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Proposal To Merge School Districts With Nearby Towns Causes Concern Among Residents

|Date: February 07, 2019

Proposal To Merge School Districts With Nearby Towns Causes Concern Among Residents

With over 1,000 new bills before the General Assembly in the January session, one in particular is causin ...

With over 1,000 new bills before the General Assembly in the January session, one in particular is causing quite a stir in the tri-town BOWA community: Senator Martin Looney’s Proposed Bill No. 454, ...

February 07, 2019
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Tax Break For Vets Public Hearing Postponed

|Date: February 07, 2019

Tax Break For Vets Public Hearing Postponed

The Board of Selectmen wants to know how residents feel about a plan to eliminate income restrictions on ...

The Board of Selectmen wants to know how residents feel about a plan to eliminate income restrictions on a federal benefits program so all veterans who live in town can get a break on their property t ...

February 07, 2019
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Fourth Generation Continues Family Tradition

|Date: February 07, 2019

Fourth Generation Continues Family Tradition

Knowing where your food comes from and eating local is one of the best ways to maintain a healthy diet an ...

Knowing where your food comes from and eating local is one of the best ways to maintain a healthy diet and one of the many perks of living in Orange is the variety of roadside stands available where l ...

February 07, 2019
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Orange Lawmakers Discuss Major Issues Impacting State

|Date: February 07, 2019

Orange Lawmakers Discuss Major Issues Impacting State

State Representatives Themis Klarides, Charles Ferraro, and Kathy Kennedy hosted a legislative office hou ...

State Representatives Themis Klarides, Charles Ferraro, and Kathy Kennedy hosted a legislative office hour on January 14 at the Case Memorial Library where they talked about the 2019 session, listened ...

February 07, 2019
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History Corner: One Man’s Story…

|Date: February 07, 2019

History Corner: One Man’s Story…

It was one o’clock in the afternoon, August 18, 1923. The majestic Aquitania on which I came to the shor ...

It was one o’clock in the afternoon, August 18, 1923. The majestic Aquitania on which I came to the shores of America, tied along pier 14…me, second class accommodations after paying for this and one ...

February 07, 2019
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Regional Water Authority Bringing Advanced Metering Infrastructure To Orange

|Date: January 10, 2019

Regional Water Authority Bringing Advanced Metering Infrastructure To Orange

Innovative Meters to Allow For Faster Readings and Early Detection of Water Leaks About 3,400 Regional Wa ...

Innovative Meters to Allow For Faster Readings and Early Detection of Water Leaks About 3,400 Regional Water Authority (RWA) customers in Orange will have the water industry’s latest metering technolo ...

January 10, 2019
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Orange Lions Club Provides Vision Screening To Students

|Date: January 10, 2019

Orange Lions Club Provides Vision Screening To Students

Each year, members of the Orange Lions Club work with Orange school nurses to conduct eye screenings to y ...

Each year, members of the Orange Lions Club work with Orange school nurses to conduct eye screenings to young students. This year, over the course of nine days, volunteers screened 748 students with ...

January 10, 2019
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Orange Community Nursery School to Reopen in Orange with New Location in Woodbridge

|Date: January 10, 2019

Orange Community Nursery School to Reopen in Orange with New Location in Woodbridge

When Orange Community Nursery School moves back into its newly renovated space at High Plains Community C ...

When Orange Community Nursery School moves back into its newly renovated space at High Plains Community Center for the next school year, a new location will be opening in Woodbridge. Last summer, fac ...

January 10, 2019
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History Corner: Looking Waaaay Back…

|Date: January 10, 2019

History Corner: Looking Waaaay Back…

Just as we now have local newspapers printing news of the various organizations in town with special writ ...

Just as we now have local newspapers printing news of the various organizations in town with special write-ups of this and that so did we have one in the sixties. Our Town. It was sponsored by the C ...

January 10, 2019
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United Illuminating Offers Holiday Safety & Efficiency Tips

|Date: December 13, 2018

United Illuminating Offers Holiday Safety & Efficiency Tips

United Illuminating, a subsidiary of AVANGRID Inc. (NYSE: AGR), reminds customers to follow some simple e ...

