APPROVED Colin Burns Earns City Oks Country No Choice Spot in Elite European Club Plan"After Football League but 'Yes' by CHRISTINE NEFF Negotiations
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etown Newspaper Since 1910 .:• ,r,... ,I ary 29,2008 Newark, Del . ....IIIi .. ii ~~ ••• ····_·~··_·_· ~ __ ....____________________________________ ... Newark native neb; bis ~oal APPROVED Colin Burns earns City OKs Country No choice spot in elite European Club plan"after football league but 'yes' By CHRISTINE NEFF negotiations By MARTY VALANIA [email protected] By CHRISTINE NEFF MVALANIA@CHESPUB,COM o think, a Newark CNEFF@CHESPUB,COM 'm sure whomever thought T native who kicked his t started with legalities. about putting automatic first soccer ball for a The three-hour discussion on the I Parks and Rec team could I sliding doors in City Hall controversial proposal to develop the figured it was a good idea at go on to play in an elite Newark Country Club property kicked the time. I doubt, however, European football league. off Monday night with the city's outside whether the few dozen or so Even Colin Burns would counsel giving her view of the situation people that were stuck out have never imagined it - until - a view many in the city have come to side the jammed city council he started living that dream. accept. chamber Monday night would "I had no idea that I would Land use attorney Wendie Stabler agree. be here right now," he said PHOTOS SPECIAL TO THE NEWARK POST said she advised Newark's City Council With the fate last week in a phone inter Burns, on the ground, defends the goal during a game in that a "long string of Delaware case of the develop view from Sweden. "It was Moldova. law" supported the view that subdivision ment of the 87 just a dream, and I think a lot applications that meet technical require year-old Newark of kids have dreams. To actu the age of 4 after watching he scores more goals than ments and accord with zoning laws "can Country Club ally be here now and have his brother's soccer game. anybody else on the team!" not be denied based on general safety, property up for this opportunity now - it's Soon after, Burns started But, Burns was deter vote by council, amazing." playing in the Newark Parks mined. He bought his own See CLU ,19 it was an over- Recently, the 25-year and Recreation league and goalie gloves and got to work flow crowd that ~ ___--.J old , goalie claimed a spot began to really excel. At the training. jammed into the Valania in the Swedish top divi suggestion of a coach, he He went on to tend goal Delaware AP city building. sion, Allsvenskan. His team, tried out for a travel team, for the Newark High School Those that didn't arrive early Ljungskile, has signed him to which he joined at age 12. team from 1996 to 2000, post scores recognized enough were subjected to try a two-year contract. He played well as a mid ing more than 20 shutouts in ing to listen to the debate and The journey there has been fielder, but had a change of his career there, and he got Among top five states in conversation from the hallway a long and not-so-easy one. heart. "He came home one a scholarship to play for the over the constant opening and His mother, Linda Bums, day and said, 'I'm going to University of Massachusetts nation for scores of 3 or closing of what have to be the a secretary at" the Newark be a goalkeeper,'" said Linda. higher on an AP exam noisiest automatic doors on Police Department, remem "I told him his coach would See GOAL, 16 ~ the planet. bers him taking the field at never let him do that because BY MARY E. PETZAK Given the attention and emotion surrounding the issue [email protected] of building a 270-home devel opment, I realized that there ccording to the fourth annu would be a larger than normal Aal "Report to the Nation" on attendance at Monday's meet Advanced Placement (AP) par ing. I didn't, though, count on ticipation and performance, from 2002- the four police cars blocking 07 the number of Delaware students the entrance to the parking lot who received a grade of 3 or higher on and directing traffic (it's nice to AP exams significantly increased from know that now that they closed 9.3 percent to 14.5 percent, a gain of 5.2 Shaggy's, the city's biggest percent. remaining threat comes from This gain surpassed the national a hundred or so concerned average of 3.5 percent for the same citizens). And I didn't count time period. Only Maryland, Maine, on having to stand in the lobby Colorado and New Hampshire had a for three hours waiting for a higher percentage