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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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Carmel Schools Superintendent Ryan Will Retire In July Carmel Schools Superintendent Ryan Will Retire In July
Carmel Schools Superintendent Ryan Will Retire In July CARMEL, N.Y. -- Carmel Superintendent of Schools James Ryan, who has been in the post for seven years, will retire on July 31, the Carmel Central School District announced. In a statement that came with the announcement, Board of Education President Richard Kreps praised Ryan, a 42-year career educator. “Dr. Ryan has been a strong leader for Carmel, and one who has steered the District through challenging economic times. The Board of Education is grateful for his many contributions to the District and his distinguished tenure over the past seven years.”   “I have been so fortunate to…

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Chappaqua Superintendent Congratulates Selesnick On Katonah-Lewisboro Pick Chappaqua Superintendent Congratulates Selesnick On Katonah-Lewisboro Pick
Chappaqua Superintendent Congratulates Selesnick On Katonah-Lewisboro Pick CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Chappaqua Schools Superintendent Lyn McKay has offered her congratulates to Andrew Selesnick, who is one of the district's assistant superintendents, for being picked for the top administrative job in Katonah-Lewisboro. McKay offered her response in an email blast that went out to district parents on Friday, the same day that Katonah-Lewisboro announced that selection of Selesnick, who is currently assistant superintendent for leadership development and human resources and has spent nearly a quarter-century in Chappaqua.  "My feelings are mixed because I am both happy…

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Group Hits Million-Dollar Mark For Bedford Playhouse Funding Campaign Group Hits Million-Dollar Mark For Bedford Playhouse Funding Campaign
Group Hits Million-Dollar Mark For Bedford Playhouse Funding Campaign BEDFORD, N.Y. -- The group seeking to convert the Bedford Playhouse's shuttered movie theater into a non-profit arts center has crossed the $1 million mark in pledges for its fundraising effort to pay for the renovation work. As of Monday, Feb. 9, Friends of Bedford Playhouse states that it has $1.2 million in pledges.  "Congratulations and Thank You to the 200+ friends who pledged a gift!" the group announced on its Facebook page. The group also announced that it achieved another significant milestone: raising enough money to, in turn, get a $300,000 match grant from the Thompson Fa…

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Police & Fire
South Salem Man Accused Of Choking, Jabbing Woman With Fork South Salem Man Accused Of Choking, Jabbing Woman With Fork
South Salem Man Accused Of Choking, Jabbing Woman With Fork SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. -- A 55-year-old South Salem man is accused of choking and jabbing a local woman acquaintance with a fork, according to Melissa McMorris, a spokeswoman for the New York State Police. The jabbing of the woman, a 49-year-old South Salem resident, resulted in skin being broken, according to McMorris. The woman went to Northern Westchester Hospital and subsequently checked herself out, McMorris said. She declined to say how the two know each other. The incident occurred on Sunday around 7 p.m. at a house on Grandview Road, according to McMorris. She added that the ma…

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Fire Destroys Somers FD Vehicle Fire Destroys Somers FD Vehicle
Fire Destroys Somers FD Vehicle SOMERS, N.Y. -- An assistant chief's vehicle belonging to the Somers Fire Department was destroyed by fire on Thursday evening, said Ken Hoffarth, a manager for the department's fire district. The vehicle, a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, was being serviced in a maintenance room in the back of the firehouse off of Route 139, across the street from Somers High School, Hoffarth said. The department's other firehouse is located in downtown Somers, near the intersection of Route 100 and Route 202. The fire department responded at about 7:05 p.m., Hoffarth said. Mutual aid was provided on the scen…

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Chappaqua's Selesnick Selected As New Katonah-Lewisboro Superintendent Chappaqua's Selesnick Selected As New Katonah-Lewisboro Superintendent
Chappaqua's Selesnick Selected As New Katonah-Lewisboro Superintendent LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- Andrew Selesnick, who is assistant superintendent for leadership development and human resources in the Chappaqua Central School District, has been picked to be the Katonah-Lewisboro School District's next superintendent. The selection of Selesnick, who previously served as principal at Horace Greeley High School, was announced by Katonah-Lewisboro in a press release that went out late Friday afternoon. “The Board believes that Andrew will be a strong educational leader for our school system,” Katonah-Lewisboro School Board President Marjorie Schiff said in a statemen…

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Katonah-Lewisboro Officials Pause For Train Victim Walter Liedtke Katonah-Lewisboro Officials Pause For Train Victim Walter Liedtke
Katonah-Lewisboro Officials Pause For Train Victim Walter Liedtke CROSS RIVER, N.Y. -- Katonah-Lewisboro officials held a moment of silence at Thursday night's school board meeting for Metro-North train-crash victim Walter Liedtke. Liedtke, who has been identified as a Bedford Hills resident, was a European paintings curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He also had a connection to the school district through his wife, Nancy, who was a retired teacher. John Goetz, the school district's interim superintendent, called for the moment of silence in Walter Liedtke's memory. He noted that Nancy Liedtke taught math and was a teacher for many years, havi…

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Obituaries
Chappaqua Train Victim Robert Dirks Had Distinguished Career, Achievements Chappaqua Train Victim Robert Dirks Had Distinguished Career, Achievements
Chappaqua Train Victim Robert Dirks Had Distinguished Career, Achievements CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Robert Dirks, who was identified as the Chappaqua resident among the victims of Tuesday's Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, had a career that took him into the scientific field. Several media reports noted his employment at D.E. Shaw Research, a prominent scientific firm founded by David E. Shaw, who also founded a hedge-fund firm with a similar name. A short biography of Dirks on the company's website notes his work in development of what it calls "novel computational chemistry methods." According to his company biography and LinkedIn profile, Dirks earned a do…

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Bedford Hills Train Victim Walter Liedtke, Met Curator, Fondly Remembered Bedford Hills Train Victim Walter Liedtke, Met Curator, Fondly Remembered
Bedford Hills Train Victim Walter Liedtke, Met Curator, Fondly Remembered BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. -- Metro-North train crash victim Walter Liedtke, 69, who has been identified as a Bedford Hills resident, worked as a European paintings curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. "It is with great sorrow that we report the loss of our dear and esteemed colleague, European paintings curator Walter Liedtke, in last night's Metro-North train crash," the Met announced Wednesday on its Facebook page. "The loss of Walter, who devoted 35 years to the Met, will be profoundly felt by all who knew and worked with him." The Met, as a homage to Liedtke, linked…

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Shuttle-Bus Service Offered From Chappaqua To Ossining Train Stations Shuttle-Bus Service Offered From Chappaqua To Ossining Train Stations
Shuttle-Bus Service Offered From Chappaqua To Ossining Train Stations CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- With Metro-North service on the Harlem Line limited due to Tuesday's deadly train crash with a vehicle in Valhalla, the Town of New Castle is offering a shuttle-bus service that will run from Chappaqua's train station to Ossining's train station. The town, which announced the service Tuesday afternoon on its Facebook page. It will be offered from 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., periods that coincide with the morning and evening rush hours for commuters. For the time being, Metro-North has suspended service on the Harlem Line between the Pleasantville and…

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