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... •••• Greater Newark's Hometqwn Newspaper Since 1910 .:• 1015t Year, 7th Issue ~2010 Marclf5, 2010 www.newarkpostonllne.com . Newark, Del. Planning group gets an earful on bookstore plan By MARK CORRIGAN Main Office incorporated into the .............................. present design as a 4,ooo-square [email protected] foot cafe. The plan calls for 60,000 e Newark Planning square feet of space, the majority l1Commission took a look at of it occupying the bookstore, plans for a new University with the remainder to be used for of Delaware bookstore before a office space. crowd that was largely unim To accommodate the space pressed with the design of the for the building's 1.73-acre foot building. print, portions of buildings at 78 HIGHLIGHTS (A preliminary rendering Delaware Ave., 87 E. Main St., of the building was shown in and the rear portion of 83 E. Main o 2,000 people visited the Chrysler site during the 3-day - Buyers came from varie1llocales from Delaware to Drago. last week's issue of the Newark St. will be demolished. Post). The building will be placed preview of items up for auction o $3 was the lowest price paid for an Hem (cleaning cans) The bookstore will be located approximately 175 away from 0487 registered bidders attended at auction o $42,000 was the highest price paid for an item (press brake at 83 East Main St., with the ·344 bidders partiCipated online a machine that bends metal) former Newark School District See COUNCIL, 9 ~ (PHOTOS BY MARK CORRIGAN ANO THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE) he auction of equipment tools, carts, lifts, warehouse erty into an advanced scientific ing and demolition of some The end for East End? Tand tools at the former equipment and heavy machin research and technology cam buildings. UD is now seeking Chrysler Assembly ery. All items came from the pus for the future. qualification information for Plant last week netted approxi former plant on South College "The turnout and results of contractors interested in the mately $550,000 for the Avenue, which UD acquired this auction far exceeded our massive project. University of Delaware - five in November. Proceeds from expectations. We pro times the original estimate. the auction will be used by jected netting $100,000 Attendees bid on nearly the University to reinvest and from this event," said 1,000 lots of items, including redevelop the 272-acre prop- Vic Costa, executive director, 1743 Holdings, LLC, the wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Delaware, that oversees the site. Private contractor Great American Group conducted the auction A restaurant-bar, known as a venue for live music, has closed. for UD. Great American As is often the practice these days, East End Cafe announced prepped the site, cata the closing on its Facebook page on Monday night. Word spread loged and set minimum quickly, and fans of the establishment stopped in for a final bids on the inventory beer and to bid the night spot good bye. Mark Sisk, a Newark and ran the auction live aHorney and musician, said the loss of the East End is a "huge and online. blow to live music in Newark." He compared the East End to The next stage in the the Deer Park Tavern of the 1970s in being a home for young former Chrysler proper musicians. The Deer Park underwent a major renovation project ty's transformation will and remains a live music venue in Newark. At press time, fans be the decommission- of the East End were hoping a new owner would emerge . .r . ~ to '"1,'1 \i\!HM'"I~i ,; i.e ~ ;!~ ...!~h~l.J. 1 IH-lIl SltfHl3S 3f)~· 3:)311']:J S iSi LIBRARY ! \Ji.Iyt111 =l~1l1 ;jJ ~lISB1itfNIVERSITY OF DELAWAR; Dmen' :,\av~ . - ~rfi tBlJi ' • w •• MAR 0 8 2010 r. of th m.? • • • • II • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11 A giant contribution from 81ant , NEWARK, DELAWARE p food drlv. ov.r the top • /I /I • , ,,' /I /I • /I , It 14 .> . Page 2 • The Newark Post • Friday, March 5, 2010 News, Advertising • 737-0724 Classifieds • 1-800-220-3311 COMMUNIlY NEWS Scouts a part of Engineering Your Tomorrow (Editor'S note: Community items from nonprofit or member ore than 100 Girl strate that science is fun and to Together, we hope to ignite and ''The DuPont scientists who event items are run on a space ship organizations are welcome. MScouts from Delaware show girls they can succeed in prepare a generation to provide volunteer in this program are available basis, with preference Posting is easy. Simply type this and Pennsylvania careers in Science, Technology, future Miracles of Science," so generous, sharing not only given to events in Newark and address on your browser: http:// teamed up with 60 female Engineering and Mathematics. said Michelle Thomson, Ph.D., their time but