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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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Business
Mount Kisco Merchants Pleased With Former Borders Site Foreclosure Deal Mount Kisco Merchants Pleased With Former Borders Site Foreclosure Deal
Mount Kisco Merchants Pleased With Former Borders Site Foreclosure Deal MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Merchants whose stores are across the street from the former Mount Kisco Borders site are glad that a deal for the property’s foreclosure lawsuit has been reached. “Absolutely glad,” said Cathy Deutsch, owner of Tiger Lily. Deutsch, who attributes the bookstore’s closure to a reduction in traffic, hopes that the deal leads to the place being occupied. She suggested DSW as possibility for the place, noting the lack of shoe stores in the area. The former bookstore site, at 154-162 E. Main St., is a large vacancy for the retail corridor. Leslie Bijoux, co-owner of th…

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Police & Fire
County Police Officials To Give Mount Kisco Merger Talk County Police Officials To Give Mount Kisco Merger Talk
County Police Officials To Give Mount Kisco Merger Talk MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Officials with the Westchester County Department of Public Safety are scheduled on Monday, June 16, to give a presentation on the proposed police consolidation with Mount Kisco. The meeting, which will involve the village Board of Trustees, is planned for 7 p.m. and will be held in the second-floor meeting room in Village Hall. The county police department's presentation will include findings and an analysis, according to an announcement released by the village. Mount Kisco and Westchester County officials have been in talks since late 2011 about a potential merger.…

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Schools
Katonah-Lewisboro Board Sets Vote On John Jay Tennis Courts Katonah-Lewisboro Board Sets Vote On John Jay Tennis Courts
Katonah-Lewisboro Board Sets Vote On John Jay Tennis Courts CROSS RIVER, N.Y. -- The Katonah-Lewisboro school board will hold a vote on six proposed tennis courts for the John Jay  campus. The board, which would vote on June 19, would decide whether to accept the labor and material as a gift. The tennis courts are being privately funded by the Katonah Lewisboro Community Tennis Association (KLCTA). The Board of Education made its scheduling decision at its June 5 meeting, after Interim Schools Superintendent Michael Jumper gave a status update presentation. According to Jumper, KLCTA had raised $475,000 to date and would likely have $500,000 raise…

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News
New Castle Neighbors Concerned About Rosehill Plan New Castle Neighbors Concerned About Rosehill Plan
New Castle Neighbors Concerned About Rosehill Plan CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Several residents who live near the Legionaries of Christ site in eastern New Castle expressed concerned about the Rosehill condo redevelopment at a recent Town Board meeting. The residents, who live near the roughly 96-acre property that is at 773 Armonk Road, gave were concerned about traffic, local character, impact to property values, septic and water. Rosehill involves the creation of 60 condominium units of two to three bedrooms each. They would be spread out among the core of an existing mansion of the property, new wings and new outbuildings. The proposal is f…

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Schools
Increase Miller Elementary Celebrates 50th Anniversary Increase Miller Elementary Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Increase Miller Elementary Celebrates 50th Anniversary GOLDENS BRIDGE, N.Y. -- Members of the Increase Miller Elementary School community celebrated its 50th anniversary recently with an outdoor ceremony. The ceremony, held on May 29, included readings of poetry from students, unveiling of a commemorative banner and a gathering at a newly planted tree. The tree gathering included students bringing over dirt to place by its base, while the tree itself had a figurine of an eagle perched. The eagle serves as the mascot for IMES. An inscription band was also affixed to the tree.  IMES parent and alumnus Jonathan Monti gave history lessons to th…

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Business
Landlord Of Former Mount Kisco Borders Site Agrees To Foreclosure Landlord Of Former Mount Kisco Borders Site Agrees To Foreclosure
Landlord Of Former Mount Kisco Borders Site Agrees To Foreclosure MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Mt. Kisco Associates, L.P., the landlord of the former Borders site in downtown Mount Kisco, will let its property be foreclosed after giving up contesting a lawsuit with the holder of its mortgage. The decision is part of a May 30 deal – it was filed with the state Supreme Court on Tuesday – agreed to with the holder of the property's mortgage. The holder, an entity called GCCFC 2007-GG11 Kisco Retail, LLC, has been managed by LNR Partners, LLC, a Florida company that is the special server for the mortgage. The foreclosure lawsuit accuses Mt. Kisco Associates of defa…

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News
Voting On Chappaqua Station Variances Postponed Voting On Chappaqua Station Variances Postponed
Voting On Chappaqua Station Variances Postponed CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. -- The state board decided to postpone voting on a series of building code variances for the Chappaqua Station affordable housing proposal. The Hudson Valley Regional Board of Review made its decision due to a request on behalf of developer Conifer Realty. Randolph McLaughlin, special counsel for Conifer, cited the absence of the board’s chairman, who has participated in the review process, as the reason for the adjournment request. Three members of the 5-person board were present at Tuesday’s meeting, which was held at Cortlandt’s town hall. A special meeting is bei…

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Referendum Sought On Chappaqua Train Station Lease Referendum Sought On Chappaqua Train Station Lease
Referendum Sought On Chappaqua Train Station Lease CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Applicants who sought to lease space at the Chappaqua train station and were turned down in favor of Leslie Lampert's Love at 10514 want the lease to be the subject of a permissive referendum. The applicants --  Via Vanti! founder Carla Gambescia and Peter and Erin Chase -- have teamed up to back the effort, which requires petition signatures from New Castle residents equal to five percent of the total local turnout in the last election for governor. The deadline for collecting valid signatures is Wednesday, June 18. The three individuals, collectively, were two applica…

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Sports
Eli Manning Visits Mount Kisco Country Club For Guiding Eyes Fund-Raiser Eli Manning Visits Mount Kisco Country Club For Guiding Eyes Fund-Raiser
Eli Manning Visits Mount Kisco Country Club For Guiding Eyes Fund-Raiser MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning visited the Mount Kisco Country Club on Monday in connection with Guiding Eyes for the Blind's Annual Golf Classic. Manning, who has been involved with the Yorktown Heights-based group for several years, first got involved through blind golfer Patrick Browne, Jr., whose son knew Manning growing up. The tournament is now in its 37th year. The country club also hosted the Corcoran Cup, according to Thomas Panek,  Guiding Eyes chief executive officer. That tournament, held Sunday, has been described as the blind golfers' equivalent…

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Police & Fire
Mount Kisco Seeks $400,000 Grant For County Police Merger Plans Mount Kisco Seeks $400,000 Grant For County Police Merger Plans
Mount Kisco Seeks $400,000 Grant For County Police Merger Plans MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Mount Kisco’s government is seeking $400,000 in state grant funding to pay for transitional costs in connection with a potential local police consolidation with Westchester County law enforcement. At its June 2 meeting, the Village Board of Trustees voted unanimously to give authorization to apply for the grant under the state’s Local Government Efficiency Program. Westchester County is intended to be a co-applicant. Under the proposed consolidation, Mount Kisco would enter into a contract with the county government so that the Westchester County Department of Public …

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