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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 Trustees Set To Vote On County Police Consolidation Mount Kisco Trustees Set To Vote On County Police Consolidation
Mount Kisco Trustees Set To Vote On County Police Consolidation MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- A vote from Mount Kisco's Village Board of Trustees on the proposed police consolidation with Westchester County is on the horizon. The board will likely vote on a proposed contract for policing with Westchester County when it meets on Monday, village officials confirmed. The vote, Mayor Michael Cindrich told Daily Voice on Friday, would involve having the board authorize the execution of the agreement, although doing so would be subject to approval from the Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL). If trustees give approval, Cindrich said it would then be s…

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Business
Frannie's Goodie Shop In Mount Kisco Hosts Pop-ups Frannie's Goodie Shop In Mount Kisco Hosts Pop-ups
Frannie's Goodie Shop In Mount Kisco Hosts Pop-ups MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Frannie's Goodie Shop recently hosted three pop-ups, owner Frannie Albanese told the Daily Voice.  Pop-ups are visiting merchants who operate in a space temporarily. The first pop-up for the Mount Kisco eatery was Mrs. Larkins, which sells scones. "People were coming far and wide just to be able to enjoy her scones with a cup of coffee or tea and chat with her on a different venue," Albanese said. The second merchant was NOEMA Sweets. Albenese said "NOEMA" stands for None of the Eight Major Allergens. She also noted NOEMA "did fairly well with the people th…

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News
Major Traffic Changes Considered For Downtown Chappaqua Major Traffic Changes Considered For Downtown Chappaqua
Major Traffic Changes Considered For Downtown Chappaqua CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Downtown Chappaqua could see major shifts in traffic and parking at prominent intersections as part of a proposed overhaul of the corridor under consideration. New Castle Town Board members, who received a report last week of the measures from consulting firm WSP, expressed favorable feedback to a temporary measure for the intersection of King Street and South Greeley Avenue. It involves adding a stop sign to the downhill section of King, along with eliminating the slip lane (a traffic island) for making eastbound turns from South Greeley to the King Street Hill. The sli…

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Schools
Mahopac School Board Approves Creedon As Next Superintendent Mahopac School Board Approves Creedon As Next Superintendent
Mahopac School Board Approves Creedon As Next Superintendent MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- The Mahopac Board of Education voted at its Tuesday meeting to approve Dr. Dennis Creedon as the district's next superintendent. The board's approval was unanimous, District Clerk Jennifer Bisaccia told Daily Voice. Creedon, who is currently a senior-level administrator in Philadelphia's school district, is scheduled to start on July 1 and has an approved three-year term that runs until June 30, 2018. He will succeed Brian Monahan, who has been filling the position on an interim basis since summer of 2014 On Thursday, Creedon did a public information session at Mahop…

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Politics
Hillary Clinton Presidential Bid Stirs Up Interest In Chappaqua Hillary Clinton Presidential Bid Stirs Up Interest In Chappaqua
Hillary Clinton Presidential Bid Stirs Up Interest In Chappaqua CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Dawn Greenberg has lived in New Castle for 15 years, nine of them in the town's Chappaqua hamlet. She is also among the residents who are excited that neighbor Hillary Clinton has launched her 2016 presidential campaign. Greenberg said that she and several woman from the area gathered Sunday at local restaurant Le Jardin du Roi to celebrate Clinton's candidacy. She said it was nice to meet a cross section of women from the area and said there was a "lot of fun." Greenberg also created a Facebook group for local supporters, which is called Chappaqua Friends of Hill and…

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News
North Castle Officials Cool To Revised Housing Plan North Castle Officials Cool To Revised Housing Plan
North Castle Officials Cool To Revised Housing Plan ARMONK, N.Y. -- A revised housing proposal from developer Frank Madonna for a site near downtown Armonk was met with an unenthusiastic reception from North Castle Town Board officials during a recent meeting. Madonna presented a new proposal for the property, which is between Old Mount Kisco Road and Route 128. Instead of his previous plan, which includes six buildings with 14 townhouse units, the new proposal calls for constructing a single, multistory apartment structure with 22 units.  The new proposal's units, like the old one's, would be age-restricted. However, square footage woul…

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News
Firefighters Contain Blaze At Southeast Plumbing Supply Building Firefighters Contain Blaze At Southeast Plumbing Supply Building
Firefighters Contain Blaze At Southeast Plumbing Supply Building SOUTHEAST, N.Y. -- A fire at a plumbing supply building was quickly contained, according to Brewster Fire Chief Thomas Leather. The building, towards the end of a long driveway off of Route 22, is the location of a company called Matco-Norca. Leather said the fire department was dispatched shortly before 6 p.m. in response to a confirmed structure fire. Once the fire department arrived there was no active fire, Leather added, but rather it was a smoldering, which was quickly put out. Stucco was removed from a corner of the building as a precaution to see if the fire had spread, Leather …

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North Castle Public Library Gets New Top Officials North Castle Public Library Gets New Top Officials
North Castle Public Library Gets New Top Officials ARMONK, N.Y. -- The North Castle Public Library has a new pair of senior administrators. The North Castle Town Board voted at its April 8 meeting to approve the promotions of Edie Martimucci to library director and Megan Dean to assistant library director. The approvals were technically the ratification of promotions made by the library Board of Trustees. In her remarks at the Town Board's meeting, Martimucci encouraged the public to see changes made to staffing and the library's building and urged people to reach out and give their input. “I want you to make suggestions,” she said. …

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Schools
Mahopac's Pick For Schools Superintendent Meets The Public Mahopac's Pick For Schools Superintendent Meets The Public
Mahopac's Pick For Schools Superintendent Meets The Public MAHOPAC FALLS, N.Y. -- Dennis Creedon, who has been selected as Mahopac's next superintendent of schools, introduced himself and took questions from audience members at a public information session Thursday night. The session, held at the Mahopac Falls Elementary School auditorium, offered community members a chance to interact following the school district's Monday announcement of Creedon being picked. The school board will vote on appointing Creedon, who is currently a top administrator in Philadelphia's school district, when it meets on Tuesday.  During the easy going meeting, whi…

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Proposed Mount Kisco Budget Stays Within Property-Tax Levy Cap Proposed Mount Kisco Budget Stays Within Property-Tax Levy Cap
Proposed Mount Kisco Budget Stays Within Property-Tax Levy Cap MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Mount Kisco's proposed 2015-16 village budget will stay within the state-mandated cap on the property tax levy. The budget calls for raising the levy, which is the total amount of property tax revenue to be collected, by $292,578, or nearly 2.03 percent. The overall levy would rise from $14,439,421 for the 2014-15 budget to $14,731,999. The cap is the lesser of two percent or the rate of inflation, although there are exemptions that allow for the number to be higher.  This year's cap figure, which was handed down from the state, is 1.68 percent. However, Mount Ki…

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