Work on Casho Mill Underpass Starting NHS Mourns Death of Ninth
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•!• Greater Newark's Hometown Newspaper Since 1910 •!• 92nd Year, Issue 9 ©2001 March 23, 2001 Newark, Delaware • SOe Big Bird City workers • • Del. women 1s cotrnng earn award. fall in NCAA. to Newark. PAGE 5 PAGE 9 Page 10 Battle with 'party town' Work on Casho Mill image underpass starting of Transportation. "The boring is continues Long-promised expected to take five to nine days at the end of August and the Coalition wants pedestrian tunnel entire project will be complete by the end of the year." mores vo1ces to be complete Reeb announced the imminent construction as he gave updates against excessive by end of 2001 on traffic concerns and projects around Newark at a city council drinking by youth By MARY E. PETZAK workshop on Tuesday night. By KATY CIAMARICONE NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER DelDOT officials announced plans in 1997 to built a separate NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER dentified as project number pedestrian tunnel at the CSX I one at the very first meeting Railroad underpass with a new t's llp.m. - do you know of the former Western procedure already in use in Iowa I where your children are? If Newark Traffic Relief which would not stop rail or it's a Saturday night in Committee in October 1996, vehicle traffic. While jacking up Newark, they could be out get safety improvements at Casho the existing overpass and boring ting drunk. Mill Road underpass finally are through the ground, a precast Whether the above is true or going to be done this year - real section of concrete tunnel for not, Newark is widely perceived ly. pedestrians will be pushed into as a drinking destination, accord "The contractor started last place. ing to members of the Building week," said Ralph Reeb, a plan The low, narrow underpass Responsibility Community ner for the Delaware Department See TRAFFIC, 3 .... Coalition (BRCC). There are still major obstacles to overcome, but thanks to local policy changes, increased aware NHS mourns death ness and non-alcoholic commu nity events, the "party town" image is slowly starting to fizzle out, said coalition members of ninth-grader rt:cently. Five the Robert ed a $750,000 grant to the Laura Kauffman, 17, Chad University of Delaware and the to be buried today Stein, 18, and Shaun Loomis, city of Newark, to help with 16, all of Elkton. (See these ongoing efforts, after the pri vate funeral was Obituaries, Page ). Harvard School of Public Health planned today for A passenger in the LeBaron, released survey results that A Aaron Stahl, 15, of which was driven by Kauffman, revealed 44 percent of students Newark, one of four teenagers was identified as Justin D. in 144 universities nationwide killed in a two-vehicle collision Salapow, 15, of Newark. were "binge," or "high-risk" Friday night on Otts Chapel Salapow, seated in the right rear drinkers. Road near Newark. An Elkton of the vehicle, was taken to The BRCC is a grant subcom man also died in the accident. Christiana Hospital where he mittee made up of. business per Five teen-agers, three from was listed in critical condition sons, clergy people and others in Elkton and two from Newark, with head injuries, a crushed the community. were riding in a 1992 Chrysler pelvis and a broken leg. Police At the University of LeBaron, according to Lt. said his condition was improv Delaware, 62 percent of the stu Timothy Winstead of the ing on Monday. dents fit the definition of binge Delaware State Police. The Galyen, who was alone in the drinkers. The grant was original NEWARK POST PHOTO BY JQHN LLERA LeBaron collided with a 1995 Jeep, had alcohol in his system, ly was to last until August 2001; A centuries old barn on Old Paper Mill Road torn down last week by Amish workers may have a future Jeep Cherokee driven by James according to toxicology tests by however, local officials will find life. See Page 8. C. Gaylen, 26, head-on at about out next month whether the fund 9:30p.m. ing will be extended. See DEATH, 2 ~ BRCC members said high risk drinking and the disruptions it causes to the surrounding com munity is one of the biggest Suburban schools to get Christina District rep~irs problems here. According to the Harvard survey, drinking becomes high-risk when a man ing, and floor repairs in the nine elemen consumes five or more drinks in State will pay for 60 tary schools. The last referendum, in 1995, approved percent of needed work funding of more than $75 million for ·- See AlCOHOl, 3 ~ repairs and upgrades to Bayard, Bancroft, yes vote for Christina District's Stubbs, Pyle, and Douglass elementary upcoming major capital referen A schools in Wilrnin~ton, and Shue/Medill INDEX dum will cost each local taxpay and Gauger/Cobbs middle schools, and er "the