In e: Here comes Peter Cottontail... •:• Serving Greater Newark Since 191 0 •!• Published every Friday April 2, 1993 35¢ Hot dog vendor boils over lost spot ByE. Fine A March 24 letter from City to believe he was protected under in front of the bank," he said. Post Staff Writer Secreta ry Susan A. Lamblack the codes provided he submitted Jessie Urdang, who sold hotdogs states another ap pli cation fo r the his letter of intent by March 31 . in front of the bank for seven years A "first come, first served" poli­ spot at 82 East Main Street was "What woul d happen if five prior to selling his cart to Triboletti cy might be fine for customers, but submitted before Triboletti submit­ people went down to the city secre­ last fall, said vendors customarily Newark hotdog vendor Anthony ted hi s - in effect putting him out tary 's office on March 31 at 8:30 had until the end of March before "Tony" G. Triboletti doesn't think of the runni ng. But Lamblac k, who a. m. (to apply for the spot)?" asked city officials would consider such a policy is fa ir when it means i9 in charge of issuin g permits to Triboletti . "Would they have a lot­ awarding their spot to other ven­ having to move his business. vendors work ing wi thin city limits, tery? dors. Triboletti, who has operated said Tribo letti could work at the "It's unjust," the vendor said. "I " ' First-come-first-serve' was curbside in front of the Wilmington spot until City Manager Carl Lufl should have first dibbs. I'm already never the city's policy," said Trust building on Main Street since made a decision on U1 e matter. here. " U rd ang. "This stuff was never Triboletti , whose permit ex pired Though he wouldn't say how allowed before. You couldn' t apply E. Fine photo/The Pos t last September, sai d he will appeal a decision by ci ty officials denying on April I, said Lamblack wouldn 't much money moving would cost for anyone else's spot. With Easter fast approaching, organizations through­ him a new permit at th e site. The accept his application and $150 him, Triboletti said he had regular "Applications went in by the last out the region are offering a variety of events that hearing will be held April 5 at I 0 permit fee when he tried to submit customers who looked fo r him at appeal to just about every age group. Feature, 8A. a.m. at City Hall.. them last week. He said he was led his current spot. "They know I'm See SPOT/3A In Sports Study: Locke opens door to autistic youth Newark Police continue their searchfor 2A two men who held up the Fairfield branch of Newark the Bank of Delaware last week. By Nancy Turner the program for six years. "We have 15 to 20 kids in Post Feature Writer the work fo rce," she says. "We have them in jobs labeling envelopes, doing custodial tasks and helping Free spring leaf collection will soon be 3A water is obert Locke, co-owner of the with church and community programs like Hope available in the City of Newark, and resi- Formal Affairs attire shop in Di ning Room at Kingswood United Methodist dents are urged to take advantage of the Church. We are always looking for new employers service .. pretty RNewark, is dressing up his staff th at will give these kids a chance." with some very T h e Now's the time to give your asparagus 8A special people Delaware and strawberry beds a little tender loving palatable and hopes other Autistic care, according to University of Delaware Program makes business owners sure their work­ extension specialist Jo Mercer. She has all ByE. Fine Post Staff Writer will follow suit. ers have trans­ the details in this week's "Newark Outlook" portation to and column. For the past year A recent study of Newark's he has employed from work water system has given city tap autistic youth to per­ places and it The Italian Water Garden at Longwood is 2A water a clean bill of health for lead form tasks like shoe assists in their breathing a new breath of life, and to cele- 1 and copper content. polishing, sizing and orientation to brate the occ.asion, music will be filling the The study involving 62 homes cleaning. In addition their new tasks. air. Arts columnist Phil Toman says it will be spread throughout the water sys­ to helping the young S u s a n an event worth witnessing. tem consisted of residents submit­ people to get their Nelson, speech ting 32-ounce plastic bottles filled " feet in the door" of pathologist, is with their tap