August, 2003
(Editorial)
Daily Times (Salisbury)
November, 1915
Catoctin Clarion (Mechanicstown, Md)
August, 1945
(Big drainage project at Pocomoke)
The Midland Journal (Rising Sun, Md)
August, 1982
Daily Times (Salisbury)
April, 1940
Sunday, February 14, 2021
Saturday, February 13, 2021
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Friday, February 12, 2021
Annapolis update from Senator Carozza
2021 Maryland General Assembly Update
Week Five: RELIEF is on the way, Veto Overrides, and More Shore Virtual Visitors
Annapolis, MD—With 60 days left until we adjourn sine die, we are one-third of the way through the 442nd Maryland General Assembly session! This week’s major highlight was passage of the COVID-19 emergency RELIEF Act and sending it to Governor Hogan to sign. Senator Carozza also stood up for Maryland taxpayers during the veto override debates, and met virtually with constituents from her district on advocacy days.
EMERGENCY COVID-19 RELIEF ACT HEADS TO GOVERNOR
The Maryland General Assembly passed Senate Bill 496— Recovery for the Economy, Livelihoods, Industries, Entrepreneurs, and Families (RELIEF) Act on Friday, February 12, and sent it to Governor Hogan to sign. The RELIEF Act is an emergency stimulus and tax relief package intended to provide over $1 billion for Marylanders and small businesses. This law will go into immediate effect once signed by Governor Hogan.
“It was encouraging to see the Maryland General Assembly understand the urgency in passing this emergency COVID-19 relief and stimulus package to assist struggling Maryland families and small businesses,” Senator Carozza stated. “It will go into effect immediately and provide needed COVID-19 relief now.”
The RELIEF Act is expected to be signed on Monday, February 15.
CAROZZA STANDS WITH TAXPAYERS DURING OVERRIDE DEBATE
The Senate of Maryland reconsidered House Bill 1300—Blueprint for Maryland’s Future—Implementation, which was vetoed by Governor Larry Hogan in 2020 given the bill’s fiscal impact.
“We have a blueprint costing nearly $40 billion over 10 years, a Kirwan plan that we simply cannot afford, especially in the midst of an international health pandemic, and which does not provide local flexibility and control which is especially needed during the COVID-19 crisis,” Senator Carozza said on the Senate Floor, noting that she was appointed to the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education (Kirwan Commission) in 2019 and before that made the extra effort to attend Commission meetings in 2018 and 2017.
“Since March of 2020, my primary focus has been assisting my constituents with both their immediate COVID-19 needs and with their long-term recovery,” Senator Carozza said to her colleagues. “I strongly believe our constituents expect us to balance the ideal with the possible when it comes to funding Maryland’s education priorities, which means factoring in the reality of the significant state and local fiscal impacts, and balancing education and non-education priorities, especially during a global health pandemic.”
Carozza also spoke out during the debate on an override of House Bill 732— Taxation – Tobacco Tax, Sales and Use Tax, and Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax, which establishes a tax on digital advertising. Carozza voted against the increase and voted to sustain the Governor’s veto.
“Here we are, we have been working together on the COVID-19 emergency relief package and I’m proud of our bipartisan work together …but then we turn around and we’re going to increase taxes during the COVID-19 recovery,” Senator Carozza said during her Floor remarks.
During the debate Senator Carozza read from an email she received from a constituent in Bishopville, Worcester County, who was concerned about the possibility of tax increases.
“I have been a Maryland resident for all 66 years of my life but if taxes are increased I will be forced to flee Maryland and move two miles away (Delaware) where it is far more affordable. Please vote against increasing taxes and vote for a decrease in taxes for senior citizens in my beloved state of Maryland,” the constituent wrote.
Both vetoes were overridden on mostly party lines.
SHORE VIRTUAL VISITS CONTINUE
District 38 was well represented during virtual advocacy days this week. Senator Carozza participated in the Maryland Association of Community Colleges’ virtual advocacy day and reiterated her strong support for Wor-Wic Community College. Carozza also met with constituents who were advocating for legislation in support of tourism, physical therapy services, rural issues, the arts, and the Humane Society.
“I appreciate the extra effort my constituents are making to share their views with me,” Senator Carozza said. “I look forward to welcoming constituents back to my Annapolis office in the future when it is safe to do so.”
WICOMICO, SOMERSET PAGES RECOGNIZED IN SENATE
The Maryland General Assembly Student Page program is virtual for the 2021 legislative session to keep the participating students safe and healthy. Senate Pages are responsible for providing vital services to the legislature and have the opportunity to work directly with elected officials on the chamber floors. This week, Margaret Harkins, a senior at Parkside High School in Salisbury, and Xavier King, a senior at Washington High School in Princess Anne, served as Senate Pages.
