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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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Can the community put the pieces together?

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What are your three desert-island discs?

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What’s your dream job?

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What have you done for fun this winter?

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5 Questions: Daniel Gilbert

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Founder and CEO of Philipstown’s CloudVisit Aviation

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Are you relieved or disappointed when a predicted snowstorm fizzles out?

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A Fire District for Cold Spring?

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Village Board, fire company discuss option

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All Aboard!

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Model train club offers challenges, camaraderie

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Then & Now: Mountain Avenue

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The latest in our series of historic photos …

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What are you watching on TV to get through the winter?

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Years Later, Veterans Laid to Rest

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Military honors in Beacon after ashes go unclaimed

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Haldane Senior Battles Opponents — and Disease

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Basketball fundraiser to benefit cystic fibrosis research

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What actor should play you in a movie about your life?

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Go-Go Pops to Close

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Owners will shift focus to vegetarian restaurant

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Notes from the Cold Spring Village Board

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Public hearing laws revised; village fire district to be discussed

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What is one thing you hope for in 2019?

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5 Questions: Chip Marks

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Garrison resident writes “modest manual” for living

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A Visit with the Beacon Elks

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A cornerstone of the community since 1924

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Do you make any New Year’s resolutions?

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2018: The Year in Review

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Is it over already?

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What is your favorite holiday music?

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Let There Be Light

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Second-by-second, the sun will return

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Philipstown Senior Center Opens

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Legislator cuts ribbon after years of debate, revisions and setbacks

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Hoppy Holidays!

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A visit to a new brewery north of Beacon

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