STAR QUALITIES Council Blue-Gold Game Brings out Best in Players, Buddies Cracks Cruisers
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Ms. Fits score at Kirkwood Soccer Tournament /IB Mickey Irr's art/lOA 25ct Meet our City Manager/2A June 1986 STAR QUALITIES Council Blue-Gold game brings out best in players, buddies Cracks Cruisers by Michael Ricci Newark City Council has slammed the brakes on night-time cruising in an at tempt to lessen Main Street's noise, pollution and congestion. Council voted 5-l Monday to adopt an ordinance which makes it illegal to drive any motor vehicle past a designated " traffic control point" in downtown Newark more than twice in two hours. Councilwoman Louise Brothers (District 2) cast the sole dissenting vote. The new law is in effect daily between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. along a stretch of both Main Street and Delaware Avenue running from tiliriu~y J\ venue to Elkton Road. This section of downtown roadway marks the heart of the loop typical ly followed by vehicles cruising in Newark. Fines for violation of the ordinance range from.$25 to apprehensive prior to their meeting. $300 and/or no more than 90 "I didn't know if I could talk to days in jail. by Bruc~ Johnson him," said Bond with a grin. "I've "We're not going to catch known him before because he lives in every vehicle, but it's a my neighborhood, but I was nervous. gamble for (people cruis Glasgow High School's Vaughn I was scared that I wouldn't know ing)," said Newark Police Bond has gained a reputation for be how to ac~ around him and that I'd be Capt. Lawrence Thornton. ing tough. On the football field, he has boring." "The beauty of it is that zeroed in on ball carriers, crunching But, Bond quickly discovered that they don't know who you're them like a junk yard compactor his 'buddy' Chris had many of the looking at." demolishes cars. Often emotional on same characteristics of his other Newark Police plan to en the field, his reputation has earned friends: honesty, friendliness, loving, force the ordinance by pick him the title of Dr. Doom. loyalty and a need for laughter. ing spots along the Yet, there is a tender side to Presently, their friendship has grown. designated area where they Glasgow's co-captain and All-state to mean so much to Bond that the can observe passing middle linebacker. Preparing for the game itself has become secondary. vehicles. Police will record 31st annual Blue Gold All-star Game, "I haven't even thought about the vehicle types, license plates which benefits the mentally retarded game," said Bond, who plans tp at and the time traffic moves of Delaware, Bond has been able to tend Norfolk State College this fall. past the point. display that special side of his "I'm just having so much fun with Although council approved character. Chris." the ordinance, several The game will be played this Satur According to Bond, the friendship members initially question day, June 28, at 2 p.m. at Delaware has also taken on a dimension of ed both the constitutionality Stadium. education. and enforcement problems Bond has teamed with "Sure you learn alot about them of such a law. neighborhood 'buddy' Chris and how they act and think and that " (Police) do it elsewhere McDonald and the two have fast they're just like normal people," said - they can do it here," said become good friends. They have Bond. "Chris has got more manners City Manager Peter Mar spent a great deal of time together than anybody I've ever seen. But it shall. with Bond inviting McDonald out to also helps me out. I think I've learned join his other friends on various alot about myself. I think we learn See COUNCIL/20A St. Mark's Mike Benefield sees eye to eye weekend adventures. However, like witb 'buddy' Christopher Cox. most all-star athletes, Bond was a bit See ALL-ST AR/20a lNDEX FACT FILE KEEP POSTED Newarkers ........ 2a People to call Bus schedules News .............. 3a Who says there is no free ride? There is with the Unici Schools ............ 5a Fire and ambulance ... .. ·. 911 ty Bus System. For bus schedules and route informa Community ........ 6a Newark Police . .. 366-7111 tion, call the Newark Planning Department at 366-7030 Business ....... .. 18b Library .. ..... .. .. 731-7550 or the Unviersity of Delaware Transit office at 451- Entertainment .... 13a Christina schools ....... .. 454-2000 1187 . Forces ........... 18a Mayor and council .. .. 366-7070 UNICITY bus Service . ... 366-7030 Opinion ..... ... 19a Refuse collection .. ... .... 366-7045 Parks & Recreation Picnic Sports .. .......... lb Street maintenance ... ... 366-7040 Lifestyle ........... 8b Voter registration . .. .. ... 