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Planners stall Stone Balloon project. PAGE3 • History of country club. PAGEs •••• Greater Newark's Hometown Newspaper Since 191 0 •:• 95th Year, Issue 49 · ©2005 January 7, 2005 Newa·rk, Del. • 50¢ . UP FRONT us yo Cecil Find delays a Fred overn.me t By JIIVI STREIT By KAYTIE DOWLING vote NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER Commissioners want ARLY last month when TANDING in the we were together to Delaware General well water supply verified judge a Christmas dec Assembly hall, Melanie before Aston Pointe vote orating contest, Mayor Vance George's voice was calm and A. Funk III was excited about confident as she proposed By SCOTT GOSS adding the City of Newark to her .bill, which would ban the list of organizations that smoking in public places. As SPECIAL TO THE NEWARK POST will participate in the just a high school student, Jefferson Awards For Public her presentation wowed her NORTHEAST, MO. Service. This is peers, who voted the bill into EWARK developer William good news. law.- The year was 1987. Stritzinger believes an under Since 1977, Sound like a slightly-off ground aquifer can provide more the Jefferson retelling of passage of than enough water for a proposed 302- awards have Delaware's controversial home community, golf course and com built one of the smoking ban? That's mercial property north of Newark and most successful Elkton in Cecil County, Md. partnerships to because it's not the one you're probably Now he'll have to prove it to the State highlight local thinking of. The bill was first proposed of Maryland if he wants his Aston unsung heroes. almost two decades ago in the YMCA's Pointe project to be served by public Through the Streit Teen Youth in Government Program, a sewer. years, the awards program mock civic experience geared towards The Cecil County Board of County has grown to honor regional teens. Commissioners voted 3 to 2 Tuesday and national recipients but its But what is the most interesting is that night to postpone a vote on Stritzinger's heart and soul remain at the when George was finally officially elected reque.st for an amendment to the coun- grassroots level. into public office about 15 years later, one See DEVELOPMENT, 12 ~ This year, the national of the first votes she cast was in support program is pioneering a new of the official version of her bill. "civic engagement system" in Program supervisor for the YMCA of five areas of the country Delaware ~ocky Bushweller said Rep. Chicago, Delaware, Orlando, George demonstrates just how successful Burglaries Fla., New York City and the the program has become. That it prepares San Francisco Bay area. students for a life in and outside of poli- • Funk signed Newark up 1ncrease, and has organized a selection See YOUTH, 15 team that will name five recipients of the Jefferson Awards. police react The mayor appointed a Top: Chris Lang, from committee that cuts a wide the Western YMCA, is string of burglaries and thefts swath of the Newark commu sworn in as the Arecently has hit Newark residents nity and targets important President of the Senate hard. Compared to the previous segments of the population. by Delaware's Assistant year, burglaries are up almost 20 per Linda Brasel, of the Secretary of the Senate, cent, with most happening in the past Newark High School Joy Bowers. Above: few weeks. Wellness Center, will focus Oran Simpson, from the Newark's Chief of Police Gerald on finding worthy volunteers Brandywine YMCA Conway said th.at the n"umber of burgla poses with Gov. Ruth ries started picking up in November, See Ann Minner. Right: Last with 22 break-ins. In December, that year's delegates from trend continued with 30 break-ins. The the Western YMCA cele previous year's average for the two brate a successful year months was 13. on the steps of the As of now, police are left with more Delaware General questions than answers. Questions linger Assembly. about whether they are connected, how See , 17 7 99462 00002 3 PAGE 2 • NEWARK PosT • jANUARY 7, 2005 737-0724 • Fax 737-9019 NEWARK PosT ·:· POLICE BLOTTER Can we help? • Police Blotter is compiled Offices: The paper's offices are each week from the files of the NEW Castle County Police 5.5 g rams of drugs. located conveniently in Suite Newark Police Department, New Teen have arrested a 17-year-old T he juvenile was taken into cus 206, Madeline Crossing, 168 Castle County Police and the male who resides in the unit tody without incident and transported Elkton Rd., Newark, DE Delaware