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“Strange Magic” Featured for the Orange Independence Day Concert & Fireworks Spectacular on Sunday, July 2nd

|Date: June 27, 2017

“Strange Magic” Featured for the Orange Independence Day Concert & Fireworks Spectacular on Sunday, July 2nd

The Town of Orange may be small in population, but it gained the reputation over the past several years f ...

The Town of Orange may be small in population, but it gained the reputation over the past several years for bringing in internationally renowned bands and one of the best fireworks displays in the New ...

June 27, 2017
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Black Bear Sighting in Town

|Date: June 27, 2017

Black Bear Sighting in Town

News that a black bear was passing through town earlier this month travelled nearly as fast as he did as ...

News that a black bear was passing through town earlier this month travelled nearly as fast as he did as locals called the Selectman’s office and Police Department to report its path. First Selectman ...

June 27, 2017
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Board of Education Jams Out at Monthly Meeting

|Date: June 27, 2017

Board of Education Jams Out at Monthly Meeting

The Orange Board of Education received an education itself at its monthly meeting June 19. Four fourth gr ...

The Orange Board of Education received an education itself at its monthly meeting June 19. Four fourth graders from Peck Place School and music teachers from Peck and Turkey Hill Schools taught the bo ...

June 27, 2017
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TPZC Extends Moratorium to TODD

|Date: June 27, 2017

TPZC Extends Moratorium to TODD

Developers interested in submitting plans for the Transit Oriented Development District at the site of th ...

Developers interested in submitting plans for the Transit Oriented Development District at the site of the proposed Metro-North train station will have to wait as the Town Plan and Zoning Commission v ...

June 27, 2017
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Zoning Applicant Requests Lowering Age for Senior Housing

|Date: June 27, 2017

Zoning Applicant Requests Lowering Age for Senior Housing

Property owner Sadri Sohayegh hopes the Town Plan and Zoning Commission will consider lowering the age of ...

Property owner Sadri Sohayegh hopes the Town Plan and Zoning Commission will consider lowering the age of her senior housing apartments to boost the spirits of the elderly people who live there. In a ...

June 27, 2017
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Voters Approve $15 Million Bond Vote

|Date: May 24, 2017

Voters Approve $15 Million Bond Vote

Officials got the go-ahead to begin a host of improvements on roads and facilities in town as the ...

Officials got the go-ahead to begin a host of improvements on roads and facilities in town as the nearly $15 million bond proposal passed by referendum. Just 399 residents cast their votes; wi ...

May 24, 2017
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Voters Pass Town Budget

|Date: May 24, 2017

Voters Pass Town Budget

Charter Revision Falls Short of Required Turnout A May 18 referendum fell short of the roughly 1600 voter ...

Charter Revision Falls Short of Required Turnout A May 18 referendum fell short of the roughly 1600 voters that were required to pass changes to the town’s Charter, sending the commission back to the ...

May 24, 2017
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TPZC Denies Affordable Housing Application

|Date: May 24, 2017

TPZC Denies Affordable Housing Application

A plan to build a mixed use development with affordable housing units in the proposed Transit Orie ...

A plan to build a mixed use development with affordable housing units in the proposed Transit Oriented Development District (TODD) was shot down by the Town Plan and Zoning Commission (TPZC) be ...

May 24, 2017
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TPZC Says No to New Hotel

|Date: May 24, 2017

TPZC Says No to New Hotel

Proposal Goes to Appeals Board for Variance Approval Town Plan and Zoning Commissioners say they w ...

Proposal Goes to Appeals Board for Variance Approval Town Plan and Zoning Commissioners say they would welcome an extended stay hotel at the site of the proposed train station, but a zoning gli ...

May 24, 2017
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Board of Ed Opens Discussion on Policies Regarding Food

|Date: May 24, 2017

Board of Ed Opens Discussion on Policies Regarding Food

After the Great Cupcake War of 2014 was won by parents who urged the Board of Education to continue to al ...

After the Great Cupcake War of 2014 was won by parents who urged the Board of Education to continue to allow children to enjoy cupcakes and other food during celebrations and themed days, the board is ...

