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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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Somers HS Honors Class Of 2016 At 75th Commencement Somers HS Honors Class Of 2016 At 75th Commencement
Somers HS Honors Class Of 2016 At 75th Commencement SOMERS, N.Y. -- Somers High School bid farewell to its Class of 2016 on a sunny Tuesday. The event was the school's 75th-annual commencement, a milestone in Tusker history. The commencement took place on the field of Primrose Elementary School, which is adjacent to the high school campus. High School Principal Mark Bayer noted the symbolism in location of the event, as Primrose was a place where many graduates first became Somers students. “We could not have asked for a more beautiful setting and a more poignant location for our graduation than on the field of the very place where many of …

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Events
Spotlight Theatre Brings 'The Producers' To Armonk Spotlight Theatre Brings 'The Producers' To Armonk
Spotlight Theatre Brings 'The Producers' To Armonk ARMONK, N.Y. -- Spotlight Theatre will continue its performances of the Mel Brooks hit "The Producers" in a trio of appearances at the North Castle Public Library. Spotlight, which is going into is second weekend for the the play, has performances scheduled for three upcoming nights. The first will be on Friday, June 24 at 8 p.m. The second will take place on Saturday, June 25 at 8 p.m., while the third and final performance will be held on Sunday, June 26 at 3 p.m. An admission will be charged for attendees. The rate for adults is $20 per person, while the rate for senior citize…

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Fox Lane High School Sends Off Class Of 2016 Fox Lane High School Sends Off Class Of 2016
Fox Lane High School Sends Off Class Of 2016 KATONAH, N.Y. -- Members of Fox Lane High School's Class of 2016 were honored on Tuesday evening at their commencement. The newly minted graduates, who gathered at Katonah's Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, formed a sea of red and white in the audience, with their graduation attire displaying the school's colors. The commencement also served as a farewell to a slew of Bedford Central School District officials, either because they were leaving or taking new positions within the district.  Joel Adelberg, the school's principal, delivered his last commencement address. Adelberg will st…

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Revised Bedford Central School Budget Easily Passes Revised Bedford Central School Budget Easily Passes
Revised Bedford Central School Budget Easily Passes BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Voters in the Bedford Central School District overwhelmingly approved a revised 2016-17 budget on Tuesday.  Unofficial results from the district show that, in the re-vote, the altered budget was approved by 2,490 votes in favor to just 950 votes against.  The results are subject to approval by the school board. The successful passage comes a month after the first budget iteration was rejected by voters because it did not receive a 60-percent supermajority. The high threshold was required because the first budget called for overriding the state-mandated tax levy cap, which …

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Revised Bedford School Budget Stays Under Tax Cap, Cuts 52 Jobs Revised Bedford School Budget Stays Under Tax Cap, Cuts 52 Jobs
Revised Bedford School Budget Stays Under Tax Cap, Cuts 52 Jobs BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Voters in the Bedford Central School District will decide on Tuesday whether to approve a revised 2016-17 budget. The vote will take place more than a month after the first budget iteration was rejected. Total spending for the second version comes in at $126,804,885, an appropriations decrease of 0.31 percent from the current year's budget. Total spending also includes $2.85 million in additional cuts from the failed budget proposal. The revised budget falls within the tax levy cap, which is a state-mandated limit on how much aggregate property tax revenue can be raised fro…

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Chappaqua School District's $42.5M Bond Package Easily Passes Chappaqua School District's $42.5M Bond Package Easily Passes
Chappaqua School District's $42.5M Bond Package Easily Passes CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Voters in Chappaqua overwhelmingly approved the school district's proposed $42.5 million bond package on Tuesday. Results from the district show that 1,380 voted in favor of the measure while just 852 voted against. The totals include absentee ballots, according to District Clerk Therese Dell'olio, who added that 17 affidavit ballots have yet to be counted. Due to the margin of passage, the affidavit votes will not alter the outcome of the referendum. "Our work has just begun," Chappaqua Schools Superintendent Lyn McKay said in a statement posted on the distric…

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Chappaqua Residents Voting On $42.5M Bond Package For Schools, Library Chappaqua Residents Voting On $42.5M Bond Package For Schools, Library
Chappaqua Residents Voting On $42.5M Bond Package For Schools, Library CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Voters in the Chappaqua Central School District will decide on Tuesday whether to approve a $42.5 million bond package that would pay for a series of major renovations at each building, along with an overhaul of the library. Voting takes place from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Horace Greeley High School. Details on the package can be read here. The renovated academic spaces are meant to promote the concept of what the district calls "active learning," which is where students get to apply and practice what they are being taught, merely than passively taking notes. To tha…

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Sports
Eli Manning Makes 10th Visit To Mount Kisco Country Club For Charity Eli Manning Makes 10th Visit To Mount Kisco Country Club For Charity
Eli Manning Makes 10th Visit To Mount Kisco Country Club For Charity MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- New York Giants starting Quarterback Eli Manning made his 10th-annual visit to Mount Kisco Country Club on Monday to support Guiding Eyes for the Blind at its annual golfing fundraiser. “It's always great, always a great event,” Manning said at a press conference. As in years past, Manning made a putting attempt while blindfolded, which provides some insight into how blind golfers play. Guiding Eyes, which is based in Yorktown Heights and provides dogs to assist visually-impaired people, has paired the fundraiser with a golf tournament called the Corcoran Cup, which is…

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Lewisboro Library Helps Teens With Extended Study Hours Lewisboro Library Helps Teens With Extended Study Hours
Lewisboro Library Helps Teens With Extended Study Hours SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. -- With final exams approaching at John Jay High School and John Jay Middle School, the Lewisboro Library is accommodating teens with extra study hours. As a result of the extension, the library will remain open until 9 p.m. from Monday, June 13 to Thursday, June 16. The offer is available for students only and is intended to provide quiet space, the library notes. 

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Bear Spotted In Bedford Corners Woman's Yard Bear Spotted In Bedford Corners Woman's Yard
Bear Spotted In Bedford Corners Woman's Yard BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- A second bear sighting has been reported near the Bedford-Mount Kisco border. The new sighting comes from Bedford Corners resident Carla Bird, who spotted a black bear in her yard on the evening of June 6.  "Our bird feeder was almost empty but he still got to it and tried to eat the thistle bird seed," Bird wrote in an email. "Our neighborhood homeowners association warned about the bear earlier that morning, I had just not pulled them in yet." Bird's residence is near Route 172 and McClain Street, and near the Mount Kisco town line. Police rec…

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