United Illuminating, a subsidiary of AVANGRID Inc. (NYSE: AGR), reminds customers to follow some simple electrical safety and efficiency tips to ensure this holiday season is filled with safety, comfo ...

December 13, 2018
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Race Brook School Honors Our Veterans

|Date: December 13, 2018

Race Brook School Honors Our Veterans

On Friday morning, November 9th, the students and staff of Race Brook School in Orange held their special ...

On Friday morning, November 9th, the students and staff of Race Brook School in Orange held their special annual Veteran’s Day assembly to honor the men and women in the military who have served our c ...

December 13, 2018
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Gathering Of The Greens

|Date: December 13, 2018

Gathering Of The Greens

Back in another century when I was a child, we made our Christmas wreaths by hand and hiked deep into the ...

Back in another century when I was a child, we made our Christmas wreaths by hand and hiked deep into the woods to gather the materials. The whole process took time, lots of time, but we didn’t mind. ...

December 13, 2018
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History Corner: They Weren’t Always on the Same Page…

|Date: December 13, 2018

History Corner: They Weren’t Always on the Same Page…

We read about the Revolutionary War in school and with the romance of Paul Revere and others in Massachus ...

We read about the Revolutionary War in school and with the romance of Paul Revere and others in Massachusetts, it is often believed the war took place up north. Well, it was here in Connecticut too, ...

December 13, 2018
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Amity Regional High School Art Students Give Back

|Date: December 13, 2018

Amity Regional High School Art Students Give Back

On December 13th, Amity Regional High School’s National Art Honor Society hosted the annual Empty Bowls e ...

On December 13th, Amity Regional High School’s National Art Honor Society hosted the annual Empty Bowls event. This grass roots event invites our community to help those who are less fortunate in our ...

December 13, 2018
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Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Orange Sales Office Selected As Business Of The Year

|Date: December 13, 2018

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Orange Sales Office Selected As Business Of The Year

Award Presented By Orange Chamber Of Commerce Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, a leading residentia ...

Award Presented By Orange Chamber Of Commerce Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, a leading residential real estate firm, is pleased to announce its Orange, CT sales office was selected as the busi ...

December 13, 2018
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Government Day At Amity Middle School In Orange

|Date: November 16, 2018

Government Day At Amity Middle School In Orange

On Wednesday, October 17th, students from Amity Middle School in Orange took over the government offices ...

On Wednesday, October 17th, students from Amity Middle School in Orange took over the government offices for the town of Orange! It is an annual event when students step into the role of the town hal ...

November 16, 2018
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Student Report Cards Get A New Look

|Date: November 16, 2018

Student Report Cards Get A New Look

Orange Schools are taking a new approach to student report cards this year. As part of an initiative tha ...

Orange Schools are taking a new approach to student report cards this year. As part of an initiative that started last year when the district set out to prioritize standards, administrators began cre ...

November 16, 2018
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As Nights Grow Longer United Illuminating Helps Communities Light the Streets for Less

|Date: November 16, 2018

As Nights Grow Longer United Illuminating Helps Communities Light the Streets for Less

With the long nights of winter looming, United Illuminating, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), ...

With the long nights of winter looming, United Illuminating, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), is helping communities save energy and money by installing efficient LED street lighting across ...

November 16, 2018
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Orange Holiday Festival

|Date: November 16, 2018

Orange Holiday Festival

The Town of Orange invites you to attend the Annual Holiday Festival and Tree Lighting on Sunday, Decembe ...

The Town of Orange invites you to attend the Annual Holiday Festival and Tree Lighting on Sunday, December 2, 2018. Festivities on and around the Orange Town Green will begin at 3:00 p.m. Visitors ma ...

November 16, 2018
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Town of Orange Highway Department Snow Plowing Policy

|Date: November 16, 2018

Town of Orange Highway Department Snow Plowing Policy

There are over 110 miles of streets in the Town of Orange. Snow removal can cost up to $2,500.00 per hou ...

There are over 110 miles of streets in the Town of Orange. Snow removal can cost up to $2,500.00 per hour. Therefore, it is important for the Department of Public Works to use its resources wisely w ...

November 16, 2018
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