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Barbara Colonna had a secret.For most of her 56 years, she led a solitary existence to protect her identity. But now that she has filed as a Republican candidate for Haworth Borough Council, she's breaking her silence. The 5-foot-3-inch woman with bobbed salt and pepper hair and piercing green eyes was once a man named Edward.  After becoming more involved in town, it made sense that eventually she would run for council. But what would she tell people about her past? She started with her running mates. When they were not alarmed, she was encouraged. Her slate plans to run...

Trail of destruction follows theft of heavy equipment By MATTHEW ROY, The Virginian-Pilot © August 27, 2005 Last updated: 12:59 AM A small guard shack at Colonna’s Shipyard in Norfolk was knocked down early Friday with a piece of heavy equipment. A Maryland man has been charged in the incident. Mort fryman/the virginian-pilot William G. Ioven NORFOLK — A Maryland man was jailed on charges he stole heavy equipment from a shipyard early Friday and then left a trail of damage until residents nabbed him, police said. A heavy John Deere track loader and a lighter Bobcat skid loader were...