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•!• Greater Newark's ·Hometown Newspaper Since 19 t 0 ....• 88th Year, Issue 25 © 1998 July 17, 1998 Newark, Del. • 50¢ THis WEEK Water's IN SPORTS where NEWARK NATIONAL you MAJORS find .it WIN. 15 By MARY E. PETZAK NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER .,-. r ' . ~ ,. IN LIFESTYLE HERE'S WATER IN them thar ' " i l, : ~ ~I 1: • ,.,jt~'\ ' I fields, according to one T Newark city councilmember. And he wants the city to find it. District 3 member Karl Kalbacher MAKING TIME AT wanted the city to shelve plans for a reservoir indefinitely while additionaJ water is pumped from current and new THE wells. "I'm confused, now," said city manager CRrl Luft after li tening to SENIOR Kalbacher s proposal. "This a11 sounds too easy to me- why haven't CENTER. 8 See WATER, 5 ..... IN THE NEWS Binge BURGER KING drinking is . GETS RID community OF ALL .problem INGE DRINKING by col SHRUBS lege students is not just a uni B versity problem - it' a com munity problem. ONLOT. That's the message University of 3 Delaware officials and others working with the Robert Wood Johnson Foun dation Grant brought to business peo ple in Newark this week. INDEX John Bishop, coordinator of the NEWS 1-5 project establ i hed under the grant, told those attending a breakfast meet- POLICE BLOTTER 2 See DRINKING, 4 ..... OPINION 6 LIFESTYLE I 8 THE ARTS 9 Schooley DIVERSIONS 10 CROSSWORD PUZZLE 11 new board SPORTS 15-19 PEOPLENEWS 13 president By LAURA SANKOWICH OBITUARIES 20-21 CLASSIFIEDS 23·28 NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER Theresa $chooley is a mother a wife, a Parent-Teacher Association member, as wen as a member of the Delaware School Boards Association and the Christina Endowment Fund board of directors. She has been fund-raiser, organizer and elementary school teacher. Now PAGE 2 • EWARK POST • jULY 17, 1998 Visit us on the ' Wo~d Wide' Web · ~~ ,', I [)( } ·:· POLICE BLOTTER Can we help? No criminal c~arges for Bowling Offices: The paper's offfiiJes are lbcated con~e · niently in the Robscott Building, 153 E. Chestnut Hill Rd ., Newark, DE 19713. Office Newark Police Chief William Hogan said Tarrant drove Bowling to the hospital for Bowling admitted he knew the other person as hours are 8:30a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. this week that criminal charge for filing a treatment on the night of the incident. The a "limited acquaintance" and only by hi fir t false police report will not be brought against same night, she went to the Newark Police name. He also admitted the incident did not Phone: (302) 737-0724 Scon Bowling. Station and filed a report ba ed on infonna have anything to do with the election . Facsimile: (302) 737-9019 .. A Deputy Attorney General recommend tion apparently given to her by Bowling. Hogan refused to give any other l'nfonna e-mail: [email protected] ed that we not proceed," aid Hogan. "After When questioned initially by police in the tion about Bowling's changed statement. On the Internet: http://www.ncbl.com/posV reviewing our entire ca ·e file, the deputy incident, Bowling said he was attacked by "The other person involved in this incident To subscribe: Call 737-0724 or 1-800-220- attorney said it wa clear that Scott did not omeone unknown outside his townhouse in has never been fully and completely ID 'd," 3311. Cost is $15.95 per year to New Castle want this to be reported to the police in the Abbotsford around 9 p.m. on June 16. said Hogan. "If I could ID the individual, I County addresses. To begin a subscription, first place." In interviews with the media, the then can would like to tal~ to him." simply call. Hogan aid , the attorney concluded, had didate for city council also said the unknown Hogan aid police have no further lead in Shirley Tarrant not forced Bowling to talk to attacker made remarks about keeping him off the matter at this time and do not expect To place a classified: Call1 -800·220-1230 the police, it probably would not have been the council. He never made tho e statements Bowling to provide any other infonnation. To place a display ad: Call 737-0724. reported. "E entially, they 're giving him the to police. benefit of the doubt," ·aid Hogan. In a later tatement to police, Hogan said HE STAFF of the Newark Post is anxious to assist Treaders and advertisers . Reporters, writers, edi· tors and salespeople can be contacted as listed: James B. Streit, Jr. is the publisher of the Newark Post. He sets policies and Pourn BRIEFS manages all departments in the Newark Newark Police target office. Call him at 