.... ~ Greater Newark's Hometown Newspaper Since 1910 •:• 1 01 st Year, 39th Issue © 2010 October 8, 2010 www.newarkpostonllne.com Newark, Del. Man charged with murder of his wife· By MARK CORRIGAN Taste of Newark brought more [email protected]. than 1,000 people to the lawn of Old The Newark Police College on the University of Delaware have charged Michael J. Newark campus. The event featured a O'Donoghue, 68, of the 300 vast selection of food and wine from block of Lynley Lane, with many of Newark's restaurants as well Murder 1st Degree and weap­ as music from the Royal Palm Steel ons offenses in the death of Band. (See story on the battle of the his wife in their home early chefs at the event on page 2.) Monday morning. Lynley Lane is off Paper Mill Road and near the Newark Reservoir. The vic­ (PHOTOS BY OOUG RAINEY) tim was identified as Nancy L. O'Donoghue, 67. No possible motive has yet been determi­ appeared to be alcohol was ined. found at the foot of the bed. Police reported the Newark A doctor at the Christiana 911 Center received a call · Hospital Emergency from the defendant at 3:51 Department pronounced a.m. During the call, Michael Donoghue dead at 4:25 a.m. via O'Donoghue asked for the communications with paramed­ police, stating he had shot his ics on the scene. wife. Police obtained a search O'Donoghue followed the warrant and found a black commands of the 911 operator revolver in the family room and surrendered to the respond­ after a search of the residence. ing police officers iri the garage The case has been turned over of the house. to officers of the Criminal Police reported the death Investigation Department. scene was neat and mainly Court documents indicate undisturbed. The victim was that O'Donoghue said the inci­ found in her bed, under several dent took place on Saturday and blankets, with bullet wounds that he waited to make the calL and a severe blunt force injury Evidence at the scene seemed to her head. A large amount of to.indicate that some time had blood surrounded the body. A elapsed between the time of search revealed a small hatchet death and the call to 911, police with a metal head and a wood­ said. However, a final determ­ en handle on the floor of the iantion of the time of death will bedroom, which had blood on be made by the State Medical the handle and metal portions. Examiner's Office, which is Blood droplets were seen on conducting an autopsy. the walls and ceiling near the body. An empty bottle of what See MURDER, 7 ...,_ Zombies to invade Main Street . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Retired UD prof shares in Nobel Prize . • . • • • . • • • • . • . • . 11 Page 2 • The Newark Post • Friday, October 8, 2010 News, Advertising • 737-0724 Classifieds • 1-800-220-3311 IN THE NEWS private pilot with over two hun­ dred hours of flight experi­ ence with twelve of those hours in fighter jets - MiG21, L-29 Vita Nova chef wins battle and L-39 fighter jets. In addi­ tion to his Air force Academy Joseph DiGregorio, exec­ academic and military training utive chef at the University commitments he has also been of Delaware's Vita Nova deployed to Ali AI Salem Air restaurant in the Trabant Force Base in Kuwait, Yokoto University Center, has won Air Force Base in Japan, and the Taste of Newark "battle he was selected as a recipient of the chefs." of the Olmstead Scholar Grant More than 1,000 people to study in China. Upon grad­ attended the 2010 Taste of uation Cadet Shaw has been Newark, which was held selected to attend pilot train­ Sunday, Oct. 3, on the lawn ing where he hopes to become of Old College. a United States Air Force Chefs in the "battle" had fighter pilot. He is a graduate one hour to complete their including; the implementation Cadet Wing of Salesianum School where dishes and DiGregorio said, and execution of the Standards/ he excelled academically and "In a word, it was insane. It Commander Evaluation program, account­ ability for adherence to all Wing played football on the 2005 and was the fastest hour of my, On August 4, Michael 2006 state championship teams life." policies, enforcement of proper Richard Shaw of Landenberg, and captained Salesianum's He said the competitors in PA, became the Cadet Wing discipline and conduct of the the field, drawn largely from Pictured at the Taste of Newark award ceremony are, entire Cadet Wing, and he leads 2007 lacrosse state champion­ from left, Mayor Vance Funk, Rachel Grubbs, Joseph Commander of the United ship team. He is the son of restaurants in the commu­ States Air Force Academy at the a staff of thirty five cadets to _DiGregorio and Michael Waite, vice president of WJBR­ administer these duties. This Joan and Richard