A clumsy young man nurtures a plant and discovers that it's carnivorous, forcing him to kill to feed it.
Thursday, October 31st
7 PM
Tickets: $5
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Playing At The MarVa Tonight !
A clumsy young man nurtures a plant and discovers that it's carnivorous, forcing him to kill to feed it.
Charles Smitth, III Arson Trial Begins TODAY!!
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| Charles Smith, III |
Smith, along with his girlfriend Tanya Bundick, are believed to have started the fires in mostly abandoned structures.
The pair was arrested after Virginia State Police and Accomack County Sheriffs officers observed Smith lighting an arson fire in Melfa in the 11:00 p.m. hour of March 31, 2013. The Accomack County Sheriff Department stopped the vehicle in Melfa as they left the scene of the crime and arrested both.
While Smith is charged with setting 67 of the fires, Bundick has only been charged in the March 31 fire in Melfa.
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Worcester County Reports First Confirmed Case of Rabies in Family Pet for 2013
This incident follows an unusually high incidence this year in the County of rabid animals, mostly raccoons, which have come into contact with either people or pets. To date in 2013, the Health Department has confirmed 43 rabid animals consisting of 37 raccoons, 3 foxes, 1 groundhog, 1 bat and this dog.
There have also been 36 other suspect rabies investigations where the suspect animal was not able to be tested.
This latest case illustrates the importance of vaccinating pets against this deadly disease. Maryland law requires rabies vaccinations for dogs, cats and ferrets. The vaccination protects the animal for a limited time and it is important that pet owners follow up and revaccinate their pet when the protection expires. The date the animal is due for its next shot can be found on the rabies certificate provided by the veterinarian. If the date the animal is due is not known, pet owners should contact their veterinarian for the due date and vaccinate right away if expired.
Additionally, it is extremely important that any contact between a person or pet and a suspect rabid animal, such as raccoons, foxes, groundhogs, skunks, be reported immediately. Health Department, local law enforcement and/or Animal Control are available 7 days a week to evaluate exposures in order that steps can be taken to test the offending animal and minimize the risk of further exposure. Owners should not handle a pet bare handed immediately after contact to a wild animal – use gloves or other barrier if the pet must be handled.
For further information regarding rabies in Worcester County, go to www.worcesterhealth.org or contact your veterinarian.
Coast Guard Crew Recovers Cannons
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Smilax worked with personnel from the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources to recover five cannons and multiple barrel hoops from the Queen Anne's Revenge in Beaufort Inlet, N.C., Monday.
The Queen Anne's Revenge was the ship of the pirate Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, for more than a year before the ship ran aground on the shoals in the inlet.
The crew of the Smilax, a 100-foot inland construction tender, worked with NCDCR divers to lift the approximately one-ton cannons aboard the Smilax using a combination of flotation bags and the ship's crane.
U.S Coast Guard
IT'S FINALLY HALLOWEEN!!!
Please use extra caution when out Trick Or Treating this evening.
And don't forget to stop by the Pocomoke City Police Department for some Halloween "tricks or treats"!! Have your already collected candy checked by a Pocomoke City Police Officer.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
"Why Do We Kill?" Episode 4 ~ With Words From Retired Baltimore City Homicide Detective Kelvin Sewell *
Episode 4:
The New Sociopaths
The New Sociopaths
On May 3, 2008, a star lacrosse play and honor student living in Cockeysville Maryland named Nicholas Browning made a decision that to this day remains unexplained. He took a break from playing video games at a friend’s house, walked home, picked up his father’s gun and shot his entire family as they slept.
Dead were his father Tom, ?" Sylvia, and little brothers Gregory 10 years old and Benjamin eight. Worse yet, Nicholas confessed to crime but gave little explanation or motive other than the fact that his father wouldn’t let him use the family car to attend a party.
But Nicholas was not alone in his savagery.
Several weeks later just miles from the Browning residence another promising young man inexplicably turned to murder. A 17-year old star athlete Lewin Powell had been fighting with his mother over his flagging grades., But at some point in the dispute Powell picked up a bat and beat his mother to death.
