First responders gathered at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Cold Spring on Jan. 3 to honor Chris Johanson, 56, who died Dec. 26. The Nelsonville resident had been a member of the Lake Mohegan Fire Department for 24 years.
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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