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It Was the Year of The Incumbents: Orange Delegation Re-Affirmed

|Date: November 17, 2022

It Was the Year of The Incumbents: Orange Delegation Re-Affirmed

With a turnout of 65.2%, voter participation in the November 8 mid-terms was brisk, but did not produce a ...

With a turnout of 65.2%, voter participation in the November 8 mid-terms was brisk, but did not produce any surprises. “It all went very smoothly,” said Orange Head Moderator Mitch Goldblatt. “People ...

November 17, 2022
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Orange Honors Its Veterans

|Date: November 17, 2022

Orange Honors Its Veterans

Under the leadership of the American Legion Post 127, and its commander, Lewis Merritt, the town of Orang ...

Under the leadership of the American Legion Post 127, and its commander, Lewis Merritt, the town of Orange celebrated its veterans with a ceremony on Veterans Day, November 11. The highlight of the e ...

November 17, 2022
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School Board Fetes Volunteer Extraordinaire

|Date: November 17, 2022

School Board Fetes Volunteer Extraordinaire

Beth Cohen – one of the two Bs in B&B Transportation – recently retired from the position of bus rout ...

Beth Cohen – one of the two Bs in B&B Transportation – recently retired from the position of bus route coordinator for the town and BOWA district (Bethany, Orange, Woodbridge and Amity). “We must ...

November 17, 2022
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Amity Enrollment Declines Continue

|Date: November 17, 2022

Amity Enrollment Declines Continue

In less than 2 years, my oldest daughter will be off to Amity Middle School. That timeline has made me pa ...

In less than 2 years, my oldest daughter will be off to Amity Middle School. That timeline has made me pay far more attention to what is going on in our Amity Regional District in recent months. We mo ...

November 17, 2022
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Amity Budget Surplus and Costs Are Reasonable and Compare Favorably with Peers

|Date: November 17, 2022

Amity Budget Surplus and Costs Are Reasonable and Compare Favorably with Peers

Common Questions About the Amity Budget and Surplus (Part 2 of 2) Dr. K. Sudhir, Amity BOE and AFC Member ...

Common Questions About the Amity Budget and Surplus (Part 2 of 2) Dr. K. Sudhir, Amity BOE and AFC Member Over the last few years, many articles complained that the Amity budget surplus is too high, w ...

November 17, 2022
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Orange Dedicates Environmentally Friendlier Fire Engine

|Date: November 17, 2022

Orange Dedicates Environmentally Friendlier Fire Engine

Orange Volunteer Fire Department Holds Wetdown Ceremony For Newest Apparatus Orange volunteer firefighter ...

Orange Volunteer Fire Department Holds Wetdown Ceremony For Newest Apparatus Orange volunteer firefighters dedicated a new fire engine that improves their ability to protect town lives and property wh ...

November 17, 2022
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Newcomer Challenges Senator – With A Smile

|Date: October 26, 2022

Newcomer Challenges Senator – With A Smile

Kim-Marie Mullin is a new arrival, not only to the political scene, but to the area. Moving to West Have ...

Kim-Marie Mullin is a new arrival, not only to the political scene, but to the area. Moving to West Haven in the middle of the pandemic, she used her spare time to fix up a run-down bungalow she had ...

October 26, 2022
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Senator Maroney: An ‘Independent Voice’

|Date: October 26, 2022

Senator Maroney: An ‘Independent Voice’

State Sen. James Maroney currently represents the 14th Senatorial District encompassing Milford, Orange, ...

State Sen. James Maroney currently represents the 14th Senatorial District encompassing Milford, Orange, and a slice of southern Woodbridge and western West Haven. In the upcoming election he is seek ...

October 26, 2022
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Welander Seeks Second Term

|Date: October 26, 2022

Welander Seeks Second Term

With her first term in the state House coming to a close, State Rep. Mary Welander is seeking a second te ...

With her first term in the state House coming to a close, State Rep. Mary Welander is seeking a second term representing those living in the 114th House District – stretching from Orange and Woodbridg ...

October 26, 2022
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Dan Cowan Stands For ‘Parents Bill of Rights’

|Date: October 26, 2022

Dan Cowan Stands For ‘Parents Bill of Rights’

“I envision a legislature that allows the people of Connecticut to make choices for themselves and their ...

“I envision a legislature that allows the people of Connecticut to make choices for themselves and their families,” that quote from Dan Cowan’s website at https://22dac114.com/ pretty much encapsulate ...

