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Greater ·Newark's Hometown Newspaper Since 1910 •!• 96th Year, Issue Three ©2005 February 11, 2005 . ' Newark, Del. • 50¢ NEWARK HIGH STUDEN.TS DISCOVE. I UP FRONf 'NEW' WAY TO SAY 'BE MlN E' Code Am I A.D.D.? taken By JIM STREIT I NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER By ROBIN BROOMALL them can still be found in DON'T think I have 'scrapbooks or in boxes in .seriously Attention Deficit ! NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER attics today. Somehow we Disorder, but I might. I just can't bear to throw them I can't seem to finish any proj away. Number of expulsions ects in spite of valiant efforts HETHER it's with i . W sweet smelling Students in Linda Vance's rises in Christina schools to do so. Let me explain. Newark High School Spanish Since entering the work roses, luscious I chocolate, or that special ing qulte .s-q classes comblll,ed their cre force, my life has been one an old-fashioned h made ativity with a little bit of By "ROBIN BROOMALL of many more mountains Hallmark card, the message I you send to your loved one paper Valentine. Remembet' " tissue, paper doilies, and NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER to conquer than is humanly those little red construction heart-shaped stickers with possible. If's the nature of on Feb. 14 must be just right. But that doesn't mean you hearts you pasted onto lace many businesses and cer doilies in school? Many of ' 'WE cannot put our staff tainly is true of the newspa in jeopardy. They need I per industry. As soon as we PHOTOS BY SCOTT MCALLISTER --===~ our support," said Board send the paper Spanish class students member Jim Durr at a recent Christina to the printer used the Mexican Schools Board of Education meeting. each week, we art of paper cutting Durr was referring to a recommen immediately to design special dation to expel a student for striking a find ourselves Valentines. Right, Lee teacher. falling behind as Anne Black showed Since then, the Board has approve<;! we get ready for off her incomplete four more expulsions in January but the next edition. creation with cutouts none at its meeting Tuesday. It's a lifestyle that look like a smile, So far this school year, eight stu that I and iny while Rene Norman dents have been expelled from Christina colleagues have Streit concentrated on a adapted to. dove-shaped cutout. See EXPULSIONS, 19 In my personal life, I've Papel picado, which always had a long list of means perforated projects requiring attention. or punched paper in Through the years, I have a Spanish, is an ancient pretty good track record of folk art used in festi Green light eventually getting jobs done, vals and celebrations. though often not as fast as others and I might have liked. for red light? Not so any more. I blame it on the technology. I've always been a person City Council to consider who embraces technology. red-light camera order While others in my indus try were hesitant to "learn" By KAYTIE DOWLING computers, I jumped in as fast and as deep as I could. NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER - I even changed jobs once so that I could be part of the first EWARK City Council will hear newspaper company on the N the first reading for an ordinance east coast to paginate (elec that would legalize tickets issued tronically paste-up) pages. by traffic signal video cameras within city limits on Monday, Jan. 14. (The words "desk~op publish ing" had yet to be uttered. "The ordinance would have to say The computer required for the that the photo technology is legal to first pagination process con- bring summons against violators," said Chief of Police Gerald Conway. See UP FRON'{ 7 Typically, officers must see the viola tion occur first hand or respond to an accident resulting from .disobeying a red light. However, this ordinance· would allow police officers to review video and still photographssthat identify cars as they illegally pass through an inter- See COUNCI~ 19 7 99462 00002 3 :' PAGE 2 • NEWARK PosT • FEBRUARY 11, 2005 737-0724 • Fax 737-9019 NEWARK PosT ·:· POLICE BLOTTER . we help? • Police Blotter is compiled Offices: The paper's offices each week from the files of the are located conveniently in Newark Police Department, New Suite 206, Madeline Crossing, Castle County Police and the 168 Elkton Rd., Newark, DE Delaware State Police by the 19711. Office hours are 8:30 newspaper staff a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Phone: (302) 737-0724 Facsimile: (302) 737-9019 Woman e-mail: [email protected] To subscribe: Call 737-0724 or 1-800-220-3311. To begin a discovers convenient home-delivery sub- scription, simply call. · To place a classified or display intruder ad: Call 737-0724 or 1-800- 220-3311. 