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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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News

Legionaries Sues New Castle Over Loss Of Tax Exemption NEW CASTLE, N.Y. -- The Legionaries of Christ is suing the Town of New Castle to overturn the loss of its property tax exemption. In the lawsuit, dated Oct. 14 and filed with the state Supreme Court in White Plains, the Roman Catholic religious organization argues that the use of the property, which is about 97 acres, has not changed. “To date, Petitioner continues to use the Property for its religious purposes,” the complaint says. The lawsuit is called a tax certiorari, a type of litigation used for challenging property assessments. The non-profit organization’s corporate name, …

by Tom Auchterlonie

10/24/2014

News

Putnam County Clerk Candidates Differ Over Gun-Permit Records CARMEL, N.Y. -- The two candidates who are vying to become the next Putnam county clerk differ sharply on how they would have handled the disclosure of gun permit records when asked at a forum at the Carmel VFW Hall on Wednesday night. The refusal of incumbent County Clerk Dennis Sant to deny a records request from The Journal News was a major news story in 2013. The paper later announced it had filed suit over the denial. The newspaper was not referred to by name during the debate. Instead, a co-moderator mentioned that the request was from an “out of county newspaper.” The Journal News i…

by Tom Auchterlonie

10/23/2014

Events

Saturday Harvest Festival At Katonah's John Jay Homestead KATONAH, N.Y. -- The John Jay Homestead in Katonah is scheduled to host a Harvest Festival on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The activities scheduled for the event include pumpkin decorating, cider pressing and making God's eye craft out of twigs and yarn. More information about the Harvest Festival is available here.

by Daily Voice

10/22/2014

Schools

Fired Fox Lane Teacher's Lawsuit Against District Is Dismissed BEDFORD, N.Y. -- A state Supreme Court judge has denied fired Fox Lane High School teacher Adam Heller's bid to get his job back by dismissing his lawsuit against the Bedford Central School District. In an Oct. 2 decision, Justice Charles Wood upheld a hearing officer's finding against Heller, a Pound Ridge resident, in a disciplinary proceeding that allowed for his termination. The lawsuit, which was filed in May, sought to overturn the hearing officer's ruling. "The hearing officer considered the totality of the evidence and his determination for petitioner's removal did not exceed…

by Tom Auchterlonie

10/22/2014

Schools

Mahoney Resigns From Mahopac School Board MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Mahopac Board of Education Trustee Brian Mahoney resigned at a special meeting on Monday, according to a notice from the school district. The district's notice, posted on its website, says the resignation is "to pursue personal interests." Details of what that entails are not immediately known. Mahoney's abrupt resignation caps a brief tenure on the board. He was elected in May after running as a write-in candidate, according to Interim Superintendent Brian Monahan, who himself assumed his temporary position in July. The board's special meeting on Monday was for i…

by Tom Auchterlonie

10/22/2014

Sports

Chappaqua Tennis Team Wins Women's Usta Title CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- A team that plays at Chappaqua's Birchwood Swim & Tennis has won a United States Tennis Association (USTA) women's national title, the organization announced. USTA said the team won the title at the USTA League Adult 18 & Over 2.5 National Championships, which were held in Indian Wells, Calif. The Chappaqua team's victory came in a 2-1 championship-match win over a team from Diablo, Calif., USTA noted, which followed a 3-0 semifinals victory over a team from Covington, La. Priors to the semifinals, the team won in round-robin play, USTA said. Chappaqua r…

by Tom Auchterlonie

10/22/2014

News

Odell Wants More County Services In Western Putnam PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell expressed her support for adding services to the western section of the county in an interview with Daily Voice. During the video interview, which was held at her office in downtown Carmel, Odell was asked whether Western Putnam receives adequate county services at the moment. “No," she replied. "I've recognized that the western part of the county has not been receiving their fair share of opportunities for county services for a long time now." As one example of a new service, Odell voiced support for having a senior cent…

by Tom Auchterlonie

10/22/2014

Schools

John Jay Football Team Dons Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness CROSS RIVER, N.Y. -- John Jay High School football players added a pink color to their attire this month, as they have been wearing pink shirts in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Katonah-Lewisboro School District announced. They are called "John Jay Football Tackles Breast Cancer" shirts, the district noted. The team's motto, which is "As One," is on the back of the shirts, the district added. "We thought it would be a good idea to get shirts to bring awareness to this terrible disease,” John Jay football coach James Clark said in a district press release. In additi…

by Tom Auchterlonie

10/22/2014

News

Mount Kisco Scores High In Economic Growth Survey MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Mount Kisco receives high marks in a new economic growth survey from financial news site NerdWallet. The municipality comes in seventh out of 188 communities that were researched for the site's "Cities on the Rise" survey. Criteria used for the survey, according to NerdWallet, involve growth in income, employment and population. NerdWallet's data, which are as recent as 2012, show that Mount Kisco's working-age population is 8,863 and that it had a median income of $50,342. The survey also shows that from 2009 to 2012, Mount Kisco's working-age population grew…

by Tom Auchterlonie

10/20/2014

Politics

Wagner Backs State Constitutional Amendment To Stop Unfunded Mandates CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- State Senate candidate Justin Wagner declared support for a state constitutional amendment that would block unfunded mandates being passed to local governments. In a recent interview with Daily Voice, Wagner (D-Croton-on-Hudson), said: “if Albany has a good idea, Albany should pay for it.” “They shouldn’t be kicking those costs down to local governments.” Wagner's response came to an interview question about how he would keep taxes low. Wagner also cited helping with pension costs, which he attributed to local layoffs. “We want to help municipalities.”…

by Tom Auchterlonie

10/19/2014

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