Who was your first crush?

Jacqueline O'Halloran
Luis Rivera in second grade. He brought me barrettes, but he moved away. ~Jacqueline O’Halloran, Beacon

Thom Joyce
Mira Rolfish in third grade. She sat right in front of me; I was enamored. ~Thom Joyce, Beacon

Gretchen Wells
The teenybopper TV star who played Shawn Hunter in Boy Meets World. His plaid shirt and hair put me in a tizzy. ~Gretchen Wells, Cold Spring

Behind The Story

Type: News

News: Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.

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.