But he wasn’t done.
The 17 year old Lewin Powell hid his mother’s corpse in a bedroom and waited for his father to return from work. The elder Powell fell asleep on the couch, where his son attacked him with the same bat, fracturing his father’s skull in two places before the bewildered parent could subdue his murderous son.
It’s a case that confounds the normal explanations for violent crime. Neither boys came from troubled homes or suffered from mental illness. In fact, they were leading exemplary lives.
Which is I why I decided these crimes were worth exploring in depth in our continuing televisual dialog on crime called “Why Do We Kill?” In this episode we look at the influence of the simulacra upon our psyches and its potential influence on criminality.
Specifically, how our deepening immersion in a world of illusion and symbolism affects or behaviors and may limit our ability to be empathetic.
Specifically, how our deepening immersion in a world of illusion and symbolism affects or behaviors and may limit our ability to be empathetic.
"Why Do We Kill?" Episode 4: The New Sociopaths from Why Do We Kill? on Vimeo.
If you want to read more about the topic of why people chose to kill, click on the links below to the books written by the two former Baltimore homicide detectives who appear in this episode.
"You Can't Stop Murder: Truths about Policing in Baltimore and Beyond"
"Why Do We Kill?: The Pathology of Murder in Baltimore"
*Kelvin Sewell is currently the police chief in Pocomoke City, Maryland. Be sure to read his book:
Kids Halloween Party ~ Don's Seafood
Don's Seafood-Pocomoke ·
KIDS HALLOWEEN PARTY
Oct. 31st
PRIZES & TREATS
Kids Parade of Costumes
Register between 6:30 - 7:00
Parade/Contest starts @ 7
Kids Meals .99 and Free Popsicles
$5 Cheese Steaks
$9.99 Entrees
Trial Delayed For Accused Arsonist Tonya Bundick
Shannon Dunham and her husband Garrett Dunham made the motion to withdraw as counsel in Accomack County Circuit Court Tuesday.
The Dunhams told Judge Glen Tyler that motion had nothing to do with their belief in the strength or weakness of Bundick’s case, but instead cited a conflict of interest with another case that Garrett Dunham is handling which raised ethical concerns.
Dunham declined to discuss the specifics of what the conflict of interest entailed.
Garrett Dunham had only formally been appointed as co-counsel during a hearing last week. During that same hearing, Shannon Dunham had asked the court to continue Bundick’s trial set for November in Virginia Beach. Judge Tyler denied that motion and then denied another motion made by Shannon Dunham to withdraw from the case at that time.
Tonya Bundick had been set for a jury trial in Virginia Beach on November 6, but that has now been delayed until a new attorney can be appointed to represent her.
Bundick is currently facing one count of arson and one count of conspiracy to commit arson for a fire that occurred in Melfa in early April.
Her fiancée and co-conspirator Charlie Smith is facing 67 counts. His bench trial is set to begin in Accomack County on Thursday.
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Pocomoke City Police Department To Celebrate Halloween
HALLOWEEN CANDY FOR TRICK OR TREATERS
Pocomoke City Police Department
The Pocomoke City Police Department will be giving out candy to all kids this Halloween.
Stop by the Pocomoke City Police Department at 1500 Market Street between the hours of 5 pm to 8 pm and get your bags filled with all types of delicious Halloween candy.
The Pocomoke City Police Department will also have Police Officer’s waiting at the Police Station to scan/check your candy.
Coast Guard Searches For Missing Man In Chesapeake Bay
The master of the Fleeton contacted Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads Command Center watchstanders at approximately 9 a.m. reporting a crewmember was last seen as the vessel was transiting the Chesapeake Bay, and the crewmember hadn't been seen or heard from in a few hours.
