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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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Mount Kisco Trustees Farber, Schleimer Run Unopposed For Re-election Mount Kisco Trustees Farber, Schleimer Run Unopposed For Re-election
Mount Kisco Trustees Farber, Schleimer Run Unopposed For Re-election MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Mount Kisco Trustees Jean Farber and Karen Schleimer are running unopposed, according to the Westchester County Board of Elections. The two have the Democratic and Independence Party ballot lines, according to the board. Mount Kisco's Village Board of Trustees has five seats, which are scheduled for staggered elections. The other three seats, including the mayor's, are not up for election this year. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4.

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Voters Deciding On Term Limits For Kent Town Board Voters Deciding On Term Limits For Kent Town Board
Voters Deciding On Term Limits For Kent Town Board KENT, N.Y. -- Voters in Kent will get to decide on Tuesday, Nov. 4, whether Town Board members should be subject to term limits. The proposition listed on the ballot calls for the supervisor to be limited to four, two-year terms. It also calls for limiting council members to two, four-year terms. The term limits, according to the ballot measure, would be effective for the next biennial town election, which will be held on Nov. 3, 2015. Town Board members are mixed on the issue, according to a recent report in The Putnam County Press/Times. This includes, according to the newspaper, o…

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Brewster, Southeast Local Elections Are Uncontested Brewster, Southeast Local Elections Are Uncontested
Brewster, Southeast Local Elections Are Uncontested BREWSTER, N.Y. -- Municipal elections for offices in Brewster and Southeast are uncontested this year. In Brewster, the only candidates listed on the ballot for a pair of village trustee seats are incumbents Tom Boissonnault and Mary Bryde. They are each running on a local party line called A Better Brewster. In Southeast, Michael Bruen is running unopposed for the the town's Highway Superintendent race. He has the Republican and Independence Party ballot lines. A sample ballot is available here. 

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North Salem Candidates Talk Development, Rural Character North Salem Candidates Talk Development, Rural Character
North Salem Candidates Talk Development, Rural Character NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- The candidates running in a special election for a North Salem Town Board seat repeatedly discussed their approaches to development and the town's rural character at a recent forum. Republican candidate William Monti, who was appointed to the seat following the death of Councilman Bruce Buchholtz, declared support for “responsible growth of our town while guarding our rural character.” Monti also cited examples of properties that could be developed. They include an old lumber site in Croton Falls and a property by Route 121 and Bloomer Road, and the Croton Falls Fir…

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Dow, De Palma Vie For Pound Ridge Board Seat In Special Race Dow, De Palma Vie For Pound Ridge Board Seat In Special Race
Dow, De Palma Vie For Pound Ridge Board Seat In Special Race POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- Voters in Pound Ridge will decide on Tuesday, Nov. 4 who should serve the remainder of a term for a Town Board seat. The seat, formerly held by Dick Lyman, became subject to a special election when he was elected town supervisor. It is currently filled by Deputy Supervisor Jon Powers. The Republican candidate is David Dow, who currently serves as chairman of the Pound Ridge Library Board of Trustees. The Democratic candidate is Sherene De Palma, whose experience includes founding an after-school foreign language program and volunteering to help in local events such …

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Chappaqua Crossing Attorney: Vote Or We'll Return To Court Chappaqua Crossing Attorney: Vote Or We'll Return To Court
Chappaqua Crossing Attorney: Vote Or We'll Return To Court CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- A lawyer for Chappaqua Crossing owner Summit/Greenfield warned the New Castle Town Board on Tuesday night, Oct. 28, that it must take action on the retail proposal for the site or face a return to litigation. “It’s got to be done by the end of the year," said Howard Stahl, who was involved with the owner's 2011 lawsuits against the town. "That’s the end of the tolling agreement." Summit/Greenfield sued New Castle in federal and state courts. The litigation was over how the town handled the review of its proposed multifamily housing for the site. The developer, from th…

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Goldens Bridge House Destroyed In Overnight Blaze Goldens Bridge House Destroyed In Overnight Blaze
Goldens Bridge House Destroyed In Overnight Blaze GOLDENS BRIDGE, N.Y. -- Charred debris and rubble are all that are left of a house in Goldens Bridge following a destructive fire on Tuesday night. The blaze occurred at a home on Hillside Avenue, which is a narrow dirt road not too far from the Lewisboro hamlet's business center. Goldens Bridge First Assistant Fire Chief Al Melillo recapped the response in a statement provided to Daily Voice. He said the fire department was dispatched for a structure fire on Tuesday night at 11:28 p.m.  He said the home was at 33 Hillside Ave., in the Goldens Bridge Colony. The response was in less …

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Odell, Oliverio Clash Over Borrowing And County Executive's Salary Odell, Oliverio Clash Over Borrowing And County Executive's Salary
Odell, Oliverio Clash Over Borrowing And County Executive's Salary CARMEL, N.Y. -- Incumbent Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell and challenger Sam Oliverio laid out their differences at a candidate's forum last week. The two took different stances on a number of issues, such as bonding and whether to cut the county executive's salary, when they were questioned by moderators at the forum on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at the VFW hall in Carmel. Oliverio, the Democratic candidate, voiced support for bonding for long-term items, such as the purchases of Tilly Foster Farm and a golf course. Both of those purchases, according to Oliverio, were done to prevent …

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Somers Water Trough Dedication Held After Move To Bailey Park Somers Water Trough Dedication Held After Move To Bailey Park
Somers Water Trough Dedication Held After Move To Bailey Park SOMERS, N.Y. -- Community members gathered on Sunday in downtown Somers for the dedication of an historic water trough, which was moved across town to Bailey Park. The gathering took place in the park following an annual local Halloween parade. Somers Historical Society member Grace Zimmermann called the dedication a “culmination of a number of public and private initiatives to protect the town’s historic resources.” Zimmermann also recapped the park's history, mentioning that the site was donated in the 1960s and that improvements were added, such as the gazebo. She also noted the w…

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Hillary Clinton Campaigns For Maloney In Somers Hillary Clinton Campaigns For Maloney In Somers
Hillary Clinton Campaigns For Maloney In Somers SOMERS, N.Y. -- Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney repeatedly emphasized his ties to Bill and Hillary Clinton at a Monday morning rally in Somers. “Look, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m a Clinton Democrat,” he said. The congressman, a former White House staffer for the Clintons, recalled first becoming connected through a 1992 dinner that he had with her in Manchester, N.H., when her husband was running for president. He credited her with getting him on board his campaign, which included long hours and sleeping on a floor. This time, the roles are different. The Chappaqua resid…

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