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Month: August 2018

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Tidbits – September 2018

August 21, 2018 Oyster Pointer 0

David Seeley, CPA, tax director with Beth Moore & Associates, CPAs, has been elected treasurer of the Rotary Club of Newport News and the Rotary Club of Newport News Foundation. Stephen Abbitt has been named [Read More…]

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SWAP DAY: Who would you trade places with and why?

August 21, 2018 Cathy Welch 0

Why would a successful, accomplished person want to trade places (even for a day) with someone else? Seeking answers to this question, Oyster Pointer invited readers to take our survey. We found that people would [Read More…]

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Louis Martinez: Waterworks chief pours himself into job

August 21, 2018 Kelli Caplan 0

Chefs take great pride in their food. Artists woo over their creations. Louis Martinez boasts about water. Yes, water. Martinez is executive director of Newport News Waterworks and he takes his water seriously. Nothing makes [Read More…]

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Senior outreach to services

August 21, 2018 Sister David Ann Niski 0

According to Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Nothing astonishes people so much as common sense and plain dealing.” The following account demonstrates the effectiveness of this philosophy. In the summer of 2003, the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation [Read More…]

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A very grand finale!

August 21, 2018 Sylvia Weinstein Craft 0

My, my, my. How the time flies by. Summer always seems so fleeting, despite heat waves and storms, but its allure is constant. I am avoiding any despair over the passing of summer, though, because [Read More…]

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Aromas at City Center: Helping neighbors and guests enjoy life

August 21, 2018 Cathy Welch 0

“We like to say we are a coffeehouse, but we are more like a restaurant,” says Dominique Lindsay, general manager/pastry chef of Aromas at City Center. “We are considered a scratch kitchen, so we do [Read More…]

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Identity Sign Builders: Exceeding expectations in the signage industry

August 21, 2018 Jacqueline O’Hara 0

“You never know who is going to walk through the door. You want to pay attention to everyone,” says Jeff Hoer, owner of Identity Sign Builders. Hoer and employee Keenan Biermann have been serving the [Read More…]

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Together we will build a stronger community

August 21, 2018 Oyster Pointer 0

By George Parker, III, Ph.D., Superintendent, Newport News Public Schools I am truly honored to serve as superintendent of Newport News Public Schools. To be selected to serve the families of this great city is [Read More…]

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Dr. Hecker and Associates: Listening to the community since 1974

August 21, 2018 Jacqueline O’Hara 0

Dr. Hecker and Associates is an audiology practice based in Newport News, dedicated to improving the quality of life of all those who come in as patients. This, to Eric Hecker, is the goal of [Read More…]

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Newport News Public Schools update for September 2018

August 21, 2018 Oyster Pointer 0

Deer Park and Hilton Earn Excellence Awards Deer Park Elementary and Hilton Elementary earned a 2018 Virginia Board of Education Excellence Award for exceeding all state and federal accountability standards, making significant progress toward goals [Read More…]

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Visiting Angels: Providing in-home elder care services

August 21, 2018 Nancy P. Sykes 0

“When I decided to change careers, I knew I wanted to help people. I looked for about two years,” says Patty Andresen Knapp, owner of Visiting Angels, a franchise company offering elder care services across [Read More…]

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PT Now: Increased wellness, movement and freedom

August 21, 2018 Karen Eure Wilson 0

Dr. Darren Beilstein, physical therapist and owner of PT Now—Physical Therapy for Health, Sport, and Wellness—exercises great consideration when it comes to stretching the public’s understanding that physical therapy can be an initial source of [Read More…]

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