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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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Beacon’s Building Blocks

Avatar photo by Michael Turton December 16, 2018December 21, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Once dominant, the local brick industry has vanished

Cold Spring Village Hall
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Notes from the Cold Spring Village Board

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Meetings of Dec. 4 and 11

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On the Spot

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What is your earliest childhood memory?

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Main Street Loses Mainstays

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Cupoccino and Country Clocks close in Cold Spring

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Two Arrests in Nelsonville Graffiti Case

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District attorney says investigation ongoing

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On the Spot

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How are you coping with the shorter days?

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5 Questions: Jay Rutkowski

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Cold Spring resident is commercial diver

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Waiting for Metro-North

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Five years after deadly derailment, safety system incomplete

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5 Questions: Fred Martin

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President of Little Stony Point Citizens Association

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On the Spot

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Do you participate in Black Friday or Cyber Monday?

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On the Spot

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What does Thanksgiving mean to you?

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Then & Now: Hudson View Hotel

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The latest in our series of historic photos …

Cold Spring Village Hall
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Car Break-In Spree in Cold Spring

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Also, village tree group receives $49,000 grant

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EPA: Marathon Groundwater Still Polluted

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Owner says redevelopment ‘on the back burner’

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On the Spot

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What’s your fall comfort food?

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He Finished a Book Started in 1918

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Historian recognizes 700 Putnam veterans from WWI

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‘War to End all Wars’

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Former Garrison resident left detailed account of life on the front lines

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On the Spot

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What’s your favorite fresh food from the Hudson Valley?

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Questions for Candidates: Montgomery and Scuccimarra

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Putnam Legislature, District 1

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A Short History of Hudson Valley Farming

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A thousand years of innovations

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Hate Hits Nelsonville

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Swastika, anti-Semitic slur painted on home

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Faces You Will Never Forget (Photos)

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Memorable mugs from the Cold Spring Halloween parade

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On the Spot

Avatar photo by Michael Turton October 29, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

What is your favorite Halloween costume?

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Baseball’s Continued Demise

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Everything that’s wrong with ‘America’s pastime’

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Leesa Has a New Kidney

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