GIRLS BASKETBALL PRE IE'WS SEE~ •:• Greater Newark's Hometown Newspaper Since 191 0 •:• 84th Year, Issue 48 ~ 1994 December 16, 1994 Newark, Del. • 35¢ THIS WEEK Deer Park farm fate finally decided By JENNIFER l. RODGERS church wou ld "take ownership" as soon as which council denied. Presley ' s plan never materialized and the land was reduced from four lots to one. In fact . Sobolewski has been asbociated Sobolewski eventuall y purchased the land NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER In sports The new churt: ll , which members plan to wi1h plans for the property for m re th an a from him. start building "as soon as possible," wil l decade. Given th e ex perience he gained, the Newark City ouncil has apparentl y mark th e end of propo a ls and rezonings It began while he was John Presley's lawye r wa& n stranger to th e critici m ended th e "elu s ive fate" of the o ld Deer that started in the early 1980s. attorney. Presley bought the property in launched by th e surrounding ommunity. Park farm house property with its unani­ The most recent plan. four singlt: fami ly I 975 and had it rezone d in 1982. He Residents wert: reluctant to embrace the mous vote to " undivide" the 1.2 acres ST. MARK's homes, was proposed in July by the owner planned to build townhouse condominium. church as th eir neighbor. They expressed Monday evening. of the land, Ed Sobolewski. Months before as an ;1ddition to the farm house. which was concerns about parking, appearance, possi- Bob Cramer, a me mber of th e Firs t 1hi s. however, he proposed five townhouses, buill around 1840 by James S. Marlin . WINS KAPPA hurch of Christ, Scientist, told counci l the See DEER PARK, SA~ HOOP Reynolds to ' Tis THE SEASON CWSIC. lB challenge for NEWARK TO HOST Godwin's seat STRONG City elections slated for April WRESTilNG By JENNIFER L. RODGERS TOURNEY. lB NEWARK POST STAFF WR ITER Most politicians are winding down aft er the November electi on. but the action has just begun in Newark City Council's Apri l elec­ tion. Political newcomer Martin Reynolds has fi led for candidacy for In the news the District I council seat currently he ld by Counc ilman Hal Godwin. Godwin, incumbent since 1987, has not fi led for reele tion, but said he plans to after the holidays. Reynolds said his participation in the community, as president of WILBURFEST the Woodmere{fimber Creek Civic Association and a volunteer at Aetna Hose, Hook & Ladder Co., has led him to pursue a seat on city counci l. THREATENED He said he also believes the " flow of people" on council i · important so that it wi ll n01 become stag nant. Godwin has served on AGAIN. counci l eight years and R ey n o ld ~ believes it is time for a change. 4A Some of the issues Reynolds beli eves are important are traffic and a bypass around Newark, th e University of Delaware's zoning immun ity and poli ce relations. Referring to traffic issues, Reynolds said, "Those roads (West Main Street and Hillside Avenue) aren' t bui lt for trucks, they are built for cars-actually they're bui lt more for buggies." UD STUDENTS A lthough council docs not have the power to determine whether NEWARK f'OST PHOTO BY TONJA CASTANEDA or not a bypass is built , Reynolds sa id he plans to put pressure on state legislatures and work on rel ations with Maryland delegates. ROBBED Council has passed a resolution of supp011 fo r the bypass. Bear resident Thomas Balogh, 8, gets Into cutting his pancake while Santa Claus asks him what he wants "We need to have continuous concern," R~ynolds said . "As I see for Christmas. The event was Breakfast with Santa at the Glasgow Boys and Girls Club Dec. 10. IN NEWARK. See REYNOLDS , SA~ 4A Emotional crowd listens to special education proposals In Lifestyle By TONJA CASTANEDA About 80 people showed up for a public public schools, that is almost 12 perl:cnt of dent , and teachers appealed for the Sterck hearing aboul the proposed changes in the children in the schools. School to remain unchanged. NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER Delaware Special Ed ucation system Dec. 7 The meeting was at times emotionally " Pl ease keep Sterck School open." Jeff at G lasgow Hi g h School. The Special charged, with deaf sllldent s and 1eachers Dennison, a .er k alumni, said in sign lan­ AWARENESS A lth ough Specia l Education in Ed ucation Study Committee was fom1ed in from S