Delaware's Cape Region
Friday, June 7 - Thursday, June 13, 1996
Volume 4, No. 3
Contracts
signed
Local developers to
purchase Food City,
Bay Mart properties
By Dennis Forney
Local business people signed contracts in
the past several days for two parcels on Rt.
1 where there have been vacant buildings
for a number of years.
The properties involved in the transac-
tions include the Ocean Bay Mart Shopping
Center in Rehoboth Beach and the Food
City parcel along the southbound lane of Rt.
1 just north of Ocean Outlets Bayside.
According to a reliable source, Bob Der-
rickson, Preston Dyer and Blake Thomp-
son, all of the Rehoboth Beach area, have
signed a contract for the Food City parcel
including the former food store that was
originally a Safeway and the extensive
parking area in front. The contract does not
include the PNC Bank or the Ocean Wines
and Spirits buildings which flank the vacant
food store.
With the contract signed, the business-
men are in a review period to determine the
feasibility of developing the Food City par-
Continued on page 16
Jen EIIIngsworth photo
Pulieri starts the Miller 500 at Dover Downs
Dominiek Pulieri gets into the action as he drops the green flag signalling the start of the Miller 500 at Dover Downs
on Sunday, June 2 in front of more than 100,000 fans. The president of Grotto Pizza, a major sponsor of the race, is an
avid racing fan and relted every minute of hovering over the gate where the ve reded the enes for the
g of the race and where all eyes were ed. Jeff on won the mile race th an average
exg 122 mph- For more NC pho please see page .
Townsend pleads guilty in
Nassau Vineyard murder
By Kerry Kester
Thomas Townsend pleaded guilty to mur-
dering Bryan Frey, 24, at Nassau Vineyards
a year ago during a plea agreement proceed-
ing on Thursday, June 6. Townsend, 22,
originally charged with first degree murder,
pleaded guilty to second degree murder and
possession of a deadly weapon during the
commission of a felony. The maximum
sentence he could receive is 40 years; he
will be sentenced on Aug. 16 in Superior
Court.
"We received an oral decision on our sup-
pression motion today, and our suppression
motion was denied," said Rosemary Beau-
regard, Townsend's attorney. Beauregard's
motion sought to suppress evidence in the
case, citing a lack of particularity in the
premises to be searched by state police and
articles seized that were not listed on the
search warrant that was executed on April
3, 1995.
Townsend made the decision to plead to
the lesser charge after learning of Superior
Court Judge T. Henley Graves' denial of the
suppression motion and after discussing his
situation with his family. "He felt that was
an appropriate resolution of the charges,"
said Beauregard.
"I think it was a good decision on Tom-
my's part," she said. "Whenever you're
dealing with a jury, there are risks to assess.
Beauregard said the judge ordered a pre-
sentence investigation, which will include
interviews with the victim's family mem-
Continued on page 16
Angle Moon photo
Say farewell to Cape Class of 1996
Cape Henlopen High School Class of 1996 President Brand/Townsend Oeft)
and Vice President Emily Weer reflect the joy of accomplishment during com-
mencement June 4. For more photos please see page 29.
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