Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Leading off Pocomoke's summer concert schedule-

 


See Pocomoke Juneteenth activities

 for June 22 below this item. 

 Students at Sturgis School



Appointment now official-

 


WESTOVER, MD (June 18, 2024) – At its June 18, 2024 regular meeting, the Somerset County Board of Education voted to approve the appointment of Dr. Ava Tasker-Mitchell as the next Superintendent of Somerset County Public Schools (SCPS). The Board also approved her contract for a four-year term.

(View Board of Ed. full statement:)

Dr. Ava Tasker-Mitchell Appointed Superintendent of Schools; New Superintendent to Assume Duties on July 1, 2024 | Somerset County Public Schools

Juneteenth-

 


City Hall is closed June 19th in observance Juneteenth.  The Planning Commission meeting originally scheduled for this date has been tentatively rescheduled for June 26th at 5p.m.


Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Virginia primary election-

 

(Shore Daily News)

Voters both locally and statewide have chosen opponents in the November election. 

(View news story:)

Cao and Cotter-Smasal winners in Primary Races - Shore Daily News


Where's Mike?

 



When weather events were in the news across the USA Salisbury native Mike Seidel was often the go-to meteorologist reporting on the scene for The Weather Channel.  Mike's tenure there has ended and he's looking forward to new weather horizons in his future.

Mike said on a recent social media post:

After an incredible 32+ years at TWC, I'm embarking on a new journey due to company restructuring. I'm immensely grateful to all of you who've been part of this amazing ride!

As hurricane season approaches, I can't wait to reconnect on another network.

Stay tuned!


Latest appeal denied in alleged hit-and-run case.

 (WMDT)


WORCESTER CO., Md. – The man accused in the 2022 fatal hit and run of Gavin Knupp is headed back to court.

(View news story:)

Appeal denied in Mailloux case - 47abc (wmdt.com)


Firemen's parade in Ocean City-

Ocean City- June 19th

 (WBOC)

OCEAN CITY, MD– The Maryland State Firefighter’s Parade will interrupt traffic patterns downtown on June 19.

The parade will start at 1 p.m. on Baltimore Avenue, stretching from 14th Street to 30th Street, according to the city’s Department of Public Works.

Northbound traffic on Baltimore Avenue will be rerouted west on 15th Street starting at 11 a.m.

Parking restrictions will be in effect starting at 8:30 a.m. on Baltimore Avenue from 12th Street to 31st Street, as well as on 12th Street and 15th Street from Baltimore Avenue to Philadelphia Avenue.

To avoid delays in the area, officials recommend northbound drivers use Philadelphia avenue starting at 9th Street.

Monday, June 17, 2024

Student mission "RockOn" experiments launch scheduled this week from Wallops.

 



More than 50 student and faculty teams are sending experiments into space as part of NASA’s RockOn and RockSat-C student flight programs. The annual student mission, “RockOn,” is scheduled to launch from Wallops Island, Virginia, on a Terrier-Improved Orion sounding rocket Thursday, June 20, with a launch window that opens at 5:30 a.m. EDT.

(Read more about it:)

NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility to Launch Student Experiments - NASA

Sunday, June 16, 2024

Time Machine: 100 years ago this week in Pocomoke's newspaper: 1881, 2010, 1942, 1899.

 

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March, 1881
Morning News (Wilmington)


*May, 2010

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Salisbury Daily Times


May, 1942
Worcester Democrat


February, 1899
The Daily New Era (Lancaster, Pa.)