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Tom Auchterlonie

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tauchterlonie@dailyvoice.com

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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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News

Bedford Town Board To Talk Chain Stores, Traffic Safety BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. -- The Bedford Town Board recently scheduled meetings for a serious of prominent local topics, ranging from chain stores to the master plan. The next meeting is set for Jan. 20 and will include a work session at 7 p.m. and a regular session at 8:15 p.m. The former will pertain to to a government-efficiency program and the proposals from the town's Traffic Safety Working Group. The Town Board is then scheduled to meet on Feb. 3 for a work session regarding the town's master plan -- it's officially known as the Comprehensive Plan -- and chain stores. In the case of the…

by Tom Auchterlonie

01/14/2015

Lifestyle

Armonk Eateries Offer Warm Foods Amid Cold Weather ARMONK, N.Y. -- Temperatures have been frigid for much of the new year, with there being no shortage or snow and ice. Inside the restaurants of downtown Armonk, however, patrons have several options for warming up, with soup taking front and center. Here's a sampling of where to go. La Mer Seafood Co.: Owner Edward Weschler notes that his place has at least five soups a day, many of which fall in the seafood and vegetable categories. The former include lobster bisque, New England Clam Chowder and Manhattan Clam Chowder, while the latter include butternut squash, lentil and split pea. Th…

by Tom Auchterlonie

01/14/2015

Schools

Lewisboro Elementary Re-Use Group To Study Yorktown Example CROSS RIVER, N.Y. -- The committee examining the re-use of the shuttered Lewisboro Elementary School is looking to a closed school in Yorktown for an example, according to an update from Interim Superintendent John Goetz. Goetz, a member of the Lewisboro Elementary School Utilization Committee, said Assistant Superintendent for Business Michael Jumper and Director of Facilities Paul Christensen visited the school and met with a real estate company employee who worked with Yorktown on reusing its French Hill school. The real estate person will address the committee at a future meeting, …

by Tom Auchterlonie

01/13/2015

News

Bedford Town Board OK's Nearly $1M For Roosevelt Drive Water Project BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. -- The Bedford Town Board unanimously approved a nearly $1 million, 40-year bond to finance a water project for the Roosevelt Drive neighborhood. The bond's exact amount is $977,611, according to the approval resolution. The Town Board approved the bond at its Jan. 6 meeting. Included in the resolution is a 20-day estoppel period, after which the resolution will take effect. The bond does not require a permissive referendum for approval. The Roosevelt Drive Neighborhood Water Improvement project involves extending municipal water into the area previously approved …

by Tom Auchterlonie

01/13/2015

Neighbors

Rhodes Serves As Bedford Daily Voice Community Advisor BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Bea Rhodes is serving as a community advisor for the Bedford Daily Voice. Rhodes serves as confidential secretary to Bedford Supervisor Chris Burdick, which she calls "a position that I really enjoy and that means a great deal to me." Previously, Rhodes worked as a legislative aide to Westchester County Legislator Catherine Borgia and as an office manager for the Junior League of Northern Westchester. Rhodes' other involvement in Bedford includes serving as a member of the town's Tree Advisory Board. Over the years, Rhodes recalls having volunteered for various organ…

by Tom Auchterlonie

01/13/2015

Neighbors

Neal Schwartz Serving As Community Advisor For Armonk Daily Voice ARMONK, N.Y. -- Local businessman Neal Schwartz is serving as a community advisor for the Armonk Daily Voice. Schwartz is president of the Armonk Chamber of Commerce. He is also has two local business, which include the Tutoring Club of Armonk and College Planning of Westchester. Schwartz writes that he chairs the board of Northern Westchester Business Network, is a member of Higher Education Consultants Association and graduated from Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. He also notes that he has one daughter in graduate school and another working in environmental science in Connecticut. …

by Daily Voice

01/12/2015

Neighbors

Angelica Carey Joins Lewisboro Daily Voice As Community Advisor LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- South Salem resident Angelica Carey is acting as a community advisor for the Lewisboro Daily Voice. Carey wrote that she is a corporate speechwriter and has lived in South Salem for 12 years with her husband, David, and their two daughters. She added that she is from Baton Rouge, La., and her favorite things include the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, the Lewisboro Library and the Town Pool. Community advisors provide Daily Voice with tips for local news and events.

by Daily Voice

01/12/2015

Neighbors

Karen Roach Serving As Community Advisor For North Salem Daily Voice NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- Karen Roach, a 25-year North Salem resident, is serving as a community advisor for the North Salem Daily Voice. Community advisors provide Daily Voice with tips for local news and events. Roach, who is the town's receiver of taxes, is also president of the North Salem League, a community support program. Additionally, she is a member of the North Salem Lions Club and a committee member of the North Salem Troop 1 Boy Scouts.

by Daily Voice

01/12/2015

Police & Fire

Mount Kisco House Fire Was Accidental, Chief Says MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- The Saturday house fire on Spring Street was accidental and caused by the failure of an electrical wire, according to Mount Kisco Fire Chief Mario Muccioli. Mount Kisco's Fire Department responded to the blaze at 125 Spring St., on Saturday at 4:13 a.m., according to the chief. Mutual aid included fire departments from Bedford Hills, Katonah and Yorktown Heights he said. The Mount Kisco Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Westchester County's Cause and Origin Team also responded, according to Muccioli. The fire in Mount Kisco displaced a family of two adults and four c…

by Tom Auchterlonie

01/12/2015

Events

Pound Ridge Library Art Show Will Highlight Human-Trafficking Issue POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- The Pound Ridge Library announced that it will host an art show on Saturday, Jan. 31, to promote awareness of human trafficking. The art show, which will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., will include participation from several Pound Ridge artists and a group called International Organization for Adolescents (IOFA). Pound Ridge Councilwoman Ali Boak, who is also IOFA's president and co-founder, is scheduled to join the show, as is Police Chief David Ryan. In a statement provided by the library, Boak mentions that human trafficking has happened locally. “Hum…

by Tom Auchterlonie

01/12/2015

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