- Two Somers parks owned by Westchester County are among those in the area that have won national and state awards. The county said on Wednesday that Lasdon Park won a Historical/Cultural Award by the National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials (NACPRO), specifically for an exhibit on the Vietnam War at its veterans' museum. Lasdon Park also won the Matt Dolan Innovative Program Award and Grant from the Westchester Recreation and Parks Society (WRAPS) due to its Halloween train show, the county also stated. Meanwhile, the county noted that Muscoot Farm was na…

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Business
Modell's Opens Mount Kisco Store At Former Borders Site Modell's Opens Mount Kisco Store At Former Borders Site
Modell's Opens Mount Kisco Store At Former Borders Site MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- For the first time in nearly five years, members of the public were able to set foot inside the old Borders Books and Music site in downtown Mount Kisco, as Modell's Sporting Goods held its grand opening. Modell's, which is taking up roughly 12,000 square feet of the structure's northern section, was filled with inventory just in time for the back-to-school season. Members of the village board and fellow merchants were on hand for the occasion, which included a ribbon cutting. Newly minted staffers were also on hand, sporting red shirts. "We're thrilled to be part …

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Police & Fire
Virginia Road In North White Plains Closed For Construction Virginia Road In North White Plains Closed For Construction
Virginia Road In North White Plains Closed For Construction NORTH WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A stretch of Virgina Road in North White Plains has been closed due to construction work, according to North Castle Police, which issued a Nixle alert. The affected stretch runs between the Bronx River Parkway and Lafayette Avenue. Police said that Metro-North Railroad informed them about the work, and that MTA Police are assisting with traffic detouring. "At this time Metro North has not advised when the roadway will be re-opened."

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Police & Fire
School District Lawyer Wants Mom Of Greeley Sex-Abuse Accuser Publicly ID'd School District Lawyer Wants Mom Of Greeley Sex-Abuse Accuser Publicly ID'd
School District Lawyer Wants Mom Of Greeley Sex-Abuse Accuser Publicly ID'd CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- A lawyer for the Chappaqua Central School District has filed a request with a state court that seeks to have the mother of one of former Horace Greeley High School teacher Christopher Schraufnagel's student sex-abuse accusers publicly identified. The student plaintiff, along with his mother, are currently granted anonymity for their legal case; the former is labeled as "J.L." The attorney, Brian Henderson, argues in his filing that state rules granting anonymity to minors in court cases are not applicable to their adult parents or guardians. He also criticized t…

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Chappaqua CSD Told Of Student Abuse in 2011, Didn't Report, Filing Claims Chappaqua CSD Told Of Student Abuse in 2011, Didn't Report, Filing Claims
Chappaqua CSD Told Of Student Abuse in 2011, Didn't Report, Filing Claims CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- A legal filing submitted on behalf a new Horace Greeley High School student sex-abuse accuser claims that the Chappaqua Central School District was told in 2011 about an allegation involving drama teacher Christopher Schraufnagel and a student but failed to notify police. The statement came from the plaintiff's mother in an affidavit. The latest plaintiff, who was a male drama student, is the sixth to seek civil litigation against the school district. Schraufnagel is named as a co-defendent in the case. The mother, in her filing, states that she was informed about the pre…

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Business
Modell's Sets Opening Date For Store At Former Mount Kisco Borders Site Modell's Sets Opening Date For Store At Former Mount Kisco Borders Site
Modell's Sets Opening Date For Store At Former Mount Kisco Borders Site MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Modell's Sporting Goods is scheduled to open its new store in downtown Mount Kisco on Thursday, Aug. 25. The date was released in an announcement posted to the company's website. A new location in Brooklyn is also slated to open on the same date. The opening will position Modell's, which is a family owned chain, to open in time for the back-to-school shopping season. Modell's will open at 162 E. Main Street., which is the former home of Borders Books and Music. Unlike Borders, which occupied the entire building, Modell's will only take up the northern section of the st…

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Town Seeks To Ban Tourists From Driving To Clintons' Chappaqua Street Town Seeks To Ban Tourists From Driving To Clintons' Chappaqua Street
Town Seeks To Ban Tourists From Driving To Clintons' Chappaqua Street CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Tourists seeking to get a glimpse of Hillary and Bill Clinton's home in Chappaqua by driving into their neighborhood street are no longer allowed to do so under a new town law. The law, which was unanimously approved on Tuesday by the New Castle Town Board, restricts vehicular access to Old House Lane to “local traffic” only. Chappaqua is a hamlet, or unincorporated section of, the town of New Castle. While “local traffic” does not have a formal legal definition under the town code, Town Attorney Ed Phillips called it a “term of art.” Essentially, the attorney explained…

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Police & Fire
Chappaqua Superintendent Reacts To Former Teacher's Plea In Sex-Abuse Case Chappaqua Superintendent Reacts To Former Teacher's Plea In Sex-Abuse Case
Chappaqua Superintendent Reacts To Former Teacher's Plea In Sex-Abuse Case CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Chappaqua Schools Superintendent Lyn McKay acknowledged former Horace Greeley High School drama teacher Christopher Schraufnagel's acceptance of a plea deal in his criminal sex-abuse case. In a community email blast sent out to parents on Friday, McKay noted that the school district played no role in the deal, which was agreed to by Schraufnagel and the Westchester County District Attorney's office. Under the deal, Schraufnagel entered guilty pleas to three misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of the child; he admitted to sexual contact with two Greeley students …

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Neighbors
Daily Voice Leaders: Somers Supervisor Doesn't Fear IBM, PepsiCo Exits Daily Voice Leaders: Somers Supervisor Doesn't Fear IBM, PepsiCo Exits
Daily Voice Leaders: Somers Supervisor Doesn't Fear IBM, PepsiCo Exits SOMERS, N.Y. -- Within the span of roughly two years, Somers is experiencing the departures of PepsiCo and IBM, two Fortune 500 companies that have been longtime mainstays in town. Yet the companies' departures - PepsiCo has left while IBM plans to do so next year - do not scare Somers Supervisor Rick Morrissey. He expressed optimism about the town's fiscal future in a Daily Voice Leaders series interview. "The days of large corporate campuses are numbered, apparently, as certainly witnessed in my town.” Morrissey, who said that the news does not come as “a shock to this town,” cited…

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