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Amity Looks To Improve Its Athletics Facilities

|Date: October 31, 2019

Amity Looks To Improve Its Athletics Facilities

The Amity Board of Education is asking taxpayers to approve a $6.7 million bonding request for several im ...

The Amity Board of Education is asking taxpayers to approve a $6.7 million bonding request for several improvements to buildings and grounds, including, but not limited to, an all-weather field. The ...

October 31, 2019
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Amity Middle School In Orange Government Day

|Date: October 31, 2019

Amity Middle School In Orange Government Day

On Wednesday, October 16th, students from Amity Middle School in Orange worked in the government offices ...

On Wednesday, October 16th, students from Amity Middle School in Orange worked in the government offices for the Town of Orange. Seventeen students were chosen to participate from 55 essays submitted ...

October 31, 2019
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Orange Student Part of Team To Build A Robotic System

|Date: October 31, 2019

Orange Student Part of Team To Build A Robotic System

Students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are developing an autonomous rover and payload-deployin ...

Students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are developing an autonomous rover and payload-deploying drone that work together to search for and detonate landmines, a multi-year effort to provide ...

October 31, 2019
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100 Cards For 100 Years From Amity Middle School in Orange

|Date: October 31, 2019

100 Cards For 100 Years From Amity Middle School in Orange

James South, a Texas-based veteran, turns 100 on October 7th, and he is hoping to receive 100 birthday ca ...

James South, a Texas-based veteran, turns 100 on October 7th, and he is hoping to receive 100 birthday cards to celebrate his birthday. James is a World War II veteran who joined the Army in 1940 and ...

October 31, 2019
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Cable Advisory Council Area 2 Announces Howard Jacobson Scholarship Award

|Date: October 31, 2019

Cable Advisory Council Area 2 Announces Howard Jacobson Scholarship Award

CAC Area 2 will bestow two scholarships in memory of former longtime Chairperson Howard Jacobson. One hi ...

CAC Area 2 will bestow two scholarships in memory of former longtime Chairperson Howard Jacobson. One high school and one college student studying film, mass communications, and television or media s ...

October 31, 2019
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OVFD Welcome Mary L. Tracy Students

|Date: October 31, 2019

OVFD Welcome Mary L. Tracy Students

The Orange Fire Department volunteers welcomed Mary L Tracy’s kindergarten and pre-school students. One ...

The Orange Fire Department volunteers welcomed Mary L Tracy’s kindergarten and pre-school students. One of the volunteers, who is also a teacher at MLT, had an important safety conversation with the ...

October 31, 2019
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Student News 11/1/19

|Date: October 31, 2019

Student News 11/1/19

Graduations Gateway Community College Gabriella Paiva, a graduate of Amity Regional High School class of ...

Graduations Gateway Community College Gabriella Paiva, a graduate of Amity Regional High School class of 2013 graduated from Gateway Community College in May of 2019. She earned an Associates degree ...

October 31, 2019
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The Peck Place School Year is Off to A Great Start!

|Date: October 31, 2019

The Peck Place School Year is Off to A Great Start!

Peck Place students raised money for their school by completing acts of kindness throughout the community ...

Peck Place students raised money for their school by completing acts of kindness throughout the community. As a reward for reaching their goal, Mr. Balisciano fulfilled his promise to kiss a pig. In ...

October 31, 2019
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Letter: Amity Superintendents Issue “Weather Advisory”

|Date: October 31, 2019

Letter: Amity Superintendents Issue “Weather Advisory”

Once again, we are facing the time of year when New England weather can be very unpredictable and severe. ...

Once again, we are facing the time of year when New England weather can be very unpredictable and severe. Area superintendents of schools must ensure that each district meets the state mandated numbe ...

October 31, 2019
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Amity Academic Hall of Honor & Athletic Hall of Fame

|Date: October 03, 2019

Amity Academic Hall of Honor & Athletic Hall of Fame

The 2019-2020 Amity Academic Hall of Honor & Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on ...

The 2019-2020 Amity Academic Hall of Honor & Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on October 24, 2019 at The Grassy Hill Country Club in Orange beginning at 5:30 p.m. Honorees inc ...

