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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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Police & Fire

Two Killed In Car Crash On Route 22 In Southeast This story has been updated SOUTHEAST, N.Y. -- A man and a woman have died as a result of a two-car collision on Route 22 in Southeast, according to Brewster Fire Chief Bill Rieg. The man who died was initially reported as the first fatality. He was found dead in a car that had been traveling northbound, according to the chief. The man was a passenger in the car, Rieg explained. New York State Police have identified the man as Douglas Cable, a 56-year-old Brewster man. The woman who died was the driver of a vehicle that had been going southbound, according to Rieg. The chief previ…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/14/2014

Schools

Greeley Hosts Buzzing Spelling Bee In Chappaqua CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Costumed contestants performed before a large crowd Monday in Horace Greeley High School's Fifth Annual Spelling Bee. Contestants were divided into rounds by age, which included high schoolers, middle schoolers and adults. The winners of each round then vied for the title. This year's winners are the girls of "Bee 10acious," a trio consisting of Greeley sophomores Meaghan Townsend, Stephie Shen and Kaylie Eiden. The students won following a sudden-death face off. Spellers had to take on several seldom used words, including cytherean and quokka. During the middle s…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/13/2014

Business

Jersey Mike's Subs Holds Mount Kisco Ribbon-Cutting MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Jersey Mike's Subs held a ribbon-cutting at its new Mount Kisco location on Monday, Nov. 10, before a packed crowd. The gathering was a session for friends and family members of employees, according to Brian Egan, a franchisee for the location. Community members, including Mayor Michael Cindrich and people associated with the Mount Kisco Chamber of Commerce, also attended. The Mount Kisco location is the business's first in Westchester and its third in New York, Egan explained. “The location was very favorable,” Egan said when asked why Mount Kisco was chosen. E…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/13/2014

Schools

Shuttered Lewisboro Elementary School Draws Interest From Town, Boces LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- Months after closing, Lewisboro Elementary School has attracted interest from potential occupants. John Goetz, Katonah-Lewisboro's interim schools superintendent, announced that the Town of Lewisboro and BOCES are among those interested in using space at the school. Speaking about the town's interest, Goetz brought up Supervisor Peter Parsons' discussing a possible relocated of “several town functions into that building.” Parsons is also a member of the Lewisboro Elementary School Utilization Committee, according to Goetz. The supervisor previously raised inter…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/13/2014

News

Farr Will Discuss Bedford Playhouse Plan At Gathering BEDFORD, N.Y. -- John Farr is scheduled to discuss his plan for the Bedford Playhouse at a community gathering on Thursday evening in Bedford Village. Farr has proposed turning the playhouse space into something like the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville. The space is scheduled to become vacant when Bow Tie Cinema's lease expires at the end of the year. The gathering is scheduled to be a meeting of Bedford's Community Organizations Committee (COC) and will be held at the Bedford Free Library. David Gabrielson, who chairs the committee, wrote in an town email blast, "I hope you…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/12/2014

Politics

North Castle Voters Will Decide On Ward Referendum ARMONK, N.Y. -- North Castle will hold a special election on Thursday, Nov. 13, for a referendum on whether to switch the Town Board's council seats to a ward system. Currently, council members are elected on a town-wide, at-large basis. Under the proposal, they would be elected by geographic districts, or wards, for parts of the town. The election also includes a second referendum question, which is for whether two council seats should be added to the board. Polls are scheduled to be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. The town announced that voters who normally vote at town hall, the Hergen…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/12/2014

Police & Fire

Swastika Found Painted On Road In Somers SOMERS, N.Y. -- A swastika was found painted on a road in the Preserve neighborhood, Somers Police Chief Michael Driscoll confirmed. "It was one swastika on the ground on the road,” Driscoll said. Nobody has been arrested in connection with the incident, according to Driscoll. The chief noted that kids with spray cans were seen but that they ran off before police arrived. Nobody saw any of them paint the swastika, Driscoll said. The kids were present on Halloween night, according to Driscoll. There were about 40 kids at the scene, he said. “We're treating it as a graffiti incid…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/12/2014

Politics

North Castle Ward Vote Cost Expected To Hit $50K Range ARMONK, N.Y. -- The cost for holding North Castle's special election Nov, 13 on whether to adopt a ward system is expected to reach the $50,000 range, according to Town Clerk Anne Curran. Curran, who gave her update at the Town Board's Nov. 5 meeting, anticipates that the cost will be in the “neighborhood of $50,000.” In coming up with the figure, Curran cited the cost of hiring people for the election and a registration day, postage, printing, publishing and attorney's fees. During the meeting, Curran acknowledged that the cost of the special election has been a frequent item of inter…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/11/2014

News

Somers Says 'Thanks' At Veterans Day Ceremony SOMERS, N.Y. -- An array of Somers community groups gathered Tuesday morning to honor veterans. The Veterans Day ceremony was held at Ivendell Cemetery in downtown Somers. Several veterans were present for the ceremony, along with groups including Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, the Somers Lions Club and the League of Women Voters. Attendees sat and stood in a circular gathering around a memorial at the cemetery. “To all our veterans, we have a simple yet heartfelt message: thank you," said Somers Supervisor Rick Morrissey. "Thank you for your unwavering service in peacetime and in war, he…

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/11/2014

Police & Fire

Spinelli Named Mount Kisco's New Police Chief MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Sgt. Joseph Spinelli has been appointed as Mount Kisco's new police chief, ending a long vacancy period. Mount Kisco's Village Board of Trustees voted to appoint Spinelli on Monday morning. Spinelli, who is the local PBA president, was appointed to a 52-week probationary period and has a salary of $112,000, Cindrich said. The chief's position had been vacant for more than two years, according to Mayor Michael Cindrich, following the retirement of Steven Anderson. In the interim, Executive Lt. Patrick O'Reilly has taken on a chief-like role. Cinrich called the …

by Tom Auchterlonie

11/11/2014

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