•••• Greater Newark's Hometown Newspaper Since 1910 •••• 98th Year, 15th Issue ©2007 May 4,2007 Newark, Del. Up FRONT New plan Quality for Wilson education shouldn't be Farm up for a vote Adult community By MARTY VALANIA proposed for Casho MVALANIA@CHESPUBCOM Mill property As I slipped my state BY CHRISTINE NEFF income tax return into the mailbox Monday just ahead [email protected] of the state's April 30 dead­ line, I tried to remember all A new plan has surfaced to develop of the taxes that I actually had the 40-acre Wilson Farm property along the opportunity to vote on. Casho Mill Road. The proposal by Lang Income tax isn't one of Development Group is to build an 86- them. Neither unit residential community for persons is the gasoline The Hermans present a check to Janet Teixeira ·from Cancer Care Connection. All pro­ age 55 and up. tax. The tolls on ceeds from the cookbook have been donated to the local non-profit. The project, known as "Saw Mill Interstate 95 and Place" calls for three styles of attached Route 1 are basi­ senior housing: "big house," courtyard cally taxes and I and townhouse. It includes a clubhouse don't remember with a pool and fitness center, and a half­ voting on those. 'Everybody knows mile walking trail, which would be open Millions of to the public. people across this If approved, the condominiums would country are taxed Valania take up 13 acres of the property nearest on a myriad of See PLANNING, 26 .. different things and they don't us as Herman's' really have any say in what that tax is. Somehow, these Proceeds from Herman's cookbook sales benefit cancer care taxes are justified by public Christina longtime customers who donated favorite officials and the public alike By CHRISTINE NEFF family recipes to the project. Photographs as necessary and everybody of the shop and the people that worked goes on about their business. NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER containing there through the years are scattered Of course there is one tax As Chris Herman put the finishing throughout the more than 400-page book. that people here in Delaware touches on the cookbook she recently The cookbook project had been a dream get to say no to - the tax that compiled of recipes and memories of her of Chris Herman, who runs Herman's expenses funds the public education of family-run business, she had one tough with her husband, Tim, for our children. decision left to make: what to many years. Her vision took I read with interest last But loan, Recovery Team call it. root, one day, when one of week that voters in the "The hardest part of the Herman's longtime customers . still threaten stability Brandywine School District cookbook was coming up walked through the door. voted down a referendum. with the title," she admitted, Janet Teixeira, co-execu­ By MARY E. PETZAK It's been the trend recently months later. tive director of Cancer Care throughout the state. Some [email protected] She polled her four chil­ Connection, spoke with people are disenchanted with dren, all of whom grew up Herman about the cookbook According to a Financial Position their particular school district helping out at the Cleveland idea. She encouraged her to Report given to the Christina District and some people just want to Avenue mainstay, and pursue it, and was inspired school board on Tuesday night, the vote down the only tax they they solved her dilemma. by Herman's enthusiasm, she District is better off financially than a have the opportunity to vote "Everybody knows us as said. "And then Chris asked, year ago, but conditions "remain very down. Herman's, Mom" they told will you help me?," said tight." It's absolutely mind bog­ her. Teixeira. Frank McIntosh, chair of the District's gling to me that we have the "Herman's - Celebrating Forty Years The two women started work on the Financial Review Committee, said his opportunity to say no to taxes of Service, a collection of memories and project. Proceeds from the cookbook, they Committee is concerned that the situa­ on such an important issue recipes from family and friends," tells the decided, would go to benefit Cancer Care, tion could worsen if the District tries to - arguably the most important story of the shop that's supplied Newark a local non-profit that provides cancer accelerate repayment of funds advanced issue facing the state right residents with quality meats since 1967, coaching, resources and referral programs now. on the state's $20 million loan. and the family that's been an integral part to those affected by cancer. "The District has done a very good job, We've been inundated over of the community during that time. in [the Committee's] opinion, in control- the last several years with The story is told through the writings of See HERMAN'S, 22 .. See CHRISTINA, 23 .. See UPFRONT, 7" IN SPORTS: Newark baseball team stays undefeated, page 18. • UO's Patrick, Newark's Snow enter NFL, page 19. - - - -- ----------, PAGE 2 • NEWARK POST • MAy 4, 2007 737 -0724 • Fax 737-9019 Can we help? POLICE BLOTTER • Police Blotter is compiled each Offices: The paper's offices are weekfrom the files o/the Newark located conveniently in Suite 206, Police Department, New Castle Madeline Crossing, 168 Elkton Rd., County Police and the Delaware Pedestrian struck on Main Street Newark, DE 19711. Office hours State Police by the newspaper A 28-year-old Quarryville, Center by Aetna Hose, Hook and collision, witnesses saw the Jeep are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. staff. 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Two men reported getting pending an appearance in Family A license plate was stolen from and salespeople can be contacted April 24, at noon. Detectives minor injuries during a fight on Court. a motorcycle parked in the 400 as listed: seized 211.8 grams of marijuana, the sidewalk in the 300 block of A graffiti vandal wrote on four block of New London Road, 12 grams of hallucinogenic E. Main Street with an unknown buildings in the 100 block of E. police were told on Sunday, April Marty YaIM .. is the General 29, at 5:41 p.m. Manager of the Newark Post He sets mushrooms, 25 assorted pills, suspect, police were told on Main Street, police were told on Saturday, April 28, at 12: 11 a.m. Thursday, April 26, at 9:24 a.m. A cell phone and charger policies and manages all departmen­ $3,600 cash and other drug An unknown woman stole a A 20-year-old Bear man were taken from a Ford Freestyle tsin the Newark office. Call him at paraphernalia, said police. Detectives arrested Jonathan bag of human hair from a beauty reported to police on Wednesday, parked in the 400 block of 737-8724. Winterthur Lane, police were M. Coe, a student and resident supply shop in the 300 block of April 25, at 3:47 a.m., that an Cllristlne IIeff is the news editor. told on Sunday, April 29, at 9: 15 of the fraternity house. He was CoUege Square, police were told unknown suspect punched him She leads the day-ta-day operation of charged with possession with on Friday, April 27, at 4:08 p.m. in the face after he parked his a.m. the newsroom. Call her at 737-8724. intent to distribute marijuana, . Police investigated a fight car underneath the S. College An unknown suspect used a green marker to scribble on the ..., E. P8tzak is a staff Schedule II narcotic (Adderall, between two 16-year-old girls at Avenue overpass near Ivy Hall.