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E: 0 ., ' ~ vark's Hometown Newspaper Since 1910 •:• 88th Year, Issue 7 © 1998 March 13, 1998 Newark, Del. • 50¢ THis WEEK Council IN SPORTS accepts GLASGOW, report HODGSON By MARY E. PETZAK ADVANCE IN NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER LTHOUGH MOST Newark HOOPS. city council member aid 17 A they wanted to put the matter of the water treatment plant inve ri ga tion beh ind them, oun ci lm mber • IN LIFESTYLE Nancy Turner refused to let them . At Monday's meetin g, coun cilmembcr. accepted the report of attorney James Semple, a special inve tigat r hired to look into rhe NEW PASTOR entire water plant incident and report back to council. On Tuesday, Turner'. attorney, OFFERS Victor Battaglia Sr., called city . oli ci tor Rooer Akin and demanded a letter I hy "•lu.c of hu i n c.!:~ Thur~day" stat DIFFERENT ing no fur1her action will he taken against Turner in this matter. ( ec related ~tory page 4 ). I TECHNIQUE. 8 Turner initiated the issue on Jan. 12 of whether . omeone was living at the · water facility and distributed pho IN THE NEWS tograph-. of peJ"onal items found there as well as x erpts from th BOCA Building Code, th e City Personnel Manua l and the Newark Municipal Code. Neither at that time nor any tim NEWARK since. would Turner say how or when SHOPPING See REPORT, 4 ~ CENTER Fischer GETS AFACELIFT. ·brings 3 experience By ANDREW HALL INDEX NEWS 1-5 NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER POLICE BLOTTER 2 R. NICHOLA FJS HER , <;aid this week he hopes his OPINION 6 D diverse experien e will help LIFESTYLE 8 impro e the growing and changing . hristina School Distri t. THE ARTS 9 Most recently Fi~cher was the DIVERSIONS 10 associate commi. ~ioner for the --- Newalt High student dies after crash Commonwealth of Ma. achu . etts CROSSWORD PUZZLE 11 Department of Educati n, in the area By STEVE WESTRICK there wa no evidence suggesting alcohol or excessive of finance and accountability. "J view SPORTS 17·21 speed wa involved. Police were . till inve, tigating on educational accountability a one trat PEOPLENEWS 15 NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER Wednesday. egy to use in increasing student PoJa ki wa. tran ported with internal injurie to a hievement," . aid Fi cher. "However, OBITUARIES 23·24 COTT K. POLASKI, a junior at Newark Christiana Hospital. He was pronounced dead at 9:05 accountability for accountability' High School, died on Tuesday from injuries p.m. on Tue day. CLASSIFIEDS 27-32 . ake erve very little purpose. You S suffered in a one-car colli ion on Monday "He was very spirited," Newark principal Franci. have to have an end in mind. We have morning. J. Hagen aid . "He wa a nice young man who liked a public chool y tern to prepare According to Newark Police, the I 7-year-old wa school and sports. He will be missed." youth for life as adults. We need to ask the ole occupant of a vehicle involved in a one-car Hagen aid the chool kept student advi ed all day how we are going to do that. The crux colli ion on Ea t Delaware Avenue near South Chapel on Tuesday of Polaski' condition and had already of accountability i a king the adult in Street. on March 9 around 7:23a.m. told them of hi death on Wedne day morning. ''We our chool what they are doing to help Officer Bill Wilkers aid the accident wa believed have coun elors available and students have been children learn certain basic slciJJ ." to be cau.ed when Pola ki's car hydroplaned, forcing going to them on and off today," aid Hagen. ''They' II Although Fischer did not have him to Jose control and trike a utility pole on the pa - be here tomorrow al o." specifics about his first months in the senger side of the car. Wilkers said Polaski was wearing a seatbelt and See ACCIDENT, 4 ~ See FISCHER, 7 99462 00002 3 s.-. P.\(~t: 2 • NEW.\RK PoST • MARcu 13, 1998 Soma of children's favorite fairy tales came to life during an "I Love To Read Month" celebra tion at Etta J. Wilson City .leaf collection Elementary School last month. State Representative Pamela S. Maier (R-Drummond Hill) beginning Monday donned a Mother Goose cos tume and visited classrooms, encouraging students to read. Beginning on Monday, Woodmere, Valley Stream, and "Mother Goose fairy tales are March 30, and continuing Stone Spring. loved by people of all ages, and through Friday, April 17, the Thursday: Southern area of ones you never forget as Y.ou city of Newark will provide the city including Devon, get older," said Maier. 