.... ewspaper Since 1910 •••• 97th Year, 51st Issue ©2006 Newark, Del. Up FRONf Budget numbers Detroit Newark native shares her volunteer visit lacks experiences in Kenya questioned good news By PATRICIA E. LANG NEWARK POST CONTRIBUTING WRITER Christina's school By MARTY VALANIA sked what she would tell pe<.>ple in Newark ab~)Ut board to vote in Special A Africa, former Newark resIdent Joyce Tanman Session on January 23 NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER looked around the Main Street coffeehouse, and said, "Just the fact that there are nice stools at the bar, $1.5 billion. and all these cups, and that there is electricity. We take BY MARY E. PETZAK That staggering number all this for granted, that these materials are available and is what Chrysler - Daimler­ we can afford them, There isn't a lot of capital for busi­ NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER Chrysler's North American nesses in Kenya, so places ate basic. Nobody has track he Christina District school Division - lost just in the lighting; nobody could afford to buy it." board was presented with a Final third quarter of 2006. That T "The things we take for granted here," she Budget for FY 2007 at their staggering number doesn't continued, "that the trash should be picked regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 9. play so well at this month's up, or that water is available, or that electricity However, it was not voted on, and it North American is always on, none of that stuff is guaranteed Auto Show in ---­ was not the Final Budget prepared there" by the new finance director, Patrick Detroit. Tannian has spent the past year in Kenya. O'Rourke, with the District's other It's not a sur­ Recently, she was home for Christmas, and to financial administrators. prise then that raise money for a well project in the African "[The Financial Review Committee] the company is country. "If you want to help, you find a way," spent enormous amounts of time over going to restruc­ she s~id. the holiday season with [O'Rourke] ture this year. Clearly, somet­ trying to understand the 2007 budget See JOYCE, 25 ~ numbers," Review Committee chair hing has to be '--------' Frank McIntosh told the board. "But, done. The ques- Valania PHOTOS SPECIAL TO THE NEWARK POST tion is, what See 0 ,14 does that restructuring mean Joyce Tannian, a Newark native, has spent time for Daimler-Chrysler's plant in Kenya promoting the education and financial here in Newark? success of women. She is now working towards Many analysts think they improving water supply in the African country. Management already have the answer. Several reports have said that the Newark plant will proba­ survey sought bly be closed. Chrysler, for its part, says it hasn't deci­ ded anything and will anno­ Council wants to audit unce its plans in February. Over the weekend, politi­ city operations cians from Delaware decided to try and find out more about By CHRISTINE NEFF the automaker's intentions. Along with Gov. Ruth NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER Ann Minner, the state's con­ he Newark City Council voted gressional delegation - Sen. Monday night to start the search Joe Biden, D-Del., Rep. T for an independent firm that will Mike Castle, R-Del. and Sen. audit city operations and provide an . Tom Carper, D-Del - went objective perspective as to how well the to the auto industry's annual city is run. bash and met Sunday with Chrysler division head Tom Councilman Paul Pomeroy made the motion to locate a firm and find out the LaSorda. costs involved near the start of Monday's It was good news to hear meeting. He said the idea came about that the state made the effort to meet with LaSorda. after hearing a presentation in December by the firm that audits the city's financial That, though, seemed to be where the good news reports. ended. "I started thinking, then, it would be valuable to have an audit of city opera­ Published comments after tions," he said. the meeting from Biden and See RVE , 16 See , 7 PAGE 2 • NEWARK POST • JANUARY 12, 2007 737 -0724 • Fax 737-9019 POLICE BLOTTER Can we help? • Police Blotter is compiled each . Offices: The paper's offices are weekfromthefiles of the Newark located conveniently in Suite 206, Police Department, New Castle Reported rape on trail unfounded, say police Madeline Crossing, 168 Elkton Rd., _ County Police and the D~laware Newark, DE 19711. Office hours State Police by the newspaper fter investigating fur­ told police she was raped while . incident was falsely reported staff. ther into a rape incident walking along