- z-c....., : m~ = ~-J~ - ::0"' (J) =- ""t:::;o--i - ~rn - <::l.D:U •:• Greater Newark's Hometown Newspaper Since 1 ~ =~ =-- ::::0.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~ © 2000 = Newark, Delaware • ., '-· Newark's Age is not rJ . "- .if) No.2 Hens .. ·, ,l .-;- a factor in Winterfest begin playoffs. • -t coming. these jobs. st ( Ill PAGE 3 PAGE & PAGE 12 Eden Will Decaying sites Square run lor turkeys could be repaired entrance Empty for almost two City will do work decades, the contaminated and changes decaying industrial si te was fl and put lien on continual eyesore to local &i>i- dents and city officials. "" Route 1 drivers the property court orders did not re ult in cleanup. -·:: affected on ramp By MARY E. PETZAK Following purchase ' d development by Ambling Corw­ By CHRISTINE E. SERIO NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER ration, the property now has ~n reborn as a student housing oojn- NEWARK POST CONTRIBUTING WRITER ith the help of a new plex. •- ordinance passed by "This ordinance will allow us otorists are now W city council at their to proceed with repairs instead of faced with changes last regular meeting, Newark res­ waiting until all the legal pro­ M in traffic patterns as idents hope to avoid the rundown ceedings are finished," explained well as several lanes of vehicles appearance, and re ulting loss in Mayle. when approaching Eden Square nearby property values, of some . The new ordinance, whicli i Shopping Center from south­ local vacant structures in the similar to a state statute already bound Route 1. future. in effect. allows the city to aJ.<e Motorists coming from "We have had court cases abatement action as well as legal southbound Route I onto Route where a judge has questioned measures. or both. "It also c~­ 40 now stay in the left lane on whether our Property Mainte­ ly spells out that our code appl'es the exit ramp if they wish to nance Code should apply to a to vacant structures," aili enter the Eden Square Shopping vacant building," said city build­ Mayle. ''We have had cases go Center. ing director Junie Mayle. "Even all the way to the Delaware At the bottom of the ramp when we win in comt, some­ Supreme Court with no repairs they will tum at the traffic signal times the j udge's orders are made while the process is under­ and cross Route 40 into the new NEWARK PO ST PHOTO BY JOHN LLERA ignored or the owners cannot be way." left turn lane into the shopping found to effect repairs." The new ordinance was the center. Wilson Elementary School in Newark heid its ninth annual Turkey Trot over a quarter mile Mayle pointed to the former result of inquiries by District 5 Medians will stop drivers in track at the school last week. Nearly 600 students took part in the aerobic competition start­ Continental Fibre/DelChapel councilmember Frank Osborne. the right hand lane of the ramp ed in 1991 by physical education teacher Diane Scobey, who has been at Wilson for 32 years. Associates site on South Chapel "Councilmember Osborne from accessing the left tum The first three finishers in eac ~. heat receive a candy medal. The event is capped off with a Street as an example of the prob­ expressed concern about the r:on­ raffte· for 14 frozen turtceys. · · · lanes into the shopping center. lems caused by inadequately ditions of a fe w properties in his "The new traffic patterns maintained vacant properties in See VACANT, 2 .... have been created to eliminate Newark. vehicles weaving across Route 40 to try to get into Eden Square," said Janay Austin of the Delaware Department of Transportation. Delaware needs many more transit riders . Some merchants in the shop­ ping center are not sure how the these long-term goals, said achieving conformity with air more user-friendly. new traffic patterns will affect quality standards over the next 25 years is crucial to .the "A lot of people don 't understand buses," said Bruce them. Lowes manager Scott DTC officials hope to have long lives of Delawareans. Diehl, a Fairfield resident. --You need to make people Edinger hopes that the "easier range plan in place by 2025 "Increased ridership on trains and buses is pertinent iri aware of how they operate." traffic patterns" will draw more reducing automobile emissions that cause cancer, emph y­ Diehl recently chan1pioned the fight to retain Route 16 customers. By KATY CIAMARICONE sema and other serious health problems," Denitz said. into the Newark area when DART was reviewing changes "I don' t think it will affect my "Seriousness is reflected in WILMAPCO (Wilmington in bus schedules statewide. cmstomers too much because a NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER Area Planning Council) projections that transit ridership Miller said a feature that will probably help reduce lot of my business is mail