Worcester County parks open for limited recreation, playgrounds remain closed.

(WMDT)

Worcester County Recreation and Parks officials say that they have reopened county parks for limited recreation.

We’re told the parks are open for passive recreation such as walking or jogging, but no groups more than 10 people may gather. All residents and visitors must continue to practice social distancing when engaging in activities at county parks and tennis courts.

At this time, playgrounds, fields, and basketball courts will remain closed until the stay-at-home order is lifted.

Time Machine Preview

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye..

2002  ..  Severe storm hits southern Worcester County.

1960  ..  Curt White is the new general manager of WDMV in Pocomoke.

1957  ..  Pocomoke City's mayor is a 40-year railroad veteran.

1915  ..  Dr. Taylor tells how they made Tansy Pudding when he was a boy.

Pocomoke City police officer tests positive for COVID-19.

View article:
https://www.wmdt.com/2020/05/pocomoke-city-police-officer-tests-positive-for-covid-19/

Video message from Worcester County Schools Superintendent

In a Wednesday evening message Worcester County Superintendent Of Schools Lou Taylor addressed the announcement that Maryland public schools will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year, and he had a special word to high school seniors regarding plans for virtual graduation activities.

View video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwJ1HHijHPU

Maryland Public Schools Will Remain Closed

Maryland public schools will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic school year. 

School districts will determine how to proceed with educational activities in their areas.

Pocomoke Plant Gets Face Shields Contract

View article from The Dispatch:
https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2020/04/30/hardwire-earns-50m-fed-contract-to-produce-millions-of-face-shields/

Daily Covid-19 Trends As Of May 5

(WBOC)

DOWNTOWN BUILDING FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

Under this program, the City, pursuant to a Community Legacy Program Grant from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), will provide secured grant funds for property owners to improve building facades and interiors in the Downtown Business District or within the Pocomoke City Sustainable Communities Boundaries.  The City will also assist property owners in making needed improvements to their buildings so that they will be more attractive for new business start-ups.  This project represents a comprehensive approach to increasing the number of businesses in the downtown area as well as improving its appearance. Please email Downtown Coordinator, Karah Lacey, karah@pocomokemd.gov, for more information and application criteria. 

To view before and after pictures of the Downtown Building Facade Improvement Program at the named location, please click on the following links:

https://www.cityofpocomoke.com/downtown-building-fa%C3%A7ade-improvement-program

https://www.cityofpocomoke.com/downtown-building-fa%C3%A7ade-improvement-program-0

https://www.cityofpocomoke.com/downtown-building-fa%C3%A7ade-improvement-program-1

https://www.cityofpocomoke.com/downtown-building-fa%C3%A7ade-improvement-program-2

https://www.cityofpocomoke.com/downtown-building-fa%C3%A7ade-improvement-program-3

Time Machine: 2007, 1938, 1916, circa 1940's.

September, 2007

The Star Democrat (Easton)

May, 1938

Salisbury Times

October, 1916

Baltimore Sun

Circa 1940's

cinematreasures.org

1973  ..

1966  ..   Fashion fad..mini skirts.

The Time Machine is a weekly feature I've enjoyed researching and compiling on The Pocomoke Public Eye since 2011.  I have fond memories of growing up in Pocomoke City and welcome reader contributions we can share about things you've read, remember, or were told relating to our Pocomoke/Eastern shore area...a sentence, a paragraph, or more all fine. Just email it.

Worcester County Announces Second COVID-19 Death

(WBOC)

Posted: May 01, 2020 8:26 AM EDTUpdated: May 01, 2020 10:01 AM EDT

By Kye Parsons

SNOW HILL, Md.- The Worcester County Health

Department has confirmed the second death of a 

county resident this week from COVID-19.

The department said late Thursday afternoon that the 

resident was a woman in her 80’s with several 

underlying medical conditions.

The department announced the county's first COVID-19

death on Tuesday, a woman in her 80’s who was  a 

hospice patient at a county long-term care facility prior

to the onset of COVID-19 illness.

As of Thursday, the Maryland Department of Health was 

reporting 61 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Worcester

County.

For more information on COVID-19 in Worcester County,

visit WorcesterHealth.org .

Time Machine Preview

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye..

2007  ..  A rare mosquito-borne virus has surfaced in Worcester County.

1938  ..  The new post office has been dedicated in Pocomoke City.

