Concert in Cypress Park

Pocomoke City invites you to our first Summer Concert in the Park for 2014!

Precious Memories Southern Gospel Band will open the season on Thursday, June 5th at 6:30 pm under the Cypress Park pavilion.

Free admission to the public! Refreshments will be available for purchase.

Bring your lawn chairs & enjoy the concert with a beautiful view of the scenic Pocomoke River.

Bleacher seating also available.

For more information & calendar of events please visit downtownpocomoke.com or call 410-957-1333.

Furnace Town ~ Upcoming Events!

Photo: Jo Ann Rasmussen

UPCOMING EVENTS

June 14 - Archaeology Dig 10am-1pm Feel free to pack a lunch and enjoy it under the pavilion. Space are limited. $12.00 per person / Furnace Town Members are FREE

 June 14- GHOST HUNT with Delmarva Spirit Hunters. Hunt will begin around 8pm. Cost $20.00 per person

 June 21 - Gospel Day Jamboree with The Island Boys, The Baptist Boys, and Faith DiMattia

Starts at 2pm. General admission FREE
 

Virginia Health Dept. Warns Of Whooping Cough

The Eastern Shore Health District urges all of its residents to stay current on their immunizations, in order to protect those in our community who are the most vulnerable to serious illness and death caused by Pertussis (Whooping Cough).

Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory disease spread from person to person by coughing and sneezing. It is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. Illness typically starts like a cold, with a runny nose, sneezing and mild cough. The cough lasts 1-2 weeks and then worsens, occurring in fits, sometimes followed by a whooping noise, gagging, or vomiting (but not in every case). The disease can be very serious in children less than 1 year of age, in whom it can cause lung infections and, less often, seizures or inflammation of the brain. In rare cases, Pertussis can result in death, especially in infants. In 2013, more than 24,000 cases were reported in the United States, resulting in 9 deaths (all deaths were among infants under the age of 3 months); 411 cases were confirmed in 2013 in the state of Virginia.

"The single most effective way to prevent Pertussis is vaccination," said David O. Matson, MD PhD, director of the Eastern Shore Health District. Protection from childhood vaccine wears off over time, generally in five to ten years, so teens and adults should be revaccinated. Unfortunately, many teens and adults unknowingly carry the bacteria without symptoms or have mild illness because their first vaccine doses at a young age protect them from serious disease, but not from carrying the bacteria and not from spreading Pertussis. They are often the source of infection for infants too young to be protected by vaccination. All parents, siblings, grandparents, and caregivers of infants should make sure their Pertussis vaccine is current, to help protect the vulnerable infant population. It also should be emphasized that anyone who works with infants, whether in healthcare, daycare or nurseries, such as church nurseries, must be up-to-date for their vaccines received.

Anyone experiencing Pertussis symptoms is urged to voluntarily isolate themselves at home and as soon as possible call their primary care physician, in order for the physician to assess them and to begin a treatment of an appropriate antibiotic, should their physician decide to prescribe an antibiotic. Close contacts of patients with Pertussis will also be treated, in order to prevent the additional spread of disease in the community.

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3rd ANNUAL YAPPY HOUR FUNDRAISER

SUMMER CAMPS ~ Delmarva Discovery Center

Worcester County Sheriff's Office PRESS RELEASE

May 31, 2014, at 2:38 am, a Deputy from the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office was on patrol in the area of South Bound Worcester Highway, near Ocean Gateway in Berlin.

 The Deputy observed a vehicle fail to remain right of center yellow line. The Deputy also observed the same vehicle traveling 62 MPH in a 45 MPH zone. The Deputy conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and made contact with the driver who was identified as Morgan Matthew Fisher, 20 years old, from Stockton Maryland.

The Deputy smelled a moderate odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from Fisher breath and person. The Deputy gave Fisher Field sobriety test, after the test Fisher was arrested and charged with DUI related charges. Fisher was later released.

A trial date for the District Court will be set.


Incident: DUI Arrest
 Location of Crime: US Route 113 near Shad Landing Snow Hill, MD
 Suspects: Lynch, Jason T O’Reilly
 Charges: DUI, DWI, Driving Unregistered Motor Vehicle, Leaving Scene of Property Damage Crash

 Narrative:
 On May 30, 2014 a Deputy from the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office was on patrol and observed a 4 wheeler in the median of US Route 113 near Shad Landing.

A male was located in the woods of the median. The male was intoxicated and there was evidence that the male had been the driver.

The male, identified as Jason Lynch, was arrested for DUI. Further investigation revealed that Lynch had run into and destroyed a mailbox.

