Time Machine Preview:

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye: 

1994  ..  

1951  ..

1937  ..  Stockton- 

1907  ..  (Ad) Helping the Pocomoke housewife-

Plus local history author Jim Duffy's TV segment about The Ice Cream Heist of 1908.

Electron rocket arrives at Wallops Rocket Lab facility

 

Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle arrives at the Company's Integration and Control Facility in Virginia ahead of the inaugural mission from Launch Complex 2 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (Photo: Business Wire)

“We are looking forward to seeing Electron take to Virginia skies for the first time very soon”

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Electron Rocket Arrives at Launch Complex 2 for Rocket Lab’s Inaugural Mission from Virginia | Business Wire

 

CALLING ALL ARTS AND CRAFTS VENDORS!!!

The Pocomoke Area Chamber of Commerce is now seeking handmade arts and crafts for their annual Christmas festival taking place on November 12, 2022 in Pocomoke City at the Pocomoke Community Center. 

Interested vendors can visit the chamber website at Our Christmas Arts & Crafts Festival (pocomokechamber.com) for more information about the festival and a vendor application.

Applications are honored on a first come, first served basis and must include payment in full. 

For questions or concerns, please call the Chamber of Commerce at 410-957-1919.

Pocomoke burglary/arson

 (WBOC)

Burglary in Pocomoke Turns Arson

POCOMOKE CITY, Md. - Worcester County authorities say a Pocomoke City home was burglarized and set ablaze early Monday morning.

The Worcester County Fire Marshal's Office said the Pocomoke City Police Department were investigating a burglary that occurred at around 4:45 a.m. at a home at 601 Young St. Upon arrival, the officers saw the rear of the single-story home on fire, and spreading fast.

The Pocomoke Volunteer Fire Company, along with firefighters from Stockton, Snow Hill and New Church, Va., worked together to quickly extinguish the flames. Fire investigators from the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office determined the fire was intentionally set.

Anyone with information relating to the fire is asked to contact the Fire Marshal’s office at 410-632-5666 or the Maryland Arson Hotline at 800-492-7529. Anyone with information relating to the burglary is asked to contact the Pocomoke Police Department at 410-957-1600. You can remain anonymous.

 

View full schedule of festival activities:

Apple Scrapple Festival - Bridgeville, Delaware

Small earthquake on Western Shore

 (WTOP)

Small earthquake rumbles parts of Central Maryland

A small earthquake shook parts of Maryland late Tuesday evening.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 2.0 earthquake occurred near Sykesville, in Central Maryland, at around 11:49 p.m. Tuesday with a depth of around 3.1 miles.

According to the agency’s Did You Feel It site — which gathers user-submitted reports of earthquake intensity — more than 200 people felt the earthquake, with most reporting weak to light shaking.

The quake was most widely felt in Carroll, Howard and Anne Arundel counties, but reports of weak shaking were received from as far away as Frederick, Gaithersburg and Silver Spring.

A spokesperson for the Howard County Police Department told WTOP that 911 operators received a few calls from residents who had “heard a boom or felt a rumble.”

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and the Maryland State Police’s Westminster barrack had not received any reports of injuries or damage in their area as of Wednesday morning.

Last year, a small 2.1-magnitude earthquake shook parts of Clarksville.

Three months and counting for hit-and-run investigation

 (WMDT)

(10/10/22)

BERLIN, Md. – It’s been 91 days since the death of 14-year-old Gavin Knupp.  91 days without a named suspect or arrest.

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91 days with no answers: Police respond to teen's hit-and-run - 47abc (wmdt.com)

Case of missing Oak Hall woman still unresolved

 (Eastern Shore Post)

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Time Machine: This week in Pocomoke 100 years ago; 2001, 1935, 1950, plus local history author's TV segment about old camp meetings.

 

(3 items)

December, 2001

Baltimore Sun

June, 1935

The Evening Star (Washington, DC)

April, 1950

Salisbury Times

Old Camp Meetings

Throwback Thursday w/ Jim Duffy - Camp Meetings | DelmarvaLife | wboc.com

Pocomoke Fall Festival costumes

 

See below Facebook link for more pictures:

(courtesy Wulfhause Productions)

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Fall weather is here for Pocomoke's Fall Festival

 

Time Machine Preview

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:

2001  ..  

1935  ..  

1950  ..  

Plus local history author Jim Duffy's TV segment about old camp meetings.

 

Flu shots clinic in Pocomoke and nearby

 

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2022 Flu Shot Clinics | Atlantic General Hospital

Bad weather plan for Somerset public schools

 
"Say it isn't so" might by what many students are thinking.

A final decision may be made during a Somerset County Board of Education meeting on October 18th on a plan for virtual learning on days when schools otherwise would be closed due to adverse weather conditions.

(Crisfield-Somerset County Times)

(excerpt)

Days off from doing school work because of inclement weather may become a thing of the past for students after the Somerset County Board of Education moved through first reader a virtual instruction plan that would allow teaching to occur online when students are not in school.

Lessons and/or assignments through a device provided by the schools would be for a minimum of four hours for up to eight total inclement weather days this school year. Secondary school students would attend from 8 a.m. to noon and elementary students from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Road & Transportation prospects for Worcester

 

(WMDT)

SNOW HILL, Md. – Tuesday, members of the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) stopped in Worcester County to highlight priorities for Fiscal Year 2023.

