Friday, July 16, 2021

Time Machine Preview

 This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:

1922  ..  Getting the baseball scores from Pocomoke-

1975  ..  Two sections of Cedar Hall Road near Pocomoke are permanently closed.

1984  ..  Water transportation possible when Coast Guard breaks thick ice between Crisfield and Smith Island.

2010  ..  


1847  ..  Letter to editor- Visitor to the Eastern Shore has high praise for friendly Newtown (now Pocomoke City).


Public Hearing Notice

 (City of Pocomoke website)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 AT 6:30 P.M.

A fair summary of the proposed Resolutions is as follows:

The purpose of the public hearing is to receive public comment on the proposed Resolution

No. 540, Council Approval for Application for Armory Demolition

A Resolution of The Mayor & Council of Pocomoke City Council Approval for Application for funding for demolition of the Armory building.

This hearing will be held on Monday, July 19, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 101 Clarke Ave. Pocomoke City, MD. A complete copy of the proposed legislative bill is available in CITY HALL at 101 Clarke Ave. Pocomoke City MD, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on the  City’s website at cityofpocomoke.com . If the meeting is FB Livestream/Zoom, information will be posted on the City website before the meeting.

Monday, July 12, 2021

                   

Sunday, July 11, 2021

Time Machine: 1962, 1948, 1868, 1905, 1986.

 


March, 1962

The coastal storm (unnamed) during the first week of March, 1962, was one of the most devastating of the 20th century for the lower Eastern Shore. These pictures from Ocean City were taken by the late Bill Hoffman of Salisbury who was working for WBOC at the time.















May, 1948

Salisbury Times


September, 1868

Baltimore Sun


November, 1905

Peninsula Enterprise


July, 1986