 Lynch was released on 4 citations for DUI, DWI, Driving unregistered motor vehicle, and leaving the scene of a property damage crash.

Lynch was released and a trial will be scheduled for Snow Hill District Court at a later time.


Special Attention Bishopville Residents and surrounding Communities.

 CC# 140000522 Date: 06/01/2014

 Incident: Burglary

 Location of Crime: Holiday Harbor Bishopville, MD

 Suspect: Smith, Tevin Nathaniel, 23, Selbyville, DE

 Charges: Burglary 2nd Degree, 4th Degree Burglary, Possess Burglars Tools, numerous traffic charges

 Narrative:
 On May 31, 2014 Deputies from the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office responded to several burglary reports in the Bishopville area of Worcester County. The suspects had entered several sheds by cutting or otherwise bypassing locks.

 On June 1 around 2:30 am a Deputy conducted a foot patrol in the Holiday Harbor area of Bishopville as a proactive law enforcement effort to put a quick end to the burglaries. While conducting the foot patrol, the Deputy discovered a burglary in progress of a shed behind a residence on Nora Lane.

The suspect ran to his vehicle and began to flee by driving at a high rate of speed on Dixie Drive and Saint Martins Neck Road. The Deputy returned to his vehicle and gave pursuit. The suspect vehicle reached speeds around 90 miles per hours in the short distance on Saint Martins Neck Road before turning on Mumford Road. As the Deputy began to gain on the vehicle it slowed down and stopped. The operator was identified as Tevin Smith.

 There was a female passenger and her toddler in the vehicle as well. It was later learned that Smith stopped when the female objected to being in a pursuit with her child in the vehicle.

 A search of the vehicle yielded several pairs of bolt cutters used to cut locks as well as other common tools used to burglarize buildings.

Smith and the female were taken to the Worcester County Sheriff's Office while a family member took custody of the child. Smith was able to be linked to several of the burglaries from May 31.


 Smith was charged with 1 count each of second degree burglary, 4th degree burglary and possessing burglars tools for the incident from Nora Lane. In addition Smiths Delaware drivers license was suspended and he was issued numerous traffic citations in relation to the short pursuit. Smith was seen by a District Court Commissioner and ordered held at the Worcester County Jail on $100,000.00 bond.

The investigation will continue and additional charges will be considered for Smith as well as the female for her parts in these crimes.

Anyone with information or who believes their building may have been entered is asked to contact the Worcester County Sheriff's Office at 410-632-1111.

Worcester County Sheriff's Office -facebook

Bureau Initiative Focuses on Child Sex Tourism

FBI Photo

Help the Victims, Apprehend the Abusers

05/30/14
Last month, the FBI asked for the public’s help in a case involving a suspected serial child predator who for years taught in private international schools overseas. The suspect committed suicide after his employer saw pornographic images on his thumb drive, but as part of our subsequent investigation—when we began the process of identifying and notifying the victims shown in these images—we also asked that possible victims and others who may have information come forward, not only to aid investigators but to potentially access our victim assistance services.

Child sex tourism—people traveling to another country specifically to engage in illegal sexual conduct with children—is a very real issue that causes devastating and long-lasting psychological and physical consequences for victims. And the problem is growing, thanks to the relative ease of international travel coupled with the popularity of the Internet in helping individuals exchange information about how and where to find child victims in foreign locations.

The U.S. State Department estimates that more than a million children are exploited each year in the global commercial sex trade. That’s in addition to the untold number of young victims of non-commercial sexual conduct.

But whether it involves commercial or non-commercial sex acts, the FBI—in conjunction with our domestic and international law enforcement partners—investigates U.S. citizens and permanent residents who travel overseas to engage in illegal sexual conduct with children under the age of 18.

Since 2008, our Child Sex Tourism Initiative has employed proactive strategies to address the crime, including working with foreign law enforcement and non-governmental organizations to provide child victims with support services and to investigate and prosecute individuals engaging in child sex tourism.

The FBI also shares intelligence products with our overseas law enforcement partners that focus on trends, methods of operations, offenders, etc. And we offer training to foreign law enforcement and non-governmental organizations to build capacity and develop an effective team approach to address the problem. Intelligence sharing and training help develop cohesive multi-disciplinary teams, which in turn enable better international cooperation during the investigation of these crimes.

Children from developing countries are often seen as easy targets by Americans. Our investigations, however, have shown that American perpetrators travel to a variety of locations—from less developed areas in Southeast Asia and Central and South America to more developed areas in Europe. But it makes no difference where these crimes occur—any U.S. citizen or permanent resident who engages in sexual contact with a minor overseas is subject to prosecution under various U.S. laws.