7~year-old Newark oman awakened early HE STAFF of the Newark Post is Teager to assist readers and adver onday morning to dis tisers. Reporters, writers, editors and cover a man inside her Silverbrook le can be contacted as listed: home. Newark police said the hom eowner yelled to the intruder, who then fled. Police were noti fied at 2:43 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 7, and rushed to the area but an immediate search failed to locate description of a man seen flee Home burglarized peared while shopping in a New the suspect. ing the scene. Investigation is London Road store. Police reported thatthe intrud continuing. A resident of the unit block er forced entry into the home in Choate Street told Newark police Sex assault reported the unit block Minquil Drive by Taken for evaluation she awakened on Saturday, Feb. breaking a window. The suspect 5, at 9:30 a.m. to discover two A 21-year-old Newark woman did not confront the woman, who A 48-year-old Newark man side doors of the home open. told Newark police that she was Robin Broomall is a staff was·admitted to the Meadowood Later, the woman discovered sexually assaulted in her home and specializes in education was not injured. · Reach her at 737-0724. The burglar was described as Behavioral Hospital after Newark that DVDs, valued at $520, had about 3 a.rri. on Saturday, Feb. 5. a thin male, less than six feet in police investigated a possible sui been removed from the living The attack took place after Phil Toman has beeri the paper's cide report on Saturday, Feb. 5, at room. the victim and friends earlier had itor since 1969. Well-known height, wearing dark clothing and arts community, he writes his a ski cap. · · 5:56p.m. watched movies in the home. The from his Newark home. Leave Persons with any information A resident summoned police Purse disappears victim had fallen asleep and was fdr him at 737-0724. about this latest in a series of bur after hearing two gunshot blasts awakened by the attack. in the home in the unit block An 87-year-old woman told er cantrlbuting writers include glaries here are asked to contact After police learned of the ruber, Tracy Downs, Elbert · Det. Andrew Rubin, 366-7110, West Park Place. No one was Newark police on Saturday, Feb. incident at 10 a.m., the victim was Marvin Hummel and Mark Sisk. ext. 135, or Crime Stoppers at injured, police said. 5, at 8 a.m. that her purse disap- transported to Christiana Hospital messages for them at 737-0724. 800-TIP-3333. for evaluation and treatment. ·Following a surge in residen Investigation ls continuing, tial burglaries and home inva police said. sions, last month Newark police Weekly crime report formed a task force with state STATISTICS FOR JAN. 23·29, 2005 COMPILED BY NEWARK POLICE DEPARTMENT Man inside home and New Castle County police INVESTIGATIONS CIIIMINAL CHAIIGES authorities. Chief Gerald Conway \, 20M ZOOS THIS ZI04 ZOOS Til$ Residents of a home in the unit said. the agencies are working PAIIT I OFFEIISES TO DATE TO DATE WEEK TO DATE TO DATE WEEK block Ritter Lane were awakened cooperatively to identify and Murder/manslaughter 0 0 0 0 0 0 on Saturday, Feb. 5, at 4:05 a.m. • arrest suspects. County police Attempted .murder 0 0 0 0 0 0 and discovered a visibly intox canine units are supplementing Kidnap 0 0 0 0 1 0 icated man in their residence. stepped-up patrol activities by · Rape 0 0 0 Newark police were summoned .. NPD officers, Conway said. Unlawful sexual contact 0 0 0 0 2 0 BenjaminMarley, 19,ofAlma, Robbery 12 0 3 0 0 Ark., was charged with underage Aggravated assault 2 0 0 0 consumptio1,1 of alcohol, police Evans sells ads in the Unauthorized account Burglary 16 26 3 2 2 0 reported. Newark area. She can be A resident of the 300 block Theft 59 57 14 11 34 13 tiy calling 1-800-220-3311. Beverly Road told Newark police Auto theft 10 6 0 Rx disappears on Sunday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m. Arson . 0 0 0 0 0 that someone had opened a wire TOTAL PAIIT I 104 100 20 18 68 23 A resident of the Towne Court less phone account in his name apartments, 61-5 Thorn Lane, PAIIT II OFFENSES told Newark police on Friday, and .tallied $3,726 in charges. Other assaults 25 35 9 31 22 5 The resident discovered the Sept. 4, that prescription medica Receiving stolen property 0 0 0 0 0 tion disappeared from a kitchen identity theft when he received a Criminal mischief 47 47 10 5 5 2 notice from a collection agency.