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Tom Auchterlonie

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tauchterlonie@dailyvoice.com

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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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Events

Lewisboro Library Hosting History Talk On Alexander Hamilton SOUTH SALEM, N.Y -- Founding father Alexander Hamilton has gotten more attention recently due to the popularity of the Broadway play that features a hip hop adaptation of his life. Locally, the Lewisboro Library is offering a chance to learn more about Hamilton at an upcoming talk, which is called "History Alive!" The talk is scheduled to take place on Sunday, April 17 at 4 p.m. "This lively presentation tells the story of one of the Founding Fathers of our country," the library states in its announcement. "It highlights the life of a brilliant immigrant and self-m…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/11/2016

News

Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton Appears At Hometown Fundaiser CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Hillary Clinton will be making a visit to the home of two of her crosstown neighbors for a presidential campaign fundraiser on Monday morning. The fundraiser, billed by Clinton's campaign as a "Conversation With Hillary," will be hosted by New Castle residents Marco Masotti and Tracy Stein. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. The couple live in a section of the town of New Castle that falls under the Mount Kisco postal zone, records show. Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, live in Chappaqua, which is a hamlet within New Castle. Masott…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/11/2016

Schools

Somers HS Hosting Discussion On Syrian Refugee Crisis SOMERS, N.Y. -- The displacement of refugees from Syria, which has garnered international headlines in recent months, will be the topic of a discussion at Somers High School. The talk, which is sponsored by the high school's Human Rights Club, is scheduled for Thursday, April 14 at the school's auditorium. Speakers that are scheduled to participate will be from the Upper Westchester Muslim Society, Amnesty International and Mercy College. More details about the upcoming discussion are available on the high school's website.

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/09/2016

News

Reluctantly, New Castle Town Board Concedes On Conifer Plan CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- The New Castle Town Board effectively gave up on proactively fighting Conifer Realty's Chappaqua Station affordable-housing proposal when it recently granted several votes in favor of the developer. The measures, which were unanimously approved at the board's March 29 meeting, included extending Conifer's existing special permit for the project to November 2017; raising the height of a proposed safety fence by adjacent train tracks from six feet to eight feet; agreeing to a emergency roofline path for firefighters; allowing a 6-foot opening from the project's pedestrian wa…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/09/2016

Schools

North Salem High School Hosting 'Music Makers' Fundraising Concert NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- North Salem residents are invited to attend a concert this month to support the school district's music program. The event is called "Music Makers" and is scheduled for Friday, April 22 at 8 p.m. The concert will be held at North Salem High School's auditorium. Linda Eder will serve as the concert's MC and guest artist, while performances will include rock and pop hits. Admission is $10 per person and tickets will be available at the door, the concert announcement adds. More information about the concert is available here.

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/08/2016

Business

A&P Asks Bankruptcy Judge To Break Millwood Lease MILLWOOD, N.Y. -- Bankrupt supermarket chain A&P is asking a federal judge to break the lease for its shuttered store in Millwood. If the motion is approved, it would allow the property's landlord, Millwood Center, LLC, to recruit and sign a new tenant outside of the bankruptcy process. The chain, which is officially called The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc., filed its legal motion (request) on Thursday. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain is being asked to approve A&P's request. The legal term for breaking the lease is known as a rejection. A&P's Millwood store lea…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/08/2016

Business

Trinity Corners Shopping Center In Pound Ridge Sells For $3.45 Million POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- Trinity Corners Shopping Center, one of the most prominent retail locations in Pound Ridge, has sold for $3.45 million, according to records from the Westchester County Clerk's office. The shopping center, which is located in the heart of Scotts Corners and has an address of 55 Westchester Ave., features grocery store Scott's Corner Market as the anchor tenant. The Pound Ridge post office, which is a fellow tenant, is located in a smaller building on the northern side of the property. Much of the plaza is vacant, a status that has garnered disappointment locally. The s…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/08/2016

Schools

Shakespeare Festival To Perform For Bedford Schools Foundation Fundraiser BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Bedford Central School District residents have a chance to watch a performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" from a prominent Shakespearian performance group. The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, which is based at Boscobel in Garrison and is known for its annual outdoor summer concert series, will perform at the Fox Lane High School auditorium on Friday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. The festival's performance is meant to serve as a fundraiser for The Foundation for Bedford Central Schools, an organization that raises money to pay for serves not included in the school …

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/07/2016

Schools

North Salem Septo Holding Talk On Screen Time NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- The North Salem Special Education Parent Teacher Organization (SEPTO) announced that it will hold a talk about how kids' screen time can affect their behavior the learning. The talk is called 'iDisorder" and will feature Dr. Martin L. Kutscher as a speaker. Kutscher is board certified in pediatrics and neurology, according to SEPTO. He has written several books, including "The ADHD BOOK: Living Right Now" and "ADHD: Living without Brakes." The talk is scheduled for Tuesday, April 26 at 7 p.m. It will be held in the multipurpose room at Pequena…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/07/2016

Schools

Christopher Manno Picked To Be Bedford Central's Next Superintendent BEDFORD, N.Y. -- The Bedford Central School District's Board of Education announced that Dr. Christopher Manno, a veteran New Jersey education administrator, has been picked as the next superintendent of schools. Manno, who was named New Jersey's Superintendent of the Year in 2013, currently serves as superintendent of both the Burlington County Special Services School District and the Burlington County Institute of Technology. "He successfully took on the challenge of this unique dual role superintendency in early 2014 in order to improve shared services, operations and efficiencies s…

by Tom Auchterlonie

04/06/2016

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