Sector Hampton Roads watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and dispatched crews aboard an HC-130 Hercules aircraft and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., a 45-foot Response Boat - Medium from Coast Guard Station Little Creek, a 25-foot Response Boat - Small from Coast Guard Station Milford Haven, a 25-foot Response Boat - Small from Coast Guard Station Cape Charles and the Coast Guard Cutter Albacore, an 87-foot patrol boat homeported in Virginia Beach, Va., to assist in the search.
Crews aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Albacore and a Jayhawk are scheduled to continue searching until sunset and another search is scheduled to begin around sunrise Tuesday.
The search area is focused approximately five miles east of the mouth of the Rappahannock River.
Worcester County Sheriff's Office Will X-Ray Halloween Candy
From the Worcester County Sheriff's Office
Halloween Trick or Treat
Don't forget kids!
October 31st from 5 p.m.
Have your Halloween candy screened by the
Worcester County Sheriff's Office
The Worcester County Sheriff's Office announce Trick or Treat times for areas of Worcester County. They are:
Berlin , October 31st from 5 til 7 p.m.
Ocean City, October 31st from 4 til 6 p.m. at the White Marlin Mall
Pocomoke City, October 31st from 5 til 7 p.m.
Snow Hill, October 31st from 5 til 8 p.m.
**Also, the Sheriff's Office will open the Worcester County Circuit Court located at 1 West Market Street in Snow Hill for those parents desiring there childrens candy to be x-rayed as an added safety measure on October 31st from 5 til 7 p.m.**
Remember to report all suspicious activity to your local Police or the Sheriff's Office at 410-632-1111.
Anniversary of Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy
October 29, 2012
Here are just a few photos from Hurricane Sandy...
Photo by Rob Clarke
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Thankfully the East Coast had an uneventful season where hurricanes are concerned. Wonder what there is in the forecast for the winter season?
Thefts From Motor Vehcles Investigated By Worcester County Sheriff's Office
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| Zachery A. Mitchell, Jr |
During these thefts, approximately $3,000 worth of electronics, cash and clothing items were stolen from numerous vehicles.
Deputies took numerous reports and began working on potential suspects. During one of the thefts, an I-phone was stolen. The owner of the I-phone was able to locate the stolen phone via the phones security features.
Deputies then responded to meet with the victim and learned that the victim had contacted Frontier Town security and that they had activated the phones security feature leading to the location of the suspects. The suspects were interviewed and later identified and charged with multiple theft counts, theft scheme and 3 counts of Rogue and Vagabond. Arrested were Zachery A. Mitchell W/M Age 18 and Charles J. Mitchell Jr.
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| Charles J. Mitchell, Jr. |
They were taken before a judicial officer and released on a $15,000 unsecured bond.
We would like to remind you to never leave your phones or belongings in unlocked vehicles overnight .
The Sheriff’s Office hosts a number of training programs for both residents and businesses on how to protect your items and prevent these types of thefts from occurring.
As we approach the shopping and Holiday Season, our Burglaries and Thefts will increase and many will become victims because they failed to lock their doors or secure their valuables in their vehicles. The most important lesson is to watch out for each other.
Contact your neighbors, join a Community Watch Group and report suspicious behavior to Law Enforcement.
Worcester County Sheriff's Office
The Upper Deck Seafood Restaurant & Lounge ~ HALLOWEEN PARTY & COSTUME CONTEST
The Upper Deck Seafood Restaurant & Lounge
Halloween Party and Costume Contest
Friday, November 1, 2013
9:00 pm until 1:30 am
Drink special
Costume Contest
DJ Mike Shannon from 9-1
Monday, October 28, 2013
BLOXOM VOLUNTEER FIRE CO. TRUNK OR TREAT !
Bloxom Fire House Thursday night - October 31, 2013
for
Trunk-or-Treat!!!
Hours are 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.
Have a safe and Happy Halloween from the Bloxom Volunteer Fire Company!!
Firearms Stolen From Federalsburg Home
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| Christopher Glanden |
FEDERALSBURG, Md. - Two people have been charged after allegedly stealing guns from a Federalsburg home.
