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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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DAR campaign honors local veterans

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Which amusement park rides do you love, and avoid?  

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Officer: ‘Everybody seems to be more agitated’

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What’s your favorite place to relax by the water?

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Garrison Trio Finishes Film Started in 1969

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Award-winning project documents family hog processing

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What comes to mind when you think “great summer music?”

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Cold Spring deploys rescue boat 

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The culinary delights of growing up in rural Canada

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What’s your go-to, cold, refreshing drink on a hot summer day?

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Cold Spring’s Novel Tree Experiment

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Grafting may help eliminate a problematic tree  

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How do you feel about flying?

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Garrison Woman Sets Two World Records

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Guinness approves sword-balancing marks

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Seastreak to Sail Again to Cold Spring

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Revenue for village, customers for Main Street, concerns for residents

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What did you do for summer fun as a kid that was a bit dangerous?

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5 Questions: Benjamin Patton

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What’s your idea of a perfect summer cruise?

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Cold Spring Weighs Flag Options

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Also, state finally agrees to aqueduct hookup

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Old Jail to Get New Life

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Beacon restaurateur ponders possibilities

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Cold Spring Halts Flag Displays

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Also, village creates short-term rental committee

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What’s your summer grilling strategy?

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Managers Refresh Country Club

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‘A steady stream of things needing to be fixed’

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Managing Editor of PBS series “Frontline”

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Reduced parking at Breakneck, concern for pedestrian safety

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