·• urect ,.,. Newark's Hometown Newspaper Since 1910 •:• 90th Year, Issue 39 © 1999 November 5, 1999 Newark, Del. • 50¢ THIS WEEK Bond _issue approved ST. MARK's City can buy FIELD HOCKEY land if Court gives go ahead TEAM By MARY E. PETZAK ONA NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER The mood at Newark's city hall was exuberant and upbeat ROll. 20 even before the votes were all in. "Excellent," said city manag­ er Carl Luft, as those arriving to observe the count asked him how he was doing. "Excellent." City water director Joseph Dombrowski circled the room NEW LOOK and told anyone who would lis­ ten, "it's a landslide." Technically, the almost three­ FOR CHAPEL to-one approval from voters for a bond is ue of $4.95 million to buy the former Koelig property STREET for a reservoir site was not a landslide. But it was very con­ clusive. THFATIR. 12 See REFERENDUM, 4 ...... Plans SPACE AGE cross FACIU1Y PROPOSED wires FOR Teacher CoUNTY. accountability 3 short circuits By SHARON R. COLE NEWS 1-8 NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER POLICE BLOTTER 2 Since early this year, Delaware lawmakers have been OPINION 10 attempting to grind out a com­ LIFESTYLE 12 promise on the teacher account­ ability bill described by some COMMUNITY 9 state officials as "incapable of Local parish has building plans pLeasing" everyone. DIVERSIONS 14 And they may be right. As of CROSSWORD PUZZLE 15 By MARY E. PETZAK Road. "We want to be sure our plan is this date, the final piece of An exploratory sketch filed acceptable to the County before school reform has yet to be put SPORTS 20-24 NEWARK POST CONTRIBUTING WRITER with the New Castle County we finalize anything." into place after Gov. Thomas PEOPLENEWS 18-19 Department of Land Use last Early plans displayed in 1998 Carper vetoed a re-crafted bill Parishioners in St. month shows a new, 952-seat by architect George Yu showed a during a Special Session on Oct. OBITUARIES 16-17 John' /Holy Angels Parish in church totaling 28 ,087 square new church in a hexagonal shape 28. Newark are moving ahead on CLASSIFIEDS 26-40 feet. The one-story church with a with pews arranged around the Despite alterations made by their plans to build a new church basement would be built behind altar in a half circle. educators, parents and Legislators on Possum Park Road. the school on the existing play­ Yu is the designer of St. who met during the ummer Church member began the ground area. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church on months, state senators could not proce s almost two years ago Father Richard Reissman, pa - Route 7 in Bear. That church with reach agreement on amendments · with a meeting to discuss concep­ tor of the parish, said the "basic its dramatic peak crowned by a and ultimately tried to rewrite the tual ideas for the new worship phase design" shows the current 100-foot steel eros was dedicat­ already-revi ed teacher account­ site. Currently the parish holds direction of the plans. "Right ed in February 1998. ability bill at 10 p.m. in Dover. Ma e at St. John the Baptist now, we're making sure we've Reissman said Yu is till The Senate's late t version Church on Main Street and above dotted all our i 's and crossed all working on the design for Holy added a recommendation that the Church Hall next to Holy our t's about the location of summer school sessions, rete t- Angel School on Possum Park 7 99462 00002 3 everything," he said this week. See ANGELS, 5 ...... See TEACHER, 5 ...... \ • \ ' . r. \ ~ \., \ ~ ~ I \ \ \ o I \ \ \ I \ , \ \ I \ \ I' \ I \ ~ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ I \ \ , \ I , l \ \ \ \ \ 1 1 ' \ \ \ ~ \ , , ,• J i.f \. ( \ \ ' I \. ' I ' I ~ \ I \ ' \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ I \, t, \ I , ' • \ ~. ', \ \ \, I \ I \ \ I I ., ~ .. \ \I\ \ \ \ \ \ . '- ' ; . ' PA<:E 2 • NEWARK POST • NOVEMBER 5, 1999 Visit us on the World Wide Web NEWARK POST •!• NEWS PouCE BRIEFS OFFICER PROMOTED Can we help? suspects took the victim's wallet Offices: The paper's offices are Armed robber and wedding ring before he located conveniently in the arrested could flee. Officers apprehended Robscott Building, 153 E. both suspects who were still Chestnut Hill Rd., Newark, DE New Castle County Police standing in the shopping center. 