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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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'Two Henrys' Reading In Armonk Explores Gay Man's Ties To Partner's Family 'Two Henrys' Reading In Armonk Explores Gay Man's Ties To Partner's Family
'Two Henrys' Reading In Armonk Explores Gay Man's Ties To Partner's Family ARMONK, N.Y. -- Members of the Hudson Stage Company will perform a reading of the historical fiction play "Two Henrys" on Friday night at the North Castle Public Library in Armonk. The play, according to the company, centers around a gay man named Henry who flies from New York to Florida to attend the funeral of a man called a "father figure he never knew."  An overview of the play, highlighting its timeline in LGBT history, states the following: "Set in 2012, somewhere between the dusk of the worst days of the AIDS crisis and the dawn of marriage equality, Two Henr…

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Neighbors
Mount Kisco Area Mom's Cancer Survival Leads Son To Bar Mitzvah Project Mount Kisco Area Mom's Cancer Survival Leads Son To Bar Mitzvah Project
Mount Kisco Area Mom's Cancer Survival Leads Son To Bar Mitzvah Project MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- After Brandi Shapiro Goldenberg, a resident of the greater Mount Kisco area, survived breast cancer, her son, Ben, reacted by using his bar mitzvah project as a fundraiser to battle the illness. "This past summer, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer," he writes in a GoFundMe page. "She was fortunate to receive annual imaging exams (mamograms, sonograms and MRIs). Because of this, the cancer was caught early and today she is healthy and cancer free!" Key to the fundraiser is a basketball event, which he calls "Benny's March Madness Basketball…

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Cuomo Helps Stranded Driver On Area Parkway Cuomo Helps Stranded Driver On Area Parkway
Cuomo Helps Stranded Driver On Area Parkway WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A driver who was stranded on the Sprain Brook Parkway amid a heavy Thursday snowstorm got help from an unexpected person: Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The governor's office announced that he stopped on a stretch of the parkway near Hawthorne to assist the driver.  A representative from Cuomo's office told Daily Voice that the driver is Noach Fisher, who is from the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. Cuomo lives in the nearby town of New Castle, which is located in Northern Westchester County. The governor also made several briefings on Thursday regarding the snowstorm. T…

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Schools
Another Swastika Is Found At John Jay High School Another Swastika Is Found At John Jay High School
Another Swastika Is Found At John Jay High School CROSS RIVER, N.Y. -- Another act of vandalism involving a swastika has been reported at John Jay High School, officials announced on Wednesday. The latest swastika was found in a library bathroom at the school, according to emails from officials.  The incident is the third of its kind in the Katonah-Lewisboro School District over the past three months. Swastikas were found carved into a tree on the school's grounds last month. Over the holiday break in late December, spray painted swastikas were found on playground equipment at the shuttered Lewisboro Elementary School in South Salem. Three…

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Chappaqua Voters OK Fire District's Purchase Of Animal Hospital Site Chappaqua Voters OK Fire District's Purchase Of Animal Hospital Site
Chappaqua Voters OK Fire District's Purchase Of Animal Hospital Site CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Voters approved a proposal that will allow for New Castle Fire District No. 1 to purchase the Chappaqua Animal Hospital site, a property that has been deemed vital to any future expansion of the Bedford Road Firehouse. Results show that the measure passed by 198 in favor to 111 votes against, with a total of 309 voting. The measure allows for the district, which governs the Chappaqua Fire Department, to borrow $2,674,644 to pay for the purchase of the property, the building's subsequent demolition and for environmental remediation.  The animal hospital site's location, a…

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Chappaqua Voters To Decide On Fire District's Land Purchase Chappaqua Voters To Decide On Fire District's Land Purchase
Chappaqua Voters To Decide On Fire District's Land Purchase CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- More than three months after voters rejected a proposal to expand the Bedford Road Firehouse in Chappaqua, they will decide whether to approve purchasing an adjacent property for a similar scenario. The Tuesday vote will entail granting permission for New Castle Fire District, No. 1, the entity that governs the Chappaqua Fire Department, to borrow $2,674,644 for the acquisition of the Chappaqua Animal Hospital property and the building's subsequent demolition. More than half of the cost, $1,620,000, is for acquiring the property, while the balance is for site work. The an…

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Chappaqua Vigil Blasts Trump's Refugee Ban Chappaqua Vigil Blasts Trump's Refugee Ban
Chappaqua Vigil Blasts Trump's Refugee Ban CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- President Donald Trump's executive order that temporarily bans admission of refugees was met with a strong backlash at a Tuesday night vigil in Chappaqua, which is home to his election opponent, Hillary Clinton. At the interfaith gathering, which was held at a downtown gazebo and recreational field, multiple speakers denounced the ban, which suspends the admission of refugees for 120 days. Critics, according to media reports, note that Trump's order affects seven Muslim-majority countries and argue, therefore, that it constitutes a de facto ban on Muslims from admission. …

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North Castle Town Board Objects To Proposed Teen-Depression Center North Castle Town Board Objects To Proposed Teen-Depression Center
North Castle Town Board Objects To Proposed Teen-Depression Center ARMONK, N.Y. -- The North Castle Town Board was met with loud applauses from residents on Wednesday night when it unanimously approved a formal objection to a proposed treatment center for teen depression and anxiety at a mansion in Armonk. In a resolution, the board argued that there is an overconcentration of similar facilities in and near town. The objection was done pursuant to the state's Padavan Law governing mental-health centers.  The board's objection does not necessarily spell the end of the proposed center, as the Padavan Law allows for Paradigm to appeal the vote to the state co…

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Schools
Swastikas Discovered In Katonah-Lewisboro School District For Third Time Swastikas Discovered In Katonah-Lewisboro School District For Third Time
Swastikas Discovered In Katonah-Lewisboro School District For Third Time LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- Yet another vandalism incident involving swastikas has been discovered in the Katonah-Lewisboro School District. Schools Superintendent Andrew Selesnick, who announced the incident in a Tuesday email to the community, said that it involved the discovery of swastikas drawn on two school bus seats. The bus is used to take students to private schools, Selesnick added, and that a student reported the matter. Police are investigating the latest vandalism after being informed by the district, according to Selesnick. The incident is the district's third that involves vandalism…

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Lewisboro Town Board Cancels Meeting Over Nor'easter Lewisboro Town Board Cancels Meeting Over Nor'easter
Lewisboro Town Board Cancels Meeting Over Nor'easter SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. -- The Lewisboro Town Board's meeting for Monday night has been canceled due to the impending nor'easter, according to an email alert sent out to residents. The email cited high winds and rain as reasons for the meeting's cancellation. Weather forecasts show the brunt of the nor'easter hitting the region later on Monday. The Town Board's next meeting, the alert concludes, will be on Monday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m., at town hall. Lewisboro Town Hall is located in the hamlet of South Salem.

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