NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Ten years since the Accomack County arson fires

 (WBOC)

If you missed Thursday's TV special on the Accomack County arson fires that occurred ten years ago you can view the program at link below.

Watch: Burning Down Accomack - 10 Years Later | Latest News | wboc.com

 

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Monday's launch from Wallops

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CRS 18 launches successfully from Wallops - Shore Daily News

Sunday's launch from Wallops postponed

 

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ATLANTIC, Va. - NASA and commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman were targeting 5:50 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, for launch of the company’s 18th resupply mission to the International Space Station but it had to be postponed due to a fire alarm at Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft control center in Dulles, Virginia.

The Cygnus spacecraft and Antares rocket remain healthy at the Wallops launch site. The launch is now set to happen Monday, Nov. 7, in a five-minute window that opens at 5:27 a.m.

Time Machine: This week in Pocomoke 100 years ago, 2003, 1897, 1960, 1995, and local history author's TV segment on the butter fire of 1989.

 

                                                      

                                                                               

October, 2003

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Salisbury Daily Times

Footnote: The proposed revision was unanimously approved by the Pocomoke City mayor and council.

February, 1897

Baltimore Sun

January, 1960

Salisbury Times

*February, 1995

The News Journal (Wilmington)

Butter Fire of 1989

Throwback Thursday w Jim Duffy Butter Fire of 1989 - YouTube

(Reader recalls an unusual fire in Pocomoke:) 

 Anonymous said...

If my memory is correct it was sometime between 1995 and maybe 2005 when two young men were in the potato chip aisle in the Pocomoke Wal Mart. For some reason they set fire to the corner of a bag of potato chips. Of course the bag burned but when the flames reached the oil-covered chips inside the bag a real conflagration ensued. The fire spread from bag to bag and the amount of smoke released was beyond anyone's imagination. I think Wal Mart had to close for almost a week just so the smoke damage could be cleaned up.

 Anonymous said...

Correction....my better half says it was maybe 2012 or 2013. Time flies when you get old.

 

 

(Crisfield-Somerset County Times)

                                               MHT

The former Pocomoke City firehouse, sold by the city in June to Broadband Holdings LLC of Salisbury for $5,000, dates to 1939 with a 1955 addition. Nearly $258,000 in tax credits have been awarded to benefit a proposed $1.2 million renovation. The fire company relocated in 2008 to its current location on Market Street.

Posted Tuesday, November 1, 2022 10:25 pm

CROWNSVILLE — The former firehouse on Fifth Street in Pocomoke City is one of 16 projects statewide sharing more than $19 million in revitalization tax credits leveraging more than $92 million in additional investment to “breathe new life into our communities and towns,” said Gov. Larry Hogan.

The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT), a division of the Maryland Department of Planning, is providing the funds to “allow for refurbishments to revitalize sites in local communities across the state and serve as an effective investment tool for strengthening Maryland’s local economies and redevelopment across Maryland,” the governor added.

The former firehouse, sold in June by Pocomoke City for $5,000 to Broadband Holdings LLC of Salisbury, was built in 1939 and features a main central block, front and rear wings and a rear addition built in 1955. Unique to its design are the tall arched side windows and the inclusion of a large, vaulted meeting room, dining hall, and kitchen on the second floor.

The building acted as both a firehouse and a center for social life in Pocomoke City until 2008 when the fire company outgrew the space and relocated to its current facility on Market Street.

The $1.2 million restoration was awarded nearly $258,000 in tax credits to turn the former fire station into a mixed use building with commercial space on the first floor and housing on the second floor.

Other sites in Worcester County selected include three properties in Berlin: 11 North Main Street, 15-19 North Main Street, and the Powell Building at 7 North Main Street.

In Cambridge, the former F. W. Woolworth Company Building at 420-422 Race Street received a substantial tax credit as well.

The Historic Revitalization Tax Credit, administered by MHT, has invested more than $465 million in Maryland rehabilitation projects since 1996.

“It is an honor to be part of these awards that serve historic revitalization and play an integral part in advancing economic development,” said Planning Secretary Rob McCord. “The preservation of these historic sites enhances our state’s history and encourages projects that support the enjoyment of our state’s history, culture, and scenic beauty.”

Twenty-four applicants had sought $39.3 million in tax credits for construction projects totaling more than $210 million in estimated costs. The 16 projects selected for the 2023 tax credits were based on an established set of criteria, including those outlined by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior for historic building rehabilitations. 

Time Machine Preview

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye: 

2003  ..  

1897  ..  

1960  ..

1995  ..

      

Plus local history author Jim Duffy's TV segment about the butter fire of 1989.

(Reader comment:)

 Anonymous said...

I don't remember the butter fire but I do recall the potato chip fire at WalMart.

Wallops launch on schedule for Sunday

 (WESR)

ATLANTIC, Va. – NASA and commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman are targeting 5:50 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, for launch of the company’s 18th resupply mission to the International Space Station.

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NASA Wallops targets 5:50 a.m. Sunday to launch Antares resupply mission to the ISS - Shore Daily News

                   

The Pocomoke Chamber’s Christmas Arts & Crafts Festival will be held at the Pocomoke Community Center on Saturday, November 12th from 9am to 3pm. Santa will be available for the kids from 11am to 2pm seated in front of the grand fireplace. Breakfast and lunch will be available for sale provided by the volunteer fire department. 

Shoppers will enjoy browsing the many crafts, gifts, artworks, jewelry, home decor, Christmas decorations, and more provided by our vendors in a beautifully decorated and festive atmosphere. 

We hope that you will celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season with our event by attending with your family. This event is a fundraiser for the Chamber and helps to provide additional funds to continue our service to our business members as well as our local community. 

We thank you in advance.

 

     (City of Pocomoke Facebook)

Congratulations to the WINNERS of Pocomoke's Virtual Halloween Costume Contest! 🏆

1st Place - Elvis

2nd Place - Thomas the Train

3rd Place - Clown

Thank you to Wulfhause Productions for capturing these pictures at the Downtown Pocomoke Fall Festival. You can check out all the amazing costumes on their page!

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