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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
Mount Kisco Police Hold Prescription Take-Back Day Mount Kisco Police Hold Prescription Take-Back Day
Mount Kisco Police Hold Prescription Take-Back Day MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Mount Kisco police announced that a Prescription Take-Back Day will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27. The event is scheduled to run from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and will be held at the police station at 40 Green St. The Police Department's full message is available here.

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New Castle Cop Treats Heroin Overdose Victim With Antidote New Castle Cop Treats Heroin Overdose Victim With Antidote
New Castle Cop Treats Heroin Overdose Victim With Antidote CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- A New Castle cop has been credited with treating a victim of a heroin overdose by administering the antidote drug Naloxone. New Castle Police, in a Facebook post, announced that pfficer Arthur Mendoza responded a minute after a 911 call was received on Sept. 23. Mendoza went to a Chappaqua residence and and found the victim, a 30-year-old man, who was "unresponsive," according to police. He recent got training to handle opioid overdoses, police said. After the Naloxone was given, according to police, "the overdose victim became conscious and responsive to questions…

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Zoning Board Closes New Castle Mosque Public Hearings Zoning Board Closes New Castle Mosque Public Hearings
Zoning Board Closes New Castle Mosque Public Hearings CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- New Castle’s Zoning Board of Appeals voted Monday, Sept. 22 to close a pair of public hearing pertaining to the Upper Westchester Muslim Society’s proposed mosque for a site located in the West End of town. The ZBA closed a hearing for the project’s Final Environmental Impact Statement and a hearing for the proposal’s special permit. The board’s approval of the permit is required for the proposal. The FEIS is part of the project’s environmental review, with the next document, called a findings statement, being the last one for it. ZBA Chairman Kenneth Cooper anticipat…

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Another Croton Falls Road Bridge Closure Scheduled For Friday Another Croton Falls Road Bridge Closure Scheduled For Friday
Another Croton Falls Road Bridge Closure Scheduled For Friday CROTON FALLS, N.Y. -- There will be another closure of the Croton Falls Road bridge on Friday, according to an announcement from Westchester County, which is involved in the structure's overhaul. The closure is scheduled to last from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The bridge has been the subject of several traffic closures this month, most recently on Wednesday.  The county also announced that there will be a detour and about the presence of police.  Previous coverage of the bridge work is available here. The bridge is located near downtown Croton Falls and is also close to the borders of So…

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Schools
Katonah-Lewisboro Schools Superintendent Search Gets Under Way Katonah-Lewisboro Schools Superintendent Search Gets Under Way
Katonah-Lewisboro Schools Superintendent Search Gets Under Way CROSS RIVER, N.Y. -- Representatives from the firm hired to find a new Katonah-Lewisboro schools superintendent gave an overview of the search, which will involve a mix of confidentiality for candidates and public events. The representatives, John Chambers and Deborah Raizes, are from Hazard, Young, Attea Associates. Chambers, whose resume includes having served as superintendent for the Bronxville and Byram Hills school districts, also brought up his 10 years of serving as a John Jay High school principal. Raizes’ resume includes having served as as a Scarsdale school board member, includi…

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Chappaqua Rabbi Looks Forward To Rosh Hashanah Celebration Chappaqua Rabbi Looks Forward To Rosh Hashanah Celebration
Chappaqua Rabbi Looks Forward To Rosh Hashanah Celebration CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- This year Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe will participate in his first Rosh Hashanah service at Chappaqua's Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester. Jaffe, who joined Temple Beth El on July 1 and serves as its Senior Rabbi, is looking forward to it. “I can't wait,” he said. This year Rosh Hashanah is observed from sundown on Wednesday, Sept. 24 to nightfall on Friday, Sept. 26. Alluding to the synagogue's large membership, Jaffe also talked about being able to meet more members of the congregation. While he already has met a lot of families, Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Y…

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Pound Ridge Library Board: Cleveland, Nurenberg, Baschkin & De Palma Win Pound Ridge Library Board: Cleveland, Nurenberg, Baschkin & De Palma Win
Pound Ridge Library Board: Cleveland, Nurenberg, Baschkin & De Palma Win POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- Election results provided show the winners of four Pound Ridge Library Board of Trustees up for election are Stacey Cleveland, Melanie Urick Baschkin, Richard De Palma and Lena Nurenberg. According to the results, De Palma received 91 votes, Cleveland got 89, Nurenberg received 86 and Baschkin got 80.  Seven candidates ran and four seats were up for election. The candidates who did not win were Erin Joslyn, Lisa Smith and Terry Gottlieb. Their vote tallies were not provided. Aside from the library board elections, the proposed 2015 library budget was up for a vot…

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Voters Approve Pound Ridge Library's 2015 Budget Voters Approve Pound Ridge Library's 2015 Budget
Voters Approve Pound Ridge Library's 2015 Budget POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- Voters approved the 2015 Pound Ridge Library budget by a tally of 102 for and 83 against, results show. The 2015 budget includes a spending increase of 16.36 percent, to a total of $791,117. The tax levy, which is the amount of revenue that comes from property taxes, will increase by 17.82 percent, to a total of $759,487. The tax levy is subject to a state-required tax cap, which is the lesser of 2 percent or the inflation rate. However, the Library Board of Trustees overrode the tax cap and unanimously approved the budget prior to the vote, according to David Dow, …

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Croton Falls Road Bridge Is Closing Again On Wednesday Croton Falls Road Bridge Is Closing Again On Wednesday
Croton Falls Road Bridge Is Closing Again On Wednesday CROTON FALLS, N.Y. -- The Croton Falls Road bridge will be closed again for several hours on Wednesday, according to an announcement from Westchester County. The closure will last from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the county's announcement, which also notes detours. "A detour will be posted using Route 100/202 and Route 22," the notice states. "Police personnel and flaggers will be in place to direct motorists." Closures of the bridge, which is undergoing an overhaul, have become more frequent this month. Completion of the bridge work has been delayed from early October, according …

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Putnam Officials Saddened By Death Of NYPD Officer, Son Of Carmel Cop Putnam Officials Saddened By Death Of NYPD Officer, Son Of Carmel Cop
Putnam Officials Saddened By Death Of Nypd Officer, Son Of Carmel Cop PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Local officials reacted with sympathy for the family of Michael Williams following the sudden death of the NYPD officer. whose father is a Carmel police officer. “We’re all grieving together,” said Carmel Supervisor Kenneth Schmitt. The NYPD said that Williams, 25, died Sunday, Sept. 21, following a crash of a police vehicle in the Bronx. Schmitt, himself a retired Carmel police sergeant, recalled being colleagues with Williams' father, also named Michael Williams. “We were hired the same day,” he said.  Schmitt also recalled that Williams and one of his …

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