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INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER | Owner Hector Ruiz stands with his daughters Vanessa (left) and Alondra in the archway of Ruiz’s new restaurant, Mariscos El Poka. The Mexican seafood restaurant is in his former FasTacos location at 88 S. Eastwood Drive. Ruiz cut two archways between that space and the adjoining storefront to create a large dining area. The restaurant will open in May.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac lists five harbingers of spring: singing birds, running tree sap, the peeping and croaking of tiny frogs, the morning earthy smell, and the return of butterflies […]

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Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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Picture of Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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