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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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Armonk Man, 21, Reported Missing Armonk Man, 21, Reported Missing
Armonk Man, 21, Reported Missing WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- North Castle Police are looking for Miles Applebaum, a 21-year-old Armonk resident who has been missing since Monday. Police said that Applebaum was last seen at 9:50 a.m. and was leaving his home. A description of his car, according to police, is of a green Volvo with a Temple University windshield sticker. Police noted that the vehicle's license plate is #Z524CL. Police encourage folks with information to call 914-273-9500.

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Katonah Group Home Assures Use, Site's Future Katonah Group Home Assures Use, Site's Future
Katonah Group Home Assures Use, Site's Future (This is Daily Voice's second story on the Town Board's vote. For the first one, click here.) BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. -- The list of assurances given by the provider of a proposed Katonah group home, which were consented to by the Bedford Town Board, include an array of details on the property’s usage, governance and potential future. In a Monday letter, William Ursillo, chief operating officer of Cardinal McCloskey Community Services, said that it is not his organization’s intention to allow sexual offenders or people with substance abuse disorders. Several neighbors of the proposed gro…

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New Castle Police Issue Tickets For Texting To 12 Drivers New Castle Police Issue Tickets For Texting To 12 Drivers
New Castle Police Issue Tickets For Texting To 12 Drivers CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- New Castle Police report they issued tickets to 12 drivers they caught texting Wednesday morning.  An additional five tickets were given for cell phone usage, according to police. "Our goal is to see texting while driving as socially unacceptable as DWI. We want to be able to report that our officers are no longer observing distracted drivers," New Castle Police Chief Charles Ferry said in a statement. "Until then NCPD's zero-tolerance enforcement will continue to ticket drivers who choose to use hand held electronic devices while driving." The tickets come followi…

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Green Chimneys, Fryer Machine Systems Win Putnam EDC Awards Green Chimneys, Fryer Machine Systems Win Putnam EDC Awards
Green Chimneys, Fryer Machine Systems Win Putnam EDC Awards MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Two established Putnam entities received awards on Friday at the Putnam County Economic Development Corporation's Recognition Breakfast. Green Chimneys, which serves special needs children, was the recipient of the Community Impact Award, while Patterson-based Fryer Machine Systems was this year's Business Leadership Award recipient. "Our Business Leadership Award celebrates the successful implementation of innovative, economically promising projects in a community or region that are completed or planned to be completed within the next six months,” said Meghan Taylor, t…

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Bedford Town Board Opts Not To Object To Proposed Katonah Group Home Bedford Town Board Opts Not To Object To Proposed Katonah Group Home
Bedford Town Board Opts Not To Object To Proposed Katonah Group Home BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. -- Following a legal opinion from Bedford’s counsel, the Town Board approved countersigning an agreement of assurances from the provider of a proposed Katonah group home instead of making an objection to it. The unanimous vote on Monday, Sept. 29, came following a review from Town Attorney Joel Sachs of state case law and correspondences from provider Cardinal McCloskey Community Services giving assurances for its plan. A letter from CMCS, dated Sept. 29, includes a signature from Chief Operating Officer William Ursillo and space for a town signatory. Sachs explained…

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North Castle Town Board Declines To Refer Complaint Against Clerk North Castle Town Board Declines To Refer Complaint Against Clerk
North Castle Town Board Declines To Refer Complaint Against Clerk ARMONK, N.Y. -- The North Castle Town Board unanimously voted not to refer a complaint about Town Clerk Anne Curran to the local Board of Ethics. The complaint accused her of violations stemming from communication about former Councilwoman Becky Kitteridge's funeral. The complaint, brought by resident Mario Ruggiero, was criticized by board members. “I'm not going to waste their time on this,” said Supervisor Michael Schiliro in stating his opposition to a referral. The vote against a referral was made at the board's Sept. 23 meeting. Schiliro claimed there were at least 16 fal…

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Town Releases New RFP For Chappaqua Train Station Rental Town Releases New RFP For Chappaqua Train Station Rental
Town Releases New RFP For Chappaqua Train Station Rental CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Roughly three months after the New Castle Town Board voted to rescind a lease for the Chappaqua train station, the town has released a new request for proposals for renting the historic space. The document states the town is seeking a five-year lease and is open to renewal. It also includes a requirement to keep restrooms open to the public between 4:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The RFP also states the factors the Town Board will consider when choosing a tenant, and notes there is no obligation to go with whatev…

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Westchester Native, Ex-Gov. Pataki Endorses Fracking Westchester Native, Ex-Gov. Pataki Endorses Fracking
Westchester Native, Ex-Gov. Pataki Endorses Fracking MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- In a speech at a Putnam County Economic Development Corporation breakfast, former Republican Gov. George Pataki endorsed what he called an “intelligent authorizing” of fracking. Pataki, a Peekskill native who is a Garrison resident, also backed keeping fracking away from parks and New York City’s watershed in the Catskill Mountains and Hudson River Valley. He also called for rules and regulations for fracking, which is the hydraulic fracturing of shale rock to access the oil and natural gas underneath. In making the case for the extraction of natural gas, Pataki argued …

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Green Chimneys' Brewster Campus Expansion Calls For New Classrooms, Jobs Green Chimneys' Brewster Campus Expansion Calls For New Classrooms, Jobs
Green Chimneys' Brewster Campus Expansion Calls For New Classrooms, Jobs MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Green Chimneys is planning to expand its Brewster Campus with the renovation of two vacant buildings, an official with the Putnam County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) announced Friday morning before presenting an award to an official with the organization. Meghan Taylor, the Putnam County EDC's president, noted that the work will result in the creation of seven new classrooms. She added that they will be for 60 additional special needs and preschool children. The expansion, planned to start this fall and finish by fall of 2016, will create 35 jobs, according to…

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North Salem Girl Scouts Put Finishing Touches On PQ Elementary Mural North Salem Girl Scouts Put Finishing Touches On PQ Elementary Mural
North Salem Girl Scouts Put Finishing Touches On PQ Elementary Mural NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- An outdoor basketball court at North Salem’s Pequenakonck Elementary School (PQ) now has a large mural of all 50 states thanks to the work of a 6th-grade Girl Scouts troop. The girls, from North Salem Girl Scout Troop 1054, put finishing touches on the mural on Wednesday afternoon, which included placing hand prints covered with blue paint onto the project. Additionally, their first names were painted on. The mural was for the scouts’ Bronze Award, explained Debra Rei, who is one of three leaders for the troop. The other two leaders are Nikki Pakula and Jennifer Bin…

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