October 26, 2022
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Community Mourns Loss of Beloved Teacher

|Date: October 26, 2022

Community Mourns Loss of Beloved Teacher

Many Orange residents were moved to embrace and offer support to a local family recently, after the fathe ...

Many Orange residents were moved to embrace and offer support to a local family recently, after the father, a long-time Amity shop teacher, died unexpectedly. Bill Battaglia, 46, left behind his wife ...

October 26, 2022
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Items Being Collected For New Time Capsule

|Date: September 29, 2022

Items Being Collected For New Time Capsule

Fifty years ago, as part of the Town’s Sesquicentennial celebration, a time capsule was buried on the Ora ...

Fifty years ago, as part of the Town’s Sesquicentennial celebration, a time capsule was buried on the Orange Green. The location of the capsule was kept a secret until a few days before the Orange Co ...

September 29, 2022
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Zoners Hesitantly Allow Dispensary in Commercial Zone, Nix Winery Plans

|Date: September 29, 2022

Zoners Hesitantly Allow Dispensary in Commercial Zone, Nix Winery Plans

The Orange Plan and Zoning Commission, at its September 20 meeting, did away with a moratorium it had ado ...

The Orange Plan and Zoning Commission, at its September 20 meeting, did away with a moratorium it had adopted about a year ago on allowing cannabis establishments in town, thereby allowing an applican ...

September 29, 2022
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Amity Votes Not to Return $1.5 Million Surplus to Towns

|Date: September 29, 2022

Amity Votes Not to Return $1.5 Million Surplus to Towns

Major Implications for Town Revenue & Actual Budget Need Author Note: The goal of balancing Town need ...

Major Implications for Town Revenue & Actual Budget Need Author Note: The goal of balancing Town needs with taxpayer affordability is a challenging one. In my view, one of the requirements of bei ...

September 29, 2022
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Matt Giglietti Resigns from Amity Finance Committee

|Date: September 29, 2022

Matt Giglietti Resigns from Amity Finance Committee

Surplus Issue was “the last straw” Below is the transcript of Matt Giglietti announcing his resignation f ...

Surplus Issue was “the last straw” Below is the transcript of Matt Giglietti announcing his resignation from the Amity Finance Committee (AFC) on 09-12-22 after serving for 20 years as the Vice-Chairm ...

September 29, 2022
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Amity Schools Relax Pandemic Rules

|Date: August 25, 2022

Amity Schools Relax Pandemic Rules

Students Expected to Mask When Symptomatic When students return to school next week, pandemic mitigation ...

Students Expected to Mask When Symptomatic When students return to school next week, pandemic mitigation practices will no longer be required for healthy individuals. Following the State Department o ...

August 25, 2022
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Amity: What to do with the surplus?

|Date: August 25, 2022

Amity: What to do with the surplus?

When residents voted down the Amity School District budget twice this spring, the fact that the District ...

When residents voted down the Amity School District budget twice this spring, the fact that the District has been carrying vast surpluses seemed to rub many people the wrong way, even if long-standing ...

August 25, 2022
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Where Did They Shop?

|Date: August 25, 2022

Where Did They Shop?

When the early settlers came to Milford in 1639, they didn’t bring much food with them on those tiny ship ...

When the early settlers came to Milford in 1639, they didn’t bring much food with them on those tiny ships and no anticipation of finding shops as in England for sustenance. But Peter Prudden brought ...

August 25, 2022
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Flower Show Celebrates ‘Bicentennial Blooms’

|Date: June 23, 2022

Flower Show Celebrates ‘Bicentennial Blooms’

The Garden Club of Orange staged a celebration of the local flora by presenting a flower show dubbed Bice ...

The Garden Club of Orange staged a celebration of the local flora by presenting a flower show dubbed Bicentennial Blooms, on Sunday, June 5, at High Plains Community Center gym. The exhibit featured t ...

June 23, 2022
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Parade To Mark Town’s 200th Birthday

|Date: June 23, 2022

Parade To Mark Town’s 200th Birthday

The Bicentennial Committee has unanimously selected Selectwoman Judy Wright Williams as grand marshal for ...

The Bicentennial Committee has unanimously selected Selectwoman Judy Wright Williams as grand marshal for the upcoming bicentennial parade. The parade is scheduled to take place this weekend, steppin ...

June 23, 2022
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