A page from 1916's Maryland's Colonial Eastern Shore

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A moderate winter on the way for Delmarva?

 The Pocomoke Public Eyes says: Don't rule out that you'll need your boots and gloves and snow shovel this winter.  But here's what NOAA figures on how things will average out:

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Maps show NOAA's new winter forecast for the U.S. Here's what to know. - CBS News

We asked... (Pocomoke Heights)

 

Tell me about the establishment of Pocomoke Hights in Pocomoke City.

Pocomoke Hights was 

established as a Public Housing Administration (PHA) project in Pocomoke City and occupied by 1953. It was built to provide housing for the low-income community in the area. 

Key details on the project

• Establishment: The PHA approved the project and the first units were occupied by 1953.
• Initial construction: The initial PHA project was for 50 family units, and the construction contract was awarded to J.C. Armiger, Inc. of Salisbury. The project was constructed on a 15-acre site.
• Name: The development was initially referred to as the Pocomoke Public Housing project before the name Pocomoke Hights was assigned.
• Operations and funding: The development was operated by the Pocomoke City Housing Authority, with federal funding.
• Early residents: Early residents described the housing as clean, affordable, and a close-knit community. 

Transition from public housing

By the 2000s, like many public housing projects, 

Pocomoke Hights

 faced issues with aging infrastructure and shifting demographics. The Pocomoke City Housing Authority received approval in 2006 to demolish the original project. The authority was able to secure a $12 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to finance the redevelopment. 

Redevelopment

The new development, completed in 2011, features:

• A revitalized streetscape, with new roads and sidewalks
• The demolition of the original 50 rowhouses, and their replacement with a smaller number of modern, energy-efficient townhouse apartments
• A new community building
• A new playground 

The redevelopment project aimed to modernize the affordable housing available in Pocomoke City while improving the overall quality of life for its residents.

(Pocomoke Public Eye note:)

Based on personal remembrance and newspaper archive accounts, Pocomoke Heights provided reasonably priced home ownership opportunities for area residents which included the housing needs of Chincoteague Naval Air Station personnel.  Ai's "It was built to provide housing for the low-income community in the area."  may prompt a misleading connotation (i.e. a "slum" project).

"Ai's "It was built to provide housing for the low-income community in the area." may prompt a misleading connotation (i.e. a "slum" project)."

In 1953 all of us in Pocomoke were equally poor so nobody noticed. We just thought that was the way almost everybody was.

Your friend,
Slim

"Ai's "It was built to provide housing for the low-income community in the area." may prompt a misleading connotation (i.e. a "slum" project)."

In 1953 all of us in Pocomoke were equally poor so nobody noticed. We just thought that was the way almost everybody was.

Your friend,
Slim

Nova Scotia to Accomack and points south-

 (WBOC)

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9ft. juvenile great white shark pings off Accomack County | Latest News | wboc.com

Senator Carozza seeks reelection-

 

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Medicare Advantage Plans: some Marylanders notified-

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Thousands of Maryland seniors notified of the end of their Medicare Advantage plans - Maryland Matters

(The Pocomoke Public Eye asked AI about it:)

Marylanders can find and compare Medicare Advantage insurers through official government resources, state-run assistance programs, insurance brokers, and private comparison websites. Your choice of plan will depend on your specific health needs, budget, and location, as available plans vary by county. 

Official government resources

• Medicare Plan Finder on Medicare.gov: The official Medicare website offers a plan comparison tool where you can enter your ZIP code to see all available Medicare Advantage plans in your area. The tool also displays the plan's quality ratings from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which can help you compare options.
• Maryland State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP): This program provides free, unbiased counseling to Maryland Medicare beneficiaries. Trained staff and volunteers offer personalized help with understanding benefits, comparing plans, and enrolling.
• Maryland Department of Aging: The state department's website provides Medicare information and contact numbers for each county's SHIP office.
• Maryland Insurance Administration: The state agency can help with insurance education and assist with consumer complaints related to Medicare. 

View Worcester Health Services Guide-

 

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Worcester County Health Services Guide

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Snowplows in October?

 (Shore Daily News)

       

(Sunday)

VDOT’s snowplow trucks were repurposed to push water aside along the Chincoteague Causeway so vehicles could pass.

Anonymous

no way, wow - I want that job.....

We asked... (1800's erosion?)

    

 In the 1800's were any concerns expressed about possible erosion along Delmarva's oceanside and bayside areas?

Yes, in the 1800s, concerns were expressed about erosion along the oceanside and bayside areas of the Delmarva Peninsula. Records show that residents, particularly those on the Chesapeake Bay's islands, witnessed firsthand the powerful forces of erosion and rising sea levels as their communities and property were lost to the water. 

Examples of 19th-century erosion concerns and observations:

• Vanishing islands: Residents of the Chesapeake Bay's smaller islands were among the first to raise the alarm. Holland Island, for instance, had a sizable community in the late 19th century but was already experiencing significant land loss to erosion. Islands that were populated in the 18th and 19th centuries, like Sharps Island, had vanished entirely by the early 20th century.
• Lost property: Landowners in shoreline communities on both the Atlantic and Chesapeake Bay sides of Delmarva documented the continuous loss of their property to the relentless forces of storms and wave action.
• Threat to infrastructure: As erosion encroached on inhabited areas, it became a clear threat to developing infrastructure. The Miller R. Creighton hotel, built in the late 1800s on Sharps Island, was torn down by the early 1900s because erosion had claimed enough of the island to render the hotel unviable.
• Scientific and military reports: Records from the time, including those from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, noted the coastal changes. For example, reports from the late 19th and early 20th centuries documented shoreline changes and were influenced by factors like relative sea-level rise. In the Chesapeake Bay region, the uncertain future of earthen forts built around the War of 1812 was discussed in terms of erosion processes.
• Filling of waterways: The issue was not limited to the coastline. Extensive soil erosion from agricultural lands in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, exacerbated by widespread tillage, caused downstream problems. This led to bayside shipping ports filling with sediment, which made them too shallow for navigation, a problem documented from the 1820s onward. 

By the end of the century, these local observations and reports began to lay the groundwork for more systematic analysis of Delmarva's eroding coastlines.

Without erosion there would be no Delmarva Peninsula. We are the creation of sediment from the Susquehanna and Delaware Rivers. What The Lord giveth, The Lord taketh away.

Your friend,
Slim

Time Machine: 100 years ago this week in Pocomoke's newspaper; plus 1887, 1885, 2001.

 

                                                

March, 1887

Baltimore Sun

January, 1885

Peninsula Enterprise

*December, 2001

Salisbury Times

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