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UR long-term sports By KAYTIE DOWLING Oeditor, ever the cynic,never misses NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER the chan~e to pull my chain when I get excited about Newark Nite. N ethics investigation focused on When I learn A City Secretary Sue Lamblack is the number now being scheduled to go before of exhibitors, the city's Board of Ethics this month. peruse the enter Lamblack will face at least one com tainment line plaint in the hearing, but that number up, and hear of could increase by June 8. new features, The City Secretary is accused of I can't contain acting unethically in the April election myself and blurt cycle by Sharon Hughes, a contender out, "this year's SIGNS OF THE TIME for the City Council's District 2 seat. going to be It has become a tradition Sunny skies prevailed Hughes initially accused Lamblack of the best ever." That's when in Newark for departing Saturday when visitors acting unethically after the spring elec Marty speaks up. University of Delaware on their way to and from tion. I'm not certain that the graduates to spraypaint graduation ceremonies See ETHICS , 21 .... 2005 event Saturday will bed sheets that offer could view the students' be the best ever, but if the words of appreciation to artistry. Newark Post pho weather cooperates, I can parents and often comi tographer Scott McAllister assure you it will be another great Newark event. cal comments about their offers this photographic Widespread I arrived in Newark 13 tenure in Newark and dis review of some of the years ago, the week after the play them for an to see. .· banner offerings. street festival in 1992. Person impact? after person I met in those early months would lament something like "it's a shame Alignment of schools your family wasn't here for Newark Nite." has potential impact They'd tell me Newark on all families in district Nite was started in 1986 for the purpose of "Newarkers By ROBIN BROOMALL reclaiming their downtown." I'd smile in response but NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER would think quietly, "a street festival is a street festival. ITH the Superintendent's plan Newark Nite can't be any dif ferent." W well on its way to transforming the local public schools, pos Just about every town I've sibly one of the most significant pieces See , 24 is about to fall into place, potentially affecting all students in the Christina School District. In less than six weeks, the Christina Board of Education will vote on a plan that will put into place new school boundaries, feeder patters, extended

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Can we help? • Police Blotter is compiled Offlcts: The paper's offices each week from the files of the N Sunday, May 29, at running between the South Gate are located conveniently in Newark Police Department, New Oapproximately 10 a.m., Garden Apartments and the Sleep Suite 206, Madeline Crossing, Castle County Police and the Cash a customer of Wachovia Inn. 168 Bkton 'Rd., Newark, DE Delaware State Police by the Bank located at 622 S. College According to police, the suspect Ave., Newark, was the victim of an was described as black male, 5'9" 19711. Office hours are 8:30 newspaper staff. already attempted robbery. to 6'3" with an average build and a a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Police said the patron was medium skin tone. He was wearing Phone:(302)737.0724 attempting to make a deposit a gray and green hooded jacket that Facsimile: (302) 737-9019 Newark man in bank when a suspect pointed a gun and zippered up the front. e-mail: [email protected] demanded the money that was Investigators would like to speak being deposited. to the operator of the pickup truck. To subscribe: Call 737 -o724 or arrested After discovering the money had The truck was newer in model, sil 1-80Q-22Q-3311. To begin a already been deposited, the gun ver or gray in color. convenient home-delivery sub HE Delaware State Police Burglary Squad arrested a men attempted to take the victim's Any person with infonnation is scription, simply call. T 53-year-old Newark man for wallet. A struggle ensued, until a asked to call 366-7110 or 1-800- To place a classllled or display allegedly selling stolen property. truck pulled up and began blow TIP-3333. ad: Call 737 -Q724 or 1-800- In early April 2005, detec ing its hom. The gunman then fled, 220-3311. tives received information that the Memorial Gulf Gas Station, located at 3006 New Castle Avenue, New from a room at the Embassy Suites, A Newark officer on patrol noticed HE STAFF of the Newark Post is 654 S. College Ave., it was reported the van parked in a fire lane outside Teager to assist readers and adver Castle, was buying and selling stolen Bomb threat at NHS tisers. Reporters, writers, editors and property out of the business. to Newark police on Sunday, May the Pathwark store at 11:45 p.m. on salespeople can be contacted as listed: Through investigation, detectives 29, at 12:57 p.m. Saturday, May 28. Students at Newark High School identified the business as a Ideation After learning the vehicle had were evacuated from the school build James B. StreH, Jr. is the publisher where individuals converted stolen Camera, iPod gone been stolen, he followed the van ing at 401 E. Delaware Avenue on of the Newark Post He sets policies and property to money with a minimum eventually making a traffic stop Thursday, May 26, and moved to the manages all departments in the Newark A resident of the 5100 block on Capitol Trail east of Cleveland outside stadium until dismissal. office. Call him at 737-11724. amount of difficulty. On Friday, May 27, at approxi Scholar Drive told Newark police Avenue, police reported. An e-mail announcing a bomb Kaytle Dowling is the news editor. mately 6:30a.m., detectives executed on Sunday, May 29, at 3:09 a.m. Ronald B. Fisher was charged and threat had been received by a NHS She leads the day-to-day operation of the a search warrant at the Memorial that someone had stolen a digital transferred to Gander Hill prison in staffer, police said, and a note later newsroom. Call her at 737.0724. Gulf Gas Station. Subsequently, the camera and iPod music player from lieu of $2,500 cash'bond. was found inside the school. Marty Valanla prepares the sports owner of the business, Sher B. Khan, her bedroom. Investigation is continuing, police pages of this newspaper. The sports was taken into custody without inci Police said a window was discov Robbery attempt said. editor is seldom in the office, however, dent. ered open and its screen missing. he checks in frequently. Leave mes The missing items were valued The manager of a fast food restau sages for Marty at 1·808-220·3311. Detectives also seized numer Arrest at NHS ous cartons of cigarettes, bootlegged at $474. rant told Newark police on Saturday, Robin Broomall is a staff DVDs, power tools, and a firearm. May 28, at 8:58a.m., that he was star A 17-year-old Newark High stu reporter and specializes in education Detectives charged Khan, 53, of tled by a man wearing a ski mask as dent was arrested for assault and dis coverage. Reach her at 737-0724. Newark, with one count of receiving Newark man arrested he left the KFC outlet, 1365 Marrows orderly conduct following an alter Pbll Taman has been the paper's stolen property. A 29-year-old Newark resident Road, to make a bank deposit. cation in a classroom on Tuesday, arts editor since 1969. Well-known Khan was arraigned at Magistrate was charged with receiving stolen The victim told police he yelled at May 24, at 1:15 p.m., according to in the arts community, he writes his Court 2 and released on an unsecured property and driving on a suspended the suspect, who then fled. Newark police. column from his Newark home. Leave bond. license after he was sto