And these laws were strengthened in 2003 with the passage of the federal PROTECT Act, which authorized a variety of additional prosecutive remedies and other tools to use against those who victimize children. It also makes clear that there is no statute of limitations for crimes involving the abduction or physical or sexual abuse of a child.

So a word of warning to perpetrators of this horrendous crime: No matter where you go, no matter how long it takes, you will be caught and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

And a word of comfort to the victims: The FBI will work with your countries’ authorities and non-governmental organizations to bring perpetrators to justice and to help coordinate the services you need. 

TIME MACHINE... 1997, 1970, 1870, 1916, 1953, 1908

(Reader-friendly viewing of newspaper archives material)

December, 1997
(Annapolis Capital)

(Excerpts)

Hyatt resort going to Shore

CAMBRIDGE (AP)  A deal to bring a $225 million Hyatt resort to Dorchester County- a project to boost the economy of this depressed region- is close to being finalized.

While state county and town officials were reluctant to discuss details, it is clear that two years of negotiations are winding down.

The state Board of Public Works chaired by Gov. Parris Glendening will likely sign an agreement to sell the Eastern Shore Hospital Center property to developers next month said Dorchester County Commission president Jeff Powell.

If it comes to fruition the Hyatt resort with its hotel conference center, golf course, and condominiums would give the lower Eastern Shore, where unemployment rates run high, a boost in job creation and tax revenue. 

The location is a developer's dream. It is nestled against the banks of the River just east of downtown Cambridge.

January, 1970
(Daily Times- Salisbury)

Fire Damages Greenhill Church

POCOMOKE CITY - Greenhill Church on Rt. 13, six miles north of Pocomoke City, received modeate damage in a fire Sunday.

Fire Chief Raymond Dryden, of the Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company, said fire was contained to the loft area in the educational building, and did not break through the roof.  

The fire was discovered by a passing motorist, who turned in the alarm to the Pocomoke company, which sent three engines and fifteen men.  It started from an overheated chimney, Mr. Dryden said.  Firemen were in action 45 minutes.

The church is a brick building, on the west side of Rt. 13, across from Olson's Furniture Store.  It belongs to the Church of the Bretheren, and is a well-known landmark in this area. 

February, 1870
The Bloomfield Times (New Bloomfield, Pa.)

Endorsement of a Note on Sunday. 

The Newtown (Md.) Gazette and Record says: " Quite a novel case was argued before the Circuit Court of Worcester county at its recent session (Monday and Tuesday last) as to the binding effect of what is usually termed a "Sunday transaction." It seems that some year or two ago a couple of gentlemen endorsed a note for a third party, on which he drew a given sum of money from another party; but as the note was executed on Sunday, and the gentleman who borrowed the money having since failed, the endorsers went into court and claimed exemption from the payment of said note on the grounds that they had signed it on Sunday. The case was ably argued on both sides and much interest was felt in the result; but the Court settled all speculations by deciding that the securities were liable."

April, 1916 
(The New York Times)

5,000 GREET THE PRESIDENT

Mr. And Mrs. Wilson Cheered By Throng At Crisfield, Md.

CRISFIELD, Md., April 2.-  President and Mrs. Wilson, who are on a cruise down Chesapeake Bay, stopped here today. They arrived at 230 P.M. on the Mayflower, and came ashore on the tender.  About 5,000 persons cheered them. Mrs. Wilson received a huge bouquet of sweet peas and violets.

The entire police force of Crisfield acted as an escort.

August, 1953
The Salisbury Times

The Pocomoke City Little Leaguers raised more than S200 last week with a post season double header under the lights at Parker Field. The money is for bus transportation of 50 boys to Connie Mack Stadium Aug 29. It's the Phillies vs the Chicago Cubs.

December, 1908
Peninsula Enterprise (Accomac Court House)

Carriage Emporium NOW OPEN AT BELLE HAVEN, VA.,
With a Fine Line of

Top Buggies,
Surreys,
Phaetons,
Runabouts,
Speed Carts,
Single and
Double Wagons,

for sale by the undersigned at the lowest margin of profit. The vehicles are all of best make and prices right. Call and see them and get my prices. 

Yours truly,
GEO. W. ABDELL,
Belle Haven, Va.

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An Eastern Shore connection with Napoleon Bonaparte?  Read more about it next Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye. 
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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!

TIME MACHINE ... This Sunday's Preview

1997.. Hyatt resort coming to the Eastern Shore; 1970.. Fire damages Greenhill Church; 1870.. A Sunday transaction in Worcester County challenged; 1916.. U.S. President visits Crisfield; 1953.. Pocomoke City little leaguers play post season games for trip funds; 1908.. Carriage Emporium opens in Belle Haven.

