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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
Yonkers Boy Charged With Arson After Fire Yonkers Boy Charged With Arson After Fire
Yonkers Boy Charged With Arson After Fire YONKERS, N.Y. -- A 12-year-old Yonkers boy has been charged with second-degree arson after a fire on Saratoga Avenue in Yonkers, according to Yonkers Police. Police responded to the fire about 10:24 p.m. on Saturday at 191 Saratoga Ave. After an investigation, the boy was taken into custody, police said. He is being held at Woodfield Cottage, the Westchester County juvenile detention center in Valhalla, according to police. Police declined to release further information about the boy because of his age. The three-alarm fire damaged two buildings and displaced dozens of residents, accordin…

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News
Mount Kisco, Bedford Residents React To Ebola News Mount Kisco, Bedford Residents React To Ebola News
Mount Kisco, Bedford Residents React To Ebola News MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- A major news story in recent days has been about the spread of the Ebola virus in western Africa, along with media reports about the transport of two Americans, Nancy Writebol and Kent Brantly, back to the United States. Some of the news coverage has also mentioned concern about the transport.  Bedford resident Mariangela Cavaggioni is not concerned with an outbreak in this country at this point. However, addressing the risk, she mentioned that an accident could've happened. Cavaggioni, discussing treatment, also suggested that the same medication could have been us…

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Pound Ridge Officials Favor Broadening Permitted Septic Type Pound Ridge Officials Favor Broadening Permitted Septic Type
Pound Ridge Officials Favor Broadening Permitted Septic Type POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- Members of the Pound Ridge Town Board support allowing more than just the conventional septic system, a matter that is governed by Westchester County’s Department of Health. “It’s outmoded technology,” Supervisor Richard Lyman said, referring to conventional septic. Discussing newer treatment systems, Lyman explained that treatment takes place before water gets into the ground, which means there is clean water already. It means that a smaller absorption area is needed than with a conventional septic system. Discussing what the county allows, Lyman did mention adv…

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Obituaries
Gabriel Rosenfeld, World War II Veteran, of New Castle, Dies Gabriel Rosenfeld, World War II Veteran, of New Castle, Dies
Gabriel Rosenfeld, World War II Veteran, of New Castle, Dies CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Gabriel Rosenfeld, a World War II veteran, died on Aug. 6, the Town of New Castle announced in its weekly newsletter. The newsletter notes that Rosenfeld, also was a Purple Heart recipient, served on the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) for 35 years, from 1975 to 2010. He served as chair from 1980 to 2007, it notes. Rosenfeld was also a Rotary Club member, Memorial Day grand marshal emeritus and recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow Award, according to the newsletter. Rosenfeld was honored in October 2012 by state Sen. Greg Ball as part of the 40th Senate District Veter…

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News
Somers Group Holding Talk On Pipeline Expansion Somers Group Holding Talk On Pipeline Expansion
Somers Group Holding Talk On Pipeline Expansion SOMERS, N.Y. -- The Somers Energy & Environment Committee is scheduled to hold a talk about the proposed Algonquin Pipeline expansion. The proposed expansion, from Spectra Energy, will go through Westchester and Putnam counties, according to the group. The committee is critical of the proposal, arguing that an expansion of a compressor station in the Putnam town of Southeast will lead to more emissions in Somers. "This expansion undermines the Town of Somers? commitment to sustainability and renewable energy," an event flyer states.  The event's speaker will be Susan Van Dolsen, …

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New Castle Will Be Forming An Emergency Preparedness Committee New Castle Will Be Forming An Emergency Preparedness Committee
New Castle Will Be Forming An Emergency Preparedness Committee CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- An Emergency Preparedness Committee is being formed to receive community input to the Town of New Castle for emergency operations planning, according to Supervisor Rob Greenstein. If interested in serving, email Town Administrator Jill Shapiro atJShapiro@MyNewCastle.org. In an email statement, Greenstein gave background for why the committee is being formed. The Emergency Preparedness Committee is being established to provide community input to and assist in the Town of New Castle's planning and preparations for emergency operations and to involve residents in prov…

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Events
South Salem Fire Department Parade Kicks Off Annual Carnival South Salem Fire Department Parade Kicks Off Annual Carnival
South Salem Fire Department Parade Kicks Off Annual Carnival SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. -- Firefighters from South Salem and nearby towns marched in the fire department's parade Wednesday night, Aug. 6, on Route 35. Part of the road was temporarily closed off, and spectators lined the route. Aside from South Salem, fire departments also came from Goldens Bridge, Vista, Croton Falls Bedford, Katonah and Pound Ridge in New York and from Ridgefield, Darien, Stamford, Danbury, New Canaan, Rowayton and Redding in Connecticut. A Lewisboro police car and members of the Lewisboro Volunteer Ambulance Corps also participated. Musical marchers, including bagpiper…

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Politics
Teachout, Supporters Criticize Cuomo At Westchester Rally Teachout, Supporters Criticize Cuomo At Westchester Rally
Teachout, Supporters Criticize Cuomo At Westchester Rally WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham University law professor who is making a Democratic primary challenge to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, had tough words for her opponent at a rally near Ossining's waterfront on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Teachout, along with other speakers, criticized Cuomo and the administration on educational topics such as Common Core implementation, unfunded mandates and high-stakes testing. “Schools thrive when the funding is there, the classes are small, the teachers are trusted,” Teachout said. Adam Yuro, an Ossining resident and Bedford school teacher who pre…

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Police & Fire
Putnam Firefighter Training Has 47 New Graduates Putnam Firefighter Training Has 47 New Graduates
Putnam Firefighter Training Has 47 New Graduates CARMEL, N.Y. -- Forty-seven people graduated from Putnam Firefighter Training in ceremonies held in late July at Carmel's Training and Operations Center, according to Putnam County Executive Mary Ellen Odell's office. Odell's announcement also listed the graduates: Christopher Harrigan, John Goodrow, Jr., Jason Thomas, Frank Gangichiodo, Andrew Goodrow, Ron Atzmon, Evean Challahan, Thomas McMurray, Michael McMahon, Gregory Ermann, Candice Telesco, Joseph Sandowski, Bryan Pratt, Michael Bradshaw, Craig Machado, James Cook, Liam Mullins, Ryan Forster, Brandy Telesco, Roy Forster, Dave And…

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News
Funding Approved For Repairs To County Roads In New Castle Funding Approved For Repairs To County Roads In New Castle
Funding Approved For Repairs To County Roads In New Castle CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Several county roads in New Castle are among those that will have work paid for through funding approved by the Westchester County Board of Legislators, according to County Executive Rob Astorino's office. The total amount of funding is $5 million and will be used to finance work on 40 county roads that have been damaged. The New Castle roads include portions of Washington Avenue and South Greeley Avenue  in downtown Chappaqua and a portion of Seven Bridges Road between the Yorktown border and Route 133. The board approved the funding on Tuesday in a 16-0 vote, accord…

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