Shaw of nity, were outstanding. "My Acceptance Day/Cadet Change Landenberg, Pennsylvania. hat goes off to all the other FM and guest master of ceremonies. of Command Ceremony in honor was bestowed upon competitors. The margin we Colorado Springs, Colorado. Cadet Shaw after a rigorous won by had to be slim." DiGregorio's first course with a fresh herb laminated Cadet Shaw is now the high­ military review board selec­ Defoe graduates DiGregorio gave spe­ consisted of turkey sausage potato chip. tion process and culminated est ranking cadet at the Air Air Force Airman Danielle cial thanks to his assistant, strata with pink grapefruit, The second course fea­ at the Change of Command Force Academy with the title L. Defoe graduated from basic Rachel Grubbs, a student in baby arugula and pomegran­ tured butternut squash and Cadet Colonel and is in charge Ceremony where he received ate salad drizzled with a sausage chili with fresh the Wing Commander's gold military training at Lackland UD's Department of Hotel, of the entire Wing of 4,500 Air Force Base, San Antonio, Restaurant and Institutional warm Vermont maple vin­ guacamole and goat cheese cadets. Cadet Shaw reports to saber as he led the Cadet Wing aigrette. The sausage was quesadillas. The chili was in the Acceptance Day Parade Texas. Management who works at· the Commandant of Cadets, The airman completed an Vita Nova. "She did a fantas­ filled with cubes of asiago served in a mini-pump­ Brigadier General Richard M. Review before the Air Force cheese and fresh Italian pars­ kin and topped with Greek Academy Superintendent intensive, eight-week program tic job under immense pres­ Clark, and he is responsible for that included training in mili- sure," he said. ley. The strata was topped yogurt. all cadet wing duty functions Lieutenant General Michael C. to be performed by the cadets Gould and his staff. Cadet Shaw is a licensed See SERVING, 7 ..... Come 'Visit tfie (Best Wew (])ec~ on :Jvlain Street! some of our New 9denu Items Inc{uding Cfilesestea~figgro{{s orJfomemade Cra6 5Wac1t'Cfilese! o/isit www. ~~rufi~kgtes.com for more ietai&! 158 f£. 9dainSt. :Newar~ CJYE 19711302-737-6100 On the Web • www.newarkpostonline.com Friday, October 8, 2010 • The Newark Post • Page 3 POLICE BLOTIER Accidents involve train and house Editor's note: Police blotter parked along the curb near the fied police that an unknown American and several adjacent the arm. Victim is believed to two counts are compiled from reports by intersection with Casho Mill suspect had spray painted graf­ businesses provided no addi­ be Puerto Rican, based on his of rape in the area law enforcement agencies. Road. The Sonoma pushed the fiti, in black paint, on Planned tional details or descriptions of accent. A witness who lives fourth degree For the latest police news, log on S10 across Casho Mill Road, Parenthood, located at 140 E. any unusual events or people in near the business stated he saw a after police to newarkpostonline.com. with the S 10 corning to rest Delaware Ave., and KAM LLC, the area. black Toyota with Delaware tags linked him to a along the curb on the east side located at 26 Haines St. The A manager told officers that parked in the lot with the flashers sexual assault Newark Police are investigat­ of the roadway. The Sonoma owner stated that very similar he had inspected the trucks on a on. He reported that a male and that occurred ing separate accidents that led to also struck a stop sign at the graffiti "tags" were placed on Friday and that one of the drivers female were in the car. They when Wittmer WiHmer one unoccupied vehicle being intersection of Rahway Drive the walls of both of the estab­ reported his truck had no fuel drove off after seeing a police was 15 and the struck by a train. In the other and Casho Mill Road, continued lishments. A search by offi­ in it. Several other trucks were cruiser pass the grocery store victim was seven. mishap, a pickup truck hit anoth­ across Casho Mill Road, and left cers showed that the tag was the also found to have no fuel in with lights flashing. No further The 14 year-old female vic­ er truck and a house on the west the east side of the roadway. The same for both instances. Police them, when inspected. An inves­ details were reported by the wit­ tim recently disclosed a sexual end of the city. Sonoma then crashed through a took photographic evidence and tigation of the trucks themselves ness. The Hispanic grocery store assault that occurred seven years The accidents both occurred fence in the rear yard of a house entered it into a central database showed no tampering or forced is on Chapel Street, hear Main ago while she was staying with a on Monday night.