Although you may not find all of 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!

Free Fishing Days in Virginia

Free Fishing Days June 6-8 - Try it, You'll Be Hooked!

June 6-8, 2014 have been designated as Free Fishing Days in Virginia.

 No fishing license of any kind will be required for rod and reel fishing in freshwater or saltwater, except in designated stocked trout waters, on these days. Plan some time to go fishing and boating; take the family fishing and boating or learn to fish and boat!

See our Where to Fish section to get started!


There are few better times to reconnect with family and friends than while waiting for that next strike. Time spent fishing is always a welcome retreat, a bit of an adventure and the perfect setting for getting back in touch with what matters most. Escape, relax, play, reconnect with nature. And rediscover the fun of fishing and boating.

You'll be surprised at how much you've missed it. Buy your fishing license today!

Antares Launch Postponed

NASA Photo

Orbital Sciences Corporation has postponed the launch of the Orbital-2 mission to the International Space Station after an engine test aborted prematurely. The engine being tested at NASA’s Stennis Space Center was slated to be used for a launch in 2015, but Orbital has taken the action to investigate the mishap before attempting to launch Orb-2. Orbital now is looking no earlier than June 17 for the Orb-2 launch.

Orbital published the following message on their website:

Orbital has rescheduled the launch of its Antares rocket for the Orb-2 mission to a date of no earlier than (NET) June 17, 2014. Orb-2 is the second of eight cargo resupply missions to the International Space Station under Orbital’s Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA. The new launch schedule has been established to allow the engineering teams from the main stage propulsion supplier Aerojet Rocketdyne and Orbital to investigate the causes of an AJ26 engine failure that occurred last week at NASA’s Stennis Space Center during customary acceptance testing. That engine was designated for use in a mission slated for 2015 and was undergoing hot fire testing that all Antares AJ26 engines are subject to in order to ensure nominal performance and acceptance for use in Antares missions. The NET June 17 is a planning date. The determination of a new firm date will depend on progress of the investigation team, so please check back to this page for further updates.

http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/MissionUpdates/Orb-2/

Judge Denies Bond In Meth Lab Case

 Accomack Circuit Court - May 29, 2014

Joanne Strickland

Joanne Strickland- was back in court on Thursday again requesting bond.

Strickland was arrested on February 14, 2014 for operating a meth lab with her husband and codefendant and has been in jail ever since.

 Strickland was denied bond on March 13, 2014 and again on March 21, 2014.

Thursdays request was based on a lower court finding that Ms. Strickland was not directly involved in the manufacturing of meth.

Defense attorney Paul Watson told the court that she had no other law enforcement issues and with the lower court ruling she qualified for bond.

William Williams

Assistant Commonwealth attorney Spencer Morgan told the court that the Strickland knew her husband was manufacturing meth in the home and she was involved directly in the purchasing of pills from the local pharmacies. Morgan continued stating that Ms. Strickland had several failure to appears in other jurisdictions and even though they were traffic appearances it showed a trend.


Judge Lewis told the defendant that she didnt appear for minor traffic offenses therefore she may choose not to appear for the current pending charges so he denied bail.

Source:

Latest IRS Figures Show Continued Decline in Maryland's Tax Base

The David Craig campaign announced today the latest analysis of Internal Revenue Service tax migration numbers that show continued decline in Maryland’s ability to retain its tax base.  Released last month, the IRS figures advance a decade-long trend where the state lost a net $232 million in adjusted gross incomes during 2010 and 2011.

“We must stop the mass exodus of people leaving Maryland,” said Craig.  “Everywhere I go people tell me they are moving to Delaware or Virginia and these numbers prove it.”

Regionally, Maryland lost the most net incomes to Virginia at $105 million followed by North Carolina at $59 million.   That was closely followed by Texas at $58 million.  Overall, Florida is siphoning off most of Maryland’s earning power at $175 million.

From 2000 to 2010, Maryland lost $5.5 billion in taxable revenues to other states.  To reverse the net outflow of the tax base, David Craig announced a plan in February to reduce and eventually eliminate Maryland’s income tax to stop the flight of businesses  and “to keep families together.” A tenth generation Marylander, he would prefer to keep his children and grandchildren in the state.

“O’Malley and Brown’s record tax increases are hastening the decline of Maryland,” said Craig. “No state can provide essential transportation, public safety and health and education services and make other needed investments with a declining tax base.”

A Gallup poll released last month shows 47% of Marylanders would leave if they could, the third highest state in the nation where people prefer to live elsewhere.   Taxes and jobs are the main reasons Marylanders gave for wanting to leave, with the former being cited more than any other state except New York and Illinois. 