1916  ..  The celebration of Wilson Day in Princess Anne brings the largest political celebration ever held in Somerset County.

1940's ..  (Picture) The Outten Theater in Snow Hill (originally Mason's Opera House). 

Worcester County Library Goes Digital.

By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer

(April 30, 2020) Even though the Worcester County

Library branches remain closed under Gov. Larry 

Hogan's order that only essential businesses can be 

open, books are still being offered to the public - 

virtually.

View article:

https://baysideoc.com/worcester-co-library-goes-digital/

5 Layfield unit is hub of Coronavirus care at PRMC

(Salisbury Independent)

The 5 Layfield unit at Peninsula Regional Medical Center is the medical care area for Covid-19 patients, who come to them either straight from the Emergency Department after being identified as a possible virus patient or after they have been cared for in the Covid- 19 Intensive Care Unit.


View full article: 
https://salisburyindependent.net/coronavirus/5-layfield-unit-is-hub-of-coronavirus-care-at-prmc/?utm_source=Salisbury&utm_campaign=436f7010be-sby-mc+weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_48b606ed7c-436f7010be-359976609&mc_cid=436f7010be&mc_eid=884ce5b26e

A Good News Story In Pocomoke City Tuesday!

(WMDT)

View video and article:

https://www.wmdt.com/2020/04/a-special-surprise-for-a-beloved-pocomoke-city-resident/

Coronavirus Era Brings Scams

(FRAUDARMOR+)
Scams Targeting Your SSN

The Social Security Administration is warning Social Security benefits recipients of scams during the COVID-19 crisis. Scammers may pose as the U.S. Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service, the Social Security Administration, and other government agencies through phone calls, emails, text messages, or other communications to collect your personal information and Social Security number. Disregard any requests for personal financial information, an advance fee, or charges of any kind, including the purchase of gift cards.

Beware of nine coronavirus scams targeting your identity, including your personal, financial, and medical information:

1. Threats to suspend benefits
2. Calls to verify Medicare numbers
3. Offers for COVID-19 related grants or economic impact payments
4. Fake investment and charitable organizations
5. Imposter family members
6. Phony home inspectors from the CDC
7. Sham sellers of coronavirus testing kits, protection, and vaccines
8. Bogus offers for hard to obtain household supplies
9. Offering to help run errands

Social Security Scams Lead to Identity Theft

When criminals get their hands on your Personally Identifiable Information (PII), they can use your sensitive data to commit credit card fraud and tax fraud. With tax deadlines extended until July 15, 2020, scammers now have more time to file tax forms using stolen information to collect tax returns. The identity theft may also escalate to medical identity theft, where a fraudster uses your sensitive information to receive free medical care, goods, or prescription drugs. 

In these days of COVID-19 concerns, scammers can be particularly compelling, and it’s more important than ever to check in with your elderly friends and neighbors by phone or video chat, to warn them of these coronavirus scams.

Tips to Protect Your Social Security Number

1. Never share personal information through unsolicited phone calls. Remind your loved ones that they should never give personal, financial, or medical information over the phone.
2. Don’t believe your caller ID. Scammers can spoof phone numbers to show up on your phone, disguising who they really are. Don’t make any decision to share information with a caller based on what the caller ID says.
3. Keep important documents stored safely. Store documents containing your Social Security number and other personal and medical information in a safe, locked place.
4. Report Social Security scams. If you think you are the victim of a scam, file a report with the SSA Inspector General online at oig.ssa.gov.
5. If you are worried about Tax Identity Theft, you can request an Identity Protection PIN from the IRS, as well as file an Identity Theft Affidavit if your return is rejected as a duplicate filing. .

Coronavirus And Our Pets

homeoanimal.com

CORONAVIRUS: SHOULD WE BE WORRIED ABOUT OUR DOGS AND CATS?

The coronavirus 2019 (or COVID-19) disease, caused by the 

SARS-CoV-2 virus, is now on the lips of all news readers 

around the world. The epidemic which started in Wuhan, 

China, is now raging across the planet and was therefore 

declared a pandemic on March 11 by the director of the World 

Health Organization.

Perhaps you have followed the news and know that a tiger from the New York zoo tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus on April 5? In fact, several zoo cats have shown symptoms of respiratory illness following the probable contact with an employee infected with COVID-19.

