Michael Turton

Jan 19, 2025 | flipboard.com | Michael Turton

2 hours agoThe Day the Mediterranean Vanished: New Research Reveals the CauseScientists may have solved the mystery of how the Mediterranean Sea almost vanished millions of years ago, saying that this extreme evaporation of …2 hours agoThe Truth Behind the Alleged “One-Sided” Relationship Between John Lennon and Bob DylanWas the relationship between Bob Dylan and John Lennon really as one-sided as people think?

Nov 8, 2024 | highlandscurrent.org | Michael Turton

Drought spurs tighter limits on water useThe Cold Spring Village Board, at its Wednesday (Nov. 6) meeting, elevated the Stage 1 water emergency it declared on Oct. 4 to Stage 2 because of drought conditions. Mayor Kathleen Foley said the village reservoirs have dropped to 59.8 percent capacity, down from 67 percent a week earlier. Drinking water for Cold Spring and Nelsonville comes from two reservoirs located in the North Highlands off Lake Surprise Road that rely on rainfall and surface runoff.

Nov 1, 2024 | highlandscurrent.org | Michael Turton

George Stevenson is veteran, former star athleteGeorge Stevenson, well known across Philipstown for his athletic prowess, military service and talent as a folk artist, will be honored by the Cold Spring Fire Co. at a reception on Nov. 8 and with an exhibition and sale of his paintings the following day. Stevenson, 79, served as a Cold Spring firefighter as a young man and is now a life associate member of the company.

Nov 1, 2024 | highlandscurrent.org | Michael Turton

And Little Stony Point is now a sandwichIt’s called Nobody’s Deli, but after its first weekend in business, the sign might easily have been changed to Everybody’s Deli. Cold Spring’s newest eatery, at 72 Main St., opened two weeks ago, at the height of the fall tourist season, just in time to experience what may have been the two busiest weekends of the year. “That first Saturday and Sunday we did 680 sandwiches,” said owner John Flagler.

Nov 1, 2024 | highlandscurrent.org | Michael Turton

What was your high school hangout? The Bronx YMCA; they looked out for me. ~Walter Chadwick, Cold Spring Laura’s Corner in South Plainfield, New Jersey, although I didn’t hang there. ~Jean Andre, Cold SpringThe basketball court and game room at the Newburgh Salvation Army; everyone went there.