Maryland’s decline was the second worst in the region after Pennsylvania and 13^th worst in the nation in dollar terms.  Maryland joins high-taxed and rust-belt states including New York, Illinois, New Jersey, California and part of the mid-west that loses taxpayers at alarming rates.

The top two states in the nation attracting taxpayers are Florida and Texas, both of which have no personal income tax and collectively gained nearly $7.5 billion in incomes during 2010 and 2011 alone.

 

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Background:

1. attachment:  IRS tax migration state ranking 

2. IRS tax migration statistics

http://www.irs.gov/uac/SOI-Tax-Stats-Migration-Data-Downloads

 

3. Washington Examiner:  coverage from national perspective

http://washingtonexaminer.com/where-taxpayers-are-fleeing-and-where-theyre-headed-to/article/2547980

 

4. Gallup Economy: poll 

http://www.gallup.com/poll/168770/half-illinois-connecticut-move-elsewhere.aspx

 

 

Hundreds Felt Troopers Enforcement Heat

Maryland State Police

(PIKESVILLE, MD) – This past Memorial Day Weekend, the Maryland State Police turned up the heat on traffic enforcement with hundreds stopped for a variety of violations.

 During the Memorial Day weekend over 11,000 vehicles were stopped by troopers. Preliminary statistics indicate approximately 8,628 traffic citations were issued along with approximately 5,421 warnings. An additional 107 motorists were found to be operating a motor vehicle while impaired. Another 87 were arrested for drug offenses and 111 were arrested for various other criminal violations.

 Troopers conducted traffic enforcement initiatives such as, Operations Millipede and Showboat, throughout Maryland during the unofficial start of the summer travel season. During this Memorial Day weekend, each state police installation turned up the heat on Maryland roads. Additional initiatives will continue during the upcoming months focusing on impaired or distracted drivers, speeding and aggressive motorists, as well as those electing not to properly use safety restraints.

 The Maryland State Police encourage all motorists to be considerate and patient while traveling. Remove as many distractions while driving and never get behind the wheel if you have been drinking. If you are impaired, call a friend or family member, use public transportation or stay where you are. If you see a driver you think is impaired or driving a vehicle in an unsafe manner, keep your distance and dial 9-1-1.

 These efforts are to reduce the number of aggressive driving motor vehicle crashes in which speed, alcohol and any other aggressive driving violations are contributing factors. The Maryland State Police will continue to support the Maryland Highway Safety Office’s ‘Move Toward Zero Deaths’ campaign.

TWO BROTHERS ARRESTED BY OCPD FOR ASSAULT AND THEFT

Charles Middleton
OCPD Photo

(May 28, 2014) – On Sunday, May 25, 2014 at approximately 3:20 a.m. Ocean City police responded to the  area of 8^th Street and Philadelphia Avenue in reference to a fight in progress. Upon arrival, officers met with the victim of an assault who had been beaten. The victim informed officers that the suspects, who were friends of the victim, assaulted him and stole numerous items from his pockets.

With a description of the suspects, officers realized that they had seen a subject matching the description of one of the suspects get into a nearby cab. Through investigation, officers were able to locate and arrest the first suspect, later identified as Damon M. Middleton, 21, of Washington, DC. Meanwhile, other officers were assisted by witnesses in locating the second suspect later identified as Charles A. Middleton, 24, of New York, NY. Charles was eventually located and arrested in a nearby vehicle attempting to hide from police. Items stolen from the victim were located and returned.

Damon Middleton
OCPD Photo

 

Ocean City police charged Charles and Damon Middleton with multiple assault and theft charges. Damon Middleton was also charged with possession of an assisted opening knife. Both were seen by a Maryland District Court Commissioner and released after each posted $50,000 bond.

 

Submitted: Ocean City Police Dept.

TIME MACHINE ... This Sunday's Preview

1997.. Hyatt resort coming to the Eastern Shore; 1970.. Fire damages Greenhill Church; 1870.. A Sunday transaction in Worcester County challenged; 1916.. U.S. President visits Crisfield; 1953.. Pocomoke City little leaguers play post season games for trip funds; 1908.. Carriage Emporium opens in Belle Haven.

Although you may not find all of 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!

International Space Station Gains New Residents

Thumbs up from the newest residents of the International Space Station.  