The Dorchester County Sheriff's Office says on October 23rd, they investigated a robbery and theft of over $9,000 worth of firearms from a Scarlett Lane home. An investigation showed that the suspects took the 19 weapons from a gun safe, along with $1650 in cash.
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| Amanda Hahn |
Police say further investigation lead them to arrest 18-year-old Amanda Hahn, who reportedly lived in the Scarlett Lane home, and 22-year-old Christopher Glanden, of East New Market. Both suspects have been charged with 20 counts of theft under $1,000, 2 counts of theft over $1,000 but under $10,000, theft over $10,000 but under $100,000 and 4th degree burglary with intent to commit theft.
Hahn was held on $10,000 bond, while Glanden is being held on $100,000 bond. Police say their investigation into this incident is continuing.
Female Hit By Vehicle / Capeville Man Charged With Hit & Run and DWI
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| Stephen Ray Carpenter |
According to Sheriff David Doughty, deputies received a call at about 5:20 pm to help an ambulance on Seaside Road near Eastville. Upon arrival they found a female who had been hit by a vehicle and assaulted. The identity of the victim has not been released.
The Sheriffs Office is asking anyone with information on the case to call 678-0458.
Carpenter is being held without bond in the Eastern Shore Regional Jail.
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Sunday, October 27, 2013
TIME MACHINE ... 1953, 1884, 1923, 1913, 1941
(Reader-friendly viewing of newspaper archives material)
January, 1953
(Eugene Register Guard- Eugene, Oregon)
Kissing Lessons Offered Grade School Students in Maryland
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (UP)- Serious, mild-manner Louis L. Pund said Saturday he isn't sorry he gave his seventh grade students kissing lessons "to teach them the facts of life."
"It did them a lot of good," the 40-year-old teacher said. "It helped them get over their inhibitions."
Pund, who took up psychology as a hobby, had to give up his job at historic Washington Junior High School Friday when angry parents protested against their children playing "postoffice" in the classroom.
"I started it a month ago because some of the children were inhibited and it seemed like a good way of teaching the facts of life," he said.
"Down here in this eastern shore town a good many of the parents don't appear to take the trouble to explain to the children what life is all about."
Most of the children considered the experiment a lark and School Superintendent John L. Bond said apparently no real harm was done. But he ruled the practice had to stop.
Thirteen-year-old Jimmy Byrd said the kissing games didn't make "any particular impression" on him but he thought school was a "queer" place to play them.
"I have no objection to kissing games," said his father, James Byrd. "Played them myself as a boy, but school is not the place for that sort of thing."
Mrs. C. M. Mildom said she was "very alarmed and surprised," when she learned her 12-year-old, Cradoc, was involved in the experiment.
One youngster, who wouldn't give his name, said sourly: "I didn't see anything to enjoy." But he added he didn't think anything was wrong with it.
Most of the pupils seemed sorry that Pund was leaving.
Pund, who has a small child of his own, has decided in view of the storm that he'd better give up teaching. He is going to get a job playing the trumpet or trombone for a jazz band.
The teacher-sponsored "post office" game went over big once the children got used to it, Pund said, even though they were a little shy at first and said "ah, no" or "I don't want to."
"A girl would select a boy who would go into the cloak room and call out the name of a girl who them would be it," he explained. "The girl would go into the cloak room with the boy and they would kiss each other on the cheeks or lips. They would then leave the cloak room and the girl would call out the name of another boy."
Pund's schedule called for "postoffice" for two half-hour periods every day during his three-hour mathematics classes. Playing, of course, was not compulsory.
January, 1884
(Peninsula Enterprise- Accomac)
The prospect of the railroad being built through our county is at this time very flattering. We are now authoritatively informed that the officers of the proposed road have control of the "business"Eastern Shore road, which has heretofore been an obstacle to their progress, the bridge across the Pocomoke is being built by contract, and that a large force of employees of the new road "broke ground" at Pocomoke on New Years' Day. These facts seem to justify the prediction that, in a few months now the snort of the iron horse will soon be heard in our midst. Indeed, it is now positively asserted by those who ought to be informed in the matter, that if the weather is favorable, Accomac C. H., will be connected by rail with all the busy marts of the country by the 1st day of next May, and we are hopeful enough and sanguine enough to believe that such will be the case.
