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
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OFFSHORE SPEED LIMIT
Right whale slow zone runs through Nov. 10 cause they spend much of their time at or close to the water’s surface, according to NOAA Fisheries. As such, vessel strikes are a primary threat to the species. In addition, right whales can be difficult to spot from a boat because of their dark color and lack of a dorsal fin. Environmental conditions like bad weather, murky water, and low light can affect boaters’ ability to see these whales. To rebuild the North Atlantic right whale population, NOAA Fisheries is enacting management measures to help reduce the risk of vessel strikes. That includes speed restrictions on marine vessels in certain areas where right whales are found. The current slow zone applies to all vessels underway off the coast of Ocean City. However, NOAA Fisheries also maintains Seasonal Management Areas, the closest of which being located at the entrance of the Chesapeake Bay. In those areas, vessels 65 feet or longer must travel 10 knots or less at certain times of the year.
Bethany Hooper Associate Editor (Nov. 7, 2025) An offshore slow zone for boaters will remain in effect through Nov. 10 after endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted east of Ocean City last week. Last Tuesday, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries issued a notice to boaters of a newly enacted right whale slow zone. Speed restrictions remain in effect through Monday. “Mariners are requested to avoid or transit at 10 knots or less inside the area where right whales have been detected to reduce the risk of vessel strikes,” the notice reads. Endangered North Atlantic right whales are at heightened risk for vessel strikes be-
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