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Students get different type of education. PAGE3 • Want to get muddy? PAGE3 •:• Greater Newark's Hometown Newspaper Since 191 0 •:• 95th Year, Issue 8 @2004 March 19, 2004 Newark, Del. • 50¢ UP FRONT Cecil Talk about • a horse race n1xes By JIM STREIT NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER project NLIKE county and By KATY CIAMARICONE U state elections - when Newark's roadsides SPECIAL TO THE NEWARK POST are decorated by zillions of ugly political signs - gazing HE Cecil County, Md., Planning at the scenery as you motor T and Zoning Commission on around town would not tip Monday voted 3-0 against a pro you off that there is a hotly After years of playing posal to build 370 houses and a private contested mayoral election the trumpet in high golf course in Fair Hill. Two of the seven less than one month away. school and at the commission members abstained from (Okay, there's a few blue University of Delaware the vote and two others were absent. and-green "Ad Sam Ferrara finally put Carl Walbeck, president of the com Vance the city" down his instrument. mission, said he voted against the pro posters in vari More important things in posed Aston Pointe development ous Main Street his life took precedent, includ because he didn't think the developer's businesses, but ing a wife and eventually three revised plan would fit the rural character the prolifera children. of the area. The plan had been scaled tion of placards "I had to put all their needs sea- down from 510 houses earlier this year. that other elec first," said Ferrara, of Newark. son Friday, March 19 with a free The developers now have two choic tions produce is Fast forward approximately concert at George V. Kirk es: they can present an alternate plan to absent, thank Streit 20 years when his children are Middle School in Newark. the commission or appeal the decision to God.) grown, and all get married in the "I always had a love for the county Circuit Court. Throughout three decades same year. music and now it's a big part of of community journalism, "I found I had more time on my life," he said. "You feel like See FAIR Hill, 25 ~ I've always hated it when my hands and my wife really you are part of something spe voters have no choices at the nudged me to pick up an instru cial playing with this group." polls for the governmental ment again," Ferrara said. But Most of the 35 to 45 active offices that are closest to instead of the trumpet he took up members of the Newark Election them. A Newark resident has the trombone and then the bari Community Band have similar a slim chance of affecting tone. After about a year of prac stories, but some have no back change in the U.S. Congress tice, Ferrara decided to join the ground in music, learn from but he or she can influence Newark Community Band. someone, then join the band. It's heats up the actions of the Newark Seventeen years later, he's a band th~t has fun, stays togeth- City Council. still involved with the non-profit Funk raises $17,620, Incumbents love it when group, which begins its 2004 no challenger feels they have any chance to defeat the Dist. 6 now 3-way battle office holder. Those in office By DARREl W. COlE coast back in without any evaluations by the voters. NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER Such is not the case in Newark this spring (I use that EWARK mayoral challenger term loosely in light of NVance Funk III has raised Tuesday's weather). $17,620 in individual contribu A veteran councilmember tions of less than $100 each, far out pac and incumbent mayor is ing incumbent Mayor Hal Godwin's being challenged by a $3,220, according to campaign finan<;e respected local attorney. reports filed Monday, March 15. The money was raised between Jan. 1 See UP FRONT, 25 ~ and March 14. Prior to that period, Funk had a balance of $3,058 and Godwin $2,124. Funk said he's received far more con tributions than expected and is no longer asking supporters to send money. Meanwhile, as of the Monday, March . See ElECTION, 5 7 9.9462 00002 3 IN SPORTS· Glasgow Dragons upset in state final. page 20. • UD's Blue Hens baseball wins again. page 20. ...................... PAGE. 2 • NEWARK Posf • MARCH 19, 2004 737-0724 • Fax 737-9019 Can we help? NEWARK POST •!