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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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What’s the last TV series you were hooked on?

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Helping Parents Help Their Kids

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Virtual classes pose a challenge for non-tech savvy

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Busy Month for Fire Company

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Cold Spring firefighters answered 29 calls in August

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Is there a recurring theme in your dreams?

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Planning Board Approves Three Projects

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Kitchen, dining get OK at former Silver Spoon

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What’s something from the past that you’d enjoy reliving?

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Also: Cold Spring to get better access to reservoirs

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Your Old Fridge Is Anything But Cool

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Local program disposes of refrigerants to ease global warming

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‘Mona Lisa on Wheels’

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Unique vehicles are collector’s masterpieces

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Cold Spring resident has starry-eyed hobby

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What do you wonder about?

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What do you like most about September?

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Hudson Hil’s for Sale

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Owners say they are testing real-estate market

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Notes from the Cold Spring Village Board

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Public restrooms, Tots Park, and the fate of the Halloween Parade

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Who is the most influential person in history?

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Brewery Marks First Year in Beacon

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Industrial Arts plans to make city its headquarters

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Notes from the Cold Spring Village Board

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Will there be a Halloween parade this year?

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Maker space, cooking space, green space

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What’s your favorite place by the water on a hot summer day?

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Cold Spring Tragedy Averted

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Carbon monoxide causes early morning evacuation

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Wanted: Artist with a Thing for Trees

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Also, Village Board appoints code enforcer

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