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PORTS: Glasgow upsets M'town, p. j 9 • Hens eys tough 2d half, p. 19 ••• Greater Newark's Hometown Newspaper Since 191 0 •:• 94th Year, Issue 38 ©2003 October 1 0, 2003 Newark, Del. • 50¢ UP FRONT Cops Forget lose National Pickle Week appeal By JIM STREIT Court says City of Newark's NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER police contract reasonable ou probably haven't Y noticed but sand By DARREL W. COLE wiched between National Pickle Week (May NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER 16-23) and Be Kind To Your HE Delaware Court of Chancery Twin Day (Nov. 13) is an T has ruled that the city of Newark's observance that few outside contract with the city police union my profession celebrate. is fair and reasonable. · This is National Newspaper The opinion from Vice Chancellor Week, seven Stephen P. Lamb in Fraternal Order of days each year Police Lodge No. 4 v. City of Newark that our indus and state Public Employment Relations try celebrates Board was released Sept. 29. It is the its role in wo things in life are fourth time the city's contract with the American soci certain: death and police union has been upheld after a ety. It is our T taxes. The taxes seem union appeal. once-a-year to be always changing. But At the heart of the dispute is the opportunity to death is a constant, and one highlight who Streit local business has been con See RULING, 13 we are, what stantly taking care of fami we do and why it's important lies for more than a century. to you. At an open house sched Robert This date, 33 years ago, I uled from noon to 3 p.m. on T. Jones Sr., located where the University o( began my first day of full Sunday, Oct. 12, R. T. Foard Citizens Delaware's Harter Hall is time work in the newspaper and Jones Funeral Home will business. In Arbutus, Md., celebrate 100 years in opera today, off N. College • making $90 a week, I was tion, the oldest continually Avenue. The young allowed to work 50-60 hours operating business in the undertaker, just 19 years organ1ze a week as a cub reporter, city. The Chorus of old, had borrowed $1,400 photographer, ad taker, sub Brandywine will sing at 2 from his grandmother to scription seller, typesetter, p.m. purchase the business. In page paster-upper, and all The Main Street funeral 1913, he moved the busi in Cecil around "gofer" for a commu home was opened in 1903 by ness to 122 W. Main St. nity paper much like this one. See CENTURY, 27 .,_ Much has changed in my By MATTHEW KEMENY industry. • Reporters no longer SPECIAL TO THE NEWARK POST wear ties. etch of land lies peacefully • My first publisher kept M cased between a triqle of a pint of Calvert Extra ee roads in the Maryland com whiskey in his lower-left From top: R. T. Jones, Jr. and munity of Fair Hill situated in the far desk drawer that was avail northeast corner of Cecil County. able to any employee at any Robert Foard, Jr. stand before the business shortly after But this 350 acres time for a belt. of open terrain just NEWARK • Every home took the Foard took over in 1990. over the Delaware Middle: The addition was con OFFICIALS line between Rt. 273, WATCH See UP FRONT, 9 .... structed in 1964. Lower: R. T. Appleton Road and Jones Sr. on his 89th birthday. Jackson Hall School CLOSELY. Left: The Victorian home as it Road is . about to Page 25 appeared In 1913 with the become a battlefield of public debate - between protective funeral parlor on the right. neighborhood residents and a local The h9me is now on the developer with visions of a high-priced National Register of Historic housing community. Places. The public will get a chance to weigh in on the proposal as it progresses · ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'~'~'!' !'!' !' !' !' !' ~· ~· ~· ~·~,·~·~·~·~·~·~·~·~·~·J ••••• • •·~~~ .~~ ~e~~ f 24 PAGE 2 • NEWARK POST • OCTOBER 10, 2003 737 -0724' • fax 7'37 -9019 ' NEWARK POST ·:· POLICE BLOTTER Can we help? • Police Blotter is compiled Offices: The paper's offices are each week from the files of the DELAWARE State Police paid off. The law fll111 released located conveniently in the Newark Police Department, New House sale have charged a 41-year- what was believed to be pro-- Robscott Building, 153 E. Castle County Police and the old woman, formerly of ceeds from the sale from an Chestnut Hill Rd., Newark, DE Delaware State Police by· the Newark, with felony theft for escrow account. A few days 19713. Office hours are 8:30 newspaper staff money defrauding a law fll111 at settle- later when the law firm