366-7070 Enjoy the picnic but hate putting it together? The Classified ......... llb Electric service . ... .. 366-7050 Newark Department of Parks and Recreation has a University ........ lOb Water service ...... ... .. 366-7055 program just for you - the picnic kit rental. Kits con BuSiness license . .. ... .. 366-7080 tain one playground ball, one Wiffleball and bat, one Human services ... ... .. 366-7035 badmini.on set (no poles), two softballs and bats, one City manager . .. .. 366-7020 volleyball and net (no poles ) and one set of horseshoes. Weeds and litter ... ... .. 366-7075 The fee is $5 for city residents and $10 for non Zoning information ...... 366-7030 residents, and a $20 deposit is required. A limited Street lights . ..... .. ... 366-7050 number of kits are available. For a request form, visit Tax information ... ... 366-7088 the Department office in the Newark Municipal Building, 220 Elkton Rd . 2a The NewArk ·Post June2ti,l986 Peter Marshall City Manager dedicates life to public service Mich. a town which Marshall little thin, and said he has to be characterized as " small but full careful to not overlook the conse by John McWhorter of everything." quences. ''It was a great exper·icnce " We still have a problem in because the town had everything a some of the neighborhoods wjth When he first arrived in city had, but it was on a smaller irresponsible people, but the Newark, City Managr PeterS. scale," Marshall said. police are doing a good job con Marshall didn't quite know where He stayed In Brighton fm· five trolling it," Marshall said. he was going. Not that he didn't years, but moved to Hermitage, He also mentioned the ongoing have any goals in mind, he just Pa. because Michigan's weather problem with traffic and couldn't find the municipal of was just a little too harsh. transportation but said that, over fices where he was supposed to ''I enjoyed Michigan," Mar time, the problems should be Interview. shall said, " but the winters were ironed out. He finally found them in the long and cold and Hermitage of Despite some of the growing aged Academy Building on Main fered the contrast of a grow ing pains the city has had, Marshall Street. suburb surrounding a n old in notes that many projects are go "When I first came to Newark, dustrial city." ing very well. I was not impressed by the After five years there, he was "The Clean and Green cam municipal offices," Marshall once again searching for new op paign has been a big step to im said, " but when they told me portunities and heard Newark prove the city," Marshall said, they were building a new office, I was looking for a new manager. " because it is conditioning people changed my mind." He decided to pay the to wn a to care for their environment." That was in 1973 and 13 years visit and, despite his experience Marshall also pointed out that and one new, easy to find •vith the municipal building, much of the care has come from municipal building later, Mar found "an active univer·sity town the University of Delaware com shall and the city know where with many cultural and other op munity and said the students who they're headed, and how they portunities." helped in the Clean and Green have gotten where they are. By August of 197:! , Marsha ll campaign did a "super" job. had moved to the town and had " There's a good level of But' Marshall's journey began begun his new job. As it tums cooperation between the city and long before he ever heard of out, he and the position have fit the University," Marshall said. Newark, Del. well together and he has been But being a manager is not all here ever si nce. that Marshall does, and After graduating from " I enjoy the job because I'm in sometimes he can be seen a round Westminster College, he got his the position to get things done town taking advantage of all the start with the Pittsburgh Public and to see good things happen," things it offers. Works Department as a street Marshall said. "The city is just He likes to exercise and enjoys surveyor, then went on to the the right size because I get to be swimming and bicycling to keep University of Pennsylvania's out in the field and not just sit in shape, but also likes " little Wharton School to work on a behind a desk." hobbies" such as woodworking master's degree in government But while things have gone and sketching. City Manager Peter Marshall keeps tabs on Newark from his office in the Municipal administration. well in the past, Marshall is "There are many cultural careful to point out the city still things to do here," Marshall Building. In 1962, he became a city has some problems. He cited the said, " and if you want to be ac management intern in the small increased land development )n tive, you can be.