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MDOT shares FY23 Consolidated Transportation Program with Worcester Co. officials - 47abc (wmdt.com)

Chincoteague update

 (WBOC)

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. - The Town of Chincoteague announced Tuesday morning that it has rescinded its storm-related local state of emergency and is returning to normal operations.

Winds will remain breezy through Wednesday. Expect rain showers with an occasional period of heavy rain. Tides are forecast to be elevated at or below minor levels through the Wednesday afternoon high tide cycle.

Go to www.chincoteague-va.gov for updated information.

Are you familiar with Maryland's newly expanded MOVE OVER law?

 

Maryland State Police Reminding Motorists Move Over Law Expands To All Vehicles Beginning Oct. 1

(PIKESVILLE, MD) – The Maryland State Police are reminding motorists that beginning October 1, 2022, the Move Over Law in Maryland expands to require motorists to make a lane change or slow down when approaching any stopped, standing, or parked vehicle displaying warning signals – including hazard warning lights, road flares, or other caution signals including traffic cones, caution signs, or non-vehicular warning signs.

The intent of the Move Over law is to provide an extra barrier of safety for motorists, along with police officers, fire fighters, emergency medical service personnel and utility workers working on Maryland roads. It is hoped that drivers will become more aware of police and emergency workers and others stopped along the road and move away from them or slow down as they pass by the traffic stop or incident scene.

This movement should only be done if another lane in the same direction is available and the move can be made safely and without impeding other traffic.  If moving to another lane away from the stopped vehicle is not possible, the law requires drivers to slow to a reasonable and prudent speed that is safe for existing weather, road, and vehicular or pedestrian traffic conditions.

Violating the law is a misdemeanor carrying a $110 fine and one point on your license. If the violation causes a crash, the fine is $150 and three points. If there is a death or serious injury, the fine is $750 and three points.

The original move over law went into effect in 2010. In 2014, the law was expanded to not only include police cars but also tow trucks, fire trucks and medical and rescue trucks as well. On Oct. 1, 2018, the law expanded again to transportation, service and utility vehicles, as well as waste and recycling trucks, with yellow or amber flashing lights or signal devices. Maryland is now the eighth state in the U.S. to expand its move over law to include any vehicle on the side of the road with its hazard lights on or road flares displayed.

Traffic-related incidents, including vehicle crashes, are one of the leading causes of death for law enforcement officers.  From 2007 to 2017, 39 percent of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty were lost in traffic-related incidents, the U.S. Department of Transportation said. In Maryland, more than 4,000 people were injured and 53 people were killed in work zone crashes between 2014 and 2019.

Motorists appear to have received the message, which is appreciated. Since the law initially expanded in 2014, troopers went from issuing 5,408 citations and 12,179 warnings that year to 886 citations and 4,030 warnings in 2021 for move over violations. Through Sept. 27, 2022, troopers have issued 622 citations and 3,215 warnings for similar violations this year.

 

Stay abreast of the northeaster and related info for the Eastern Shore

 

View this link for updates on storm information affecting the Eastern Shore:

Wakefield, VA (weather.gov)

Check these links for local storm related info:

wboc.com

shoredailynews.com

wmdt.com

View this link for storm related updates for the Eastern Shore of Virginia:

https://shoredailynews.com/

 (Shore Daily News)

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Accomack County and Town of Chincoteague declare State of Emergency anticipating flooding Monday; Chincoteague under voluntary evacuation - Shore Daily News

Chincoteague- voluntary evacuation

 The Town of Chincoteague’s Emergency Management Team continues to monitor the impending nor’easter.

The Town has declared a local state of emergency at noon today, October 2, 2022.

The National Weather Service’s current forecast has the effects of the nor’easter beginning today and getting increasingly worse through Monday. Impacts will include: wind gusts to 50 mph, periods of heavy rain, and significant tidal flooding. The effects of tidal flooding will begin Monday morning and continue through Tuesday. The high tide cycle will occur between 2AM – 5 AM and 2PM – 5PM through the period. Monday afternoon is forecast at “Major Flooding”.

The Town of Chincoteague is issuing a voluntary evacuation for all of Chincoteague. Those people in the Bunker Hill area and the Ocean Breeze Community are strongly urged to evacuate. No shelter is open at this time. The shelter at Arcadia High School, 8210 Lankford Hwy., Oak Hall, VA will open at 8 AM, Monday morning.

VDOT is monitoring the causeway and will notify the Town approximately one hour prior to any closing. The Town will notify citizens by our Code Red system and other media outlets.

Citizens should rush to complete preparations for the storm. Ensure that your vehicles are fueled and have cash available as fuel pumps and ATM’s will not work if the power should fail. Secure all loose items around the home. Have enough non-perishable food and water to last for at least 3-5 days. Have fresh batteries and flashlights available. Please monitor local media outlets, www.chincoteague-va.gov, also, like us on Facebook for updated information.

Issuing authority:

Chincoteague Emergency Management

​​E. Bryan Rush, Director of Emergency Services

6150 Community Drive

Chincoteague Island, Virginia 23336

(757) 336-6519

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