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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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Lifestyle

North Castle Starting April With 'Egg-cellent' Hunts ARMONK, N.Y. -- North Castle is marking the start of April (and Easter weekend) with two "Egg-cellent" Hunts. The first is scheduled to be at the IBM Community Park's track and field in Armonk on Saturday, April 1 at 10 a.m. The location is at 205 Business Park Drive. The second hunt will be held at the North Castle Community Center fields in North White Plains on Saturday, April 1 at 12 p.m. The fields are located at 10 Clove Road. Kids who are in pre-K to fifth grade can participate, the town's notice states.

by Tom Auchterlonie

03/28/2017

Events

Somers' Reis Park Getting Party For 50th Birthday SOMERS, N.Y. -- A celebration will be held in late April to mark the 50th birthday of Reis Park, the Somers Library, which is located in the park, announced. The park, named after Carolyn Wright Reis, was established in 1967. The party will be on Saturday, April 29 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. There will be an array of attractions at the birthday bash, according to the library. "There will plenty of activities for all: storytelling with Jonathan Kruk, local authors, tour of Wright Reis Homestead & special exhibits, old fashioned games, music concert, a children’s Story Walk, face pain…

by Tom Auchterlonie

03/27/2017

News

Bedford Keeps AAA Bond Rating BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. -- The town of Bedford will keep its AAA bond rating due to a reaffirmation from S&P Global Ratings, the town announced in its weekly email newsletter. "Fewer than 3% of municipalities are awarded this coveted rating which has a direct impact on taxpayers by providing a lower rate of interest than those municipalities whose ratings are not as high," the town's statement noted. "We are delighted that we received on our $10 million bond issue to finance 2016 and 2017 Capital Projects a 3.078% interest rate, well below the 3.5% which Comptroller Abe Zambra…

by Tom Auchterlonie

03/27/2017

Schools

Katonah-Lewisboro Drops Changes To Busing, School-Start Times From Budget CROSS RIVER, N.Y. -- Katonah-Lewisboro's proposed 2017-18 budget will not include a return to the "double tripping" system for bus schedules, nor will it include changes to starting times for schools, Superintendent Andrew Selesnick wrote in an email to parents. Katonah-Lewisboro has operated on a "triple tripping" busing system for seven years, and officials explored reversing the practice as part of the budget. Below is a copy of Selesnick's letter to parents explaining the decision to drop the proposed changes. Italics are added for visual clarity: Dear KLSD Communit…

by Tom Auchterlonie

03/27/2017

Events

Pound Ridge Library Talk Covers Four Centuries Of Westchester History POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- The Pound Ridge Library announced that it will host a talk covering 400 years of history in Westchester County. Patrick Raftery, a librarian with the Westchester County Historical Society, will give the talk, which will start with Native American history and then cover the colonial period and the Revoluntary War. Early colonial families, the library notes, included the Pells, Van Cortlandts and Philipses. The library notes that the talk will then cover a range of developments over the subsequent periods. "Raftery will continue the discussion by looking at the imp…

by Tom Auchterlonie

03/26/2017

Politics

Maloney Holding Sunday Town Hall In Southeast SOUTHEAST, N.Y. -- U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney announced that he will hold a town hall for constituents on Sunday. The town hall will be held at the Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 38 Training Center, which is at 38 Starr Ridge Road in Southeast (Brewster, for postal and GPS purposes). The town hall, part of the congressman's "Speak With Sean" series, comes less than two days after the failure of House Republicans' legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act. Maloney, following the failure, took to Twitter and posed for a selfie with congressional staffers. "We're not tired…

by Tom Auchterlonie

03/25/2017

Politics

Cuomo, Faso Clash Over Proposed State Takeover Of Counties' Medicaid Costs U.S. Rep. John Faso and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have repeatedly traded barbs this week over the congressman's proposal for the federal government to force the state to take over counties' shares of Medicaid payments. Faso, a Republican whose district includes northern Dutchess County and spans a wide swath of the upper Hudson Valley, has added the proposal as an amendment to the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which in turn is the House Republican leadership's legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (better known as Obamacare). Faso's amendment, which is cosponsored with upstat…

by Tom Auchterlonie

03/23/2017

Events

Schoolhouse Theater In Croton Falls Ready For Spring Season CROTON FALLS, N.Y. -- The Schoolhouse Theater and Arts Center has announced several acts for its spring performances season. The first features Alan Sklar reading two stories from Neil Gaiman, "We can get them from you wholesale," and 'The Price." Sklar's readings are set for Saturday, March 25 at 3 p.m. Early next month, there will be several renditions of the play, "The Mask of the Jaguar King," which is by Stuart Warmflash. The performances will be held at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, between the weeks of April 6 through 23, along with Sunday matinees…

by Tom Auchterlonie

03/23/2017

Events

Pound Ridge Invites Kids To Join Easter Egg Contest, Jelly Bean Count POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- Pound Ridge's Recreation & Parks Department has put together several Easter events for kids, including an egg decorating contest and a jelly bean count. Kids are invited to submit their decorations to the department by Wednesday, March 29. To enter the jelly bean contest, the department notes that people should head to the Pound Ridge Library. Winners will be announced at the town's Egg Scramble, which will be held at Pound Ridge Elementary School on Saturday, April 1 at 11 a.m. Kids from pre-k through third grade are invited to enter. "Winners will be sele…

by Tom Auchterlonie

03/23/2017

Schools

Pequenakonck Elementary Starts 'MakerFaire' For Students' Projects NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- Pequenakonck Elementary School announced that it will hold its inaugural "MakerFaire," which will showcase its students' technology projects. The MakerFaire will include projects in engineering, 3D printing, robots and circuits, among others. Participating students are in second through fifth grades. The MakerFaire will be held on Thursday, March 23 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the school. More information is available here.

by Tom Auchterlonie

03/22/2017

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