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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 Residents Speak Out Prior To County Police Consolidation Vote MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- The proposed police consolidation with Westchester County was met with concern from several residents at a Monday meeting before the Village Board of Trustees unanimously approved terms for the deal. Louis Terlizzi, a village resident and lieutenant in Mount Kisco's Police Department, voiced opposition to the deal, which is called an Intermunicipal Agreement. “Unfortunately, once this deal is completed there’s no going back," he said. Terlizzi, who called for a referendum on the consolidation, blamed village officials for the current state of the police departmen…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/23/2015

Schools

Mahopac's Math Testing Opt-Out Rate 'One Of The Highest Around' MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- A majority of Mahopac Central School District students eligible to take the state Math exams for grades 3 through 8 this week have opted out, Interim Superintendent Brian Monahan disclosed Wednesday. According to data provided by the school district, out of 1,946 eligible students, 1,013, or 52 percent, have opted out. Just 933 have participated. The majority refusal rate for the math tests comes following last week's administration of state English Language Arts (ELA) testing. The opt-out rate for ELA was about half, Monahan said. The interim superintendent acknowle…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/23/2015

News

Pound Ridge Planning Board Faces Key Votes On Ridge 29 Housing POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- The Ridge 29 housing proposal is scheduled to be on the Pound Ridge Planning Board's agenda at its Thursday meeting, according to Karen Taft, who is the board's administrator. Taft told Daily Voice that the board will decide on two items. The first is whether or not an Environmental Impact Statement will be required. If the board decides to require one, then it would vote on scheduling a scoping session, a forum for members of the public to suggest what to include in the statement. The Planning Board is serving as lead agency for the 43-unit proposal, which means th…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/22/2015

News

Pound Ridge Will Hold Presentations On Scotts Corners Overhaul POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- Interested in the future of downtown Scotts Corners? In May, the town of Pound Ridge will hold a pair of presentations on the proposed aesthetic overhaul of the area, which will be funded with a state-approved grant. The sessions are scheduled to be held at the Pound Ridge Library on Tuesday, May 5, at 7 p.m. and on Saturday, May 9 at 10 a.m. The proposed overhaul of the downtown will cover streetscapes work and safety for pedestrians and bicyclists. It is being funded with the Transportation Enhancement Program (TEP), a grant of more than $1.4 million that the stat…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/22/2015

Police & Fire

Mount Kisco Trustees Approve Terms For County Police Consolidation MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. – The proposed police consolidation between Mount Kisco and Westchester County has moved closer to happening after years of negotiations. Mount Kisco’s Village Board of Trustees unanimously approved a contract on Monday night outlining what policing services Westchester County’s Department of Public Safety will provide locally and for how much. The deal is officially called an intermunicipal agreement, or IMA. Several officers from both the county and village were in attendance for the board’s vote. Consolidation talks had been going on for three years, officials no…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/21/2015

Business

Uovo Moderno Is Moving Down The Road In Katonah KATONAH, N.Y. -- Uovo Moderno, a home-goods supply shop in Katonah, announced that it is moving from its present location to one near by. The store, which is now at 109 Katonah Ave., announced in a window display message that it will be moving to 156 Katonah Ave. by May 1. The new spot is just down the street from the present one. The future location, a two-story white structure, was previously used by real estate firm Houlihan Lawrence, which moved to a building across the street. Two building permits for work inside the white building are displayed on its front door. In a post …

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/20/2015

Schools

Bedford School Budget Comes Under Tax Cap, Includes Cuts BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. -- The Bedford Central School District's proposed 2015-16 budget will have tax levy and spending increases of less than one percent. Total spending is at nearly $127.2 million and comes with a 0.55-percent increase. The tax levy, which is the overall amount of property tax revenue for the budget, will rise to about $113.8 million, or 0.62 percent. The proposed budget comes in well under the state-mandated tax levy cap. Legally, the district could have gone with a hike as high as 1.71 percent, which would have resulted in a total levy of about $115.1 million. The s…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/20/2015

News

Town Board Closes Last Two Hearings For Chappaqua Crossing Retail Plan CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- The New Castle Town Board voted unanimously on Tuesday to close a pair of public hearings for the last two legislative items that it needs to vote on for the Chappaqua Crossing retail proposal. The items are for the project's preliminary development concept plan (PDCP), which is a rough draft of the proposal's layout of buildings, along with deciding where on the site to place retail zoning. The board also approved keeping written public comment open until April 30. Closure of the hearings is a sign that votes on the two items are near. They would be the last in a …

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/17/2015

Sports

Saturday Is Opening Day For Mount Kisco Little League MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Mount Kisco Little League is scheduled to have its annual Opening Day this Saturday, April 18, at Leonard Park. Opening Day also includes a parade, which has run through the village and to the park. This year the parade will start on 9 a.m., Mayor Michael Cindrich said at a recent Village Board of Trustees meeting, where officials gave their approval for it. Cindrich added the earlier start may mean less overtime for police. More information on Mount Kisco Little League can be found either on its website, which is available here, or on its Facebook page, which can b…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/17/2015

News

Town Board Closes Hearing On Somers Crossing Environmental Statement SOMERS, N.Y. -- The review process for Somers Crossing is moving to the next step, as the Town Board voted on April 9 to close the public hearing for the project's Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) following comments from several individuals, meeting video shows. As part of the vote, the board kept a period to accept written public comments open for 10 additional days. The applicant, Boniello Land & Realty, will be required to respond to public comments in a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). Gus Boniello Jr., said at the April 9 meeting that he anticipates c…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/17/2015

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