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•:• Greater Newark's Hometown Newspaper Since 1910 •:• 94th Year, Issue 47 ©2003 December 12, 2003 Newark, Del. • 50¢ .UP FRONT Student It's that· rentals time of revised the year Student home now By JIM STREIT defined as having NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER three students renting T' S that time of year. We By DARREL W. COLE I all are too busy. Shopping, holiday NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER events, even snowstorms complicate our lives. This ITH hopes of shielding itself week, three timely topics. from further litigation while First, the snowstorm. continuing to restrict where Congrats to students live in the city, the Newark City local school Council on Monday, Dec. 8 made final a officials who change in the definition of what consti did not panic at tutes a student home. the weather HE SIX INCHES of snow that fell between Under the former ordinance a single forecasts one Thursday, Dec. 4 and Friday, Dec. 5 didn't family detached dwelling is considered a week ago. keep the University of Delaware Blue Hens student home if those living there are About 10 a.m. football team from advancing to host a 1 p.m. unrelated by blood, adoption or mar Friday, Dec. 5, Saturday, Dec. 13 semi-final game against Wofford. riage, among other things. Under the I'm sure they Streit The Blue Hens defeated Northern Iowa 37-7 in a were second- cold, windy Dec. 6 game. Despite the snowfall, See STUDENTS, 23 ... guessing themselves. But however, UD grounds crews protected the field suddenly the snowflakes, with a covering that was pulled up just before game huge as they were, stopped. time. Roads were safe and passable It's the first time since 2000 the Blue Hens have advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA semi-finals. The Tolls get by the time schools were dis missed. winner of Saturday's game will play for the national Readers of this column championship against the Florida Atlantic-Colgate • know that my family lived in winner Dec. 19 in Tennessee. rural, coastal Maine for four The Blue Hens played on but many other area rev1ew years. In our time up north, events were canceled or delayed, including a Dec. 5 schools were closed only state championship football game between Newark By ELIZABETH COE High School and St. Mark's High School, and a media once ... and that was in the NEWARK POST CONTRIBUTING WRITER midst of a bona fide blizzard. event updating the accomplishments of the Downtown It's true, Maine gets snow, Newark Partnership. The football game is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. HE Delaware Department of not ice, and there are signifi Transportation has unveiled cantly fewer cars on the See SNOW, 23 ... plans for two 1-95 construction roads to complicate getting projects in the Newark area, which around. When I talk to my From top: When a tarp include rebuilding the toll plaza near the friends in the Pine Tree State, was pulled back, a snow Maryhmd line and adding an improved they always marvel at how free playing field connection between 1-95 and Rt. 1. this area and all of the East appeared. Blue Hen foot The construction plans will help ease Coast shuts down, often ball players field watch as congestion on 1-95 outside Newark and unnecessarily, when snow is grounds crews work to at the 1-95 and Rt. 1 interchange, accord simply predicted. clear the field before the ing to state transportation officials. Second topic, al~o snow game. Members of the UD The proposals are scheduled to be related, is customer service. marching band and color presented at a public workshop from on See PARK, 24 ... guard brave the on-field Jan. 8 from 4-8 p.m. at the Embassy temperatures before the Suites Hotel Conference Center, 645 S. game. Bottom, left to College Avenue in Newark. Two work right: Kelley Gilbert, shops were already held December 1 and Melissa Berger, Lisa 2. Birenbaum, and Janine Darren O'Neill, regional leader for Scherr. DelDOTs north district, said commuters ,See 1-95, 17 ..,_ 7 .99462 00002 3 • l ' ~ ( • • ' • ' ., ' ' ' PAGE 2 • NEWARK POST • DECEMBER 12, 2003 737-0724 • Fax 737-9019 • www.ncbl.com/post/ • [email protected] NEWARK POST •!