NASA Photo

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Maxim Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency joined their Expedition 40 crewmates when the hatches between the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft and the International Space Station officially opened at 11:52 p.m. EDT. Expedition 40 Command...er Steve Swanson of NASA and Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos welcomed the new crew members aboard their orbital home. The International Space Station has been returned to its full complement of six crew members.
Expedition 40 will continue to take advantage of the orbital lab's unique microgravity environment and expand the scope of research. Earth remote sensing, an assessment of human behavior and performance, and studies of animal biology and bone and muscle physiology define the research of Expedition 40. Other investigations include technology demonstrations, physical and space sciences, and educational activities. Expedition 40 activities will help advance our body of scientific knowledge, leading to potential Earth benefits such as better observation of a changing climate and human medical advancements.

The crew is scheduled to conduct a pair of Russian spacewalks and three U.S. spacewalks and greet a host of cargo vehicles during their mission. Expected to arrive at the space station during Expedition 40 are resupply flights aboard the Cygnus, Dragon, Progress and European ATV cargo spacecraft.

Swanson, Skvortsov and Artemyev will return home to Earth in September. At that time Suraev will become commander for Expedition 41. Wiseman, Suraev and Gerst will return to Earth in November.

To learn more about Expedition 40, visit: http://go.nasa.gov/QmEZOT.

 

Info from:

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration -facebook

Delmarva Discovery Center ~ Children's Archaecology Day

BINGO Friday Night !

SAVE THE DATE ~ PHS Field Hockey Team Presents.....

Spaghetti Dinner

PRESS RELEASE ~ Worcester County Sheriff’s Office

Worcester County Sheriff’s Office

Press Release

 

May 20th 2014, at 1047 hours, A Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Deputy stopped a Red Audi, for a speed violation of 80 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone in the area of US Route 113 and Newark Road, in Newark, Worcester County, Maryland.

 

  The driver of the vehicle was identified as Sylvester L Hicks, 30, from Milford, Delaware.  Through the course of the traffic stop a front seat passenger was identified as Nathaniel A Gibbs, 47, from Salisbury Maryland.  It was learned that Gibbs had an outstanding Warrant for Failure to Appear in District Court in Wicomico County, Maryland.

 

Mr. Gibbs was placed under arrest and seen by the District Court Commissioner, and released on his own Personal Recognizance. Mr. Sylvester received a traffic ticket for his speed.

 

 

 May 24th 2014, at 0906 hours a Worcester County Sheriff's Office Deputy, was traveling northbound on US Route 113 in the area of Woodside Lane in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Maryland.

 

The Deputy stopped and vehicle for 70 miles per hours in a 55 mile per hour zone. The Deputy identified the driver of the vehicle as David Phillip Zani, 23, of Portsmouth, Virginia.

A search of the vehicle produced Suspected Marijuana cigarettes and Suspected Heroin, along with paraphernalia.

 

Mr. Zani was issued a warning for speeding, placed under arrest and charged with two counts of Possession of a controlled dangerous substance, and one charge of Paraphernalia.  Mr. Zani was seen by the District Court Commissioner and released on his Personal Recognizance.
 

 

May 25th 2014,  at 1240 hours a Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Deputy observed a black Dodge Charger traveling southbound on US route 113 in the area of Deer Park Drive in Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland driving at 81 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone.

 

  The Deputy attempted to catch up to the vehicle as the vehicle appeared to be increasing its speed to elude the Deputy.  The Deputy Stopped the vehicle and identified the operator of the vehicle as Brandon S Outarsingh, 20, from Silver Spring Maryland.   A Worcester County K9 Officer was also on scene, as the K9 Officer advised Mr. Outarsingh that the vehicle was going to be scanned, Mr. Outarsingh admitted to having Marijuana in the vehicle.  During the search of the vehicle the Deputies located a glass smoking device, and suspected Marijuana.

 

A female passenger of the vehicle, identified as Catalina A Custen, 19, of Silver Spring, Maryland admitted the paraphernalia was hers.

 

  Mr. Outarsingh received a Traffic Citation for 81 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour and he was arrested for the possession of Marijuana and possession of Paraphernalia.  He also received two Criminal Citations and was released on his signature.  Ms. Catalina was also arrested and she received a Criminal Citation for possession of Paraphernalia, and she was released on her signature.

 

 

May 25, 2014,  at approximately 0844 hours, a Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Deputy, was on patrol in the area of Philadelphia Ave and 1st St Ocean City, Worcester County Maryland, when they observed a black Mercedes spinning its wheels.

 

The Deputy stopped the vehicle and made contact with the driver of the vehicle, Jeremy Despasquale, age 23, of Laurel, Delaware, and the passenger Richard Stanley, 24, of Yorktown, Virginia.  Mr. Despasquale’s license appeared to be suspended by the state of Delaware.

