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In District 6, Councilman Stu Markham is unchallenged and will get a seventh term on council. Students show See ELECTION Eagles pride Page 11 Schools hold rallies Park N Shop plan prior to Super Bowl PHOTO COURTESY OF ALEXANDRIA WAILES Pg. 7 Sign language interpreter Alexandria Wailes rehearses “America The Beautiful” with Leslie Odom Jr. prior to the Super Bowl. Wailes, who is deaf, provided interpretation for singers during the opening ceremony in Minneapolis. moves forward SPORTS By JOSH SHANNON [email protected] A developer’s proposal to build 12 apart- ments in the Park N Shop plaza moved A super experience forward Tuesday, when the planning commission gave the plan its blessing. The project will now move on to city Newark native performs in sign language at Super Bowl council for final approval. DSM Commercial is seeking to demol- By JANE BELLMYER in the opening festivities of Super in Newark, Wailes is used to per- ish the shuttered M&T Bank building NHS alumna [email protected] Bowl LII. forming in American Sign Lan- at the corner of South Main Street and Wailes, who is deaf, provided guage in front of large crowds. Apple Road and replace it with a three- hired as coach Before the coin was tossed, be- American Sign Language inter- Through a spokesperson, she story building containing 10,600 square fore Justin Timberlake performed pretation for singers Leslie Odom said she signed Michael Jack- feet of retail space on the first floor and and long before the green and Jr. and Pink during the opening son’s “Heal the World” at the 1993 12 apartments on the second and third Zoe Coffing coaching white confetti fell, Alexandria ceremony in U.S. Bank Stadium in girls swim team Wailes made sure deaf and hard Minneapolis. See SUPER See PLAN of hearing viewers were involved Born in Wilmington and raised Page 9 Page 8 Pg. 6 HEATING •AIR CONDITIONING • WWW.ENHANCEDHVAC.COM CRIME Local Dependable UD cop Professional charged Avai $ 00 Officer on leave after 25 OFF child abuse arrest $ 00 Pg. 4 79 2 LOCAL NEWS CONNECT WITH US NEWARK POST 2.9.2018 The week ‘The Price’ at Chapel Street is ahead a family affair on and offstage Art gallery reception: Tonight, 6 to 8 p.m., at the Newark Arts Alliance, 276 E. By DARA MCBRIDE Main St. A reception will introduce NAA’s Special to The Post exhibit “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” art in any media exploring the cold of winter. When Ray Barto was faced with the last The exhibit will be on display through minute recasting of a role in Chapel Street Feb. 23. Free. Players’ “The Price” – a play in which two Tree and shrub ID: Saturday, 10 a.m., brothers reunite to sell their parents’ estate at UD’s Fischer Greenhouse, 533 S. College – he didn’t look far. Ave. Dr. John Frett will lead a walk through He called his brother. the gardens and teach participants how to “I knew Bob was a quick study,” said identify plants year-round using bud, leaf Barto, director of “The Price” and younger scar and stem characteristics. UD Botani- brother to actor Bob Barto. “So I said, ‘Can cal Gardens Friends $10; non-members you do this?’ And he said, ‘Yeah, sure, I’ll $15. Prepayment is required. Call 302-831- do it.’” 2531 or email [email protected] “The Price” opens with a reception at 7:30 to register. p.m. and performance at 8 p.m. tonight, and The Art of Dessert: Saturday, 6:30 to will run for six performances at 27 N. Cha- 9 p.m., at the Newark Arts Alliance, 276 pel St. through Feb. 17. E. Main St. The annual Newark Arts Al- Arthur Miller wrote the play, which liance fundraiser offers guests samples opened on Broadway in 1968 and earned a PHOTO COURTESY OF CSP of desserts from several Newark restau- Tony Award nomination for Best Play that Dan Tucker and Curt King appear in “The Price” by Arthur Miller at Chapel Street Players. rants. Tickets are $20 and are available year. It recently returned to Broadway in at www.newarkartsalliance.org or at the 2017, with Mark Ruffalo and Danny DeVito rid of your stuff.” dywine Harp Orchestra. Harpist Janet Wit- door. in two of the