Who was one of your outstanding teachers?
My sixth-grade teacher, Frances Taliaferro, remains an influence. We keep in touch and exchange emails.
~ Alison Anthoine, Cold Spring
Miss Pinkel was wonderful; she taught kindergarten to everyone in Cold Spring. She made you want to go to school.
~Bob McCaffrey, Cold Spring
My ninth-grade counselor, Mr. Flannery, tutored me and gave me what I needed to succeed in high school.
~ Claire Lofgren, visiting Beacon from Cornwall
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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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