State Police by the · block of Flemming Street in Newark. to county police headquarters. He arrested was arraigned and charged with pas 19711. Office hours are 8:30 newspaper staff He has been charged with drug-relat- ed offenses. session with intent to deliver cocaine, a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. on County police officers reported distri bution of cocaine within 300 Phone: (302) 737-0724 that they noticed a juvenile acting feet of a park and possession of Facsimile: (302) 737-9019 suspiciously near a tree in the area of cocrune. drug p e-mail: [email protected] Building 5 in the Kimberton alice said the youth was commit TCBY I Apartments. ted t a the New Castle County To subscribe: Call 737-0724 or charges The officers approached the youth Detention Center after failing to post 1-800-220-3311. To begin a and asked what he was doing there. $6,1 00 secured bail. convenient home-delivery sub Police said a check of his body and scription, simply call. robbed behind the tree yielded 27 bags of ' To place a classified or display . "crack" cocaine that had been pack- ad: Call 737-0724 or 1-800- N Dec. 30, just before 5 aged for sale. In total, officers seized 220-3311. Op.m., a white male walked into the TCBY store at 72 HE STAFF of the Newark Post is E. Main St. in Newark. by smashing a basement window, Christiana Hospital and released. fronted three youths after freshly Teager to assist readers and advertis According to Newark police, police said. Nothing was reported The suspect was last seen flee- sprayed graffiti was discovered ers. Reporters, writers, editors and the suspect displayed a handgun missing at the time of the original ing the area in a dark colored, on the rear wall. A police investi salespeople can be contacted as listed: to the clerk and demanded n;port. four-door Honda with tinted win- gation is continuing. James B. Streit, Jr. is the publisher money. dows. He is described as a black On Saturday, Jan. 1, at 4:21 of the Newark Post. He sets policies and The clerk gave the robber an Shooting in Newark male in his mid-20s. He stands p.m., Newark police reported that manages all departments in the Newark undisclosed amount of cash and about 5'5" and weighs about 175 someone smashed the plexiglass office. Call him at 737-0724. An 18-year-old male was shot Kaytle Dowling is the news editor. the suspect fled on foot toward pounds. Any person with infor- enclosure of the DART bus stop She leads the day-to-day ope(ation of the Delaware Ave. in his right shoulder on Monday, mation is asked to call police at on Library Avenue near College newsroom. Call her at 737-0724. Newark Police and a New Jan. 3, at the Kimberton apart- 395-8171. Square. Marty Valania prepares the sports Castle County Police Department ment complex, New Castle A small glass window was pages of this newspaper. The sports K9 officer immediately searched County police reported. broken at a home in the unit editor is seldom in the office, however, the area for the suspect without The victim suffered a minor Vandals strike block Hayden Way, it was report he checks in frequently. Leave mes success. contusion after another male ed to police in Saturday, Jan. 1, at sages for Marty at 1-800-220-3311. The suspect was seen wearing opened fire on him in the hallway Graffiti was written on the 1:58 p.m. Newark police said a Roliin Broomall is a staff reporter a dark colored knit hat, a dark of Building 5. side of a building in the 100 bag of dog feces also had been and specializes in education coverage. jacket and light blue jeans and is The shooting occurred during block East Main Street sometime burned on the home's front step. Reach her at 737-0724. described as between 5'8" and .a confrontation. During the argu- between Dec. 31 and Jan. 2. Broken bottles and a chair Jan Blankenship is the office 5' 10", weighing between 170 and ment, an armed suspect fired a Newark police also were told that were thrown onto the Newark manager and editorial assistant who 180 pounds. single shot. The bullet struck a vandals had ripped a hole in sid- United Methodist Church park processes most press releases. hand rail and ricocheted hitting ing on the west side of the down- Contact her at 737-0724. ing lot, police were told at 10:57 Home burglarized the victim. He also suffered a town building. a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 1. A resi Phil Toman has been the paper's minor injury from a shrapnel On Saturday, Jan. 1, at 10:15 dent of a nearby home, who told arts editor since 1969.