also their remark adjacent areas. Email your news newarkp.ostonline. comfcalen DuPont engineers, chemists and The program enabled Cadette chair of the event and a Project able business acumen along with to [email protected]. Also dar/submitl) physicists in Engineering Your Girl Scouts in grades 6 to 8 to Director at DuPont. words of encouragement." available is our.online calendar Tomorrow, an all day educa- . create a milk rainbow to learn A partnership among Farrell noted that research at newarkpostonline.com. All tional event designed to demon- about surface tension, design a DuPont, the Girl Scouts of the conducted by the Girl Scouts of package for S'mores to apply Chesapeake Bay Council, Inc. the USA (GSUSA) showed that science and marketing, make (GSCBC), and the Girl Scouts of girls who have both the aptitude slime to learn about polymer Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP), for, and interest in, STEM dis chemistry, and conduct other Engineering Your Tomorrow ciplines start losing confidence interactive presentations relating provides a unique opportunity in their ability to pursue STEM science and engineering to girls' for middle school-aged girls to studies when they are in grade everyday life. This is the pro work directly with DuPont sci school. The study, The Girl gram's 21st anniversary and the entists and for the girls and their Difference: Short-Circuiting the first year it was held at DuPont's parents to learn strategic and Myth of the Technophobic Girl, . Barley Mill Plaza. tactical information on how to offers implications and possible "Engineering Your Tomorrow develop successful educational issues for future research on the provides an opportunity for and career pathways in the sci question, "Do gender differences young girls and their parents to ences. matter?" explore the exciting field of engi ''This is a critical time to In a separate study recently Partial pwcc('ds h('llclil: ~ Ju nio .. neering. The girls learn first reach girls to bolster their self released by GSUSA, Change IA.. Achievcmcnt hand that engineers get to do cool confidence in their abilities to It Up! What Girls Say About '1/11..1,11,.\1,- IIII' stuff, and parents learn about pursue STEM studies," said Liz Redefining Leadership, 56 per the academic skills they need to Farrell, communications and cent of the girls surveyed said encourage in the years to come. advocacy manager, GSCBC. "in our society, it is more dif ficult for a woman than a man to become a leader." And more than half (52 percent) of girls and boys agreed that "girls have to work harder than boys in order to gain positions of leadership." That perception was more wide ly held by girls (57 percent) than boys (44 percent). Options for Curtis site unveiled A 'public workshop is slated for Thursday from 7 p.m. to 9 c~ a~ e Ce -nt e ron t~ e. i iv e r fro nt p.m. in the City Council room Shown, front row, seated from leH at engineering event are: Olivia in City Hall, regarding concept Wilmington, Delaware O'Neal (behind her is her mom, Debra 'Neal, in orange shirt) of drawings for the Curtis paper Newark; Sophia Stokes (behind her is her mom, Berlin Stokes of sites in Newark. The city is rede veloping the property for public HOlJRS: Saturday, lOam to ()pm DuPont) of Newark; Back Row Standing, from leH: Hannah Kaufman, 12,01 Newark; Jazmine Townsend, 11, of Newark; Debra O'Neal; Sunday, lOam to 4pm Lauren Whisman, 11, of Newark; 'and Berlin Stokes. See COMMUNITY, 7 ~ FFXIT1RJNG: Almost 200 exhihits Live Product Demonstrations We Are Here For ·Youl Sponsored By: ifY/IHleIIW8/!/J1lI/IlfC'!ff1 The New~urnal DELAWARElOOAY WILMINGTON TitUSI' We Now Carry Ye Olde Pepper Companie Michael 6pinn PharmD. Becky Mal'shall PhIll'IllD. Chili Cadde R.Ph. David Ayres R.Ph 707 Bridge St., Suite B, Elkton, MD 21921 • 410-398-DRUG (3784) On the Web • www.newarkpostcinline.com Friday, March 5, 2010 • The Newark Post • Page 3 POLICE BLOTfER New Jersey man faces murder charges Editor's note: Police Blotter gering the welfare of his daugh Court as the two murder sus Chiominto. Because of the seri offered by an anonymous source assaulting his girlfriend's items are compiled from reports ter, Hanna Belizaire Jackson, pects in custody. ousness of the charges, Melchor for information leading to the two-year-old son in January, from area law enforcement a 20-month-old child who was Meanwhile, investigators automatically was charged as an arrests and convictions of the at Christiana Crossing, near agencies. For the latest police left at Shell station restroom in continue to look for 20-year-old adult, he"said. suspects in this slaying. Newark, but was able to elude news log on to newarkposton Newark. Patricia Belizaire was Joel T)1omas Milburn of Elkton They are being held in the police.