As this kind of test requires a general anesthesia on such exotic animals, and since these animals had a high anesthetic risk due to their symptoms, it was agreed to test only one tiger for COVID-19, for their safety. It is therefore assumed that these other zoo felines may also have been affected by this coronavirus.

  

• So, what does this mean for our dear pets?

Until now, we thought they were safe from this highly contagious virus. Is this still the case?

Do we need to take extra precautions to protect our dogs and cats from COVID-19?

Certainly, the large family of coronaviruses includes around 40 different viruses and some can actually infect cats and dogs. But what about the dreaded COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)?

The rest of this article will answer your questions.

CAN HUMANS TRANSMIT COVID-19 TO ANIMALS?

Now that coronavirus is much more common in society, it has been reported that there is a possibility of infection in animals who are in close contact with humans infected with COVID-19.

As there had been no study on the subject and no case had been reported until recently in animals, the scientific community assumed that the risk of transmission of COVID-19 from a human to an animal was minimal, or even non-existent. However, the recent case of the tiger in New York, the first animal that tested positive for the virus in the United States, has changed this theory.

In addition, a certain number of cases of COVID-19 in dogs and cats have also been reported worldwide.

That said, although it’s possible, the risk of pets being infected with this disease still seems very low. The cases that exist to date are very isolated.

Studies are underway to better understand the transmission of COVID-19 in animals, but for the moment, no scientific study officially confirms the risk of transmission of the virus to our pets.

As of March 25 2020, tests have been done on 17 dogs and 8 cats living in families affected by COVID-19, and only two dogs have tested positive for the virus. However, it is not prudent to draw conclusions from such an experiment, given the low number of subjects tested.

Gang Member Arrest

(WMDT)

U.S. Marshals capture wanted 

Eastern Shore Gang Member in Pocomoke City

April 27, 2020 

 Taylor Lumpkin

NORFOLK, Va.  – A Bloods gang member on the run from attempted murder charges in Accomack County since March 25 was captured on Thursday, April 23, in Pocomoke City.

View article:

https://www.wmdt.com/2020/04/u-s-marshals-capture-wanted-eastern-shore-gang-member-in-pocomoke-city/

Time Machine: 2010(x2), 1930, 1954, 1886.

February, 2010

 

Daily Times (Salisbury)

BarryB said...

Must have been an interesting election since Bob and Harvey 

lived across the street from each other.

Anonymous said...

10 years later and people running for office are still trying

 to do the same thing. Has anyone really accomplished

anything? Has anything changed? Is there any movement on

these campaign ideas? This makes me sad.  

Anonymous said...

No one has accomplished anything. Nothing has changed.

The only movement regarding campaigns is the Mayor and 

Council have discovered they don't have to hold elections if

they don't want to. That is what makes me sad.

April, 2010

                                                                              Daily Times (Salisbury)

June, 1930

                                                                        Evening Sun (Baltimore)

January, 1954                                                                                          

                                                                                The Denton Journal

October, 1886

                                                                                 Peninsula Enterprise

1960  ..  

 Anonymous said...

WDMV was originally licensed as WDVM and went on the air 1n 1955 and was 

housed in a tiny cinder block building on Stockton Road, just behind where Choppy 

Layton lives now. The main DJ was Eddie Matherly who was known as "Mama's 

Country Youngin". The call sign was changed to WDMV somewhere around 1959 or 

1960 to represent "Wonderful Delmarva".

  tk for ppe said...
When Cuban dictator Batista was overthrown WDVM listeners got the news from 

Eddie Matherly in these words: "Batista high-tailed it out of Cuba this morning."

Matherly and his "Hoedowners" performed around the lower Eastern Shore. His 

"Hillbilly Haven" promoted country music shows on the Eastern Shore of Virginia at 

Red Hill near Horntown.  He left the Eastern Shore in 1960.  In 1964 Matherly was 

stricken with a fatal heart attack after he mc'd a country music show at the 

Washington Coliseum. It was a month before his 37th birthday.  At the time he was 

general manager of a Warrenton, Va. radio station.  

1977  ..

The Time Machine is a weekly feature I've enjoyed researching and compiling on The Pocomoke Public Eye since 2011.  I have fond memories of growing up in Pocomoke City and welcome reader contributions we can share about things you've read, remember, or were told relating to our Pocomoke/Eastern shore area...a sentence, a paragraph, or more all fine. Just email it.