real- a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. ment. ized that the home had not Phone: (302) 737-0724 released, Troopers charged Grace L. been paid off, they attempted to Facsimile: (302) 737-901 9 Traynor, 41, of Bear, with stop payment on the checks. felony theft after police allege Unfortunately, the checks had e-mail: [email protected] Troopers theft she submitted a false payoff already been cashed, police To subscribe: Call 737-0724 or .document at the time of settle- said. 1-800-220-3311 . Cost is charge ment for a home she was sell- On Oct. 3 Traynor was $15.95 per year to New Castle hunt for in g. charged with felony theft. County addresses. To begin a levied Police reported that on June She was released on $1,000 subscription, simply call. 30, a Newark law fll111 was rep- bail pending an appearance in To place a classified: Call 737- resenting Traynor, who alleged- the Court of Common Pleas in Briscoe ly submitted a false document Wilmington, police said. 0724 or 1-800-220-3311. To place a display ad: Call 737- he Delaware State Police indicating that the home was 0724 or 1-800-220-3311. Tare searching for Clifton "Trev" Briscoe Jr., 24, for driver of the stolen vehicle struck property and conspiracy. · loitering outside and four inside. THE STAFF of the Newark Post is questioning regarding robberies a sign and attempted to hit the No bail information was avail- Two subjects were found to be in eager to assist readers and advertis at two fast-food restaurants patrol vehicles, police said. able at press time. possession of drugs and a third ers. Reporters, writers, editors and where employees were locked salespeople can be contacted as listed: The chase continued north on was charged with resisting arrest. inside a walk-in freezer. Rt. 72 on to Old Baltimore Pike County police issue Police released the following James B. Streit, Jr. is the publisher Police reported the first inci where it finally stopped on Albe names: of the Newark Post. He sets policies and dent occurred July 28 at the Drive. The car's front right tire drug charges here Charles Coleman, 19, of the manages all departments in the Newark Burger King on Capitol Trail. office. Call him at 737-0724. was so badly damaged that it had New Castle County Police unit block of Teal Circle in The second happened at the Darrel W. Cole is the news editor. come off the rim during the pur- arrested three men for drug-relat- Newark, was charged with pos- Burger King in the Four Season's He leads the day-to-day operation of the suit, trappers said. ed offenses Thursday, Oct. 2. session of marijuana and posses- Shopping Center on Aug. 9. newsroom. Call him at 737-0724. The driver, identified as Police reported that members sion of drugs within a 1,000 feet In both cases, police said a Marty Valania prepares the sports Christopher T. Steimling, 36, of of the Community of a park. suspect waited near the back Crime pages of this newspaper. The sports Hockessin, fled from the car into Intervention Team and foot patrol Craig Campbell, 22, of the editor is seldom in the office, however, entrance at closing time. When a wooded area. He was eventual- officers teamed up for a drug bust 200 block of Flamingo Drive in he checks in frequently. Leave mes an employee exited the rear door, ly captured by a state police K-9. Newark, was charged with pos- sages for Marty at 1-800-220-3311 . he and a second accomplice con after receiving complaints about The passenger, James C. drug activity. The officers had session of cocaine and possession fronted the employee. The Kathy Burr is the office manager Morrison, 39, of Newark, was developed information about ille- of drugs within 1,000 feet of a and editorial assistant who processes employee was forced back into taken into custody near the car. gal drug activity that was occur- park. most press releases. She prepares the restaurant at gunpoint. The After Steimling was taken and ring inside and outside of a home Shawn Brown, 19, of the 200 obituaries and People briefs. She is remaining employees were cor assisted by Ginnl Buongiovanni. released from Christiana in the unit block of Raven Turn in block of Flamingo Drive in ralled and forced inside a walk-in Contact them at 737-0724. Hospital, he was charged with the Sparrow Run community. Newark, was charged with resist- freezer. receiving stolen property, con- Police said that at 4:30 p.m., ing arrest. Robin Broomall is a staff reporter. Briscoe is described as a black spiracy, DUI and numerous traf- the officers approached the home Three additional persons were Reach her at 737-0724.