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History Corner: Where Do We Go From Here?…

|Date: September 30, 2021

History Corner: Where Do We Go From Here?…

The American Revolution was initiated by delegates from thirteen colonies of British America against the ...

The American Revolution was initiated by delegates from thirteen colonies of British America against the British. I know or hope you know that the war was fought over the issue of American independen ...

September 30, 2021
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Pack 922 Is Together and Hiking

|Date: September 30, 2021

Pack 922 Is Together and Hiking

September 13th Pack 922 met for the first time since the spring. We welcomed new faces and were able to ...

September 13th Pack 922 met for the first time since the spring. We welcomed new faces and were able to reconnect with our dens. Scouts were able to hear about our fun happenings that are to come. ...

September 30, 2021
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Orange Recycling Committee Contactless Paper Shredding & Mattress Recycling Day

|Date: September 30, 2021

Orange Recycling Committee Contactless Paper Shredding & Mattress Recycling Day

The Orange Recycling Committee has announced the next paper shredding and mattress recycling event, will ...

The Orange Recycling Committee has announced the next paper shredding and mattress recycling event, will be held rain or shine on Saturday, October 9, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the front pa ...

September 30, 2021
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Eagle Project Completed at Holy Infant Church

|Date: September 02, 2021

Eagle Project Completed at Holy Infant Church

On Saturday, July 10, 2021, Benjamin Cap from Boy Scout Troop 12 completed his eagle project at Holy Infa ...

On Saturday, July 10, 2021, Benjamin Cap from Boy Scout Troop 12 completed his eagle project at Holy Infant Church, focusing on beautifying the outdoor front right wing section of the church. In late ...

September 02, 2021
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History Corner: He Didn’t Have a Clue…

|Date: September 01, 2021

History Corner: He Didn’t Have a Clue…

In 1830, a young Dennis Stone built a home on Orange Center Road which was actually North Main Street. A ...

In 1830, a young Dennis Stone built a home on Orange Center Road which was actually North Main Street. After all, streets were only dirt roads with names that fit where they were with South Main Stre ...

September 01, 2021
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Stone-Otis House Museum Is Open

|Date: September 01, 2021

Stone-Otis House Museum Is Open

The Stone-Otis House is open Sundays 1:00-3:00. Come tour the 1830 home built a mere 8 years after the f ...

The Stone-Otis House is open Sundays 1:00-3:00. Come tour the 1830 home built a mere 8 years after the founding of the Town of Orange. The year 2022 will be a banner one as Orange will be celebratin ...

September 01, 2021
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The Garden Club of Orange participating in Orange Country Fair

|Date: September 01, 2021

The Garden Club of Orange participating in Orange Country Fair

As part of the Orange Country Fair, to be held on September 18 – 19 at the Orange Fairgrounds, the Garden ...

As part of the Orange Country Fair, to be held on September 18 – 19 at the Orange Fairgrounds, the Garden Club will be selling mums and other plants. Two programs will also be featured. The first, “Sp ...

September 01, 2021
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Pack 922 News – September 2021

|Date: September 01, 2021

Pack 922 News – September 2021

With the beginning of a new school year comes the start of a new scouting year. Pack 922 has many things ...

With the beginning of a new school year comes the start of a new scouting year. Pack 922 has many things planned this year and we are looking for new friends. Boys and girls in the Orange area grade ...

September 01, 2021
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The Garden Club of Orange Beautifies…

|Date: September 01, 2021

The Garden Club of Orange Beautifies…

By planting the green with orange sun-patients... By weeding, cleaning and planting the Stone Otis house. ...

By planting the green with orange sun-patients... By weeding, cleaning and planting the Stone Otis house... By planting around the sign of the High Pains Community Center... The Garden Club of Orange ...

September 01, 2021
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Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut Presents Environmental School Course on “Water and Related Issues” in September

|Date: September 01, 2021

Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut Presents Environmental School Course on “Water and Related Issues” in September

Water has become a hot issue lately. Currently, half of the continental United States is suffering from ...

Water has become a hot issue lately. Currently, half of the continental United States is suffering from severe drought, a condition that threatens humans, livestock and crops. Scientists attribute t ...