October, 1923 (Time Machine archive)
(The Tyrone Daily Herald- Tyrone, Pa.)
Barn Wrecked By Explosion
Pocomoke City, Md., Oct 11- Bootlegging vengeance was in evidence here again when another building was totally wrecked, this time the barn of Sylvester Messick, a retired lumber merchant, living on Walnut Street. A terrific explosion shook the neighborhood. Messick's barn had been blown to atoms. He is one of the special officers sworn in some time ago, and has been active in the apprehension of those who have been arrested for illicit liquor traffic. The barn contained nothing of special value. There is no clue to the perpetrator.
March, 1913
(The Hagerstown Daily Mail)
Heavy firing by ships of the Atlantic Fleet in the lower Chesapeake Bay at target practice has done much damage to property in Crisfield and throughout lower Somerset County.
June, 1941
(The Racine Journal-Times, Racine, Wisconsin)
OFFER TO TALKERS GETS NO TAKERS
SNOW HILL, Md. (AP)- There's a "freedom of speech" platform here awaiting any orator who wants to talk.
The speaker's platform on the court house green was left over from the last community Christmas party and Mayor John O. Byrd directed that it be left in tact.
He ordered immunity for anyone who wants to mount the platform and exercise his constitutional right of freedom of speech, saying it might encourage public speaking among the townspeople.
No takers have come forth as yet.
Do you have a local memory to share with PPE readers.. such as a big snow storm, a favorite school teacher, a local happening, something of interest your parents or grandparents told you about? It can be just a line or two, or more if you wish. Send to tkforppe@yahoo.com and watch for it on a future TIME MACHINE posting!
Santa House Toy and Food Drive With Help From Ocean City Police Dept.
In past years both holiday charities have been able to provide help to Worcester County and Ocean City residents in need. By incorporating the resources of the “Santa House” with the assistance of the OCPD we can improve the process by which the generous donations of our community are distributed to those in real need during the holidays.
The OCPD and the Santa House are asking that all charitable monetary donations/contributions normally made to the OCPD be directed to the “Santa House, Inc.” As in years past, all toy donations, as well as monetary donations, will be used to provide gifts and food to local families. Unwrapped, new toys may be dropped off at the Public Safety Building, located at 65th Street and Coastal Highway. These donations will be distributed through the “Santa House” charity to Ocean City and Worcester County residents in need during this upcoming holiday season.
For those who wish to contribute monetary donations, they can be mailed to the “Santa House, Inc.” 4520 Red House Road, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863. Checks made out to the Santa House, Inc. may also be dropped off at any Calvin B. Taylor Bank. The Santa House is accepting referrals of children or families that are in need of assistance. In order to be considered for this program, a family must be referred by Community Organizations, Criminal Justice Agencies, Church Affiliations, Schools or State or County Personnel.
“The holidays can be difficult for some families. By partnering with the Santa House, families in need will be helped during the holidays,” said OCPD Chief Ross Buzzuro. “While the economy has improved for some, the businesses and citizens of the Ocean City and Worcester County communities continue to pull together to provide for those families who are struggling this year. This is truly what the holiday season is all about.”
The Ocean City Police Department will continue to seek the assistance of volunteers to help distribute toys and food. The Ocean City Police Department and the Santa House ask that all donations be made by Monday, December 15. Distribution is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, December 17 at 8 a.m.
The OCPD Public Affairs Office will begin taking names of volunteers. To submit a donation, volunteer, or refer a family in need, please contact the Santa House, Inc. at: 410-632-4924 or the OCPD Public Affairs Office at: 410-520-5395.
Submitted:
Ocean City Police Dept.
Virginia Murder Suspect Arrested In Ohio
U.S. Marshal Robert Mathieson says 27-year-old John Logan of Tasley was captured after authorities received a tip that he was living with a family in Cincinnati. Logan was arrested without incident Wednesday.
