• 'AUG 0'7 2008 Newspaper Since 1910 .:. Newark, Del. FRONT Newark area Up draws two Gratefu I fo r primary contests gas at $3.65 Local state senate a gallon contests both parties By SCOTT GOSS By MARTY VALAIIA NEWARK POST EDITOR [email protected] he Delaware primary ballot will $3.65! Tfeature only two intra-party show­ It's hard to believe that downs among candidates vying there would be rejoicing and for seats that exclusively represent the celebration at gas prices that Newark area. read over $3.65 per gallon The Sept. 9 primary will bring local - but that's exactly what has Democrats a choice between Hockes_sin' s taken place over the last week Michael A. Terranova and Newark's or so. John Mackenzie, who are vying for the In fact, I've seen fairly long right to challenge 16-year incumbent lines at all hours of the day at state Sen. Liane Sorenson (R-District 6) a couple of gas in the November general election. stations. Terranova is a retired county police And don't dare captain, who currently teaches crimi­ The Newark Planning Commission voted against endorsing a proposal to develop a long­ nal justice at Delaware Technical & feel wrong about vacant, wooded lot next to Bing's Bakery into a three-story building with 20 apartments and being excited retail stores. The project could still come up for a final vote before City Council this fall. See enough about that price to jump in line for gas at 11 p.m. Proposed East Main Street New CFO for It wasn't that Valania long ago we were paying well over $4 for a gal­ Christina District lon of gas, so a 40-cent drop is apts. get unfavorable review fairly significant. Will take over job at Aug. We can only hope that sig­ By SCOTT GOSS that would be lost if the pro­ near East Main Street with a school board meeting nificance extends beyond our posal were to be approved. "well-designed adult com­ own trips to the gas station. NEWARK POST EDITOR "Right now, it's almost munity cottage-type devel­ BY MARY E. PETZAK Just in the past week we've parkland, but you plan to opment" or a limited number read headlines that announced 2o-unit apartment/ cover almost the entire of owner-occupied units. [email protected] Boscov's has filed for bank­ Aretail complex pro­ thing," Dressel said. "I'd like She also encouraged ruptcy protection while posed for construc­ to see more grass and open Lang to donate some of the he Christina District school board Bennigan's and Steak and Ale tion next to Bing's Bakery area." proposed . parking spaces at T did not take long to find a new restaurants across the country failed to win the backing of Commission member the rear of the property to the chief financial officer. are closing. the city planning commis­ Kass Sheedy agreed. city for a potential expansion The board approved Robert A. Silber This comes on the heels of 'sion this week. "Right now the property of Municipal Lot #5. as the district's new CFO at its regular terrible news about the real The planning commis­ is lovely and I think we all Lang, who has a contract meeting in July. estate and mortgage indus­ sion voted unanimously on have a desire to keep this to purchase the 1.75-acre Silber brings more tries, foreclosures and the Tuesday to recommend that loveliness," she said. "There property, said he doesn't than 25 years of experi­ declining dollar. Newark City Council disap­ seem to be a lot of good believe the type of hous­ ence in financial leader­ These may be national prove developer Jeff Lang's things about this plan, but ing suggested by the city is ship positions to his new issues, but there are Boscov's plan for 257 E. Main St. there are still some issues economically feasible at the job, according to Wendy here in the state and those after raising issues with the that need to be ironed out." site. Lapham, the district's pub­ restaurants used to be here, proposed project's size and Several residents of near­ "We're already propos­ lic information officer. as well. layout. by Tyre Avenue also spoke ing a smaller building than Prior to joining the u.-....!E.