September 01, 2021
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What’s New at the Orange Historical Society…?

|Date: June 24, 2021

What’s New at the Orange Historical Society…?

Do you have a few minutes? Let me start by saying thank you to our local readers for the support you hav ...

Do you have a few minutes? Let me start by saying thank you to our local readers for the support you have given us during our year of despair. Well, maybe not despair but frustration at not being ab ...

June 24, 2021
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Orange Historical Society Receives Award of Merit

|Date: June 24, 2021

Orange Historical Society Receives Award of Merit

The Orange Historical Society (OHS), in 2000, became aware of an old house in Orange, to be vacated by th ...

The Orange Historical Society (OHS), in 2000, became aware of an old house in Orange, to be vacated by the 19th owner, who wished to have the society purchase the home. Without adequate funding, the ...

June 24, 2021
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Pack 922 Finishes Scouting Year

|Date: June 24, 2021

Pack 922 Finishes Scouting Year

Pack 922 has officially finished the scouting year; however, we will continue to bring the scouts togethe ...

Pack 922 has officially finished the scouting year; however, we will continue to bring the scouts together through summer events. In May we had our Blue and Gold advancement ceremony where older cub ...

June 24, 2021
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The Garden Club of Orange Annual Luncheon Meeting and celebration of the club’s 90th year!

|Date: June 24, 2021

The Garden Club of Orange Annual Luncheon Meeting and celebration of the club’s 90th year!

New President Patti Logioco honors Linda Bradford, outgoing president with a Life Member Award to the Fed ...

New President Patti Logioco honors Linda Bradford, outgoing president with a Life Member Award to the Federated Garden Club of Connecticut. Gail Nixon recieves the first Annual Distinguish Service for ...

June 24, 2021
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The Garden Club of Orange Explores Historic House and Garden

|Date: June 24, 2021

The Garden Club of Orange Explores Historic House and Garden

Members of the Orange Garden Club visited the Bellamy-Ferriday House and Garden in Bethlehem, Connecticut ...

Members of the Orange Garden Club visited the Bellamy-Ferriday House and Garden in Bethlehem, Connecticut and enjoyed the house tour and especially the gardens, filled with lilacs, peonies, and many o ...

June 24, 2021
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Letter: Garden Club Extends Thanks

|Date: June 24, 2021

Letter: Garden Club Extends Thanks

The Garden Club of Orange would like to extend its thanks to the town for the use of its facilities durin ...

The Garden Club of Orange would like to extend its thanks to the town for the use of its facilities during the Covid-19 pandemic. We were able to use High Plains Community Center Pavilion on several ...

June 24, 2021
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Letter: We Have a Gem in Our Town

|Date: June 24, 2021

Letter: We Have a Gem in Our Town

Do you know you have a gem in your town? It is the Bryan-Andrew House at 131 Old Tavern Road. I had rea ...

Do you know you have a gem in your town? It is the Bryan-Andrew House at 131 Old Tavern Road. I had read about it during COVID, and made a mental note to follow-up when restrictions were lifted. An ...

June 24, 2021
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History Corner: Something…?

|Date: May 27, 2021

History Corner: Something…?

Several years ago, I wrote a piece on “nothing” which turned out to be something as “nothing IS something ...

Several years ago, I wrote a piece on “nothing” which turned out to be something as “nothing IS something, right? Well, as I write, I see the list I have on my computer says I have written 154 storie ...

May 27, 2021
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Orange Historical Society Fills the Trailer

|Date: May 27, 2021

Orange Historical Society Fills the Trailer

Thank you to all our friends and neighbors who cleaned out their cupboards and closets. With help from t ...

Thank you to all our friends and neighbors who cleaned out their cupboards and closets. With help from the Orange Juniorettes, the trailer in front of High Plains was filled with bags of gently used ...

May 27, 2021
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Ongoing Doll Sale

|Date: May 27, 2021

Ongoing Doll Sale

The Orange Historical Society has an ongoing doll sale at the Academy Building, 605 Orange Center Road, O ...

The Orange Historical Society has an ongoing doll sale at the Academy Building, 605 Orange Center Road, Orange. Come see all the lovely dolls and buy one for that special someone in your life. The Ac ...

May 27, 2021
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