What was the best thing about the place where you grew up?
I was baseball-obsessed, and just outside Beacon we had a great Little League, plus the Renegades at The Dutch. ~ Patrick Kennedy, Beacon
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I liked Bronxville because it was quiet, calm and you could walk to everything.
~ Colette Cavana, Garrison
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The best thing about Wappingers Falls was the diversity of kids, rich to poor; you were able to choose your friends. ~ Joey Emmanuel, Beacon
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Michael Turton has been a reporter with The Current since its founding, after working in the same capacity at the Putnam County News & Recorder. Turton spent 20 years as community relations supervisor for the Essex Region Conservation Authority in Ontario before his move in 1998 to Philipstown, where he handled similar duties at Glynwood Farm and The Hastings Center. The Cold Spring resident holds degrees in environmental studies from the University of Waterloo, in education from the University of Windsor and in communication arts from St. Clair College.
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