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Home & Garden time! Serving Greater Newark Since 1910 + Published every Friday March 26, 1993 35¢ Rash of burglaries hits Newark ByE. Fine ing officers investigating the case Cutler heist, an unspecified amount hat, sunglasses and a three-quarter Post Staff Writer don't believe the two incidents are of money was taken from Super length jacket, jumped on top of the related.t Fresh, 400 New London Road, von counter, and pointed a handgun in Three Newark area businesses this Von Koch said the alleged burglar Koch said. The thief pried open the direction of three employees. week were burglarized in the span is being held at Gander Hill State one of the market's doors, ripped After forcing the employees into of two days. Prison on other charges; he identi out an alarm panel and hammered the office, he allegedly made the Cutler Camera in the College fied him as being a black man in open the safe, causing about $700 manager empty the safe of all the Square Shopping Center and Super hi s late thirties who lives in New in damages, he said. money. Fresh Supermarket on New London Castle. An unspecified amount of money Von Koch said officers investigat Road were broken into early Newark officers interview the man also was allegedly removed from ing the case also are seeking a Sunday; three employees were held Monday after he was picked up by the Roy Rogers safe at 9:45 p.m. white man who was in the restau up at gunpoint Monday at Roy Delaware State Police officers, von Monday by a 6-foot, 3-inch, 200- rant during the theft but left before Rogers on South College A venue Koch said, adding they may press pound black man who fled the police arrived. just before closing time. charges this week. scene by foot. Anyone with information about any The camera shop break-in occurred Post Photo/E. Fine Muller said the man removed the The alleged man, who employees of the robbe ries can call the just before 5 a.m. when a man Included with this week's edition is our annual Home cameras after putting his fist said looked to be 20-to-25-years Newark Police Department at 366• broke one of the two glass display and Garden guide, offering a variety of tips on every through a display window inside old and wearing a green baseball 7111. windows in the front of the store thing from gardening to landscaping to Installing the store. The store's exterior win with a cinder block. wiring. dow is valued at about $900; the The break-in mirrored an attempted two interior display windows burglary at the College Square together will cost about $40, he $50 WINNER! store on Feb. 16, though nothing said. was taken at that time. In stealing the two cameras, Muller "Last time I think they were testing said the man failed to take equip James Johnston of Old Stable Lane, Newark, is this the water," said Kirk Muller, who week's winner of The Post Basketball Contest. For his ment essential for operating them; has been the manager at Cutler for it was his opinion the absence of prognosticating effort, he wins a $50 gift certificate a little more than a year. the items would have made the redeemable at a participatihg merchant. Look inside Lt. Alex von Koch of the Newark cameras diffic ult to sel l. today's Post for your entry blank. Police Department disagreed, say- During th e same morning as the Inside this week: Redistricting plans continue for the 3A Metts says busing Christina School District, with the latest action centering on Monday's board of edu- cation meeting. complicates plans It's time for city council members to play 5A their ace when it comes to preserving · ByE.Fine School officials said eliminating Newark's heritage, according to guest com Post Staff Writer busing would require the building mentator David Robertson of the group of four new schools in Greater Complicating any new plans in Concerned Citizens For Newark. the Christina School District is the Newark at an esti mated cost of · $28.6 million. Metts said in court-ordered busing of children January that tax dollars should be Just what are the plans for Wyoming between Newark and Wilmington. 8A spent on books, teachers and Road? Nancy Turner has the answer in this Since 1979, busing has affected improving the dis trict's quality of A I ittle street action week's "Yo!J Asked" feature. all school districts in New Castl e education. Scott Wilson of Newark works his way around his brother County except for "We've been good stewards," Jamison Wilson of Hockessih while their friend Tom Appoquinimink. Locally, Newark Spring may have Just sprung, but now's Metts said on Monday. "We've not DeiCotlo surveys the situation as the trio play street hock SA area children must attend schools the time to begin thinking about summer been cited." But she said that if the ey on the tennis court at Glasgow High. in Wilmington for three years camps. Mark Manno gives a rundown of court order was li fted, "we wo uld while Wilmington children must what's available in the area in the Newark create schools that would carry us attend school in the Newark area Outlook column from the Cooperative straight back to court over racial for nine years. Senior center workshop planned Extension Service at the U of D. Recently, parents have lobbied disparities. "As superin tendent, I make Christina School District officials decisions not on emotion but on to take the matter before the state A workshop to discuss a new site for the Newark Senior Center Index the best interests of the communi board of education to see if racial will be held April 26. ty," Metts said. quotas in the schools are adequate If built, the new facility will be three times larger than the center's In addition to achieving higher ""'NE""""W~S:.___ ____1!..... -1.!!:2=A RELIGION 9A enough to eliminate forced busing. current Main Street location, which has been in existence for 25 years. · standards in the cl assroom, she said But complicating the question is A fundraising campaign was informally kicked off earlier this month ~PO~L~IC~E _____~ 2=A EVENTS 11A many of the schools in the district · the rapid growth of the district's by Allen Smith, a former Newark city councilman. =OP~IN=I =ON~----~4=A A~R~T=S ______1~2 ~A needed extensive repair work. population, which has nearly dou Volunteers have raised a little more than half the estimated $1.8 She used the $900,000 worth of =CO~M"""M"""U""'N!.!.ITY-"-----....:.7.!.!..A SPORTS 1·48 bled in the last 10 years. And there million needed to build the new facility . Much of the money has come roof work being done at Christina are no longer enough schools in the from corporate and foundation donations. LIFESTYLE SA CLASSIFIEDS 5-88 High as an example and added tl1e Newark area. The center's membership numbers about 1,700-1,100 of whom are majority of the buildings iri the dis "We did not have to build from Newark, with the remainder from other nearby parts of the coun trict were over 30 years old. schools at the rate of growth in ty. Ending busing would save the New Castl e County," The workshop, which is open to the public, will be held at 7 p.m. at di strict about $900,000, or about Superintendent Iris T. Metts told the Newark Municipal Building on Elkton Road. For more informa 15 percent, said Assistant over 100 parents on Monday. tion, call 366-7070. New invention keeps Superintendent Frank Rishel. -E. Fine creepy things at bay Public ready to promote White Clay Creek. ByE. Fine Scenic Rivers System. the land are granted the status, it Watershed Association. Post Staff Writer The White Clay Creek runs would only affect federal action. "Generations uf former By Nancy Turner between northern Delaware and The development plans of area Newarkers learned to swim at the Post Staff Writer Delaware and Pennsylvania resi southeastern Pennsylvania. Pieces landowners would remain unaffect second dam," said Miller, who has dents have began organizing them A Pennsylvania-based company of it flow through Newark, New ed provided they met state and been involved with conservation selves for a study that could give Castle County and eight townships local zoning codes. The recognition efforts around the creek for over 30 with Greater Newark ties has made the White Clay Creek national an exciting discovery that takes and towns in Chester County, Pa. would make the creek eligible for years. recognition. The designation is contingent on federal grants and licenses. "People tend to take pride in the Teflon out of the frying pan and The March 18 meeting in puts it into the garden. landowners near the creek agreeing Chuck Barscz of the National designation," she said. She said it's Avondale, Pa., was the result of a on a management plan to conserve Park Service said his staff has com as though the status tells communi: The same non-stick surface that decision by Congress late last year millions have enjoyed in the the stream valleys. piled information from other river ty members: "This is out stream to study the creek for its possible However, even if the creek and studi es. The next step could be and the world is looking at how we kitchen is turning out to be slick inclusion in the National Wild and stuff in the battle against pesky establishing committees, he said.