.++• Greater Newark's Hometown Newspaper Since 1910 .++• 93rd Year, Issue 25 ©2002 July 12, 2002 Newark, Del. • 50¢ UPF'RONf ,Signs I'm glad of the Jeff's back By JIM STREIT times ......................................... I NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER By APRil R. SMITH NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER "Jeff EWARK'S City Council Lang's back." He is, and N amended an ordinance that's good news. Monday night that limits the I ran into him Monday as size of sidewalk signs in front of he was finishing some volun­ Main Street businesses. teer work at the Oaklands The regulation now requires busi­ pool. I've been thinking nesses to obtain a sign permit before about him recently - reporter placing their signs in front of their April Smith is establishment. It also places specific preparing a size limitations on the signs and fur­ profile of Lang ther defines the term "portable sign." for a future edi­ Newarkers joined the rest of the nation last The changes were made after city tion. week to celebrate Independence Day 2002. officials noticed business owners Lang, who were not adhering to then-current reg­ is just as busy Photographer John LJera was on hand at ulations. carting his White Clay Creek State Park on July 4th to Planning director Roy Lopata said young family capture these scenes from the City of he felt the owners were unaware of around to and Streit Newarle's annual Liberty Day festivities. requirements due to the fact that mer­ from school Fireworks above the University of chants were not originally required to and sports events as he is in Delaware capped the holiday here. Top: get a permit for the signs. the real estate business, is Twin sisters Maura, on right, and Tara, 20 The ordinance now states that unique in his field. months old, wear their red, white, and Not only does Jeff have blue on their cheeks with face paints. See ,3 ~ vision that extends beyond Right: Bubbles, bubbles everywhere keep the balance sheet, he cares eluding the young ones. Lower right: Uncle about downtown Newark. Sam stands tall and proud with Navy He grew up here and has an retiree Clarence Decker and his daughter. City wants emotional (and fiscal) invest­ Below: Jessica, age 4, and Bob, age 6, ment in the vitality of down­ search for the lucky number in the Duck town Newark. Pond. In the decade of the to name 1990's, Lang had a profound impact on the Main Street area. underpass He was the leader of the team that brought The Gap, City council passed a resolution Grotto's and the Galleria to Monday night that supports the offi­ Main Street, a project that cial naming of the newly constructed was the catalyst for subse­ Casho Mill pedestrian Walkway. quent downtown redevelop­ The resolution suggests the new ment. On the empty lot where walkway be dubbed the the beloved State Theater "BillingsleylWillis Underpass" after once stood, Lang envisioned two Newark residents, former state an unofficial shopping dis­ representative Jack Billingsley and trict hub, which the Galleria Dudley Willis. Mayor Harold F. Godwin said the See two men unknowingly presented him with identical sketches nearly 10 years ago of what has now become the Casho Mill Underpass. Both men were frustrated by the number of complaints they had heard from residents of that area that related to pedestrian safety. Godwin said resident Bob Smith 7 99462 00'002 3···· •.•. L-______________________________________'- __________~ See lJN1IlRl:~=S , 15 PAGE 2 • NEWARK POST • JULY 12,2002 737 -0724 • Fax 737-9019 NEWARK POST .:. THE POLICE BLOTTER Can we help? • Police Blotter is compiled Offices: The paper's offices are each week from the files of the located conveniently in the Newark Police Department, New Robscott Building, 153 E. Castle County Police and the harges levi' Chestnut Hill Rd., Newark, DE Delaware State Police by the 19713. Office hours are 8:30 newspaper staff. a.m . to 5 p.m. weekdays. Phone: (302) 737-0724 iday roadblo Facsimile: (302) 737-9019 point of the program ist\pt e-mail: [email protected] Saturn ers. , To subscribe: Call 737-0724 or "The idea is notto catch 1-800-220-3311. Cost is LeMin said, "the goalJ$ to $15.95 per year to New Castle 'missing ing." County addresses. To begin a Le Min said, hi~itot'icalhl that publicized nrr''''''''·''''''''' subscription , simply call. Newark police said a 1992 Strikeforce ,."..r""lIv To place a classified: Call 737- Saturn parked at 44 Aylesboro 0724 or 1-800-220-3311 . impaired drivers. Road was stolen during the night. "The higher the To place a display ad: Call 737- The theft was reported at 7:23 might get caughlin 0724 or 1-800-220-3311. a.m. on Friday, June 28. the more apt you are Fishing equipment and tools HE STAFF of the Newark Post is Teager to assist readers and advertis­ inside the vehicle also were ers. Reporters, writers, editors and taken.