OC Today-Dispatch NOVEMBER 7, 2025
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OC chamber shifts into winter mode It isn’t closed, but its office isn’t exactly open either, as cuts back for the off-season and considers what steps it will take once spring rolls around. — PAGE 68
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RETIRED SUPERINTENDENT CONFIRMS RUN Former Superintendent of Schools Lou Taylor and incumbent Worcester County Commissioner Joe Mitrecic filed their candidacy papers Tuesday for the 2026 election. Taylor, who retired from the school system in June, seeks to fill the District 6 (Bishopville/Ocean Pines) seat held by Jim Bunting. Mitrecic has decided to pursue another four-year term representing Ocean City. Story on page 12.
Schools post top scores again The state Department of Education released its report card on schools Tuesday, with Worcester County’s system once again the only one in the state where all schools eligible for rating earned four or five stars. — PAGE 28
Get. Off. The. Sidewalk. Ocean City mayor and council make it clear, cyclists, scooters, etc. should not ride on the sidewalk. — PAGE 72