water. The study 's the job market, one of the edu­ one requirement was the taps Locke says his is get­ cators involved. couldn't be run for a minimum of $50 WINNER! ting very good, con­ "Some of the six hours prior to someone taking scientious work from kids can't talk a sample. so well," George Ziegelhofer of Newark is this week's winner them in return. The samples were tested by "The kids come Nelson says. of Tt:e Post Basketball Contest. For his prognosticat­ Artesian Laboratories, and the from the Christina "Some use pic­ ing effort, he wins a $50 gift certificate redeemable at results were sent to state health School District's ture communi­ a participating merchant. Look inside today's Post for officials in Dover. The whole pro­ Jenny E. Smith cation systems. your entry blank. gram cost the city between $3,000 School," says Locke. We assess what and $5 ,000. "I received a letter kind of commu­ Only one horne failed to meet about them fro m nication system Index the federal standards for copper of MBNA and the they need to 1.3 milligrams per liter while four Newark Business help them func­ =NE=W=S:......_ ___ ----'1'--'-1=2A"'- RELIGION 9A homes were over the .015 mil­ Association. At about tion effectively. ligrams per liter for lead, said Joe :...:PO=L=IC=E____ _ .=2A:..:.. EVENTS 11A the same time, I saw It is so good to Dombrowski, the city water a PBS television see the,m get the ~CO=M=M=U=N=IIT~---=3A:..:.. ~AR~T=S ___ __~ 12~A department director. show about autistic opportunity to The. study allowed a maximum =OP=-=-IN=I=ON"-------"4A"'- SPORTS 1·38 children. It just work. of six of the 62 homes to fail the The program LIFESITLE SA CLASSIFIEDS 4-88 struck a chord with test. me and I said, 'why has more than But Dombrowski said three of not?'." one success the four homes passed the test for Gloria Cruz of story, but there lead when residents resubmitted Newark recently eel- is always room water samples in early February. ebrated her 19th for others. At The one home that failed the birthday and is work- the Feb. 23 lead test on the second try is locat­ ing a few hours each meeting of the ed in the eastern part of the city week at Formal N e w a r k" near Red Mill Road. It will be test­ ~~~~~~~.:_..::]~~ Affairs: She feels a Nancy Turner photofThe Post BA u s i. n : s s ed again as wi II others in the rewardmg sense of ssocJatJon , neighborhood, he said. He specu­ accomplishment Gloria Cruz of Newark lends a helping hand to Newark Locke was lated the cause of the problem when the black Formal Affairs co-owner Robert Locke. commended for could be something in the home. patent leather shoes his community The second phase of the water that are neatly 1;:->ed on wall shelves reflect like so outreach with autistic youth. testing program, which began in many mirrors. She aJsu :~~~ her paycheck. Prior to Locke says he is very satisfied with their perfor­ January, will test another 31 corning to Formal Affairs, she had also worked at mance and hopes other businesses will explore this homes by June. Strawbridge & Clothier at the Christiana Mall. segment of the work fo rce, too. "This is something The number of complaints from Jennifer Mol z, teacher assistant with the that I just know in my heart is the right thing to do," Delaware Autistic Program, has been working witJ1 he says. See WATER/3A Metts says teacher training key to education ByE. Fine survive as a person." For example, Dlan_e_H-ec_k_p_h_ol-ofTh--e-P-os_t_. Post Staff Writer with discipline being so much of a problem both in and out of school, Superintendent Iris T. Metts ' ' It canlt be an Barbara Lundberg of Newark volunteers her time cleaning believes retraining teachers is exercise in just children need to be taught how to oiled waterfowl. With her is Chris Hile of the Pennsylvania essent ial for improving the educa- settle disputes at an early age, she handing down a said. Game Commission. tion standards in1t the Christina beautifully bound set of Besides computers, Metts said Mike Walls school officials must bring teachers Fouled fowl make for a busy Sc~~?.i:~t~ep lac ed out of isolation and acknowledged • St t b• d t in 1990, said although school offi- standards ' ' the problems districts are faci ng p3Ce at TrI· a e If Cell er cials needtosethigherstandards in today wouldn 't be solved by mere­ the district, educators also need to ly lengthening ch e school day.