October 03, 2019
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Amity Regional High School Science Research Program

|Date: October 03, 2019

Amity Regional High School Science Research Program

Amity Regional High School is pleased to announce that senior, Sophia Wang, was one of three young female ...

Amity Regional High School is pleased to announce that senior, Sophia Wang, was one of three young female inventors featured in Hasbro’s recently released promotional video for its newest game “Ms. Mo ...

October 03, 2019
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Cable Advisory Council Announces Howard Jacobson Scholarship Award

|Date: October 03, 2019

Cable Advisory Council Announces Howard Jacobson Scholarship Award

CAC Area 2 will bestow two scholarships in memory of former longtime Chairperson Howard Jacobson. One hi ...

CAC Area 2 will bestow two scholarships in memory of former longtime Chairperson Howard Jacobson. One high school and one college student studying film, mass communications, and television or media s ...

October 03, 2019
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SCHA Welcomes Visiting Student From Poland

|Date: October 03, 2019

SCHA Welcomes Visiting Student From Poland

SCHA (Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy) is thrilled to start the first day of school with a special vi ...

SCHA (Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy) is thrilled to start the first day of school with a special visiting student from Poland, Noemi Stankowska. Noemi (12) attends the Lauder-Morasha School in ...

October 03, 2019
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Student News 10/4/19

|Date: October 03, 2019

Student News 10/4/19

Achievements Colby College Waterville, ME—Jack D. Pletter of Orange enrolled at Colby College in Watervil ...

Achievements Colby College Waterville, ME—Jack D. Pletter of Orange enrolled at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, this fall. Before classes began September 4, Pletter took part in a weeklong orient ...

October 03, 2019
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Orange Public Schools Announce Lunch Policy

|Date: August 29, 2019

Orange Public Schools Announce Lunch Policy

The Orange Public Schools announced its policy for determining eligibility of children who may receive fr ...

The Orange Public Schools announced its policy for determining eligibility of children who may receive free or reduced-price meals served under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Local school o ...

August 29, 2019
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New Leadership At Orange Schools

|Date: August 29, 2019

New Leadership At Orange Schools

The Orange Board of Education was busy at work this summer, faced with hiring for three key roles at the ...

The Orange Board of Education was busy at work this summer, faced with hiring for three key roles at the district offices and one elementary school principal. In the spring, Director of Special Servi ...

August 29, 2019
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Kinship & Respite Fund Grants Available To Help Guardians With School Expenses

|Date: August 29, 2019

Kinship & Respite Fund Grants Available To Help Guardians With School Expenses

With adults already thinking back-to-school, Probate Judge Beverly K. Streit-Kefalas reminds court-appoin ...

With adults already thinking back-to-school, Probate Judge Beverly K. Streit-Kefalas reminds court-appointed guardians to apply for grants for school supplies. Probate Courts have been awarding grant ...

August 29, 2019
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Local Student Achieves Top ACT Score

|Date: August 29, 2019

Local Student Achieves Top ACT Score

Danielle E. Lee, a senior at Amity Regional High School, earned the highest possible ACT composite score ...

Danielle E. Lee, a senior at Amity Regional High School, earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36. Only around two-tenths of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score. In ...

August 29, 2019
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Student News 8/30/19

|Date: August 29, 2019

Student News 8/30/19

Dean’s List Adelphi University Garden City, NY—Daejin Kim of Orange has been named to the Adelphi Univers ...

Dean’s List Adelphi University Garden City, NY—Daejin Kim of Orange has been named to the Adelphi University spring 2019 Dean’s List. Kim was among a select group of outstanding students named to the ...

August 29, 2019
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Orange Scholarship Fund Awards Scholarships

|Date: August 29, 2019

Orange Scholarship Fund Awards Scholarships

The Orange Scholarship Fund held its annual presentation and reception in June at the Case Memorial Libra ...

The Orange Scholarship Fund held its annual presentation and reception in June at the Case Memorial Library. Eleven students were presented with scholarships. Outgoing president Jean Virshup was hon ...

August 29, 2019
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