Top Stories Archives | Orange Town News

Grid
List

Orange Schools Take Unprecedented Measures

|Date: April 02, 2020

Orange Schools Take Unprecedented Measures

Schools in Orange may be closed as a result of the COVID 19 coronavirus pandemic, but that doesn’t mean l ...

Schools in Orange may be closed as a result of the COVID 19 coronavirus pandemic, but that doesn’t mean learning has stopped. With no clear plan in place for an abrupt and indefinite closure, adminis ...

April 02, 2020
Read more
Orange Adapts to Coronavirus Guidelines

|Date: April 02, 2020

Orange Adapts to Coronavirus Guidelines

Town Hall is open for business as usual, but the place is unusually quiet. As residents heed government ...

Town Hall is open for business as usual, but the place is unusually quiet. As residents heed government warnings to stay at home to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, town departments and facil ...

April 02, 2020
Read more
Orange Fire Department Swears In 2020 Officers, Decorates Firefighters

|Date: April 02, 2020

Orange Fire Department Swears In 2020 Officers, Decorates Firefighters

New Fire Marshal Among Those Sworn In As Plans For The Future Discussed With friends, families and offici ...

New Fire Marshal Among Those Sworn In As Plans For The Future Discussed With friends, families and officials from area departments looking on, officers of the Orange Volunteer Fire Department were swo ...

April 02, 2020
Read more
Two Developers File Lawsuits

|Date: April 02, 2020

Two Developers File Lawsuits

The developers of two separate proposed zoning applications that were turned down by town boards have bot ...

The developers of two separate proposed zoning applications that were turned down by town boards have both filed lawsuits against the town. Attorney Kevin J. Curseaden filed suit on behalf of develope ...

April 02, 2020
Read more
Amity Students Adjust to “Distance Learning”

|Date: April 02, 2020

Amity Students Adjust to “Distance Learning”

With school buildings closed for the foreseeable future, the state’s teachers, students and administrator ...

With school buildings closed for the foreseeable future, the state’s teachers, students and administrators are embarking on a novel instructional journey: distance learning. Teachers working from ho ...

April 02, 2020
Read more
A Note From Our Publisher

|Date: March 19, 2020

A Note From Our Publisher

To Our Loyal Readers, The Orange Town News and the Woodbridge Town News have proudly been the source for ...

To Our Loyal Readers, The Orange Town News and the Woodbridge Town News have proudly been the source for community news and information to local residents for the past 15 years. While economic times a ...

March 19, 2020
Read more
Amity Explores Alternative Options to Regionalization

|Date: March 05, 2020

Amity Explores Alternative Options to Regionalization

Amity Region Five Schools Superintendent Jennifer Byars brought a guest speaker to a special meeting of t ...

Amity Region Five Schools Superintendent Jennifer Byars brought a guest speaker to a special meeting of the board of education late last month. “We’ve looked at a few options to address our unique si ...

March 05, 2020
Read more
American Cancer Society Seeks Teams for Bethany-Orange-Woodbridge Relay For Life

|Date: March 05, 2020

American Cancer Society Seeks Teams for Bethany-Orange-Woodbridge Relay For Life

Relay For Life of Bethany-Orange-Woodbridge participants Allison Su, Arity Morrison, Larry Lambiase, Ivy ...

Relay For Life of Bethany-Orange-Woodbridge participants Allison Su, Arity Morrison, Larry Lambiase, Ivy Zheng, Eveleen Jiang, and Daniela Abreu create valentines for local cancer patients at the mont ...

March 05, 2020
Read more
History Corner: Just Read This for Pure Enjoyment…

|Date: March 05, 2020

History Corner: Just Read This for Pure Enjoyment…

Writing history requires research, but even then, the research needs to be researched as well, to verify ...

Writing history requires research, but even then, the research needs to be researched as well, to verify the various sources which may or may not be authenticated. Although the internet is a treasure ...

March 05, 2020
Read more
ConnectiCare Donation To Amity Teen Center

|Date: March 05, 2020

ConnectiCare Donation To Amity Teen Center

On February 14, ConnectiCare presented a $7,285.71 donation to the Amity Teen Center in collaboration wit ...

On February 14, ConnectiCare presented a $7,285.71 donation to the Amity Teen Center in collaboration with the Connecticut Neighborhood Assistance Act (NAA) tax credit program. The donation will cont ...

March 05, 2020
Read more
New Art Gallery Opens in Woodbridge

|Date: March 05, 2020

New Art Gallery Opens in Woodbridge

For nearly two years since returning after the 2016 fire, the walls along the main corridor of the JCC of ...

