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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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Train Tragedy In Valhalla Resonates With Commuters In Brewster Train Tragedy In Valhalla Resonates With Commuters In Brewster
Train Tragedy In Valhalla Resonates With Commuters In Brewster BREWSTER, N.Y. -- The fallout from Tuesday's fatal crash of a Metro-North train with a vehicle at a Valhalla crossing has been pondered by commuters in Brewster. Matt LePere, a Southeast resident who commutes from the Brewster train station to Grand Central Terminal in New York City, took a different train that the one involved in the crash, saying he "felt grateful" that he wasn't on it. “I felt terrible about the people who lost their lives and got hurt,” he added. Fred Oliveira, who lives across the Connecticut state line in Danbury, also travels from Brewster to New York City. …

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Maloney Renews Rail-Safety Push Following Valhalla Metro-North Deaths Maloney Renews Rail-Safety Push Following Valhalla Metro-North Deaths
Maloney Renews Rail-Safety Push Following Valhalla Metro-North Deaths WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney (D-Cold Spring) is making a new push for railroad safety following the fatal Tuesday crash of a Metro-North train into a vehicle in Valhalla. In a phone press conference on Wednesday, Maloney brought up his continued support for legislation to fund what is called Positive Train Control (PTC), which would allow for the use of WiFi and GPS technologies to help control trains in the event of emergencies where people inside them are unable to do so. The congressman suggested that PTC could be expanded to include warning systems, i…

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North Castle Town Administrator Repays Some Of Disputed Funds To Yorktown North Castle Town Administrator Repays Some Of Disputed Funds To Yorktown
North Castle Town Administrator Repays Some Of Disputed Funds To Yorktown ARMONK, N.Y. -- North Castle Town Administrator Joan Goldberg confirmed that she has repaid a portion of disputed funds to Yorktown stemming from her time as its comptroller. Goldberg told Daily Voice that she repaid her net (after-tax) pay and interest, totaling about $43,000. Goldberg's net pay had been distributed in an escrow account since the dispute began, according to Goldberg. The funds collected interest while in the escrow, she explained. Goldberg, who left her post in Yorktown in 2012, had nearly $77,000 in compensation tied to accrued but unused vacation time, with more than…

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Bedford Playhouse Site At Critical Juncture Amid Turnover Bedford Playhouse Site At Critical Juncture Amid Turnover
Bedford Playhouse Site At Critical Juncture Amid Turnover BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Just days into the new year, the Bedford Playhouse site underwent a shake up, as movie-theater operator Bow Tie Cinemas made its departure. The stakes are high, as the property's landlord, Kenneth Horn's Alchemy Bedford, is seeking to fill the space as soon as possible in order to plug the revenue gap that the operator's exit left. Meanwhile, the group Friends of Bedford Playhouse has embarked on a fundraising campaign to secure $2.5 million in pledges to pay for renovation work in the theater, which includes replacing the current twinned screen configuration with a mix of…

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Bedford Playhouse Funding Effort Gets Six-Figure Boost Bedford Playhouse Funding Effort Gets Six-Figure Boost
Bedford Playhouse Funding Effort Gets Six-Figure Boost BEDFORD, N.Y. -- The Friends of Bedford Playhouse, a group that is raising money in order to convert the building's theater space into a non-profit arts venue, announced that it has received a $200,000 pledge from the Thompson Family Foundation. The foundation, according to the group, said it would pledge $300,000 in additional money to match future donations of the same amount. If the matching initiative is successful, it would mean an additional $600,000 in combined pledges. The friends group has a March 1 deadline to raise $2.5 million in pledges to pay for the conversion of the thea…

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Road Reopens After Home Heating-Oil Truck Overturns In Bedford Hills Road Reopens After Home Heating-Oil Truck Overturns In Bedford Hills
Road Reopens After Home Heating-Oil Truck Overturns In Bedford Hills This story has been updated BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y.. -- A home-heating oil truck overturned Monday afternoon on Bedford Center Road in Bedford Hills, according to Bedford Police. The accident occurred around 3 p.m. near Broad Brook Road and Bisbee Lane, police said. It resulted in the road being closed, according to police. A Nixle alert sent out by police stated that the closed portion was between Succabone Road and Harris Road. A subsequent alert was sent out shortly after midnight on Tuesday announcing that Bedford Center Road has reopened.

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North Castle Town Board Approves Path For The Disabled At New Gazebo North Castle Town Board Approves Path For The Disabled At New Gazebo
North Castle Town Board Approves Path For The Disabled At New Gazebo ARMONK, N.Y. -- The North Castle Town Board has given its approval to add a walkway for physically disabled visitors to a proposed rebuild of the Wampus Brook Park gazebo in Armonk. The approved version involves a path with an earthen elevation rise to the structure itself. John Sullivan, an architect involved with the rebuilding project, mentioned a possible five-percent grade difference for the path. Sullivan, who lives in Bedford, presented four options for accessibility for the physically disabled. The first, called "A," would have involved a switchback ramp and cost about $34,500. …

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Snow Means Disruptive February Start In Mount Kisco Snow Means Disruptive February Start In Mount Kisco
Snow Means Disruptive February Start In Mount Kisco WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The first Monday in February was disrupted across Northern Westchester due to a strong snowstorm that included freezing rain and sleet. School districts across the area pre-emptively chose to close, including in Chappaqua, Bedford, Katonah-Lewisboro, Somers, Byram Hills and North Salem. New Castle Town Hall, in Chappaqua, was closed Monday. Also closed were town offices in North Castle, Mount Kisco, Somers, Lewisboro and Pound Ridge. The Bedford Town Clerk's office was scheduled to be on an abbreviated schedule, while the Tax Receiver's Office was set to have…

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Bedford 2020 Summit Showcases Local Groups, Topics Bedford 2020 Summit Showcases Local Groups, Topics
Bedford 2020 Summit Showcases Local Groups, Topics BEDFORD, N.Y. -- The halls of Fox Lane High School were busy on Saturday, as the environmental group Bedford 2020 hosted its Environmental Summit and Solar Action Day. Bedford Councilwoman Mary Beth Kass, who co-founded Bedford 2020 and serves as its co-president, said the estimated turnout was about 500. The summit was the third hosted at Fox Lane, Kass explained. She recalled that a 2009 gathering, which was backed by members of the Bedford Garden Club and the town's Energy Advisory Panel, followed with her group's formation.  Bedford 2020's goal is to reduce the Town of Bedford's …

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Purple Heart Homes Group Helping Yorktown Veteran Purple Heart Homes Group Helping Yorktown Veteran
Purple Heart Homes Group Helping Yorktown Veteran YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Yorktown's Stephen O'Loughlin served in the Army six decades ago, joining the occupation forces following the end of combat in the Korean War. Now, he is receiving help from a group dedicated to fixing military veterans' homes. The 57-year resident, whose service in Korea was from 1953-54, is getting assistance from the newly formed downstate New York chapter of Purple Heart Homes, which helps implement home improvement measures. The group will help get railings installed at the front and back of O'Loughlin's house, which will make moving about easier.  O'Lough…

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