The Northampton County Sheriff's Office in September issued an arrest warrant for Logan. He was wanted for malicious wounding by mob, murder by mob, and participation in street gang activity. The case stems from the April 13 shooting death of 23-year-old Jessie Jordan.
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Saturday, October 26, 2013
TIME MACHINE ... This Sunday's Preview
1953.. "Kissing lessons" for Princess Anne 7th graders stirs controversy; 1884.. The railroad is coming to Accomack County and Pocomoke is the gateway; 1923.. Bootlegging vengeance cited in Pocomoke City explosion; 1913.. Target practice affects Somerset; 1941.. Snow Hill offers citizens "Freedom Of Speech" platform.
Although you may not find these items in a history book, they are a part of our local history and you can read more about it this Sunday right here at The Pocomoke Public Eye!
Do you have a local memory to share with PPE readers.. such as a big snow storm, a favorite school teacher, a local happening, something of interest your parents or grandparents told you about? It can be just a line or two, or more if you wish. Send to tkforppe@yahoo.com and watch for it on a future TIME MACHINE posting!
Friday, October 25, 2013
LAST MUD BOG FOR 2013 SEASON THIS SATURDAY
DON'T MISS the last mudbog race of the season!!
Driver's ~ LAST CHANCE FOR POINTS!
The mudbog canceled earlier this month and rescheduled will take place
Snow Hill Volunteer Fire Company
4718 Snow Hill Road
Snow Hill, Maryland
EVERYONE: Please note time changes in racing....
Driver's ~ LAST CHANCE FOR POINTS!
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Snow Hill Volunteer Fire Company
4718 Snow Hill Road
Snow Hill, Maryland
EVERYONE: Please note time changes in racing....
Gates open at 8am
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| "Short and Sassy" Barry Wise/ Owner/Driver Photo/BW |
Racing STARTS at 11am
Power Wheels race for the kid will be during intermission!!
For more information OR for answers to your questions go to:
"Beauty and the Beast"
Driver/ Baylee Hart
DON'T FORGET !
RACING BEGINS AT 11:00 AM
Fall Adoption Day Excitement ! Find YOUR Forever Friend.
$50 ADOPTION SPECIAL
ONE DAY ONLY Sunday October 27th from 12-4pm!
Don't forget to come out and meet all of our wonderful animals available for adoption. ALL ADOPTION FEES ARE
$50.00 ONLY!
Bring the kids from 1-3 pm for a day of fun with Magic John, some face paining and balloon making. We'll have raffle tickets, yummy baked goods and great music.
We hope to see you there!
To get preapproved go to: https://www.facebook.com/WorCoHumaneSociety
There's a "FOREVER FRIEND" waiting for you.....
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Delmarva Discovery Center ~ HOUSE OF POCOWEEN !!
From the Delmarva Discovery Center....
~HOUSE OF POCOWEEN~
The Delmarva Discovery Center's annual House of Pocoween is only 2 days away -
Friday, October 25th from 6 pm - 8 pm!
Click on our Events tab to get all of the ghoulish details!
We will also be at Midway Chevrolet's Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 26th from 1 pm - 4 pm.
We can't wait to see all of your creative costumes, hand out candy and give you a coupon for discount admission.
TIME MACHINE ... This Sunday's Preview.
1953.. "Kissing lessons" for Princess Anne 7th graders stirs controversy; 1884.. The railroad is coming to Accomack County and Pocomoke is the gateway; 1923.. Bootlegging vengeance cited in Pocomoke City explosion; 1913.. Target practice affects Somerset; 1941.. Snow Hill offers citizens "Freedom Of Speech" platform.
Although you may not find these items in a history book, they are a part of our local history and you can read more about it this Sunday right here at The Pocomoke Public Eye!
