If you could afford to, would you go on a space flight? 

Barbara Sims
No, I’d stay here and make money for my great-grandkids’ education.
~Barbara Sims, Beacon

Peter McGivney
I’ll wait until I can fly coach.
~Peter McGivney, Beacon

Mary Supino
I’m afraid of heights and I’m claustrophobic; there’s better things to spend money on. ~Mary Supino, Cold Spring

Behind The Story

Type: News

News: Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.

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.