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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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Mount Kisco Firefighters Hold Annual Parade, Host Neighboring Departments Mount Kisco Firefighters Hold Annual Parade, Host Neighboring Departments
Mount Kisco Firefighters Hold Annual Parade, Host Neighboring Departments MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Firefighters from near and far marched through downtown Mount Kisco on a sunny Friday evening for the local fire department's annual parade. The parade started by going up East Main Street before making a brief left detour onto West Main Street. From there, the parade turn and went down South Moger Avenue before taking a left to conclude on Green Street. Westchester County Police lead the parade in a vehicle and a pair of motorcycles. The parade was the first for county police since they took over most law enforcement duties from the village police force last month. An…

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Town Seeks More Parking In Bedford Village Town Seeks More Parking In Bedford Village
Town Seeks More Parking In Bedford Village BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Bedford town officials are looking into whether more parking spaces can be added in Bedford Village's downtown area. The Bedford Town Board took a key step in the inquiry on Tuesday when it unanimously approved hiring Evans Associates to conduct and engineering study to see where adding parking is feasible. Beth Evans, founder of her eponymous firm, told the Town Board that the study would include three steps. The first, she said, is to look at existing land uses and opportunities in the village. The second involves getting input from stakeholders in the hamlet and asse…

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Chappaqua Grade Crossing Work Is Postponed Chappaqua Grade Crossing Work Is Postponed
Chappaqua Grade Crossing Work Is Postponed CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Road work that was planned at the Roaring Brook Road railroad grade crossing in Chappaqua has been postponed, according to the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT). The work had previously been scheduled by the DOT to run from Friday, July 10 at 7 p.m. to Sunday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m. The postponement, the DOT's announcement says, is "until further notice." Work at the crossing has been ongoing this spring. Recent work has included re-pavement of the vicinity.

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Suspect In Mount Kisco Homicide To Get Felony Hearing Suspect In Mount Kisco Homicide To Get Felony Hearing
Suspect In Mount Kisco Homicide To Get Felony Hearing MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Milton Ventura, who is one of the suspects accused of participating in an altercation leading to the death of Jose Sanchez will get a felony hearing next week. Mount Kisco Village Justice Mark Farrell agreed to set the hearing for next Tuesday, July 14, at 4 p.m. The felony hearing is also called a felony exam, Ventura's attorney, Andrea Rendo, told Daily Voice. The hearing is a procedural step in the legal process. During the court appearance, Rendo consented to have Ventura's case transferred to fellow defense attorney Sherry Levin Wallach, who she shares a …

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Bedford Hills Church Mulls Affordable Housing For Old Properties Bedford Hills Church Mulls Affordable Housing For Old Properties
Bedford Hills Church Mulls Affordable Housing For Old Properties BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. -- Officials at Antioch Baptist Church in Bedford Hills are exploring the possibility of converting its older properties along Railroad Avenue into affordable housing. Antioch's properties include its old church building, a parsonage and an education building, Marion Blount, who is chairman of the trustee ministry, told the Bedford Town Board on Tuesday. Antioch moved to its current location, which is at the corner of Main and Church streets, in 1977, Blount said. He added that the old church was used by the Bedford Central School District for nearly 25 years before …

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Mount Kisco Manslaughter Suspects 'Acted In Concert Together,' Police Say Mount Kisco Manslaughter Suspects 'Acted In Concert Together,' Police Say
Mount Kisco Manslaughter Suspects 'Acted In Concert Together,' Police Say MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- The two suspects accused of being involved in the death of Jose Sanchez were each part of the altercation in Mount Kisco, Westchester County Police Lt. Jeffrey Hunt told reporters. “They acted in concert together at the location,” Hunt said, referring to a wooded area off of Lieto Drive where the trio socialized. Hunt told reporters that Sanchez, a 53 year old from Honduras, was bludgeoned to death with a piece of wood. The cause of the altercation between the three is still under investigation, Hunt said, but he mentioned that alcohol was involved. The suspects,…

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Katonah CVS Expansion Jeopardized As Town Board Lowers Cap On Store Sizes Katonah CVS Expansion Jeopardized As Town Board Lowers Cap On Store Sizes
Katonah CVS Expansion Jeopardized As Town Board Lowers Cap On Store Sizes BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. -- The outlook for a proposed CVS expansion in Katonah is dim following the Bedford Town Board's vote on Tuesday night to lower an existing cap on first-floor storefront space in hamlet centers. The unanimous approval of the legislation, which was met with applause and some standing ovations from a packed crowd at the town house, reduces the allowable number from 7,500 square feet to just 4,000 in a pair of commercial zoning districts that cover Bedford's three hamlet areas. CVS, which is currently located on the southern end of Katonah Shopping Center, filed a build…

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Second Man Charged Over Jose Sanchez's Death In Mount Kisco Second Man Charged Over Jose Sanchez's Death In Mount Kisco
Second Man Charged Over Jose Sanchez's Death In Mount Kisco MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- A second arrest has been made in connection with the death in Mount Kisco of Jose Sanchez, Westchester County police announced Wednesday. The suspect is Milton Ventura, a 35-year-old Mount Kisco resident, has been charged with first-degree manslaughter and was taken into custody on Tuesday by county police detectives, the announcement adds. Ventura is accused of causing the death of Sanchez, a 53-year-old homeless man originally from Honduras. Sanchez's body was located on Sunday in a wooded area off of Lieto Drive, county police previously noted. George Longwort…

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Police Consolidation Credited With Aiding Mount Kisco Homicide Probe Police Consolidation Credited With Aiding Mount Kisco Homicide Probe
Police Consolidation Credited With Aiding Mount Kisco Homicide Probe MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Mount Kisco's police consolidation with Westchester County is being cited by officials as helping with the investigation into the death of Jose Sanchez, whose body was found Sunday in a wooded area in the village. The investigation, which lead to the detainment and manslaughter charge of Freddy Coronado-Mendez, came just weeks after the Westchester County Department of Public Safety took over major law-enforcement duties locally. The deal, which is governed by a mutli-year contract between the county and Mount Kisco, calls for the county to provide a dedicated policing…

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Man Twice Deported Charged In Mount Kisco Death Man Twice Deported Charged In Mount Kisco Death
Man Twice Deported Charged In Mount Kisco Death MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- A Mount Kisco man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of Jose Sanchez, Westchester County Department of Public Safety Commissioner George Longworth announced at a Tuesday press conference. The suspect, identified as Freddy Coronado-Mendez, has been charged with first-degree manslaughter after being detained in Harrison, N.J., Longworth added. Longworth said that Coronado-Mendez, who is in his early 30's, left the area by train after the death of Sanchez. The commissioner credited county police investigators, along with authorities in New Jerse…

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