- • Resident salespeople can be contacted as listed: Loss was estimated at $3,500_ James B. Streit, Jr. is the publisher of the Newark Post. He sets policies and manages all departments in the Newark Two men arrested office. Call him at 737-0724. outside Deer Park Marty Valania prepares the sports pages of this newspaper. The sports Two Newark men were arrest­ editor is seldom in the office, however, ed by Newark officers outside the he checks in frequently. Leave mes­ Deer Park Tavern after failing to sages for Marty at 1-800-220-3311. heed the officers' order to dis­ Kathy Burr is the office manager perse. and editorial assistant who processes According to Newark police, most press releases. She prepares obit­ uaries and People briefs. She is assisted two officers were on·foot patrol by Ginni Buongiovanni . Contact them at near the popular restaurant just 737-0724. after 1 a.m_ on Thursday, July 4. Robin Broomall is a staff reporter. As patrons were leaving, police Reach her at 737-0724. noticed a man become "aggres­ sive." After being told to · calm April R. Smith is a University of Delaware senior communications major. down and leave the area, the man This summer, she is a staff reporter. ripped off his shirt and yelled Call her at 737-0724. profanities. He was taken into Phit Toman has been the paper's custody. arts editor since 1969. Well-known in As the officers were leaving, a the arts community, he writes his week­ group of bar patrons followed. ly column from his Newark home. Leave They, too, were told to disperse, messages for him at 737-0724. police said. A second man was Other contributing writers include then arrested. Jack Bartley, Tracy Bachman, Elbert Charged with disorderly con­ Chance, and Marvin Hummel. Leave mes­ duct were John' J_ Williams, 21, sages for them at 737-0724. and Brian Phipps, 21, both of Ed Hoffman is the Newark Posfs Newark. advertising director and manages the local sales team. He can be reached at 1-800- 220-3311 . Underage charge Jim Galo" services automotive advertising clients in the Newark, Bear, A charge of underage con­ Glasgow and Routes 40/13 area. Call him sumption of alcohol was issued at 1-800-220-3311. to a 20-year-old Wilmington man when Newark officers were Belly Jo Trexler sells real estate demanded cash_ called to investigate an assault in Police arrested Tammy ing arrest warrants on file from advertising. She can be reached simply The four handed over $276, Wagner, 34, and Timothy Miller, Family and Superior Court by calling 1-800-220-3311. the 600 block of Lehigh Drive just before 4 a_m_ on Sunday, July and the suspect fled. 36, who both reside in the 200 respectively. He was committed Jenifer Evans sells ads in the Police broadcast a description block of Shai Circle. to the Gander Hill Prison after downtown Newark area. She can be 7. Newark police said a dispute of the gunman, and investigation Officers were called to the failing to post $1,500 secured reached simply by calling 1-800-220- is continuing_ playground area on Clayton 3311. took place inside a Park Place bail for the two additional war­ Anyone with information Manor Drive. When police rants. Jessica Luppold sells ads in the apartment after some cash was discovered missing during a about the robbery is asked to con­ arrived, they found the three chil­ Route 40 corridor. She can be reached by tact the Newark police at 366- dren at the parkland and learned calling 1-800-220-3311 . party_ The money was later 7110. they had been there since at least Man killed here Our circulation manager is Mary retrieved, polic.e said_ Christopher J. L&tocha, 20, of 6:30 p_m. Officers searched the on July 4th Ferguson. For information regarding area and found the children's Newark Post subscriptions, calil-Boo- Wilmington, was issued an Couple charged New Castle County police are 220-3311 . mother and her boyfriend underage consumption summons investigating an early morning. by police and released_ On Tuesday, July 2, at 8:30 approximately a half-mile away. The Newark Post Is published Friday by p_m.,New Castle County police The children and the couple shooting on July 4 at 5:43 a_m. ) Chesapeake Publishing Corporation. News and that ended with the death of a local sales o1fices are located in the Robscott arrested a Bear couple and were taken to police headquar­ 01fice Center, 153 E. Chestnut Hill Rd, Armed robbery charged them with three counts ters, where officers notified the Newark man.