'By leaf c II ction as a service to Binns, Arbour Park, 'dressing the part,' I believe it its residents. The 1998 sched Silverbrook, Yorkshire, gives kids an added excitement ule is the same as the 1997 Yorkshire Woods, Cobblefield, about reading." schedule. and Cannons Gate. As a substitute teacher and Monday : Northern portion Friday: Center city from member of the House of of th ity, north of Main Elkton Road to Marrows Road Representatives Education Street and east of West Main from Main Street to northern Committee, Maier visits numer Street/Nollingham Road boundary of Tuesday's route. ous schools in the Newark com (excluding West Branch and Rake and pile leave in the . munity throughout the year. PHOTO SPECIAL TOTHE NEWARK POST Christianstead). This includes grassplot area between the Fairfield, Fairfield rest, curb and sidewalk, but do not Cleveland Avenu e, Lumbrook, rake leaves onto the street or t Creek Bend, Ridgewood Glen , curbs; clear or remove any Paper Mill Farms, Evergreen, leaves that may have accumu POlleE BLOTTER Northgate Commons, Stafford, lated on the top of the storm Parkview, The Hunt at drain or catch basin in front of • Police Beat is compiled each man with providing alcohol to $10,000 in drugs in the Newtown Louviers, Middle Run your home; avoid mixing week ji-om the files of the Newark minors after they went to the Village development in Bear. Thomas Meadow, and Jenny 's Run. rocks and sticks with leaves; Police Department by . taff writer Howard John on Motel on South Muldrow. 33 years old, of Victoria Tuesday: Area west of Bent do not place brush in leaf Mary Petzak. College Avenue for a noise violation Boulevard in Newtown Village, was Lane and Radcliffe Drive piles; park cars in your drive on March 8 around l a.m. Officers arrested on March 9, at 6:00a.m. after including Nottingham Green , way on collection day to help said a stereo could be heard outside New Castle County Police raided his Pheasant Run, Cherry Hill, promote the efficiency of the Loud Party the motel and several juveniles and home after receiving a search warrant. Muldrow was charged with posses Elan, herry Hill Manor, collection truck; and warn Newark Pol ice were called to a res adults were inside. Police found half-cons umed alcoholic beverages sion with intent to deliver cocaine; Barksdale Estates, Country children not play in leaf piles idence on Madison Drive on March 7 on streets or near curbs. and confirmed the juveniles had trafficking cocaine; po ess ion of Hills, Country Place, and around I 0:45 p.m for a loud part. marijuana; possession of a deadly Abbot sford . If you have any questions Officers report they found a party with been drinking. oncerning the leaf co llection weapon during the commission of a Wednesday: Oaklands, I 0-15 people standing in front of the Cocaine seized felony; maintaining a dwelling for the ., Nottingham Manor, College program, call the Public Works house. When police ordered the 21- sale, use, or distribution of a con Park, Westfield, West Branch , Department at 366-7045 . year-old resident to break up the party, A series of complaints from local resident. led to the arrest of an alleged trolled substance; and possession of Christians! ad, Timber reek, approximately I 00-150 people left the drug paraphernalia. home. Th resident wa<; charged with drug dealer and the seizure of orne a noi e violation. Alcohol, pizza don't mix Some Newark postal pick-up Something terrible happens when you Police report that two 20-year do not advertise. Nothing! Call 737-0724 old Wilmington men, Brian Atallian will be moving to new facility and Kevin Beam, were charged with Postal catTiers, parcel pick-up, The new postal facility 's lobby underage consump'tion following an and item uch as express and certi will be open Monday through argument about paying for pizza Q.t fied mail for postal customers in the Friday, 6:00a.m. to 5:30p.m.; win ArtL t Signing Domino Pizza on Cleveland Avenue 1970 I and 19702 area codes will be dow service will be available • New Release on March 8 around 2:30 a.m . The transferred to the new Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m . two' left the shop but returned to Bear/Glasgow postal facility at Rt. to 5:00 p.m .; and both lobby and ''FRIDAY NIGHT ex"plain their side of the argument to 40 and Rickey Boulevard in Bear window service will be open on police. Police noted the two had an starting March 16. Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to I :00 Deer Park Tavern" odor of alcoholic beverage and Thi change will only effect p.m. administered blood alcohol tests. where customers living in the e zip New customer service phone s/n Print $80 Minors drinking at motel codes pick up their parcels and numbers are 836-5190/5191 for zip Larry Anderson accountable items .