equivalent of about a cup of coffee Newark, Christiana and Glasgow high per week," according to district officials. schools in the suburbs. Funds also went to "The average resident would be taxed, the construction of Keene and Leasure ele NEWS 1-3, 5 at most, an extra $47 in year three of the mentary schools in Glasgow and Bear. three-year phase in of the bond," explains According to a project summary POLICE BLOTTER 2 a District fact sheet. released by the district, these repairs were Christina District needs $67.7 million similar to those sought for the new group. OPINION 4 to renovate nine suburban elementary However, those schools also all had roof schools and build a "much-needed" swim replacement or reshingling during their LIFESTYLE 8 ming pool at Glasgow High School. The renovations, as well. Riley said a minor district's existing pool at Christiana High capital referendum about two years ago DIVERSIONS 9 is 26-years-old and all aquatic teams in the already paid for necessary roof repairs to District use it as late as 10 p.m. at night. SPORTS 10-11 suburban elementary schools. The state will pay for 60 percent, or just Parent Bonnie Sue Heist raised ques over $37.3 million of the capital costs. OBITUARIES 12 tions at the last school board meeting Local taxes will pay for the remainder of about problems left over from the first $24.9 million for the school repairs and CROSSWORD PUZZLE 14 round of renovations. Heist's two children $5.5 million for an eight-lane pool at attend Christiana High School, where she PEOPLE 14 Glasgow. said there are still leaky ceilings, one col Schools to be renovated are: Jones in lapsed ceiling, and "a joke for a heating NEWARK POST FILE PHOTO Christiana, Gallaher in Harmony Hills, COMMUNITY 14 system." Capital improvements will include central air conditioning to ~eplace window unit~ l!ke and Brookside, West Park, Smith, McVey, "If you hired a contractor to perform those at Gallaher Elementary School if a bond referendum 1s approved for Chnstma CLASSIFIEDS B1-6 Downes, Maclary and Wilson in the repairs in your own home, out of your own Dislirct on April 3. Newark area. The average age of these pocket, would it matter if they were not schools is 43 years. Jones, formerly completed?" she asked the boardmembers. Suditor Accounts annually examined the School. For starters, he said, the state Christiana-Salem was built in 1934. The Dr. Nicholas Fischer, the district super construction projects funded from the pre split-funded the projects approved during remainder range from West Park built in intendent, and other district officials vious referundum. A letter to Fischer the last referendum, and the district did not 1954 to Wilson built in 1969. scheduled a walk through the school with dated Oct. 16, 2000, stated "the audit dis receive the first allocation until one year "If we delay," said district officials, Heist to document what changes needed to closed no instances of noncompliance that after it was approved. The project costs "building conditions will worsen and ren be made. resulted in findings and recommenda were, therefore, subject to inflation. ovation costs will only increase." "All concerns will be addressed and the tions." "There were just so many unforeseen The referendum will allow air condi projects will be finished before we allow The auditors reexamine projects which things." Riley said. The district also had to tioning, new heating systems, enhanced the contractors to pull out of the project," are not found to be completed during their pay contractors additional funds for security systems and technology, upgraded Riley said. annual inspection. asbestos abatement behind the walls and 7 99462 00002 3 electrical equipment and plumbing, handi As part of the state's compliance Riley explained there are a few reasons cap accessibility, and window, door, ceil- requirements, auditors from the Office of for project delays at Christiana High See REPAIRS, 5 ~ .{?AGE 2 • NEWARK POST • MARCH 23, 2001 Visit us on the World Wide Web NEWARK PosT ·:· IN THE NEWS PouCE BRIEFS Man killed trying charged with failure to yield the right of Wilmington teens and possession of a stolen fueann. On theft and conspiracy after police found way to pedestrians. March 17 about 9:40 a.m., police stolen property inside their homes. to cross Route 40 drinking in Newark responded to the suspect's home to assist Police linked the two 14-year-old Delaware State Police report Richard Weapon fired Newark Police charged Mark W. a state constable who was evicting the male suspects to a residential burglary L. Ogborn, 31, of New Castle, was blled Whiteside, 19, Aaron J. Loweryberg, 20, occupants of the home and observed a after learning the suspects were bragging when he ran into the path of a 1995 on Cleveland Avenue and Christopher Weaver, 19, all of sawed off shotgun in plain view.