Do you have a local memory to share with PPE readers.. such as a big snow storm, a favorite school teacher, a local happening, something of interest your parents or grandparents told you about? It can be just a line or two, or more if you wish. Send to tkforppe@yahoo.com and watch for it on a future TIME MACHINE posting!
PRESS RELEASE ~ By Delegate Mike McDermott
A Tool of Destruction
by Delegate Mike McDermott
A new tool developed by the University of Maryland will determine acceptable levels of phosphorus in our farm fields. If those levels are breached, no organic chicken manure may be applied. For our farmers and the Eastern Shore economy, this “tool” has much more in common with a dagger than an instrument of science.
In this case, science is being cast aside in favor of a political tool that garners support/donations from national environmental groups at the expense of Maryland families. The fact is, we do not know the phosphorus impact, if any, on the Bay. Further, we cannot determine the percentage that Maryland farms contribute. While Delaware continues to study the issue to get a better picture of cause and effect, O’Malley and the democrats move forward half cocked, more desirous of being “first” rather than “correct”. This political correctness will prove devastating to the Eastern Shore and, ultimately, Annapolis revenues.
80% of lower shore farmland could be deemed unfit to receive poultry litter. Farms in this category will need to purchase chemical fertilizers at significant expense in order to grow. A farmer who may spend $500 for poultry litter will need to replace it with $20,000 worth of chemical fertilizer.
Poultry farmers without land accessibility or lacking neighbors to utilize their organic manure will be faced with a trucking/shipping bill in a market with fewer integrators willing to accept ones poultry litter. This translates to higher costs and storage issues all adding to the bottom line of a business’s viability.
Maryland, under democratic rule, is no stranger to losing businesses due to over regulation; and, while a business can adapt or move out of state, the farmer’s asset and heritage is the dirt beneath his feet. He is forced to comply or abandon his dream by a governor with a national agenda using ambiguous science to destroy Maryland’s number one industry.
Dr. McGrath (the U of MD scientist behind the shortened study) told me the depletion of phosphorus in soil could take 50-years, yet O’Malley refuses an additional 36-months to better understand the cause and effects.
Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance says, “We won’t know the cost until we implement the plan.” Does that sound eerily familiar?
Girdletree Volunteer Fire Department~ Annual Halloween Party
MORE HOLLOWEEN FUN THIS WEEKEND!!
The Annual Halloween Party is
Saturday, October 26th at 7:00 pm.
As always, admission is free and ALL are welcome to attend! Please remember to bring a baked item for the auction!
Rid Your Home Of ALL Unused Drugs THIS Saturday
The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office along with the Ocean City Police Department, Berlin Police Department, Maryland State Police, Worcester County Health Department and Assateague Coastal Trust will be utilizing the following locations for the NDTBI (Drug Take Back Initiative) on October 26th from 10 am to 2 pm.
You can bring your unused and or expired prescription drugs to the following locations so they may be properly disposed.
These locations are as follows:
Worcester County Health Department – Pocomoke, Maryland
400 A Walnut Street, Pocomoke, Maryland 21851
Worcester County Health Department – Snow Hill, Maryland
6040 Public Landing Road, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863
Ocean City Fire House
10124 Keyser Point Road, Ocean City, Maryland 21842
911 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines, Berlin, Maryland 21811
Ocean City Police Department
6500 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, Maryland 21811
Maryland State Police – Berlin Barrack
9758 Ocean Gateway, Berlin, Maryland 21811
Berlin Police Department
10 Williams Street, Berlin, Maryland 21811
Hogan on Eastern Shore - Responds to New Phosphorus Regulations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 24, 2013
Contact:
Steve Crim
The
O’Malley-Brown administration has submitted, for legislative approval,
regulations that will have a sweeping effect on how Maryland’s already
struggling farmers can manage their land. The proposed Phosphorus
Management Tool is an intrusive regulation that will significantly
impact how and when farmers can apply poultry manure fertilizer to their
fields. Farmers have used poultry manure as fertilizer for years.
“It appears the O’Malley-Brown administration is not
content with just restricting farmers’ property rights, but also
insists on mandating how they use their property,” stated Larry Hogan,
successful businessman and Change Maryland Founder.
