.++ ..... I-''"'~I .... er Since 1910 • 98th Year, 33rd Issue Newark, Del. Up FRONT Police o as ettakes • Newark demonstrators will Switching show neighbors they are pursuing seats 'strongly against this war' By PATRICIA E. LANG school By MARTY VALANIA .............................•. NEWARK POST CONTRIBUTING WRITER NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER ey leave work, school, or home early might as well have been TIevery Friday to get to the intersection of vandals I approaching a cliff at 200 Main Street and South College Avenue BY MARY E. PETZAK miles per hour. I had my in Newark by 5 p.m. right foot jammed on the They come from various walks of life - an NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER brake so hard I was practically English instructor, day care owner, carpenter, standing. Unfortunately, the solar energy scientist, music teacher, artist, andalizing schools has become brake wasn't working. disc jockey, high school student, college stu­ V almost as common as false fire Fortunately, though, there dent, retired chemistry professor - and grab alarms in New Castle County. was no cliff either. hold of their various ,signs - "Iraq War Losing Sometime over the Labor Day week­ Actually, I was only in Lives Gaining Terrorists," "Honk for Peace," end, vandals spray-painted images on a parking lot and I had no "Save Our Troops Stop the War," "Out of Iraq the roof of the entire length of William brake because I _==="'''"""l Now," "How Many Lives per Gallon?" Penn High School in Colonial School was in the pas- These dedicated Newark residents will District. senger seat. But stand at the edge of the sidewalk outside Old Corporal Jeffrey Whitmarsh of just before run­ College until 6 p.m. They've been doing this Delaware State Police stated that there ning out of room, every Friday evening (give or take a rainy day were about 150 separate graffiti images my daughter that makes the signs warp and ink run) since on the exterior of the half-mile-long negotiated a fine building. The vandals apparently used right hand turn . milk carts to get onto the roof, police and headed up said. the next aisle. '------' NEWARK POST PHOTOS BY PATRICIA E. LANG In another weekend incident, an offi- All was good - at Valania Peace demonstrators wave See , 18 least for another their signs to passing traffic seven seconds or so. last Friday, Aug. 31. For three Yes, I've finally reached years, this group of Newark that time that I never really residents,students believed would actually get and others has Rodel here - and certainly never demonstrated looked forward to. If you've weekly at the already been through it, intersection of invests in you're probably laughing. If S. College Avenue you haven't been through it, and Main Street. you have no idea. My daughter - my oldest education child - is learning to drive. She started driving officially Local company's with a driver's ed teacher in Foundation commits school this week. The whole license thing is right around $2 million the comer. Dutifully, I thought, I'd BY MARY E. PETZAK take her to a parking lot and let her try to get used to a NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER vehicle before actually getting Odel Foundation of Delaware, a in one with a teacher. So off to coalition partner in the Vision the Glasgow High back park­ R 2015 plan Jor world-class public ing lot we went. The place is education in Delaware, has committed huge and it's wide open - or $2 million to support the plan in 2007- so I thought. 08. Once there, I noticed about This commitment includes approxi­ a million light posts. Yeah, I mately $1 million for the previously really didn't remember see­ announced Vision Network of districts ing them before. How do you and charter schools that are the first expect anybody to drive with group to implement key Vision 2015 all those things out there? recommendations. (see Newark Post And that baseball field - with See ,16 See ,17 PAGE 2 • NEWARK POST • SEPTEMBER 7,2007 737 -0724 • Fax 737-9019 Can we help? POLICE BLOTTER • Police Blotter is compiled each dark clothing. The suspect who The suspect was described as 20 arrests are expected . Offices: The paper's offices are weekfrom the files o/the Newark was armed with the gun, was to 25 years of age, about 5' 9", 160 located conveniently in Suite 206, Police Department, New Castle wearing dark blue jeans, a blue to 180 pounds with short brown Other incidents Madeline Crossing, 168 Elkton Rd., County Police and the Delaware sweatshirt, and black and white hair and a thin build. Anyone with Newark, DE 19711. 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Newark Police Department An unknown suspect broke into Police responded to a fight in To begin a convenient home-deliv­ arrested a 39-year-old Newark Victim threatened with a deli in the 100 block of Elkton progress at a · parking lot in the ery subscription, simply call. man on Friday, Aug. 31 , dur­ knife Road, stealir1;g the cash register 600 block of Lehigh Road on ing a commercial burglary at the To place a classified or display A 19-year-old Newark man drawer and all of the money in it, Tuesday, Aug. 28, at 11 :12 p.m. Newark Dental Associates in ad: Call 737-0724 or 1-800-220- reported being threatened with a police were told on Monday, Aug. Kevin Markle, 36, of Townsend, the 300 block of E. Main Street. 3311. knife by a white male suspect 27, at 11: 14 a.m. Investigation will received a criminal summons for Police responded to a burglary while walking through the pedes­ continue. disorderly conduct and offensive alarm at the business. On arrival, trian underpass under the CSX touching, and William Douty, 36, HE STAFF of the Newark Post is officers discovered a broken base­ railroad tracks on Casho Mill Road of Newark received a 'Summons for Teager to assist readers and adver­ ment window and saw a man inside Man assaulted outside on Saturday, Sept. 1, at 8:30 a.m., disorderly conduct, said police. tisers. Reporters, writers, editors the building. The man refused to home said police. Police warned a 15-year-old and salespeople can be contacted obey officers orders to exit the Police said the suspect A 29-year-old Newark man Newark boy not to return to a con­ as listed: building, said police. approached the victim from behind. reported being assaulted by a venience store in the 200 block of Officers searched the build­ IIarly ,.. is the General The suspect threatened the victim group of 10 to 12 people out­ Elkton Road after using profane ing with the help of the Newark Manager of the Newark Post. He sets and took an undisclosed amount of side his home in the 100 block of language and being disrespectful Police K-9 and located the suspect, policies and manages all departmen­ cash. He then fled on foot into an Gateway Drive on Sunday, Aug. to the store clerk on Tuesday, Aug. Darren L. Hayman . of the · unit 28, at 10:19 a.m. tsin the Newark office. Call him at alley nearby, said police. 26, at 1:28 a.m. Warrants were block of Farnsworth Drive, in one prepared for three suspects. More A safety fence at a worksite in 7374124. of the examination rooms, said the 200 block of Casho Mill Road Cbristlne iliff is the news editor. police. was damaged by unknown sus­ She leads the day-ta-day operation of Hayman was arrested after a pects, police were told on Tuesday, the newsroom. Call her at 731-0724. brief struggle. He was treated at Aug. 28, at 7:15 a.m. The suspects Mary E. Pebak is a staff Newark Emergency Center for dog Weekly crime report tipped over two port-a-johns on reporter and specializes in education bites, arraigned and committed to STATISTICS FOR AUG. 19·25, 2007, COMPILED BY NEWARK POLICE DEPARTMENT site, as well. coverage. Reach her at 731-0724. the Howard Young Correctional A 14-year-old Newark boy was Institution in lieu of $1,500 cash prepares the sports INVESTIGATIONS CRIMINAL CHARGES charged with menacing after police Joe Backer . bail, said police. pages of this newspaper. The sports 2006 2007 THIS 2006 2007 THIS were told he shot a BB gun near five neighborhood children in the editor is seldom in the office, how­ PART I OFFENSES TO DATE TO DATE WEEK 1'0 DATE TO DATE WEEK County and state police 100 block of Madison Drive on ever, he checks in frequently. Leave Murder/manslaughter o 0 0 o 1 0 Monday, Aug. 27, at 7:56 p.m. messages for Joe at 737-0124.