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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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Chappaqua Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Budget; Mester, Messner Re-Elected Chappaqua Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Budget; Mester, Messner Re-Elected
Chappaqua Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Budget; Mester, Messner Re-Elected CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Chappaqua's proposed 2016-17 school budget passed by a large margin on Tuesday. Voters also re-elected incumbent school board members Warren Messner and Jeffrey Mester. District results show that the budget received 1,135 votes in favor to just 265 against. Mester, who was first elected in 2007, won a fourth term with 880 votes. Messner, who was first elected in 2013 and is the current board president, won a second term with 928 votes.  Challenger Rhonda Kaufman, a local parent who with dental practice in Putnam Valley, received 649 votes. Under the district's at-large …

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Voters Will Decide On School Boards, Budgets In Putnam Voters Will Decide On School Boards, Budgets In Putnam
Voters Will Decide On School Boards, Budgets In Putnam PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Voters across Putnam County will head to the polls Tuesday to vote on their local school budgets and school board seats. Here is an overview of what will be decided on in each district: BREWSTER: The proposed budget seeks $92,767,066 in spending, an increase of 3.1 percent. The tax levy, which represents the total amount of property tax revenue for the budget, would rise by 1.94 percent, which is within the state-mandated cap; amounts vary by district due to a calculation formula. Additionally, voters will be asked to decide on spending $490,000 for bus purchases. Fo…

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Bedford Central's Heated School Year Spills Over Into Board Races Bedford Central's Heated School Year Spills Over Into Board Races
Bedford Central's Heated School Year Spills Over Into Board Races BEDFORD, N.Y. -- As Bedford Central school board members have clashed and grappled with the district's finances during the current school year, a fully contested election cycle has laid bare the divisions that exist. What is normally a relatively sleepy affair has taken on the hallmarks of campaigning normally found in state and federal races, as rival tickets and negative conduct have sprouted up. On one side are incumbents Jennifer Gerken and Suzanne Grant, veteran board members who have served for nearly six years. The pair are running on a ticket in favor of staying the course in Bedfor…

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Seven Running For Two Chappaqua Library Board Seats Seven Running For Two Chappaqua Library Board Seats
Seven Running For Two Chappaqua Library Board Seats CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- A crowded field of seven candidates are running for a pair of seats on the Chappaqua Library Board. One seat is up for a full 5-year term while another is available for the remaining year of Gerry Golub's term; Golub died last fall. The candidates are Pamela Wright, Leslie Wertheim, Paige Nesis, Richard Ma, Nishat Hydari, Audrey Brooks and Jennifer Lem. Six of the candidates spoke last week at a forum held by the League of Women Voters of New Castle. Lem was unable to attend, a league representative said, due to being out of town. Wright, who has lived in the community …

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IBM To Sell Somers Campus, Move Employees To Armonk, Report Says IBM To Sell Somers Campus, Move Employees To Armonk, Report Says
IBM To Sell Somers Campus, Move Employees To Armonk, Report Says SOMERS, N.Y. -- IBM plans to sell its campus in Somers next year, according to a report from Tap into Somers. The report cited a relocation of the staff to IBM's Armonk headquarters from an internal memo that the publication obtained. There is no mention of a move and sale on IBM's website or in its recent regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. IBM's Somers campus is on a large parcel bounded by Routes 100 and 116. It features office buildings on a hill that have pyramid-shaped tops, which can be seen from vantage points in Goldens Bridge and Carmel, among others. …

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Katonah-Lewisboro Voters Decide On $105.9M Budget, Contested Board Races Katonah-Lewisboro Voters Decide On $105.9M Budget, Contested Board Races
Katonah-Lewisboro Voters Decide On $105.9M Budget, Contested Board Races LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- Voters in the Katonah-Lewisboro school district will decide on Tuesday whether to accept the proposed 2016-17 budget and on who to elect for three seats on the school board. The budget calls for $105,994,936 in spending, a decrease of 2.52. Meanwhile, the tax levy, which is the total amount of tax revenue in the budget, is estimed to be cut by 3.21 percent. If approved, the budget would be the third in a row with cuts to spending and total tax revenue. Tax rates, which measure what taxpayers will owe per $1,000 of assessed property values, will decline in all four of the …

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Chappaqua Voters Face Contested School Board Election Chappaqua Voters Face Contested School Board Election
Chappaqua Voters Face Contested School Board Election CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Voters in the Chappaqua school district will go to the polls on Tuesday to decide on which of three candidates running should fill the two spots up for elections. Running are incumbent Jeffrey Mester, who has served since 2007; incumbent and current President Warren Messner, who has served since 2013; and challenger Rhonda Kaufman, who owns a dental practice in Putnam Valley. The spots carry three-year terms, which run from July 1 to June 30, 2019. The trio had a chance to make their cases last week at a forum held by the League of Women Voters of New Castle. Questions w…

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Chappaqua Church Holding 'Spring Festival' Chappaqua Church Holding 'Spring Festival'
Chappaqua Church Holding 'Spring Festival' CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- The Church of St. John and St. Mary in Chappaqua announced that it is holding a Spring Festival and Craft Fair. Attractions include games, music, food, and a beer and wine garden for adults. The fair runs from May 13 to May 16. For the first night, the fair runs beginning at 6 p.m. For Saturday, the fair will run from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., and for Sunday the hours are from 1 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Admission to the fair is free. Local sponsors are Leonard Park Wines & Spirits; Houlihan Lawrence; Corporate Electric Group; Family Britches; Desires By Mikolay; Carol Gladstone De…

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Lead Levels Found In Pound Ridge Library's Water Far Above Safe Threshold Lead Levels Found In Pound Ridge Library's Water Far Above Safe Threshold
Lead Levels Found In Pound Ridge Library's Water Far Above Safe Threshold POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- A new test has revealed that the level of lead in the Pound Ridge Library's water supply exceeds the maximum safety threshold. Mitch Freedman, the library's interim director, announced Thursday that the detected lead level is 86 parts per billion. In contrast, the Environmental Protection Administration's allowable maximum is just 15 parts per billion. Freedman added that no one should drink the library's water or use it in the preparation of food. The library is responding by making bottled water immediately available. Additionally, a Poland Spring water dispenser wil…

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Somers Library Hosting Talk With 'Psychic Medium' Somers Library Hosting Talk With 'Psychic Medium'
Somers Library Hosting Talk With 'Psychic Medium' SOMERS, N.Y. -- "Psychic Medium" Robin C. Mueller is scheduled to visit the Somers Library on Saturday, May 14. Mueller, according to the library, will speak to attendees' loved ones who have died and "exist in the spirit world." The visit is scheduled to run from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. More details are available on the library's website.

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