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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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Blue-Collar Union Deal Gets Narrow OK From Bedford Town Board Blue-Collar Union Deal Gets Narrow OK From Bedford Town Board
Blue-Collar Union Deal Gets Narrow OK From Bedford Town Board BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. -- The Bedford Town Board voted 3-2 in favor of a new contract with the town’s blue-collar employees' union at its Tuesday, Sept. 2 meeting. The contract is retroactive to Jan. 1, 2012 and runs to Dec. 31, 2017. Workers covered, who will not receive any salary increases for 2012 and 2013, will get a 2.5-percent wage hike for this year – retroactive to Jan. 1 – and another 2.5-percent raise in 2015 plus 2.35-percent increases in 2016 and 2017. Workers also will receive one-time $1,150 payments. A key provision is the introduction of employee health insurance contribut…

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by Tom Auchterlonie
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Schoolhouse Theater In Croton Falls Hosting 'The Mitzvah Project' Schoolhouse Theater In Croton Falls Hosting 'The Mitzvah Project'
Schoolhouse Theater In Croton Falls Hosting 'The Mitzvah Project' CROTON FALLS, N.Y. -- The Schoolhouse Theater in Croton Falls announced it will host a single showing of "The Mitzvah Project" at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21. The play is called "a remarkable combination of theater, history lesson and conversation in which actor and author Roger Grunwald, a child of a Holocaust survivor, explores one of the most shocking aspects of the Jewish experience during the Second World War." "The Mitzvah Project," co-authored by  Grunwald and Annie McGreevey, includes the story of Christoph Rosenberg, who is described as a "German half-Jew."  There is also ano…

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Chickens Apparently Mutilated, Dumped In Mahopac Parking Lot Chickens Apparently Mutilated, Dumped In Mahopac Parking Lot
Chickens Apparently Mutilated, Dumped In Mahopac Parking Lot MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Two chickens were apparently mutilated and subsequently dumped in a parking lot for a Mahopac gas station, according to the Putnam County SPCA. The organization's Humane Law Enforcement Department went to the scene, which is near a Mobil station at 102 Route 6, on Sunday in response to a call. Two dead chickens were found in a cardboard box, along with candles a liver and a heart, according to the agency, which adds that another heart, potentially from a baby goat, was also found. A veterinarian later confirmed that the chickens' necks had been snapped and that the hear…

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Anti-Fracking Protest Planned Outside Cuomo's New Castle Polling Place Anti-Fracking Protest Planned Outside Cuomo's New Castle Polling Place
Anti-Fracking Protest Planned Outside Cuomo's New Castle Polling Place WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Protesters calling for a ban on fracking are scheduled to hold a rally early Tuesday morning, Sept. 9, in front of the Presbyterian Church of Mount Kisco, which is Gov. Andrew Cuomo's New Castle polling place. The church is in New Castle near the border with Mount Kisco, off of Route 133. Cuomo's residential address, which has been listed with the state's Board of Elections, is along nearby Bittersweet Lane. The protest is scheduled for 5:45 a.m., shortly before polls are scheduled to open for Primary Day. Cuomo faces a Democratic primary challenge from Fordh…

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Police & Fire
Somers Man Accused Of Threatening Woman With Knife Somers Man Accused Of Threatening Woman With Knife
Somers Man Accused Of Threatening Woman With Knife SOMERS, N.Y. -- A Somers man has been arrested after he was accused of threatening a woman with a knife, according to New York State Police. Giuseppe V. Marsala, 29, was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 4, at his home after state police received a complaint for menacing, according to police. Marsala is accused of threatening the 28-year-old woman at his home after getting into a dispute with her. Police said Marsala was charged with second-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, which are both misdemeanors. He was scheduled to appear in Somers Town Court on Sept. 8…

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Politics
State Senate Challenger Joe Dillon Announces Candidacy In Katonah State Senate Challenger Joe Dillon Announces Candidacy In Katonah
State Senate Challenger Joe Dillon Announces Candidacy In Katonah WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Standing with his wife and three sons in downtown Katonah on Tuesday, Joe Dillon announced his candidacy in the 37th state Senate district. Dillon, a Yonkers Republican who has financial experience, is seeking to unseat incumbent Rye Democrat George Latimer. In his remarks, Dillon blasted the state's current tax climate and noted Westchester County's property tax burden. “New York is last where it should be first and first where we should be last,” he said. Dillon was also critical of the state's regulatory climate, arguing that it is not business friendly…

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Schools
Somers HS Principal Takes Ice Bucket Challenge Somers HS Principal Takes Ice Bucket Challenge
Somers HS Principal Takes Ice Bucket Challenge SOMERS, N.Y. -- Somers High School Principal Mark Bayer participated in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge toward the end of the school's assembly for the new school year. Students were involved in preparing for the soaking. For Bayer, taking the challenge was a sudden act and was not intended in advance. Speaking after being drenched, Bayer said he knew that something was planned but added that he did not know what it was. The Ice Bucket Challenge has made headlines in recent weeks, as it has spread via social media. The Ice Bucket Challenge involves people spreading awareness of ALS (amyotr…

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Sports
Scarsdale Players Help JCC Teams Win Maccabi Games Medals Scarsdale Players Help JCC Teams Win Maccabi Games Medals
Scarsdale Players Help JCC Teams Win Maccabi Games Medals WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Three youth sports teams from the Mid-Westchester Jewish Community Center traveled to the 2014 Detroit Maccabi Games in August with the two teams winning gold medals and the other taking silver medal honors.  According to Mid-Westchester's David Katz, the JCC  fielded 29 local athletes from Chappaqua, Mount Kisco, Scarsdale, Rockland and New York city on Under-14 Baseball, U-14 Boys Basketball and U-16 Girls Baseball teams in the national event. an in-line hockey player and a golfer also represented the team. "The Mid-Westchester teams had a great showing," K…

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Obama Visit Timing A 'Non-Issue' For Mount Kisco Merchant Obama Visit Timing A 'Non-Issue' For Mount Kisco Merchant
Obama Visit Timing A 'Non-Issue' For Mount Kisco Merchant MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- President Barack Obama's visit to Westchester has been a major news story for local media outlets. However, the trip to the area has led to traffic ties ups, Daily Voice reported. The visit also comes as the Labor Day weekend starts. Cathy Deutsch, a South Salem resident who owns the Mount Kisco shop Tiger Lily, does not have a problem with the holiday timing of Obama's visit, calling it a "non-issue." Francis Sheridan, a Carmel resident who commuted to an orientation day for a massage-therapy school, said he was not affected, noting that he took Metro-North. She…

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Police & Fire
Fall Construction Start Is Possible For Croton Falls Firehouse Fall Construction Start Is Possible For Croton Falls Firehouse
Fall Construction Start Is Possible For Croton Falls Firehouse CROTON FALLS, N.Y. -- Work on the new Croton Falls firehouse could start in the fall, according to the Fire Department's latest newsletter. "Our construction documents were completed in early July.  A contractor's walk-through was held, bids were solicited and received," the newsletter states. "We are currently in the process of evaluating those bids and qualifying bidders. Our working schedule anticipates that we will complete the construction team in September and begin major construction activities in the Fall." The newsletter update also notes that approvals have been received and p…

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