May 24, 2017
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Long-time Amity Pop Warner Football President Retires

|Date: April 30, 2017

Long-time Amity Pop Warner Football President Retires

Fellow Founding Member Takes the Spartans’ Helm Every fall Sunday for the past nine years, Rich an ...

Fellow Founding Member Takes the Spartans’ Helm Every fall Sunday for the past nine years, Rich and Laurie Photos would get up at the crack of dawn and go to the football field at Amity Regiona ...

April 30, 2017
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New Student Assessments Provide More Holistic Perspective of Student Growth

|Date: April 30, 2017

New Student Assessments Provide More Holistic Perspective of Student Growth

In the ever-changing world of public education, the State Department of Education has a new accountabilit ...

In the ever-changing world of public education, the State Department of Education has a new accountability system for student performance called The Next Generation Accountability System. Director of ...

April 30, 2017
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Case Memorial Library To Close On Saturdays Due To Budget Cuts

|Date: April 30, 2017

Case Memorial Library To Close On Saturdays Due To Budget Cuts

Cuts to the Case Memorial Library’s staff budget, including the elimination of funding and a hiring freez ...

Cuts to the Case Memorial Library’s staff budget, including the elimination of funding and a hiring freeze for an essential professional librarian position, forced the Case Memorial Library Commission ...

April 30, 2017
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Orange Democrats & Republicans Jointly Support Charter Revision Proposal

|Date: April 30, 2017

Orange Democrats & Republicans Jointly Support Charter Revision Proposal

Orange Democratic Town Chairman, Jody Dietch, and Orange Republican Town Chairman, Nancy Nastri, jointly ...

Orange Democratic Town Chairman, Jody Dietch, and Orange Republican Town Chairman, Nancy Nastri, jointly announced that the Town’s two political parties both support the proposed amendments to the Tow ...

April 30, 2017
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Amity Middle School Orange “Giving Hair & Hope”

|Date: April 30, 2017

Amity Middle School Orange “Giving Hair & Hope”

On April 3rd Amity Middle School in Orange hosted its 9th annual “Giving Hair and Hope” event. Th ...

On April 3rd Amity Middle School in Orange hosted its 9th annual “Giving Hair and Hope” event. This amazing evening not only raises funds for St. Baldrick’s Foundation to fight childhood cance ...

April 30, 2017
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$15 Million Bond Proposal Goes to Public Vote

|Date: April 06, 2017

$15 Million Bond Proposal Goes to Public Vote

On April 18 Town officials will bring a nearly $15 million bond proposal to residents to approve f ...

On April 18 Town officials will bring a nearly $15 million bond proposal to residents to approve for a host of improvements to town roads, schools and facilities. Voting will be held from 12 t ...

April 06, 2017
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Town Welcomes New Director of Health

|Date: April 06, 2017

Town Welcomes New Director of Health

Dr. Amir Mohammad plans to share his passion for helping people be healthier to his new position a ...

Dr. Amir Mohammad plans to share his passion for helping people be healthier to his new position as the town’s Director of Health. The new job, which is a part-time position, is really just an ...

April 06, 2017
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Selectmen Approve Lowered Property Assessments for Vets

|Date: April 06, 2017

Selectmen Approve Lowered Property Assessments for Vets

Veterans who live in Orange will get a few dollars off their property assessments as a thank you f ...

Veterans who live in Orange will get a few dollars off their property assessments as a thank you for their service. The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously on a proposal by Clerk of the Veter ...

April 06, 2017
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Orange Schools Budget Plan Shows Slight Growth

|Date: April 06, 2017

Orange Schools Budget Plan Shows Slight Growth

The Orange Board of Education presented to the town’s finance commission a $20 million spending plan that ...

The Orange Board of Education presented to the town’s finance commission a $20 million spending plan that is 1.09% higher than this current year’s budget. The town has asked each school board to keep ...

April 06, 2017
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New Principal to Take the Helm at AMSO

|Date: April 06, 2017

New Principal to Take the Helm at AMSO

The Amity Board of Education unanimously approved the hiring of Kathy Burke as the Orange Amity Mi ...

The Amity Board of Education unanimously approved the hiring of Kathy Burke as the Orange Amity Middle School’s next principal. Burke comes to Amity from Helen Keller Middle School in Easton, ...

April 06, 2017
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