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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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North Castle Library Has Closures, Shorter Hours For Holidays North Castle Library Has Closures, Shorter Hours For Holidays
North Castle Library Has Closures, Shorter Hours For Holidays ARMONK, N.Y. -- The North Castle Public Library will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. The library will have shorter hours for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. It will close at 1:30 p.m. on both days. The library's two locations are in Armonk and in North White Plains.

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Lewisboro Library Has Christmas Closures Lewisboro Library Has Christmas Closures
Lewisboro Library Has Christmas Closures LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- The Lewisboro Library will be closed for both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Additionally, the library will have abbreviated hours on New Year's Eve. Instead of closing at 6 p.m., which is the normal closure on Wednesdays, the library will close at 1 p.m. The library is temporarily housed in the nearby Presbyterian church in South Salem due to construction at its building.

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Neighbors
New Castle Honors Longtime Resident Henriette Suhr New Castle Honors Longtime Resident Henriette Suhr
New Castle Honors Longtime Resident Henriette Suhr CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- New Castle officials gathered this month to honor Henriette Suhr, a longtime resident who is known for her Rocky Hills garden and interest in the environment. Supervisor Rob Greenstein, who read a town proclamation for Suhr, said at the Dec. 9 Town Board meeting, “She has pointed that board and the town to a greater awareness of wetlands, drainage and hydrology – not the kind of work that makes headlines, but obviously incredibly important.” Suhr, who is 98 and has lived in New Castle for almost 60 years, said it has been a “wonderful time here in Chappaqua all these …

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Two-Lane Traffic Back On Croton Falls Road Bridge Two-Lane Traffic Back On Croton Falls Road Bridge
Two-Lane Traffic Back On Croton Falls Road Bridge CROTON FALLS, N.Y. -- The eastbound lane of the Croton Falls Road bridge was reopened to traffic this week. The lane was closed as part of Westchester County's renovation of the bridge. During that time, traffic was detoured to the eastbound stretch of Route 202 and continuing south, with a right-hand turn onto Route 22. The county has spent this year overhauling the bridge. Measures have included removing a pedestrian bridge that ran parallel to the main structure and replacing it with a sidewalk on the latter.  Britta Vander Linden, a spokeswoman with County Executive Rob Astorino'…

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Schools
Pound Ridge Elementary School Principal Gembka To Step Down Pound Ridge Elementary School Principal Gembka To Step Down
Pound Ridge Elementary School Principal Gembka To Step Down POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- Pound Ridge Elementary School Principal Timothy Gembka will be leaving his position, according to Bedford Schools Superintendent Jere Hochman, who announced the upcoming departure in a community email. Community members reported to Daily Voice that they received Hochman's email, which was sent out on Friday afternoon. Hochman could not be reached for comment. In the email, Hochman did not give a reason for Gembka's upcoming departure, which is effective for the 2015-16 school year. "In order to begin a search process in a timely manner, I would like to let you kn…

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Dick Crabtree Remembered Fondly In Chappaqua Dick Crabtree Remembered Fondly In Chappaqua
Dick Crabtree Remembered Fondly In Chappaqua CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- The recent death of Richard (Dick) Crabtree was noted in Chappaqua this week. John Ehrlich, a Chappaqua resident whose community presence has included volunteering with the local Rotary club, read a statement about Crabtree at the New Castle Town Board's meeting on Monday, Dec. 15. “He wasn’t born in Chappaqua but he made the life of everyone who lived in Chappaqua since 1981 better," Ehrlich said. A past president of the Chappaqua Rotary, Ehrlich noted Crabtree's role in letting the organizations at his restaurant, Crabtree's Kittle House. “He and his son, John…

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Chappaqua Crossing Approvals Bring Mitigation Offers Chappaqua Crossing Approvals Bring Mitigation Offers
Chappaqua Crossing Approvals Bring Mitigation Offers CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- On the same night that the New Castle Town Board voted to approve retail zoning for Chappaqua Crossing, it was announced that Summit/Greenfield, the site's owner, was offering several new mitigation measures. Supervisor Rob Greenstein enumerated the concessions in remarks that preceded the board's vote on the zoning and other legislative items, which each passed by votes of 4-1. Summit/Greenfield recapped the measures in a press release, which was released Friday, Dec. 19, and offered further details. The new measures include the following, based on a combination of r…

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Town Board OK's Chappaqua Crossing Retail Zone Town Board OK's Chappaqua Crossing Retail Zone
Town Board OK's Chappaqua Crossing Retail Zone CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- The New Castle Town Board voted Thursday night to approve retail zoning for Chappaqua Crossing. The zone allows for up to 120,000 square feet of retail space and for Summit/Greenfield, the site's owner, to keep up to 500,000 of other commercial space. It is applicable as an overlay to the site's existing commercial zone. Summit/Greenfield has proposed having a 40,000-square-foot Whole Foods Grocery store on the site. The Town Board authorized having a grocery store of 30,000 to 45,000, a narrower range than the 36,000 to 66,000 the developer initially proposed. The…

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Bedford School Officials Respond To Special-Ed Concerns Bedford School Officials Respond To Special-Ed Concerns
Bedford School Officials Respond To Special-Ed Concerns BEDFORD, N.Y. -- After hearing concerns from several parents of special-education students, Bedford Central officials gave responses at Wednesday's school board meeting. Superintendent Jere Hochman addressed remarks from members of the district's Special Education Parent Teacher Organization (SEPTO), which were critical of the services being provided.  Acknowledging their comments, which were made at the school board's Dec. 3 meeting, Hochman added that “we’ve had some very good meetings with the leadership of SEPTO.” Drew Patrick, who is Bedford Central's assistant superintendent fo…

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Ex-North Castle Police Chief's Lawsuit Moved To Federal Court Ex-North Castle Police Chief's Lawsuit Moved To Federal Court
Ex-North Castle Police Chief's Lawsuit Moved To Federal Court ARMONK, N.Y. -- Former North Castle Police Chief Geoffrey Harisch's lawsuit against the town and Town Administrator Joan Goldberg has been transferred from state court to federal court. The amended lawsuit, which had previously been in state Supreme Court, is now in U.S. District Court in White Plains. Harisch, who was appointed police chief in 2013 but resigned in May 2014, accuses Goldberg of retaliating against him for bringing up what he claims is corruption in the Police Department. He alleges that the retaliation included a reduced compensation package not commensurate with his po…

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