• POLICE BLOTTER • Police Blotter is compiled Handyman woes Offices: The paper's offices are each week from the files of the HE College fJ located conveniently in Suite Newark Police Department, New T Neighborhood After hiring a handyman, a resi 206, Madeline Crossing, 168 Castle County Police and the ors Landlord Co:m.niitt4 dent of the 100 block Capital Trail Elkton Rd., Newark, DE Delaware State Police by the ing a $500 reward noticed several household items, 19711. Office hours are 8:30 newspaper staff. that leads Newark Police including cash, DVDs and books offer missing, Newark police were told on a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. arrest in the sexual assaul year-old woman. Saturday, March 13, at 7:50p.m. Phone: (302) 737-0724 Some of the missing items PNC in Pencader Plaza The attack of the Madison Facsimile: (302) 737-9019 '$500 showed up later at a Main Store robbed resident in her home occUtte bookstore that sells used merchan e-mail: [email protected] 25 at 8 p.m. dise. To subscribe: Call 737-0724 or ard The woman reported Investfgation is continuing. 1-800-220-3311. To begin a The Delaware State Police that six men, oue Robbery Squad is investigating a invited to her convenient home-delivery sub PNC bank robbery in which an Wins lottery? scription, simply call. The woman unidentified man fled on foot with an restrained her, an,ou:rer A 67-year-old Newark man told To place a classified or display undisclosed amount of currency. Newark police on Saturday, March ad: Call 737-0724 or 1-800- On Tuesday, March 9 at approxi and several others her. 13, at 10:28 a.m. that he had 220-3311. mately 1:34 p.m. troopers responded received a call from Jamaica inform to the PNC bank, 255 E. Chestnut The ai>o•a.uaJ..u,, " ing him he had won $2.5 million in a HE STAFF of the Newark Post is Hill Road, Pencader Plaza, for a black lottery. Teager to assist readers and advertis report of a bank robbery. Anyone The man told police the caller ers. Reporters, writers, editors and Troopers were informed that an urged to call D~t. requested that he wire $500 within salespeople can be contacted as listed: unidentified male assailant entered ext. 106. hours to cover the cost of processing the bank and approached one of the,. James B. Streit, Jr. is the publisher a check. The man told police he had tellers. of the Newark Post. He sets policies and not entered any lotteries. The assailant displayed a demand manages all departments in the Newark punched in the eye and knocked to investigation is underway. note that implied he had a weapon office. Call him at 737-0724. the ground. During the fracas, a pic and wanted money, police said. The Coffee thrown at woman Darrel W. Cole is the news editor. ture, wallboard, coffee and kitchen teller complied and handed over the He leads the day-to-day operation of the tables were damaged and the front Vandals, thieves hit cars Following a dispute over a park currency. The assailant then fled on newsroom. Call him at 737-0724. window of the home shattered. One ing space outside Dunkin Donuts, foot and was last observed running A number of reports of car thefts Marty Valania prepares the sports of the men attempted to pull a guest 1002 S. College Ave., on Saturday, towards the intersection of Rts. 4 and and vandalisms were reported to pages of this newspaper. The sports through the broken glass. March 13, at 9:45 a.m., a man threw 72. Newark police recently. editor is seldom in the office, however, David L. Lee, 19, was charged hot coffee on a pregnant woman. The assailant is described as a Some of the incidents include: he checks in frequently. Leave mes with assault, criminal trespassing, Store employees intervened and white male, in his late 20s to early Parking lot behind Colonial sages for Marty at 1-800-220-3311. underage consumption of alcohol, the man left before officers arrived. 30s, approximately 5 feet 6 inches Garden apartments, Building L, 33 E. disorderly conduct, criminal mis Investigation is continuing. Jan Blankenship is the office tall and approximately 170 pounds. Main St., on Sunday, March 14, at chief and resisting arrest. Daniel W. manager and editorial assistant who He has dark brown eyes and dark 8:29p.m., theft of CDs and electron Lee, 18, was charged with both of processes most press releases. She brown hair, clean-shaven, olive com ic equipment; Items disappear Wilmington, were charged with prepares obituaries and People briefs. plexion and a medium build. He was Lot behind Building A, Ivy Hall criminal trespassing, underage con Computer equipment and a TV She is assisted by Kathy Burr. Contact wearing a white baseball hat with an apartments, 400 Wollaston Ave., on them at 737-0724. sumption of alcohol, disorderly con set were removed from a home in the unidentified logo and a dark-colored' Sunday, March 14, at 12:57 p.m., duct and criminal mischief.