 

A K9 scan of the vehicle was performed with a positive alert by the K9.  The Deputy searched both subjects and located in Mr. Stanley’s front pocket a Marlboro cigarette box, which had inside 2 suspected Marijuana cigarettes. Mr. Stanley was placed under arrest for possession of Marijuana less than 10 grams.

 

   Mr. Despasquale was cited for spinning wheels. Mr. Stanley was issued a Citation for possession of Marijuana less than 10 grams, and released on his signature.

 

 

 May 27, 2014,  at approximately 0733 hours, Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Deputies, responded to Hurricane Rd, Ocean City, Worcester County Maryland, in an attempt to locate Ashley Nicole Lewis, 25, of Berlin, for an outstanding paternity warrant.

 

  Upon arrival, Worcester County Sheriff’s Deputies, made contact with Ms. Lewis, who was asleep in the front seat of a van, in front of a residence. Ms. Lewis was placed under arrest for the outstanding warrant.

 

   Worcester County Sheriff's Office Deputies searched the van after consent was given and located hypodermic syringes, and metal spoons with suspected heroin residue.  Ms. Lewis was then placed under arrest for 2 counts of possession CDS paraphernalia, 1 count of possession controlled paraphernalia, and 1 count of CDS possession not Marijuana.  Ms. Lewis was taken before the District Court Commissioner for the drug charges, where she was held in the Worcester County Jail on a $5,000.00 bond, and is awaiting trial.  

 

 

Lt. Edward C. Schreier

Worcester County Sheriff's Office

Hogan Receipts Top $1 Million Qualifying For Matching Funds....

Hogan receipts top $1 million qualifying for matching funds, nearly $400K cash on hand; over $1.3M available for primary and $2.6M for general election.

Annapolis, MD – May 27 – The grassroots gubernatorial campaign of Anne Arundel business executive Larry Hogan continued to surge according to his latest campaign finance report.  For the year, Hogan has collected $1.1 million and ends the filing period with $390,000 in cash on hand.  Because Hogan declared his candidacy in late January, his campaign’s fundraising figures cover just the past six weeks.  The figures reported by the other candidates for the state’s highest office began on January 9, a five and half month period.

Hogan said, “Our grassroots campaign to change Maryland continues to gain traction and unite voters who are fed up with one-party rule, runaway spending, massive tax hikes and incompetent leadership.
 
“While career politicians focus on winning over Annapolis elites, Boyd and I have been travelling throughout Maryland to win the support of each and every voter who is tired of politics as usual.  We are humbled by the outpouring of support from average Marylanders; clearly our message of change is resonating, our election strategy is sound, and we’ll have the resources to win the GOP primary and go the distance in the general election.

The Hogan-Rutherford campaign is the only GOP ticket to qualify for public financing and is expected to receive approximately $275,000 next week in state matching funds.  Overall, the campaign will have more than $1.3 million to spend in the June 24 primary and would have $2.6 million available for a general election effort.

Hogan-Rutherford By the Numbers:

 

·         Total 2014 Receipts                 $1,050,539.57

 

·         Total 2014 Expenditures          $675,192.30   

 

·         Cash on hand                           $389,206.92

 

·         1^st public fund tranche, approx            $275,000 (expected week of 6/2/14)

 

·         Available for primary, approx $1.3M

 

·         Available for general, approx  $2.6M

   

One Night FREE Admission To Cypress Park Sponsored By Tyson Foods

    Free Admission to the Cypress Festival Saturday, June 14th  sponsored by Tyson Foods! 

 

 

Under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

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Get your team in the Raft Race,  Tug O War or enter your boat in the Boat Decorating Contest!  

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Launch Today: International Space Station

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Three people head to space today, and you can watch it live on NASA TV!

Tune in at 3 p.m. ET (17:00 UTC) to watch ***NASA Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman, Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, and Soyuz Commander Maxim Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) lift off at 3:57 p.m. ET (17:57 UTC) en route to the International Space Station: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

 

 

***Reid Wiseman is from Maryland

MarVa Theater Presents "Little Shop of Horrors" LIVE

Investigating Student Aid Fraud

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FBI-It’s a yearly spring ritual: college-bound students, young and old, applying online for much-needed federal student aid in the form of grants or loans.

Unfortunately, a few unscrupulous individuals view Title IV Federal Student Assistance funding as a way to line their own pockets—not to get an education. According to a recent assessment by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General, the number of aid recipients potentially taking part in criminal fraud rings is increasing.

And while the FBI doesn’t generally become involved these cases because of our necessary focus on counterterrorism, cyber crime, and other national security and major criminal threats, we do—as resources allow—assist our partners at the Department of Education and other agencies in rooting out some of the more egregious offenders. The Bureau brings to the table the same investigative methods and techniques we’ve used so successfully against criminals who commit other types of government fraud.