-._ Of course, we all know Several commission mem­ in opposition to the project, allowed at a lower density Christina School District, Silber about the Chrysler plant and bers said they would have based on what they claimed than several apartment build­ Silber served as senior we probably all know some­ supported the project if Lang would be a negative impact ings that have been added to performance manager with Strategy body impacted by the credit had eliminated about 40 feet, from additional university Main Street in the last couple House of Wilmington, previously the crunch. or roughly four apartments, students living in the area. of years," he said. "We've Bastianelli Group. It's been a summer - a year from the proposed 250-foot Interim City Planning had some talks with the city He- also previously worked as a sales actually - of just horrible eco­ long, three-story tall building. Director Maureen Feeney about donating some of our leader and product manager for several nomic news that's caused pain Other commission mem­ Roser suggested the proposal parking spaces, but the parks companies, including Energy Services for many people. bers said they were uncom­ could better meet the intent department also wants us to Company, Wachovia Bank, Enerwise Then come the predictions fortable with the amount of of Newark's comprehensive Global Technologies, Meridian that things are only going to open space on the property plan if retail shops were built See ,18 get worse - $5 gallons of gas, See , 18 • See , 12 ~ 2 POLICE BLOTTER Can we help? • Police Blotter is compiled ..., each week from the files of the ::T OffIces: The paper's offices are ('1) Newark Police Department, located conveniently in Suite 109, Z New Castle County Police and Victims chase down burglar ('1) Pomeroy Station, 218 E. Main St., the Delaware State Police by Newark, DE 19711. Office hours the newspaper staff. The victims of a botched ing room window of a horne Main Street. "'1~ are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. burglary attempt chased down in the unit block of North Police said Joshua A. Volk, ~ PIMNMr.(302)737-G724 a would-be thief last week Chapel Street. a 20-year-old Wilmington '"d Parkway closed for and kept him occupied until After being confronted, resident, was charged with 0 FlClilllIe: (302) 737-9019 rJJ Fri. morning pile-up police could arrive. the man fled on a bicycle, attempted burglary and crim­ r-+ ....u: [email protected] According to police, but was not able to outrun inal mischief before being • To IIIIIIaIIe: call 1-800-220-3311. To Poor driving by a Newark a guest of the victims saw the angry residents, who cor­ released on $3,000 unsecured begin a convenient home-delivery man appears to have been the a man attempting to climb nered him near the Newark bail. ~ subscription, simply' call. cause of a four-car pile up that through the first floor liv- Shopping Center on East shut down Christiana Parkway ~rJJ To place a ~. dIspIaJ r-+ for nearly three hours on July ad: Call 737-G724 or 1-800-220- 30. ~oo 3311. at her home at approximately assault and resisting arrest after An unknown suspect broke N:l According to police, 28- 1:20 a.m. on July 29. they allegedly hit two Newark into a home in unit block of 0 year-old Andre L. Evans of 0 An unknown suspect stole men during a fight at the inter­ North Chapel Street sometime 00 ~E STAFF of the Newark Post is King William Street was driv­ a ratchet set valued at $200 section of East Main Street between 11 p.m. on Aug. 2 and eager to assist readers and adver- ing a 1997 Mitsubishi SUV from a department store in the and South College Avenue at 10 a.m. on Aug. 3, although no tisers. Reporters, writers, editors and west on Christiana Parkway 400 block of South College 12:12 a.m. on Aug. 2. items were reported missing, salespeople can be contacted as listed: near the railroad overpass when Avenue at approximately 11: 17 Police charged a 14-year­ police said. IIarly ¥alalia is the General he sideswiped a 2006 Honda a.m. on July 29, police said. old Newark boy with shoplift­ Police charged 25-year­ Manager of the Newark Post. He sets Civic and a 1993 Honda Civic An unknown suspect stole ing and carrying a concealed old Smyrna resident John M. policies and manages all departmen- before smashing head-on into an unlocked bicycle valued deadly weapon after he alleg­ Babbitt with theft on Aug. 3 Isin the Newark office. call him at a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado at $350 from outside of the edly stole donuts, cookies and after receiving complaints he m-l724. pickup truck. Newark Free Library at a bottle of soda from a gas sta­ was selling fake magazine Four of the five people approximately 2:35 p.m. on tion in the 200 block of Elkton subscriptions at the College kItt Goa is the news editor. He involved in the accidents were July 29, police said. Road at 5:35 p.m.