terck Schoo l for the Hearing gua ge. ·'It's a center for deaf culture and HIGH Delaware's schools may seem closest at 1993 by the Delaware Legislature to review Impaired cheering with deaf applau e. by learning. If you Main tream deaf children, heart to those students, pare nt s and teachers the structure and funding for special ed uca­ raisi ng th eir hands above their heads and they become isolated." involved with the process, revamping of the ti on in Dela ware. shaking them to show emotion. Stcrck teacher Le Anderson asked both syste m wi ll effect al l th ose in public Currently there arc 12, 149 students in Although th e proposal . ays Sterck will schools. special educalion programs in Delaware be exempt from the changes, some deaf tu - See MEETING , SA~ =~ 12A BELL RINGER SIDELINED In Business NITED STATES POST,--,..---. Salvation Army volunteer's FORMER NEWARK illness keeps him off sidewalk BUSINESS AssOCIATION By TONJA CASTANEDA lot of prayers and friends." he said. " L didn't think I was going to live because they gave me DIRECTOR TAKES NEWARK POST STAFF WR ITER six mon th s to live wi thout hav ing the opermion." Although bells arc ringi ng this holiday sea­ In a 1993 Newark Post article, Rosel aid he son, to some loca l residents in Newark there may has been a Salvmion Army Bell Ringer the pa t 8 JOB IN be one friendly Salvation Army Bell Ringer not years because, " I ring for the poor people who part of thi s sea on 's cene. don' t have anything,'' he said. ''I've been there. One day I didn' t MILFORD. Newark reside nt James Rosel, have food and I had to go to the o ll cge Sq uare Kma rt hurch and ask for fo0d . You 21A Salvati o n Army Bel l Ring ·r for never know when the time will the past 3 yc<~rs , is not greeting ·ome that ou wi ll need some people and ri ngi ng th e be ll this help." year bec:.tuse he is recovering from Index heart bypass surgery he underwent He said next year he pl an on in late October. ringing the bell. And for this year, 1-22A he . aid, " I wi sh everybody happy NEWS Rosel, 55, is known for wearing holidays and a Merr hristmas." ~LICE 2A hi s cowboy hat and ringing the bell with a red kettle at the Newark Rosel Major orman Roc k , COMMUNITY · 13A Delaware regional oordinator for NEWARK POST PHOTO BY TONJA CASTANEDA Kmart for five hour stretches each OPINION BA clay. He said he misses the interac- the Salvation Army said last year in ew astle ount y, $ 101,000 LIFESTYLE 12A The Newark Post OHice celebrated the opening of a new postal substation at tion during the holiday ·cason but per hi s doc­ tor's ins tru tions is bed ridden through the 11 w 'a raised. The goal thi s year is to rai e 16A Book N Things Too in Suburban Plaza Dec. 7 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. 125.000. OBITUARIES Books N Things Too owners Gall and Michael Lukaszewicz held the ribbon while y ·ar und has not heard. nor seen any of th is BUSINESS 21A Dale Markus, customer service at the Newark Post Office cut it. Also pictured is yc<~r's be ll ring e r ~. Ro k sa id th ·re are 32 k Illes in the county ARTS 22A Anita McClendon who will operata the window. People can use the substation to "The doctor told me I o uldn '1 stand out in and Lhc money goes to he lping the needy for toy mail letters and packages within the United States, buy money orders and other 1h ·cold," Rosel said. " I do miss it - the ~mile . , and f od at th holidays as well as to pri oners, 1-4B SPORTS postal services . The operating hours are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:30 to 4:30 laughter and helping p ·oplc." their families, nursing home re idents and ho pi· tul pati e nt~ . CLASSIFIEDS 5-12B p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. " Bul I ' vc made it through the op ·nuion with a PAC 2A . N EWARK POST . D f.CEMBE R 16, 1994 Police beat ················································································ ·········································································· Compiled from files ofthe Newark Police Department information to Newark police, call Car break-ins Arson suspected in 366-7111. Elk lodge fire in Newark PERFECT GtFfS Newark police report arson is A camcorder was reported stolen suspected in the Dec. 10 flre of the Newark student Dec. 8 from a car parked at Pride of Delaware Elks Lodge No. Colonial Garden Apartinents in the 349 at 57 W.