Here's the latest from Worcester Health Department on vaccinations
Worcester Health updates COVID-19 Vaccination Wait List
New system designed to simplify the process and prioritize elderly
Snow Hill, MD– This week the Worcester County Health Department is updating how it registers individuals for COVID-19 vaccine clinics. There is now a single central waiting listing that includes all clinics operated by Worcester Health. To register for this waiting list, call 667-253-2140. Due to limited vaccine supply, we do not expect to post Worcester County Health Department clinics onto MarylandVax.org for the next several weeks.
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Time Machine Preview
This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:
2003 .. Recalling Carlton Massey's service to the Pocomoke City community.
1915 .. Typhoid Fever is plaguing the state of Maryland including the lower Eastern Shore.
1945 .. An agricultural project at Pocomoke City is said to be the largest of its kind east of the Mississippi.
1982 .. (Picture) Pocomoke City mayor J. Dawson Clarke is on hand for the opening of Pocomoke's new Farmer's Arts And Crafts Market.
1940 .. "A Nation Of Panhandlers" is the subject of an editorial in Pocomoke City's Worcester Democrat newspaper.
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Somerset vaccinations cancellation
(WBOC)
Somerset Health Cancels its Friday COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
Thursday, February 11th 2021, 9:01 AM EST
Updated:
WESTOVER, Md.- The Somerset County Health Department has announced it is canceling its COVID-19 vaccination clinic scheduled for Friday, Feb. 12, due to the impending weather forecast.
Everyone with an appointment scheduled for Friday will receive an email or a phone call with a new appointment date. The department said that for those who are receiving their second dose, they will receive their dose within the time frame required for it to be effective.
For additional questions, call the department's COVID-19 hotline at 443-523-1920. The hotline is open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Offer made to acquire Northampton Monument
(Shore Daily News)
The Eastville Town Council apparently wants to house on town property the Confederate soldier statue along with a proposed Union soldier statue, according to Betsy Mapp, a member of the Northampton County Board of Supervisors.
Mapp said during a meeting on Tuesday night that she had been in contact with Eastville officials interested in preserving the statue, which last year became a local flashpoint during a national racial reckoning.
View full article:
Town of Eastville may take Northampton’s Confederate statue - Shore Daily News
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Monday, February 8, 2021
Check latest info regarding Worcester County Public Schools
Click the link below to view the dashboard choices.
Home - Worcester County Public Schools (worcesterk12.org)
Sunday, February 7, 2021
Time Machine: 1985, 1882, 2011, 1919, 1921.
February, 1985
The Evening Sun (Baltimore)
(PPE reader comment)
Harry Kelley was deaf in one ear and, if you were telling him something he didn't want to hear, he would turn that ear towards you so he could legitimately claim he had never heard it.
January, 1882
Back in the old days if you were living on the lower Eastern Shore and were going to make a visit to "the city," where would you likely be heading? The answer can be found below according to this excerpt from a news article about railroads in that era.
Norfolk Virginian
October, 2011 (excerpt)
Daily Times (Salisbury)
August, 1919
Maryland Independent (Port Tobacco)
Saturday, February 6, 2021
Friday, February 5, 2021
Our City Hall Women In Red
(Pocomoke City Facebook page)
The ladies of Pocomoke City Hall Go Red For Women to support the American Heart Association's national movement to end heart disease and stroke in women.
(PPE reader comment)
Anonymous said...Aren't masks wonderful? I recognize the lady in the middle of the front row only because she was my first girlfriend in Mrs. Duncan's first grade class but have no idea who the others are.
Time Machine Preview
This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:
1985 ..
2011 .. Pocomoke City's police chief for the past 16 years announces his retirement.
1919 .. The new concrete State Road between Pocomoke City and Westover has been completed.
1921 .. "The Social Season" is the subject of a January editorial in Pocomoke City's Worcester Democrat.
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Covid-19 Vaccination Update From Worcester County Health Department
New system designed to simplify the process and prioritize elderly
Snow Hill, MD– This week the Worcester County Health Department is updating how it registers individuals for COVID-19 vaccine clinics. There is now a single central waiting listing that includes all clinics operated by Worcester Health. To register for this waiting list, call 667-253-2140. Due to limited vaccine supply, we do not expect to post Worcester County Health Department clinics onto MarylandVax.org for the next several weeks.
Read more:
Worcester Health updates COVID-19 Vaccination Wait List
Monday, February 1, 2021
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