Friday, September 17, 2021

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-


Tuesday, September 14, 2021

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 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


Monday, September 13, 2021

Sunday, September 12, 2021

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