For nearly two years since returning after the 2016 fire, the walls along the main corridor of the JCC of Greater New Haven located in Woodbridge have stood empty. That is now changed. The Hoos Fami ...

March 05, 2020
Read more
Turkey Hill School Presents 2nd Original Show: The Pirate Princess

|Date: March 05, 2020

Turkey Hill School Presents 2nd Original Show: The Pirate Princess

One hundred and eight Turkey Hill School (THS) students will take the stage in Turkey Hill School’s secon ...

One hundred and eight Turkey Hill School (THS) students will take the stage in Turkey Hill School’s second original production “The Pirate Princess” on Friday, April 3rd at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, Apr ...

March 05, 2020
Read more
Disney’s ‘Newsies’ Comes To Life At Notre Dame High School

|Date: March 05, 2020

Disney’s ‘Newsies’ Comes To Life At Notre Dame High School

Disney’s Newsies, the two-time Tony Award-winning musical inspired by the real-life Newsboys’ Strike of 1 ...

Disney’s Newsies, the two-time Tony Award-winning musical inspired by the real-life Newsboys’ Strike of 1899, will be performed at Notre Dame High School (West Haven) from March 13-15, 2020. When the ...

March 05, 2020
Read more
Tickets Available for Amity’s Spring Musical “The Drowsy Chaperone”

|Date: March 05, 2020

Tickets Available for Amity’s Spring Musical “The Drowsy Chaperone”

The award-winning Amity Regional High School Theater Department, under the direction of Robert and Andrea ...

The award-winning Amity Regional High School Theater Department, under the direction of Robert and Andrea Kennedy, is headed back to the Roaring Twenties with the musical comedy, “The Drowsy Chaperone ...

March 05, 2020
Read more
Byars Presents 2021 Amity Budget

|Date: February 06, 2020

Byars Presents 2021 Amity Budget

District Funds Technology Updates and SRO’s, Addresses Social Needs After several years of moderate budge ...

District Funds Technology Updates and SRO’s, Addresses Social Needs After several years of moderate budget increases, the Amity Regional School District is requesting a 3.95% increase for the 2020-21 ...

February 06, 2020
Read more
Wetlands Board Says No To Cluster Housing Project

|Date: February 06, 2020

Wetlands Board Says No To Cluster Housing Project

In a Draft Resolution of Denial prepared by Attorney Barbara Schellenberg, Inland Wetlands commissioners ...

In a Draft Resolution of Denial prepared by Attorney Barbara Schellenberg, Inland Wetlands commissioners outlined the reasons they voted unanimously to deny a plan to build cluster housing off Turkey ...

February 06, 2020
Read more
Town Mourns Loss Longtime Fire Marshal Tim Smith

|Date: February 06, 2020

Town Mourns Loss Longtime Fire Marshal Tim Smith

Volunteer firefighters and town employees in Orange are reeling from the loss of long-time Fire Marshal T ...

Volunteer firefighters and town employees in Orange are reeling from the loss of long-time Fire Marshal Tim Smith, who died Sunday, January 19th after investigating a fire in a local home. “The Orange ...

February 06, 2020
Read more
Tom Torrenti Appointed To Plan & Zoning Commision

|Date: February 06, 2020

Tom Torrenti Appointed To Plan & Zoning Commision

Orange native Tom Torrenti has been appointed to the Town Plan and Zoning Commission to fill the seat vac ...

Orange native Tom Torrenti has been appointed to the Town Plan and Zoning Commission to fill the seat vacated by Commissioner Ralph Aschettino. Torrenti, a licensed professional engineer, is owner of ...

February 06, 2020
Read more
Sens. Maroney and Lesser Hold Prescription Drug and Long-Term Care Forum

|Date: February 06, 2020

Sens. Maroney and Lesser Hold Prescription Drug and Long-Term Care Forum

The Legislators Discussed Potential Legislative Measures to Make Prescription Drug Costs and Long-Term Ca ...

The Legislators Discussed Potential Legislative Measures to Make Prescription Drug Costs and Long-Term Care Affordable State Senator James Maroney (D-Milford) and state Senator Matt Lesser (D-Middleto ...

February 06, 2020
Read more
Amity Regional High School Advances in International Debate Competition

|Date: February 06, 2020

Amity Regional High School Advances in International Debate Competition

Global Competition Sponsored by the Brewer Foundation and New York University Students from Amity Regiona ...

Global Competition Sponsored by the Brewer Foundation and New York University Students from Amity Regional High School in Woodbridge have advanced to the “Top 32” round of the International Public Pol ...

February 06, 2020
Read more