737-0724. information from anyone who Mary E. Petzak is the editor. She leads 18 year-old charged might have witnessed a racially the news staff and reports on govern- motivated incident on July 12 unsafe bike riders , ment, education and police news. Con- • .. • with burglary tact her at 737-0724. around 8:40p.m. along the Christi ~~:;,:., An 18 year-old Newark man was na Parkway. Four white males in a Marty Valania prepares the sports arrested and charged with burglary Newark Police and McDonald's have teamed up to pages of this newspaper. The sports edi pi ckup truck reportedly shouted tor is seldom in the office, however, he and theft on July 13 around I :40 racial epithets and taunted an encourage bike afety in Newark. Starting next week, bike officers will be focusing on chil checks in frequently. Leave messages a. m. after police were called to the African-American coupl e in an for Marty at 737-0724. I 00 block of West Main Street. adjacent vehicle. dren riding bikes -in neighborhoods around the city. Children Officer arrested Brian Alan Gor under 16 years not wearing helmets and those operating Julia R. Sampson is the office manager Police said the suspects also and editorial assistant who processes don after he wa · fo und on a second threatened the victims, threw a bot their bikes in a dangerous manner will get a warning. "Children wearing hel mets a required by law will get a most press releases. She prepares obitu story roof by residents. tl e at thei! vehicle, and spat on the aries and the Diversions calendar. Contact Gordon was in posse , ion of a ve hicl e's female pa sse n ge~ certificate for a free hamburger at McDonald's," said Lt. her at 737·0124. -. .Mr·• duffle bag which contai ned property Although several suspects were John Potts of the Traffic Division. belonging to th e resident s. identified, police are till investigat Potts said officers patroling in cars will al o participate in Phil Toman has been the paper's arts editor since 1969. Well-known in the arts ing. Charges are pending. the Bicycle Safety Program. ln addition, officers will give a presentation on bike afe community, he writes his weekly column Anyone· with information Js from his Newark home. Leave messages Sussex Countians ty for chi ldren at the summer camp in H~mdloff Park on July asked to call 366-71 II . ~rA• for him at 737-0724. charged 28 . In September, the program will expand to include return - Stephen Westri~k is a genera( assignment On Jul y 9, Newark Po li ce arrest Motorcyclist injured ing University of Delaware students. reporter. He writes news and features , and ed and charged three Sussex Co unLy "During the first few months of school, all officers will often is seen covering local sports events. on Old Bait. Pike He can be reached at 737-0724. residen ts with bu rglary, conspiracy focus on student bicyclists," said Potts. "Those observed in and crim inal mischief. Res ident s in Delaware State Police report that any traffic violations wiJl get a ticket." Laura Sankowich is a general assignment reporter. the un it block of Nathan Hale Court on July 4 around II :30 p.m. a However, Potts aid students can avoid paying the fin es She writes news and features, and often is seen were awakened around 3:44 a. m. by of $25 and up by attending a bike safety class taught by the covering school-related events. She can be reached motorcyclist on a 1975 Harley at 737-0724. the sound of breaking glass in the Dav idson wa. critically injured taff at the University's Cooperative Extension Program in first fl oor of their townhou se. Offi when he ran a . top sign and crashed ~00~~ • Other contributing writers incl ude Denise Matthews cers rcposnding to the call found the into a Ford pi ck up truck at Old Bal Potts said the traffic statistics for bicyclists in Newark are Jack Bartley, Peg Broadwater, Elbert Chance, Chris three suspects at the scene. timore Pike and Old Cooch's Bridge alarming. "There were 37 bike accidents in Newark in Donah ue, Marvin Hummel , Ruth M. Kelly and James Anthqny Deno Garbarino, 24, of Road near Newark. 1997," he said. "Of those, 32 involved injury and one was Mclaren . Leave messages fo r them at 737-0724. Dover, and Gregory Lee Baer, 24, Adam Rabinowich, 34, of fata l to the bike rider." Tina Winmill is the Newark Posfs and Kri sooffer Bloxsom Medford , Newark· was adm itted to Christiana Of the total accidents, 12 were determined to result advertising director and manages the 23, both of Frederica, were trans Hospital with head trauma and directly fro m bicyclist error and J3 were attributed to lo ca l sales team .