Secretary of Agriculture Buddy Hance told a meeting
of farmers last week that his department has no idea what the economic
impact of the new regulations would be for farmers until it is up and
running. “It’s Obamacare for farmers,” Hogan said, “we have to pass it
in order to see what’s in it.”
According to a University of Maryland survey
conducted by the designers of the Phosphorus Management Tool, 61 percent
of the farms surveyed would be impacted by the new regulation. Virgil
Shockley, a Democratic member of the Worcester County Board of
Commissioners and a farmer himself, estimated the new regulations would
cost the Lower Shore $120 million.
The Phosphorus Management Tool is part of the
O’Malley-Brown Watershed Implementation Plan, which also foisted the
onerous ‘rain tax’ on Maryland home and business owners.
“We
all want a clean and healthy Chesapeake Bay, not only for us but for
our children and grandchildren,” said Hogan. “However, instead of
focusing on workable solutions for all Marylanders, Governor O’Malley
has chosen to pad his presidential resume by pandering to environmental
special interest groups, and has placed burdensome regulations on our
hard working farmers."
Today and tomorrow,
Hogan will be touring the Eastern Shore speaking to local farmers and
local community leaders. The Eastern Shore is where the majority of
Maryland’s farmland is located and where the proposed regulations will
have the most devastating financial impact.
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@ChangeMaryland
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Pocomoke City Ducks Inn Robbed Tuesday Night
Ducks Inn was robbed in Pocomoke City by a suspect who entered the liquor store with a gun. Lt. Green from Pocomoke City Police examined the footage from the store video camera and identified a suspect. The suspect then returned to the scene and was detained by Pocomoke City Officers.
The Criminal Bureau of Investigation was contacted and the suspect and the suspect's vehicle was transported to the Pocomoke City Police Department.
After the interview by The Criminal Bureau of Investigations, the suspect was charged by Pocomoke City Police with armed Robbery and First Degree Assault.
During the robbery the suspect assaulted one of the workers in the store. A piece of a toy gun was recovered from inside the suspect's vehicle. CBI and Pocomoke City Police are attempting to serve a search warrant at the suspect's residence in Pocomoke City.
Over three thousand dollars was taken from the store in the robbery.
The suspect is identified as Kevin Presco from Pocomoke City.
Two victims who work at the store were assaulted by the suspect during the robbery.
Pocomoke City Police Chief
Kelvin D. Sewell
Kevin Presco was charged with: Robbery (2), Armed Robbery (2), Firearm Use/Fel-Viol Crime, Assault- First Degree (2), Assault Second Degree (2), Reckless Endangerment (2), Verbal Extortion (2), Handgun Use On Person, Theft- $1,000 to under $10,000. J
Two Teens Indicted On Arson Charges In Somerset County
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| Branddon Willey |
SOMERSET CO., Md. - Two people have been indicted on arson charges, in connection with a March fire.
Deputy State Fire Marshals say they arrested 18-year-old Ryan Fries, and 18-year-old Branddon Willey, after they were indicted by a Somerset County Grand Jury on arson, and other related charges. According to the report, the charges stem from a March 25th, 2013 fire on Flower Hill Road, in Eden, where the front porch of a vacant two story, home was intentionally set on fire. Damages were estimated at $2,000. No one was injured.
Fries and Willey were charged with 1st degree arson, 1st, 3rd, and 4th degree burglary, 1st degree malicious burning, and malicious destruction of property. They are being held at the Somerset County Detention Center.
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| Ryan Fries |
Officials say Fries and Willey are also waiting on court proceedings about two other fires of vacant homes, involving a third suspect, 23-year-old Stephen Schuckert. The two other reported arsons in Princess Anne, one on October 2nd on Fitzgerald Road, caused $10,000 in damages, and a second on October 3rd on Drawbridge Road, caused $60,000 in damages.
Investigators say the three were motivated by the excitement of setting the fires.
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