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Michael TurtonReporter

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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Planning Board appointments now complete

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Beyond the Garage

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Families a big influence on young Beacon band

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Cold Spring Battered Again

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Mayor: Riverfront ‘takes a beating storm after storm’

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On The Spot

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What’s your favorite winter fragrance?

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More Snow, Please

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Young entrepreneurs shovel for bucks

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Got Snow?

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First storm of season hits Highlands

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A Farming Couple’s Journey to Retirement

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From Kenya to prison to heirloom tomatoes

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Notes from the Cold Spring Village Board

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Planning Board needs three members

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On The Spot

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What do you find more interesting: history or the future?

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On The Spot

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What’s one of your hopes for 2024?

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Classic Wheels: 1968 Porsche 912 Coupe

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A family affair

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On The Spot

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What kind of winter are you hoping for?

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5 Questions: Steve Carlson

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Philipstown resident moved to island in Nova Scotia

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Notes from the Cold Spring Village Board

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Board holds annual reorganization meeting

Carl Hansen’s VA-provided marker at Cold Spring Cemetery (below) was installed on Veterans Day, 11 years after his death. His daughter, Lillian Moser, is at far right. Photos by M. Turton
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Deceased Veteran Gets a Marker

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But many other memorials were never installed

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Notes from the Cold Spring Village Board

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Grants submitted for electric-vehicle charging stations

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On The Spot

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Do you enjoy the holiday chaos?

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On The Spot

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What temperature is cold weather to you?

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New Meeting Rules in Cold Spring

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Mayor cites threats, harassment

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On The Spot

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Do you like “assembly-required” gifts?

Volunteer Gerry Singer helps tourists at the Cold Spring Visitor Center. (Photo by M. Turton)
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Reporter’s Notebook: Visitor Center Confidential

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Seeing Cold Spring through a tourist’s eyes

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Classic Wheels: 1939 Ford De Luxe Coupe

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‘It’s nice to drive but they don’t stop very well’

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On The Spot

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What’s your favorite and least-favorite Thanksgiving food?

Allysa Fry, holding her son, Adam, was among the firefighters from North Highlands, Cold Spring, Continental Village and Garrison who gathered for a photo shoot at Surprise Lake Camp on Nov. 12.
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Firefighters Answer the Recruiting Call

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New volunteers needed

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A Shift in Focus for Nonprofit

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