• POLICE BLOTTER Can we help? • Police Blotter is compiled OHices: The paper's offices are each week from the files of the HE Newark Police gating an attempted armed robbety located conveniently in Suite Newark Police Department, New T Department is investigating a that occurred the same day, Dec. 7 206, Madeline Crossing, 168 Castle County Police and the Madison robbery that occurred on at 1:30 a.m. Elkton Rd., Newark, DE Delaware State Police by the Madison Drive on Sunday, Dec. 7 Police said the victim was 19711. Office hours are 8:30 newspaper staff at 8:30p.m. walking in the alley behind the The victim, who is a delivery houses in the first block of a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Drive person for Mayflower Japanese Madison Drive when he was Phone: (302) 737-0724 Restaurant, reported that she had approached by an assailant who Facsimile: (302) 737-9019 just made a delivery when three displayed a knife and demanded black males robbed her. The victim the victim's money. The victim e-mail: [email protected] Outlaw incidents said she was returning to her vehi punched the assailant in the face, To subscribe: Call 737-0724 or cle from a delivery when the sus knocking him to the ground. The 1-800-220-3311 . To begin a pects surrounded her and demand victim was able to run to a friend's convenient home-delivery sub captured ed she turn over the money. The house. He was not injured during scription, simply call. victim complied and then started the incident. screaming and ran back toward the The suspect is described as a To place a classified: Call 737- 24-year-old man wanted by house where she delivered. black male, 6 feet 3 inches tall, 0724 or 1-800-220-3311. A Newark and Elkton, Md., All three suspects then fled the with a large build and a thin mus To place a display ad: Call 737- police in connection with a area in an unknown direction. The tache. He was wearing a black spree of burlargies and thefts this fall 0724 or 1-800-220-3311. victim was not hurt during the leather jacket, black: jeans and a was captured Dec. 5 outside a incident. white shirt. HE STAFF of the Newark Post is Newark nightspot. Anyone with information on Information can be reported to Teager to assist readers and advertis Acting on tips, Newark and this investigation should contact the Newark Police Criminal ers. Reporters, writers, editors and Elkton officers apprehended the Newark Police at 366-7110, Investigation Division at 366-7110, salespeople can be contacted as listed: Christopher Outlaw, 24, Friday night ext. 451, or Crimestoppers at 1- ext. 142, or anonymously to on the parking lot outside Iriquois 800-TIP-3333. Crimestoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333. James B. Streit, Jr. is the publisher Jack's, Chestnut Crossing. He was Newark police are also investi- of the Newark Post. He sets policies and · taken into custody "without inci manages all departments in the Newark dent," police said. office. Call him at 737-0724. The information to police fol warm it up and went back into the William Turnbull, 55, cream and a large amount of shaving Darrel W. Cole is the news editor. lowed a release of Outlaw's photo to store to clock out. Five minutes later Middletown, R.I., was charged with cream all over the floor, walls and He leads the day-to-day operation of the local media last week seeking details he returned to his car to fmd it miss disorderly conduct and released several items in the apartment, it was newsroom. Call him at 737-0724. about his whereabouts. ing, police said. pending arraignment on Jan. 9. reported to police. Marty Valania prepares the sports Newark police said Outlaw was The silver, four-door 1988 Toyota When questioned by police, next pages of this newspaper. The sports charged with multiple counts of bur Carney, with a bag of gifts in the Blood found at scene door neighbors claimed the one foot editor is seldom in the office, however, glary, theft, criminal mischief and trunk, is valued at $900, according to six inch by two feet six inch hole :was he checks in frequently. Leave mes trespassing. He was charged in con police reports. On Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7:45 a.m., caused by the door knob when the sages for Marty at 1-800-220-3311 . nection with thefts at two Winslow Newark Police were called to the unit door was opened too hard against the Kathy Burr is the office manager Road homes in October and resi Broom broken over car block Madison Drive where four res wall, police said. and editorial assistant who processes dences on Elkton Road and New idents found the windshields and rear Newark police are still investigat most press releases. She prepares London Road near Thanksgiving. A Newark Police Department windows of their vehicles had been ing. obituaries and People briefs. She is Newark police said Outlaw is fac officer was driving down the 500 smashed, police said. assisted by Ginni Buongiovanni. ing oustanding arrest warrants in block of Apple Road on snowy Several items were placed into Cell phone robbery Contact them at 737-0724. Maryland.