Time Machine Preview

 This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:

1995  ..  

1868  ..  Newtown (the future Pocomoke City) is in numerous news headlines from Worcester County.

1908  ..  Looks like the annual sheep penning event at Chincoteague may be ending.

1929  ..  

 1986  ..  Editorial-

Friday morning Covid-19 testing at Westover

 

More info:

Somerset Co. Health Department announces COVID-19 testing event - 47abc (wmdt.com)

School masks for Maryland

 (WBOC)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP/WBOC)- A panel of Maryland lawmakers approved an emergency measure on Tuesday to require masks in K-12 schools to help stop the spread of COVID-19. 

View full news story:

General Assembly Committee Approves Mask Mandate in Md. Schools - WBOC TV

PPE reader comment:

 Anonymous said...

If you are a public school student in Maryland you must wear a mask and practice social distancing. If you are Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez you can pay $30,000 for a ticket to the Gala at the Met and be exempt from all those bothersome rules that were made for us peons.

Reduced speed limits

 (WBOC)

BERLIN, Md.- Effective immediately, the National Park Service has lowered vehicular speed limits on several portions of Bayberry Drive within Assateague Island National Seashore.

View full news story:

Assateague Island National Seashore Announces Reduced Speed Limi - WBOC TV

            

Time Machine: 1939, 2002, 1887, 1953, 1996.

 

September, 1939

Worcester Democrat

October, 2002

Somerset Herald

Footnote:  Anyone have pictures of how that old fire area looks now? If so please send them in and we'll share. tkforppe@yahoo.com

March, 1887

Baltimore Sun

ACROSS THE USA

April, 1953

Tacoma News Tribune (Tacoma, WA.)

                                        January, 1996