Why the increase in student aid fraud? For one, there are more online higher education opportunities—a single criminal participant can create multiple online student identities and apply for aid in each name. Another reason is the growing popularity of open access, lower-cost schools—like community colleges—where perpetrators can get back a larger percentage of a financial aid award in the form of excess Title IV funds (once the school applies the funds to tuition, anything left over is remitted directly to the “student” to use on related educational expenses like books, supplies, transportation, living costs, etc.).

It’s not just the theft of millions of dollars of taxpayer money, though. Criminals committing federal student aid fraud are stealing enrollment slots from legitimate students and depriving qualified students of the Title IV funds they need. Those grants and loans sometimes make the difference between attending school and not attending school.

But the government and the higher education community are fighting back.

Recently, four people in Montgomery, Alabama were sentenced in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud the Department of Education and various colleges and universities of financial aid money. And just a week earlier, three defendants pled guilty to a federal student aid fraud scheme in San Francisco. The Bureau was involved in both cases. (See sidebar for more information.)
Over the past several years, we’ve played a supporting role in a handful of other student aid fraud cases as well. For example:

• A Baltimore-area school test proctor and an admissions officer pled guilty in a scheme to manipulate test scores of students who were taking assessment exams to qualify for federal grants.
• A former inmate at a South Carolina prison pled guilty to applying for federal student aid using the identities of some of her fellow inmates.
• A San Diego college paid a civil settlement and its financial aid director pled guilty in connection with a scheme to submit falsified financial aid applications to obtain grants for students who were not eligible to receive them.

Investigative entities will continue to identity and bring to justice those who commit federal student aid fraud. And the Department of Education and colleges and universities will continue to put protections in place that make it harder to perpetrate these crimes.
Both actions will help ensure that federal student aid for higher education ends up in the hands of those who need and deserve it the most.

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Hogan Airs Second TV Ad in Statewide Buy....

Hogan airs second TV ad in statewide buy; “Together we can change Maryland for the better.” 


ANNAPOLIS – MAY 27 – Gubernatorial Candidate Larry Hogan today launched his second ad of the GOP primary.  Airing statewide, the 30 second spot “Together” is narrated by Hogan and features the Anne Arundel County business executive meeting with voters.  The new ad follows last week’s announcement that the Hogan-Rutherford campaign has surpassed the fundraising threshold required to receive matching public campaign funds.  In addition to the funds raised directly, the campaign is expected to receive more than $2.5 million in public funds which it says will enable them to “hit the ground running after the June 24 primary.”


The 30-second TV spot begins by referencing a recent Gallup survey that found that 47 percent of Marylanders “would leave if they could.”  The ad highlights Hogan’s economic platform and the need to “get spending under control” and “roll back as many of [the O’Malley-Brown administration’s] 40 tax increases as we can.”


SEE VIDEO CLIP:  ​ http://youtu.be/NfOyV0BlKns

 AD COPY:
“Tell me – how many of your know someone who is thinking about leaving Maryland?  Raise your hand.

Nearly half would leave if they could.  Now, that kind of breaks my heart.

We have three priorities:  We’re about jobs, middle class families and restoring our economy.

The first thing we’ve got to do is get spending under control, and then we want to roll back as many of these forty tax increases as we can.

We’re the only state that taxes the rain.

They never met a tax that they didn’t like, or at least one they didn’t hike.

My name is Larry Hogan and together we can change Maryland for the better.”

Don't Be A STUPID Pet Owner!

IF you love your pet why would you take a chance with his life?

 

 

Coast Guard Rescues 3 Stranded On Hog Island, Va.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued a mother, her daughter and the daughter's friend Sunday after the three were lost and disorientated on Hog Island, located on Virginia's Eastern Shore.

The boyfriend of the mother contacted Coast Guard Sector Hampton Road Command Center watchstanders at approximately 8 p.m. Sunday and requested Coast Guard assistance.

Sector Hampton Roads watchstanders dispatched a crew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
The helicopter crew arrived on scene at approximately 9:30 p.m. and located the trio.

The helicopter crew lowered a swimmer, hoisted the mother and two girls into the helicopter and took them to Accomack County Airport in Melfa.

The Delmarva Discovery Center Begins Its Summer Schedule

Today we remember and thank all those who have given their lives to protect our freedom.

 

Delmarva Discovery Center  also begins its summer schedule and is now open 7 days a week from 10 am - 4 pm.

 

What will you DISCOVER?