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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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Politics
Mahopac Public Library's 2016-17 Budget Easily Passes Mahopac Public Library's 2016-17 Budget Easily Passes
Mahopac Public Library's 2016-17 Budget Easily Passes MAHOPAC, N.Y. --  Voters this week approved the Mahopac Public Library's proposed 2016-17 budget by a wide margin. Results released by the library show that 311 voted in favor of the budget while 59 voted against it. The budget is $2,869,047, which is a spending increase of roughly 0.58 percent. The tax levy, which is the total amount of property tax revenue for the budget, is $2,629,219 and will rise by around 0.33 percent. Meanwhile, the library announced that voters picked Kristine Bunyea, Scott Weiss and Elizabeth Costello for three spots on its board of trustees. The trio will be swor…

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Events
Pound Ridge Park Hosting 'Gaga Fest,' Pool Open House Pound Ridge Park Hosting 'Gaga Fest,' Pool Open House
Pound Ridge Park Hosting 'Gaga Fest,' Pool Open House POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- Pound Ridge Town Park will be busy this coming Sunday. The first event is called Gaga Fest, which is a play time for kids. Gaga Fest, which was previously scheduled for May 1 but postponed due to inclement weather, is scheduled to run from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. On the other side of the park, the town pool will be hosting an open house for the community. The open house, which is scheduled to run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., will include live music and barbecue.

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Cross-Country Bicyclist Speaking At Ruth Keeler Library Cross-Country Bicyclist Speaking At Ruth Keeler Library
Cross-Country Bicyclist Speaking At Ruth Keeler Library NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- South Salem resident and cross-country bicyclist Lorenzo Serra will be visiting North Salem's Ruth Keeler Memorial Library to discuss his experiences. Serra biked from Banff, Canada to the Mexican border, the library notes. He will visit on Saturday, June 11 at 4:30 p.m. Serra's cross-country trek was done for the Tour Divide bicycle race, which the library notes was for 2,745 miles and took place over 19 days. He will also bring his tent and bike to the talk, the library adds.

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Friends Of The Chappaqua Library Holding Used Book Sale Friends Of The Chappaqua Library Holding Used Book Sale
Friends Of The Chappaqua Library Holding Used Book Sale CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Friends of the Chappaqua Library will hold its annual book sale over the course of this week. Friends members will be offered a preview on Wednesday, June 8. Sales, meanwhile, are set to take place on Thursday, June 9; Friday, June 10; Saturday, June 11; and Sunday, June 12.  The sale will take place at the library. Further details are available on the Chappaqua Library's website.

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News
Mount Kisco Honors Fallen Soldiers With Memorial Day Ceremony Mount Kisco Honors Fallen Soldiers With Memorial Day Ceremony
Mount Kisco Honors Fallen Soldiers With Memorial Day Ceremony MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Although Mount Kisco's annual Memorial Day parade was called off last week due to a forecast of inclement weather, an indoor ceremony was held to honor soldiers who served and died in war. The ceremony was held at the local American Legion hall. Video of this year's ceremony can be watched here on the village's website.

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Politics
Mahopac Voters Decide On Contested Library Trustee Races, 2016-17 Budget Mahopac Voters Decide On Contested Library Trustee Races, 2016-17 Budget
Mahopac Voters Decide On Contested Library Trustee Races, 2016-17 Budget MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Voters will decide on Tuesday whether to approve the Mahopac Public Library's proposed 2016-17 budget, along with who will occupy three spots on the library's board of trustees. The proposed budget calls for spending $2,869,047, an increase of about 0.58 percent (or $16,654) from the current year's budget. The tax levy, which measures total property tax revenue to be collected for the budget, is proposed to go up by roughly 0.33 percent. The levy is within the state-mandated cap, which limits how much aggregate tax revenue can go up year to year.  The total levy under the …

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Events
Armonk Players Performing 'The Complete Works of William Shakespeare' Armonk Players Performing 'The Complete Works of William Shakespeare'
Armonk Players Performing 'The Complete Works of William Shakespeare' ARMONK, N.Y. -- The Armonk Players are scheduled to perform abridged versions of all of playwright William Shakespeare's performances. The players group, which will include three performers at the North Castle Public Library, will finish the abridged play versions in just under 100 minutes, according to an announcement. "Fast paced, witty, and physical, it's full of laughter for Shakespeare lovers and haters alike," the promotion proclaims. The performances are scheduled for Thursday, June 9 at 8 p.m.; Friday, June 10 at 8 p.m., and Saturday, June 11 at 8 p.m.

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Schools
'Free-Range Kids' Author Speaking At H.C. Crittenden Middle School 'Free-Range Kids' Author Speaking At H.C. Crittenden Middle School
'Free-Range Kids' Author Speaking At H.C. Crittenden Middle School ARMONK, N.Y. -- Lenore Skenazy, author of the parenting book "Free-Range Kids" will be speaking at H.C. Crittenden Middle School on Tuesday, June 14. The talk is sponsored by the Byram Hills PTSA, which announced Skenazy's visit. "A lot of parents today, Skenazy says, see no difference between letting their kids walk to school and letting them walk through a firing range," the event-preview announcement states. "Any risk is seen as too much risk. But if you try to prevent every possible danger or difficulty in your child’s everyday life, that child never gets a chan…

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North Salem Ambulance Corps Holding 6th-Annual Steven Siciliano Blood Drive North Salem Ambulance Corps Holding 6th-Annual Steven Siciliano Blood Drive
North Salem Ambulance Corps Holding 6th-Annual Steven Siciliano Blood Drive NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- The North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps announced that it will hold its sixth-annual blood drive in memory of Steven Siciliano,  Siciliano, the announcement notes, was a community member who died in 2010 due to complications from a lung transplant needed because of cystic fibrosis.  "Steven required lots of blood in a strong attempt to save his life," the announcement states. "The blood products he received were available due to the generosity of strangers." The blood drive is scheduled for Sunday, June 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will be held at …

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Schools
Bedford School Board Mulls Tax Cap-Compliant Budget With About 55 Job Cuts Bedford School Board Mulls Tax Cap-Compliant Budget With About 55 Job Cuts
Bedford School Board Mulls Tax Cap-Compliant Budget With About 55 Job Cuts BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Regrouping more than a week after Bedford Central voters defeated the proposed 2016-17 budget, school board members opted to go with a revised version that includes more cuts and will stay under the state-mandated tax levy cap. The revised budget, which includes around $2.8 million in additional cost reductions, would result in the elimination of nearly 55 jobs. The number of cuts do not add up to whole numbers because part-time jobs are counted in fractions of a full-time equivalent position. “It's not an easy thing to look at,” said Interim Superintendent John Chambers. …

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