the James F. and did not occur. Police said are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.wee~days. A reported on Friday, Dec~ HaU Trail on Thursday, Dec. a decision is pending with the Phone: (302) 737-0724 22, 2006, the Newark Police 21, at 7:30 a.m., in the area Attorney General's office as to Facsimile: (302) 737-9019 . Police investigate Department has cleared "the between Academy and Manuel whether or not the girl will be e-mail: [email protected] home invasion on Saw incident as unfounded. Streets. charged. A 16-year-old Newark girl Police have determined this To subscribe: Call 1-800-220-3311. Mill Court To begin a convenient home-deliv­ Newark Police are investi­ ery subscription, simply call. gating a home invasion in the dark gray, hooded sweatshirt. Police said the clerk turned an unknown suspect broke a rear To place a classified or display unit block of Saw Mill Court on The second suspect was wearing over an undisclosed amount of window to gain entry, police were ad: Call 737-0724 or 1-800-220- Friday, Jan. 5, at 12:24 p.m. a black hooded sweatshirt with money before the suspect fled on told on Monday, Jan. 1, at 9:43 3311. Police said the 24-year-old a camel or light brown colored foot, south on S. College Avenue. p.m. resident dialed 9-1-1 upon hear­ sports coat on top. The clerk was not injured. A 19-year-old Newark resi­ ing two suspects enter the home. Anyone with ' information is Police said Rittenhouse was dent was caught trespassing on THE STAFF of the Newark Post is The suspects confronted the vic­ asked to call Crime Stoppers at identified through a joint inves­ the reservoir trail after hours on eager to assist readers and adver­ tim on the second floor of the 1-800-TIP-3333 or Detective J. tigation by Newark Police, Saturday, Dec. 23, at t:49 a.m. tisers. Reporters, writers, editors home with what appeared to be a CoI1over of the Newark Police Delaware State Police and the The man received a summons for and salespeople can be contacted shotgun or rifle, said police. Department at 366-711 0, ext. New Castle County Police into trespassing and was released, said as listed: Police said the suspects held the 129. several robberies he committed. police. victim at gunpoint and demanded Rittenhouse was arraigned and A bedroom window of an Marty Valania is the General held on $5,000 cash bail. He was apartment in the 8000 block of Manager of the Newark Post. He sets he tum over any money that was S. College gas in the house. ·The man said he to be transported ,to the Howard Scholar Drive was broken by policies and manages all departmen­ .station robbed, R. Young Correctional Institute in unknown means, police were told tsin the Newark office. Call him at had no money and there was none in the house, and the suspects suspect arrested Wilmington. on Sunday, Jan. 7, at 10:09 p.m. 737-0724. fled empty-handed, said police. Several players on the Newark Christine Neff is the news editor. A 26-year-old Middletown High School hockey team had The victim was not injured, said man was arrested and charged Suspect steals steaks She leads the day-to-day operation of . police. money stolen from wallets left the newsroom. Call her at 737-0724. with the robbery of the Exxon An employee of Pathmark in in a locker room at the Pond Ice ' The suspects were last seen Gas Station at 820 S. College Mary E. Petzak is a staff fleeing on foot north along the 100 block of College Square Arena in the 100 block of John Avenue on· Saturday, Jan. 6, at caught an unknown suspect try­ reporter and specializes in education Barksdale Road. Police' believe F. Campbell Drive, police were 10:52 p.m., said Newark Police. ing to leave the store with numer­ told on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 11:31 coverage. Reach her at 737-0724. they used an unknown type of The store clerk told police that vehicle to flee the area. ous high-priced steaks, police p.m. Joe Backer prepares the sports the suspect, Louis W. Rittenhouse, were told on Saturday, Jan. 6, at An employee of the pages of this newspaper. The sports The suspects were described came into the store, asked for cig­ as white males, between 16 and 12:43 a.m. When the employee McDonald's in the 300 block of editor is seldom in the office, how­ arettes and then demanded money confronted the suspect, a second E. Main Street told police she 24 years old, approximately 5' 11" from the cash register. The clerk ever, he checks in frequently. Leave with thin builds. The first sus­ suspect grabbed her by the neck was alarmed and offended when messages for Joe at 737-0724.