19713. Office hours are 8:30 arrested Vananzio Floyd, 18, of a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. New Castle for the robbery of a Phone: (302)737-0724 25-year-old man as he returned UD. student robbed Facsimile: (302) 737-9019 home at Harbor Club Apartments around 11:55 p.m. on Oct. 27. on Main Street e-mail: [email protected] Floyd is allegedly one of two sus­ On Internet: www.ncbl .com/post/ pects who were armed with a Newark Police are looking for To subscribe: Call 737-0724 or handgun and inside the victims two suspects involved in a 1-800-220-3311 . Cost is apartment. The suspects fled strong-arm robbery of an 18- $15.95 per year to New Castle after demanding the victim's year-old University of Delaware County addresses. To begin a wallet. Floyd was charged with student on Oct. 31 at 1:55 a.m. subscription , simply call. The victim, who was walking r?bbery, conspiracy, and posses­ To place a classified: Call 1-800- ston of a firearm during the com­ home from the Newark Shopping 220-1230 mission of a felony. The second Center, was approached by two suspects described as a white To place a display ad: Call 737- suspect has been identified as a 0724. black male with the nickname male, 17-19 years old, one 5 "Rock." feet, 4 inches tall, 140 pounds, HE STAFF of the Newark Post is with short brown hair, and a Tanxious to assist readers and black male, 5 feet, 7 inches tall, advertisers. Reporters, writers, edi­ Suspect arrested 150 pounds, with black hair and tors and salespeople can be contact· day after robbery brown eyes. After he explained ed as listed : he had no money, the victim was James B. Streit, Jr. is the publisher Newark Police charged punched and kicked by the sus­ of the Newark Post. He sets policies Michael Krieg, 18, of Bear with pects who then fled the area with and manages all departments in the receiving stolen property, posses­ the victim's blue, waterproof Newark office . Call him at 737-0724 sion of a concealed deadly Structure-brand vest. The victim Mary E. Petzak is the editor. She weapon (baseball bat), and pos­ refused treatment for the injuries. leads the news staff and reports on session of fireworks after prop­ Anyone with information is Officer John Palka of the Newark Police Department has government, education and police erty owned by a man robbed the asked to call 366-7111 or been promot~d to the rank of Corporal. He was hired by the news. Contact her at 737-0724. Department m March 1995 after graduating from the Police day before were found in his Crimes toppers at 1-800-TIP- Chris Donahue prepares the sports 3333. Academy. pages of this newspaper. The sports vehicle. Officers responded to a editor is seldom in the office , how­ complaint of suspects removing P~a has s_erved ~n the P~trol Division and the Special Operations t?mt. ~e ts a certified bicycle patrol officer and ever, he checks in frequently. Leave linens from the Howard Johnson messages for Chris at 737-0724. Woman charged in bac~ground l!lvestigator. He also coordinates the department's Hotel on South College Avenue Police Explorers Post. on Nov. 1 around noon. During attempted shooting Sharon R. Cole is a staff writer and general assignment reporter. their investigation, they found In 1997, he was a recipient of the Knights of Columbus offi­ cer of the Quarter award. Contact her at 737-0724. credit cards taken during the New Castle County Police Denise Wilson is the office manag­ strong arm robbery of a arrested Dawn Johnson, 20, of Palka is a .1992 graduate of Penn State University with a Newark for attempting to shoot b~chelor of science degree in administration of justice. He pre­ er and editorial assistant who University of Delaware student processes most press releases. She at 10:50 p.m. the previous night her 21-year-old ex-boyfriend on VIOusly worked for the Department of Public Safety as well as the Chester County District Attorney's office. prepares obituaries and People on East Delaware Avenue. Oct. 31 around 1 a.m. According briefs . She is assisted by Kathy to police, Johnson went to the Burr. Contact them at 737-0724. victim's residence and convinced Two arrests in shop­ him to speak with her in the hall­ Phil Toman has been the paper's way where two men armed with arts editor since 1969. Well-known ping center robbery in the arts community, he writes his a handgun confronted him. The weekly column from his Newark Newark Police arrested victim, who was not injured, fled home. Leave messages for him at Lawrence Peterson, 23, and as several shots were fired at 737-0724. him. Johnson turned herself in to Corey Thomas, 21, of Other contributing writers include Wilmington for robbing a man county police. The two remain­ Meghan Aftosmis, Jack Bartley, Peg who had been shopping at the ing suspects, not identified, are Broadwater, Elbert Chance, Marvin Acme supermarket in the described as a black male, 5 feet, Hummel , Ruth M. Kelly, Laura Suburban ·Plaza on Elkton Road 5 inches tall, 165 pounds, wear­ Sankowich , and Marty Valania.