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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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Re-Enactment Of Jesus' Passion Is Held In Downtown Mount Kisco MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- A large crowd gathered in downtown Mount Kisco on Good Friday for a re-enactment of Jesus' trial and Crucifixion. The re-enactment involved a procession that began in front of St. Francis of Assisi Church, went onto Green Street and then continued in the parking lot for the police station and village courthouse. It concluded on Dakin Avenue, adjacent to another portion of the church. The events are called the Passion of Christ, said Rev. William Damroth, of St. Francis Parish. The annual re-enactment is put on by members of the area's Hispanic community who are…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/04/2015

News

Hillary Clinton Weighs In On Chappaqua Rail Crossing Safety CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton recently wrote to New Castle Supervisor Rob Greenstein about the town's effort to address safety at the railroad grade crossing in Chappaqua and also mentioned the fatal train collision tragedy that occurred in Valhalla on Feb. 3. The letter is dated March 23. Reached for comment, Greenstein confirmed that it was in response to a letter that he sent her about the matter. "I appreciate you keeping me apprised of this matter and thank you for your offer to follow up with more information," the prominent Chappaqua resident…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/04/2015

Schools

Katonah-Lewisboro School Board Restores Music Funding, Delays Cuts Decision CROSS RIVER, N.Y. -- Katonah-Lewisboro's school board recently voted to restore funding for a part-time elementary school music position for the district's proposed budget after residents blasted contemplated cuts to instructional time. The position is 0.6 of a full-time equivalent (FTE). It is worth $53,404, Assistant Superintendent for Business Michael Jumper said. With restoration of the job, the total spending proposed for the 2015-16 school year, which is subject to voter approval on May 19, is now $108,731,720. This represents a 2.19-percent decrease in spending, Jumper noted. …

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/03/2015

News

Carmel Supervisor Schmitt Denies Police Merger With County Is A Given CARMEL, N.Y. -- Carmel Supervisor Kenneth Schmitt denies that any minds have been made up in favor of a police consolidation with Putnam County. Instead, the town is just interested in having a merger studied. “The furthest thing from the truth is that we're looking to either eliminate, downsize or reduce the size of the department," Schmitt said at the Carmel Town Board's April 1 meeting. "That is not true.” Talk of consolidation was kicked off by a March 11 letter from all five Town Board members to Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell, which calls for creating a special task force…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/03/2015

News

Lewisboro Town Board OK's Borrowing $600K For Road Work LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- The Lewisboro Town Board recently voted to have the town borrow $600,000 to pay for work on local roads. At the March 23 meeting, Supervisor Peter Parsons originally proposed $400,000 in new debt, which would pay for road over a two-year period. He agreed to a higher amount after town officials discussed the matter. The borrowing will be rolled into roughly $1.4 million in existing short-term debt that is unrelated, leading to a consolidated amount of about $2 million. The town's original plan was to spend $480,000 in road resurfacing and repaving in 2015, with $1…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/02/2015

News

Steinhardts' Bamboo Sculpture Rankles Neighbors In Bedford BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. -- A bamboo art sculpture installed on the property of two prominent Bedford residents, Michael and Judy Steinhardt, was met with frustration by a neighboring couple at a recent Planning Board meeting. Patti and Leigh Isaacs, who live near the sculpture, which is part of the a series called "Big Bambú," voiced concerns at the meeting about construction, structural safety and the lack of a special permit. The Steinhardts, who already received a building permit for the mostly completed structure, must obtain a special permit from the Planning Board because it exceeds 2…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/01/2015

News

Powdered Titanium Reaction Causes Fire At Southeast Lab SOUTHEAST, N.Y. -- A Wednesday fire in a Southeast lab was caused when a worker opened a container of powdered titanium that reacted negatively with moisture in the air, Brewster Fire Chief Thomas Leather told Daily Voice. The fire was contained to the room and there was no damage to the building's exterior, the chief added. “There was no residual damage to the building,” Materion, a company that handles metals used for electronics, occupies the building, Leather said. The building is located at 42 Mt. Ebo Drive South, which is at the road's dead end. Mutual aid, according to L…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/01/2015

News

Danielle Pack McCarthy Wins Tie-Breaking Election For Nelsonville Seat PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- It took her two tries in less than a month, but Danielle Pack McCarthy has been elected to a trustee seat on Nelsonville's village board. Pack McCarthy received 126 votes in Tuesday's runoff versus 104 for opponent Thomas Robertson, Village Clerk Pauline Minners told Daily Voice. The runoff election was held to break a tie between the candidates, who each received 90 votes from the original election held on March 18. Under state law, tied elections must be decided with a runoff unless all involved candidates agree to waive it and go with drawing lots as an alt…

by Tom Auchterlonie

03/31/2015

Schools

Katonah-Lewisboro School Board OK's Veterans Tax Exemption LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- Katonah-Lewisboro's school board unanimously approved granting property-tax exemptions for military veterans and parents of people killed in military service, records of its March 12 meeting show. The exemptions are available under a state law that gives school boards the discretion to offer them. Eligible property owners can qualify for one or more related breaks, which include one for people serving in the military during war time, those who did so and also were in combat and those who became disabled in their service. Parents of service members killed are referred …

by Tom Auchterlonie

03/31/2015

News

Rail Crossing Education, Enforcement Urged In Chappaqua CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- For the second time in less than a month, local and regional officials gathered by the grade railroad crossing in Chappaqua to push for improved safety. Officials particularly emphasized stepping up traffic enforcement and education to reduce dangerous incidents. Since officials held their first press conference in early March, there have been two serious safety incidents at the Chappaqua grade crossing. The first involved a driver who got stuck and clipped a gate by backing out, while the second involved a van that crashed into the gate. The first driver was iss…

by Tom Auchterlonie

03/31/2015

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