NICHOLAS KRISTOF — The New York Times columnist and two-time Pulitzer winner spoke about his new memoir, Chasing Hope, during a sold-out benefit for The Current on June 8 at the Garrison Institute. The topics ranged from farming to reporting on global conflicts to having civil discourse with people you disagree with to the importance of community journalism. (Photos by Ross Corsair)
LIFESAVER — Capt. Jonathan Shields, a Cold Spring resident who serves with Ladder Company 42 of the New York Fire Department, was honored on June 5 with the inaugural Battalion Chief Thomas J. Neary Medal for distinguished service in Harlem and the Bronx for saving three people on Dec. 31 from an apartment building fire. He is shown with Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh and Chief John Hodgens. Twenty-five years ago this month, Shields was awarded the Walter Scott Medal for saving a life. (NYFD)
PIPE BAND AT NORMANDY — Members of the Hudson Highlands Pipe Band traveled to Normandy, France, to mark the 80th anniversary on June 6 of the D-Day invasion during World War II. The musicians were part of a bagpipe and drum band organized to honor fallen soldiers at several battle sites. Shown at the British memorial are Steve Malinski, Mark Civita, Lawrence Eaton and James Hartford. (Photo provided)