gain. vote. The College Board released the Report Nevertheless, I have to last week with participation and perfor say that I am heartened by mance data for all public high schools the interest the community across the U.S. "Once again, the College showed in this debate. I'm Board's 'Report to the Nation' shows pleased that people took the that more and more of Delaware's high time to voice their opinion. I school students are not only participat think it speaks well of Newark ing in Advanced Placement coursework and, specifically, to the neigh but they are achieving high scores as borhoods concerned. well," said Governor Ruth Ann Minner. See ,23 See ,20 PAGE 2 • NEWARK POST • FEBRUARY 29, 2008 737 -0724 • Fax 737-9019 . POLICE BLOTTER • Police Blotter is compiled each was arrested and charged with weekfrom the files o/the Newark assault and resisting arrest after Police Department, New Castle striking a 22-year-old man in the Arrest ,made in stabbing incident County Police and the Delaware face on Sunday, Feb. 24, at 1:31 Newark Police have made an money from his apartment, said of a deadly weapon while com State Police by the newspaper a.m., in the 100 block of E. Main arrest in a robbery and stabbing police. When he returned to the mitting a felony, said police. staff. Street. Police said Gerald Loehr of Arsdley, N.Y., ran from officers the occurred in the 600 block of car, he held a knife to the victim's He was taken to the Howard who arrived on scene to break up Lehigh Road on Saturday, Feb. throat and demanded money from R. Young Correctional Facility a fight in progress. He was even 23, around 9:19 p.m. him. After the victim turned over in default of a $50,000 secured Female assaulted, tually taken into custody. The Police said a 19-year-old New an undisclosed amount of money, bond, said police. robbed victim told police he was struck York resident reported the rob a struggle ensued. The suspect The victim was transported Newark Police are looking for several times in the face without bery in a parking lot of the Park grabbed the victim's wallet and to Christiana Emergency Center warning, and witnesses identified Place Apartment complex. The stabbed him on the back of the where he was treated and a white male who assaulted a 22- year-old female and stole items Loehr as the assailant. Police said victim said he had given the hand, said police. released for his stabbing injury, the victim had a visibly swollen suspect, Benjamin Ortiz, 26, of Police units responding to said police. from her on Saturday, Feb. 23, at 1:15 a.m., on E. Main Street. eye and scrapes on his face. He Wilmington, a ride from the Park the crime were able to iden Anyone with information on did not seek medical treatment. and Shop Shopping Center on tify Ortiz, who was found in this investigation should contact Police said the victim and the suspect, described as a white male Loehr was released pending a Elkton Road to the apartments. the apartment building located Detective Scott Rieger of the court appearance, said police. At the complex, Ortiz offered at 606 Lehigh Road. He was Newark Police Department at with long dark hair, weighing 180 to give the victim money for the arrested and charged with first 366-7110, ext. 133 or call Crime pounds and standing about 6 feet ride and said he needed to get the degree robbery and possession Stoppers at 1-800-TJP-333. tall, were driving in her vehicle Alarm disrupts on E. Main Street in Newark when they began arguing. burglary-in-progress The victim pulled over to An unknown suspect entered let the suspect out of the car a business in the unit block of when the argument turned physi E. Main Street after hours and cal. Police said the victim was tried to steal from the cash regis assaulted and had personal items ters, police were told on Monday, forcibly removed from her. She Feb. 18, at 10:33 p.m. Police said sustained injuries, but refused the suspect likely entered through medical treatment at the scene, an unlocked delivery door. The said police. The suspect fled. would-be burglar set off a motion Police are continuing to inves alarm, which brought police to tigate the incident. Anyone with the scene. Police found the cash information is asked to contact registers strewn on the floor, but the Newark Police Department nothing missing. Investigation of Delaware Crime Stoppers at will continue. 1-800-TJP-3333. Stranger chased Pickpocket makes from home off with wallet A pickpocket stole a wallet An unknown white man from a man leaving a deli in the thought to be between 40 and unit block of E.