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Hummer Parade Back On in Middletown

bluedelaware.com

The Hummer’s parade will go on.

But Middletown will have some new guidelines.

Last year the parade featured a parody of undocumented immigrants placed in cages by U.S. immigration authorities.

That provoked local outrage – particularly from the Hispanic community.

The Wilmington News Journal reports that the guidelines were hammered out at a meeting where members of the Latino and African American communities spoke up about their concerns.

Jack Schreppler who requested a permit for the parade said he was pleased with the outcome.

Under the new rules the parade participants must follow all state and federal laws…such as a valid driver’s license for those driving the floats in the parade.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.