play’s four roles. Set in a New York City brownstone, “The man founded the ensemble in 2000. Today, Empty Bowls: Sunday, 4:30 to 5:30 Growing up, Barto said he and his broth- Price” has New York cop Victor Franz return the group has a dozen harpers and pulls p.m., at the Newark Senior Center, 200 er were “drawn to theater” and remembers to his childhood home to sell the remainder talent from Pennsylvania, Delaware and Whitechapel Drive. Admission price of $50 the two performing with Holy Angels’ An- of his parents’ estate. Victor gave up going Maryland. includes a handmade bowl and all-you- gel Players as teenagers. Both brothers to college to support his family and is now “I was not familiar with them at all. It can-eat soup. Benefits Meals on Wheels. studied theater in college and, as adults, confronted with the past as he, his wife, his was totally a shot in the dark. I was actu- Call (302) 737-2336 or visit http://newark- continued to look for artistic opportunities. estranged brother and a sharp-witted furni- ally thinking of building a harp,” said Barto, seniorcenter.com/ to buy tickets. Barto first encountered “The Price” in the ture dealer (that’s the role Bob Barto plays), adding he quickly discovered online that Council meeting: Monday, 7 p.m., at ‘70s, when it was required reading in one of sort through the family’s history. making a harp would cost more than his city hall, 220 S. Main St. Council will dis- his college courses. It stayed with him, and The premise of the show – going through budget would allow. cuss a new wage plan for management em- he pitched performing the play this season all that stuff – presented Barto with a The ensemble is now loaning the theater a ployees, set the salary for the city solicitor at Chapel Street. While audience members unique problem when it came to creating harp for the stage and will also provide mu- and appoint a new deputy city solicitor. may be more familiar with some of Miller’s the setting. A harp is often referenced in sic for the 8 p.m. performances tonight and For more events, visit newarkpostonline. other works, like “Death of a Salesman” or dialogue and is central to the plot. It was Feb. 16. Harpists may perform other dates, com/calendar. To submit listings, go online “The Crucible,” Barto said “The Price” is a wedding gift to Victor’s parents, and his depending on availability, Barto added. or email [email protected]. In- both something different and very familiar. mother had a talent for music. Tickets for “The Price” cost between $5 formation runs in the print edition as space “This is something that everybody’s gon- It’s certainly one of the more challeng- and $18. For more information, visit http:// is available. na go through at some point,” Barto said. ing set pieces Barto has been tasked with chapelstreetplayers.org/ or call (302) 368- “Getting rid of your parent’s stuff, getting finding. So he got in touch with The Bran- 2248. Singerly Volunteer Fire Co. Will PresentIts 33rd Annual WinterAntiques Show Featuring30Dealers from Saturday,Feb. 10th •10 . Sunday,Feb. Sing 300 Ne Admi (Sno NEWARK POST 2.9.2018 CONNECT WITH US LOCAL NEWS 3 Main Street repaving project expands in scope By JOSH SHANNON “You can see every joint if you a report that the project will be [email protected] ride down and look,” LeCates “more disruptive.” said, explaining they appear as “The additional work of digging A summer project to repave horizontal cracks in the road. up the foundation and rebuilding Main Street has expanded in The concrete would have to means there will be a longer con- scope after state transportation be patched anyway, so DelDOT struction time,” city spokeswom- officials realized the condition of decided to replace it instead. an Kelly Bachman said. the road is worse than originally Crews will dig up the entire road In conjunction with the repav- thought. surface, getting rid of the aging ing, city officials are planning the The work, still set to begin ear- concrete and replacing it with ap- installation of several “parklets” ly this summer, will now include proximately 14 inches of asphalt.