Sigh of relief for Wallops?

 

(Shore Daily News)

In a significant reversal for the nation’s space agency, NASA’s science programs have been spared from a catastrophic “train wreck” budget.

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Congress limits cuts to NASA's science budget to 1% - Shore Daily News

In Salisbury: Mom arrested by ICE; misses last visit with dying son-

SALISBURY, Md. - A Salisbury man is navigating two devastating blows to his family after Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested his wife just days before their teenage son tragically passed away to cancer. 

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 “She’s never going to see him”: Salisbury teen passes days after mother’s ICE arrest | Latest News | wboc.com

Did you know... Charlie's back on TV!

 

Tidal Health scam alert-

 

(WMDT)

SALISBURY, Md. – TidalHealth is warning the community after recent scam activity targeted patients’ personal information.

Officials say scammers are posing as TidalHealth team members and contacting patients via phone, email or text message. Calls are appearing to come from a legitimate TidalHealth phone number due to caller ID spoofing.

TidalHealth advises anyone who receives a questionable call to hang up and contact their healthcare provider using the official phone number listed online, on their appointment card, or in their MyChart information.

“Protecting our patients’ privacy and financial security continues to be a top priority,” said Dr. Mark Weisman, TidalHealth’s Vice President of Information Technology. “We encourage our community to remain vigilant, pause before responding to unexpected communications, and contact TidalHealth directly using verified phone numbers if anything seems suspicious.”

If you believe you’ve received a fraudulent call, email or text from TidalHealth, report it to TidalHealth’s Speak Up/Compliance Hotline at 877-267-1937.

Coastal risks: Chincoteague Inlet is changing-

 (Shore Daily News)

The Chincoteague Town Council will host a public presentation later this month focused on how changes to the Chincoteague Inlet are reshaping the island and increasing long-term coastal risks.

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Chincoteague to host public presentation on changing inlet and effects on island - Shore Daily News

Assault on police reported-

 

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - Two Somerset County Sheriff’s deputies and a Maryland State Trooper were reportedly assaulted during a late-night incident involving a firearm threat in Princess Anne, according to police.

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Police: Deputies assaulted, injured during firearm call in Princess Anne | Latest News | wboc.com

Penguin $$$wim!

 

(Read more about it:)

Ocean City's Penguin Swim exceeds its fundraising goal | Premium Content | octodaydispatch.com

We asked... (Philadelphia & Baltimore destinations)

 
Prior to the opening of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge was Philadelphia as popular a destination as Baltimore for lower Eastern Shore residents?

Prior to the opening of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in 1952, Philadelphia was a more popular and accessible destination than Baltimore for residents of Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore. While both cities were major urban centers, geography and transportation networks made the trip to Philadelphia considerably easier. 

Accessibility to Philadelphia

The Lower Eastern Shore was historically connected to Philadelphia by rail, especially after the completion of the New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad line in the 1880s. 

• The main north-south rail route on the Delmarva Peninsula ran through Delmar and Salisbury, making Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware, direct destinations.
• For residents traveling north on the peninsula, going to Philadelphia was often quicker and more straightforward than attempting to cross the Chesapeake Bay. 

Barriers to traveling to Baltimore

Reaching Baltimore presented a significant geographical challenge due to the Chesapeake Bay separating the two sides of the state. 

• Time-consuming journeys: To get to Baltimore, Eastern Shore residents faced a long, tedious trip. Travelers either had to drive all the way north and around the head of the bay near Elkton or rely on the bay ferries.
• Inefficient ferries: While ferries were the most practical option from the 1920s to the 1940s, they became increasingly inadequate for the growing number of travelers. By the time the bridge was built, backups of cars waiting for the ferry could stretch for miles. 

Shift in travel patterns

The opening of the Bay Bridge completely reshaped the region's transportation patterns. 

• The bridge created a direct and efficient link between the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area and the Eastern Shore, allowing easy access to coastal destinations like Ocean City.
• The connection caused a dramatic shift in residents' travel and commercial preferences, with Baltimore becoming a much more common destination. 

I remember my first trip over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and after I tried to explain it to my great-grandmother. She asked if it was made of wood and if it was wide enough for two carriages to pass.

Your friend,
Slim

Pocomoke Volunteer Fire Company news-

 

Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company

We are proud to announce the results of our annual elections. Please join us in congratulating the following members on their new or continuing roles:

President: Adam Howard 

Vice President: Jerry Barbierri 

Recording Secretary: Marion Butler Jr.

Treasurer: Mike Shannon

Assistant Treasurer: Larry Fykes

Chaplain: Mike Dean

Board of Directors:

• Billy Sparrow

• Lucas Holland

Line Officers:

Chief: Eric Denston

Assistant Chief: Lucas Holland

Captain: Noah King

Lieutenant: Jimmy Englishmen

Lieutenant: Travis Cowger

Lieutenant: Josh Weichmann

Engineers:

Chief Engineer: Mark Speta

Assistant Engineer: Tommy Wall

Assistant Engineer: Christian Martin

Congratulations to all of our newly elected officers! We look forward to another strong year of leadership and service to our community.

Time Machine: 100 years ago this week in Pocomoke's newspaper; 1895, 1934, 1910.

 

February1895 

Morning Herald (Baltimore)

October 1934

Salisbury Times

August 1910

(Crisfield)

Crisfield Times

tkforppe@yahoo.com

Masks required at TidalHealth locations-

 (WBOC)

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Tidalhealth implements temporary face mask policy | Latest News | wboc.com

←TRAVELing back←

 

(UPDATE) Time Machine Preview-

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye: 

PLUS

1895  ..

1934  ..

(Used car ad.. more than two dozen listed)

Let me tell you about used cars. Sometime around 1960 Winnie

Williams and Toby Hallett came to town and decoded they wanted to get into the automobile business. Somehow, they ended up talking to C.K. Duncan of Duncan Brothers fame.

Winnie and Toby were angling to buy the dealership outright but Mr. Duncan was hemming and hawing and just wasn't sure. One day the three of them took a ride out Dividing Creek Road to Mr. Duncan's farm where he had literally hundreds upon hundreds of used cars stockpiled, hoping for an automobile shortage so he could make lots of money. Finally, C.K. says, "Well I guess we probably won't have another war anytime soon, so I guess I might as well sell the whole thing." And that is how the Midway General Motors dealership came to be, and the rest is history.

Your friend,

Slim

(Slim- was reference above to C.K. or Lynwood? tk)

Now that you mention it, I do believe it was Lynwood that Toby and Winnie were negotiating with. Obviously, I was not there for the conversation, but this is how it was told to me by Winnie.

Slim

tkforPPE says:

Slim- I wasn't aware that CK was involved in the dealership, but you would know more than me about it.

Below is from a 1963 newspaper ad:

 

 

(In later years Winnie was imaged as "General Winnie.")

(From a 1970's ad)

1910  ..

(New Crisfield entertainment center opening...)