1997_01 The Daily Collegian January 1997

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THE DAILY
COLLEGIAN
Monday, January 27,1997
Murder: Accused students back home, out on bail
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walks, no Main Street, coffee shops
or shopping centers. The winding
country paths through this town are
dotted with gold Mercedes Benzes
andBMWs
The town library, equipped with
20 personal computers and 66,000
books, is about the only place open
past dark.
"Nobody parks and walks.
People in this town, if they have to
go across the street, they drive."
said William Vichiconti. who
served as mayor for 16 years.
And folks who live here, includ¬
ing supermodel Cindy Crawford
and such sports figures as former
New York Giants quarterback Phil
Simms, have just about had enough
of the Brian-Amy scandal.
"When it first happened, people
talked a lot about it. Now it's just
what we hear on the news." said
Chris, the bartender at the Bfown-
stone Inn, the only bar in neighbor¬
ing Wyckoff. NJ.
In the meantime, Grossberg and
Peterson are staying at private
homes in the Wilmington area,
hooked up to an in-state electronic
monitoring system.
Delaware prison officials had to
figure out.how to set up the system
in New Jersey. Seems the device
hasn't been used outside the Dia¬
mond State, and a private contrac¬
tor may be consulted to figure out
how to set it up in Bergen County.
NJ.
Anthony Farina, spokesman for
the Delaware Department of Cor¬
rections, wasn't certain who will
foot the bill for the cost.
Last Wednesday, as the suspects
were enjoying their first taste of
ASI
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through."
Monreal said he did not want die
same fate to fall on the African
American Recruitment Conference.
"These events are consisting of
potential students who are going to
come to this university and if we
can't even fund that, we're sending
a very sour message." he said.
Rizzotti said several other bud¬
get proposals were discussed, but
no agreement could be made be¬
cause Monreal was unwilling to
compromise.
"He wanted it his way or no way
at all... there was no gi\e and take."
he said.
He accused Monreal of saying
one thing in closed door meetings,
then saying something completely
different during official ASI meet¬
ings.
Monreal also accused Reality
Senators of being uncooperative.
"They don't compromise, they
attack mostly, and that's not going
to get you anywhere."
Monreal said despite last
semester's difficulties, being ASI
president has been worthwhile.
"I'm trying to do something dif¬
ferent. I'm going against the grain
and Reality doesn't like the change.
They were in power for a year and
they settled down into that. I came
in here and shook it up. and they
don't like that." he said.
Rizzotti said Monreal should
take responsibility for ASI's lack of
achievement.
"If nothing works, it should fall
squarely on the lap of the presi¬
dent," he said.
Rizzotti said he felt as long as
Monreal remains in office, nothing
will get done.
freedom at separate homes in un¬
disclosed locations in Delaware,
people in Franklin Lakes and
Wyckoff weren't exactly rolling out
the red carpet for their homecom¬
ing.
The few people willing to dis¬
cuss the matter do so with trepida¬
tion,
"We're shocked," they say.
Residents, for the most part,
seem to feel sympathy for the
couple.
"I'm glad they're ouL We don't
really know what happened. That
girl had complications." said one
woman, who's lived in Franklin
Lakes for several years.
She explained that children who
live here don't like to pester their
parents with their troubles—even
something as serious as being
pregnant.
Those in trouble can get abor¬
tions, often without their parents'
knowledge, she said.
Amy Grossberg kept her preg¬
nancy hidden from her family and
friends.
The bubbly, aspiring artist and
her boyfriend—one-time high
school standouts who seemed to
have it all—now could face the
death penalty.
Most people here say it's a pun¬
ishment that doesn't fit the crime.
'Their parents work with other
parents; their kids play with your
kids. I don't think these are kids that
need to be put to death; they just
need help." said Erica Romitelli, of
Franklin Lakes.
The former mayor says people
here aren't used to crime and scan¬
dal. There have been only two mur¬
ders in the town's 75-year history.
And despite the area's small¬
town veneer, people aren't talking
about the case—at least not outside
their private cocktail parties.
"Some people feel the kids
haven't done a thing wrong; others
think they should go to jail."
Vichiconti said.
The defendants are accused of
shaking and beating to death their
baby boy just after his birth in a
Newark, Del., motel room Nov. 12.
They allegedly dumped the infant's
corpse in a trash bin. .
Both teenagers are charged with
first-degree murder and could face
the death penalty if convicted.
The defense may argue that the
baby was severely ill when it was
bom and died from those defects or
from the teens' attempts to save its
life.
(UPI contributed to this report.)
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