What’s the biggest crowd you’ve been part of?
I was among thousands who walked the Brooklyn Bridge for the National Kidney Foundation. ~Nellie Timmons, Cold Spring
My brother took me to see Jay-Z at the Barclay Center; it was big! ~Marcus Jones, Beacon
Everything is a crowd in China — the subway, the market, schools. ~Lu Wan, Beacon
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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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It what wasn’t a crowd in the classic sense, but there were a whole lot of people involved across the entire country. My family went down to the west side of Manhattan for that strange event called Hands Across America. I’m not entirely sure what was meant to be proved, nor whether it had any impact in the long run, but for a moment it felt good. [via Facebook]