order would need to increase by 500 percent." rider confusion is the switchboards that they plan to install bus iness," Ken Clifton of Trea­ at certain bus stops in the area within the next year or two . elaware Transit Corporation officials gathered . Many of those at the meeting agreed that despite sured Teddys said. "I just have to • Delaware's high cancer rate and ever-increasing conges­ "The board wou ld tell riders exactly when the next bus make sure that customers travel­ community input during a local open house tion, convincing the public to get out of their cars and get is cheduled to arrive at that stop and when it will be ing long distances are aware of Thursday, Nov.l6, in hopes of beginning the into using public transportation will not be a walk down departing for the next one," Miller said. the changes." blueprint for the future of Delaware public transportation. easy street, especially in Newark. One potential switchboard site i the Main Street Gal­ The traffic pattern changes Noting this was the 30th public meeting of its kind this Thousands of college students are in Newark nine leria, according to Miller. are part of the Route 40 Steering year, DTC executive director Raymond Miller said transit months a year - lots of them driving single-passenger Other suggestions from residents included doing away Committee improvement plan. officials need public guidance to formulate a Long-Range vehicles -and this makes for ever-increasing congestion. with the two-zone ticket:'We're looki ng at simplifying The changes fall under phase Transit Plan they hope to "get off the curb" by 2025 . "Route 273 is now as fast as Route 1," said one our fare tructure," Miller responded. one of the plan which includes Key issues of concern at the meeting held in Clayton Newark resident. "You have people who used to ignore Miller said possible changes included designating a improvements to be done Hall on the University of Delaware campus included air 273 .. .now they take it all the way down and it spits them lane only for buse on Interstate 95, and convincing local between 2000-2007. quality, land use, traffic congestion in Newark, public all right off onto Main Street. (But) Main Street is no big­ "The improvements in the relations and a possible monorail. ger than it ever was." See TRANSIT, . 2 .... access to Eden Square Shopping Peter J. Denitz, a planner for Parsons Biinkerhoff Some attendees suggested making the transit system . Center are a great way to show Quade and Douglas Inc. which is helping DTC establish people that improvements to Rt. 40 have begun and will contin­ ue ," Austin said. Roder Inc gives Newark For more information go Cold turkey! online at www.deldot.net under the Traffic Advisory section. Charter School a good start INDEX Academics and Decorum," and its mission is to pro­ School seeking $650,000 in vide a rigorous academic curriculum that promotes NEWS 1-3 high levels of student effort and achievement. private donations during The Newark Charter School is providing donors POLICE BLOTIER 2 with recognition opportunities whereby designated OPINION 4 initial capital campaign areas of the school can be sponsored. Donors of $5,000 can sponsor one regular class­ LIFESTYlE . 6 he Newark Charter School, which is sched­ room, donors of $7,500 can sponsor a science or art THE ARTS 7 uled to open in September 2001, recently classroom, donors of $30,000 can sponsor the gym­ T received a $7,500 contribution from Rodel, nasium and donors of $75,000 can sponsor the com­ DIVERSIONS 8 Inc. to help purchase equipment for a science class­ puter lab, Meece said. room. "We are delighted that a company like Rode! CROSSWORD PUZZlE 9 The corporate contribution is part of the "Build­ stepped up to help kick-off our fund raising SPORTS 12-13 ing the Future" capital campaign, established by efforts," Meece said. "I believe more corporations, founding board members of the charter school. foundations, and individuals will want to become OBITUARIES 17 School director Gregory Meece said they hope involved." ClASSIFIEDS 81-6 to raise $650,000 from private funds that would Rodellnc. produces integrated materials for the help pay initial costs for outfitting the school with microelectronics industry. The company establish­ furniture, equipment and educational resources. es polishing technology for semiconductors, silicon Boardmembers have not found a location for the wafers and storage media substrates. school, yet, but they must do so by December if It is part of the Rohm and Haas Electronics they are to open for next school year. Materials Group. There are Rode! operations all Founding boardmembers include parent Joan over the United States, Asia and Europe, with a Pierson, Mayor Hal Godwin, State Representative global business headquarters in Phoenix, Ariz.