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Amity Middle School Students Raise Money for Central American Students & Families

|Date: January 09, 2020

Amity Middle School Students Raise Money for Central American Students & Families

The Pulsera Project was a fundraiser facilitated by Ms. Stephanie Sanchez’s (8th grade Spanish teacher) a ...

The Pulsera Project was a fundraiser facilitated by Ms. Stephanie Sanchez’s (8th grade Spanish teacher) advisory group at Amity Middle School in Orange. Artisans from Guatemala and Nicaragua sent han ...

January 09, 2020
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Amity Middle School Students Recognized for their Good Character

|Date: January 09, 2020

Amity Middle School Students Recognized for their Good Character

Amity Middle School in Orange is pleased to recognize Kristin Feuerstein, Bella Louros, Colin Spoerndle, ...

Amity Middle School in Orange is pleased to recognize Kristin Feuerstein, Bella Louros, Colin Spoerndle, Ryan Slugoski, Jillian Barnes, Agatha Freitas, Todd Evans, and Dante Hardt for displaying the J ...

January 09, 2020
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Belfonti to Serve as Chairman of Amity Regional Board of Education

|Date: January 09, 2020

Belfonti to Serve as Chairman of Amity Regional Board of Education

Board Elects Leadership for Next Two Years On December 9, 2019 the Amity Regional School District No. 5 B ...

Board Elects Leadership for Next Two Years On December 9, 2019 the Amity Regional School District No. 5 Board of Education elected Mr. John Belfonti to serve as Chairman. Mr. Belfonti, an Orange resi ...

January 09, 2020
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History Corner: Let’s Look Around Town…

|Date: January 09, 2020

History Corner: Let’s Look Around Town…

Several years ago, I wrote two stories entitled “Do you know where you are?” and “Do you know where you l ...

Several years ago, I wrote two stories entitled “Do you know where you are?” and “Do you know where you live?” Like people, houses have personalities, with traits that bind them together as a group. ...

January 09, 2020
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Orange History: The Zion Lutheran Church

|Date: January 09, 2020

Orange History: The Zion Lutheran Church

You may have driven past Zion Lutheran Church on Grassy Hill Road and wondered about this mid-century bui ...

You may have driven past Zion Lutheran Church on Grassy Hill Road and wondered about this mid-century building set back on the wooded slope. If you drove past the church this fall, you likely saw the ...

January 09, 2020
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Developer Outlines Cluster Housing Revisions

|Date: December 12, 2019

Developer Outlines Cluster Housing Revisions

One of two engineering consultants hired by the town’s Inland Wetlands Commission to review a developer’s ...

One of two engineering consultants hired by the town’s Inland Wetlands Commission to review a developer’s plan to build a cluster housing project off of Turkey Hill Road has signed off on the project. ...

December 12, 2019
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Amity Towns Vote For Improvements To Fields, Buildings

|Date: December 12, 2019

Amity Towns Vote For Improvements To Fields, Buildings

Woodbridge Voters Reject Artificial Turf Field Bethany, Woodbridge and Orange residents voted in favor of ...

Woodbridge Voters Reject Artificial Turf Field Bethany, Woodbridge and Orange residents voted in favor of updating the fields at the high school and — in a separate question — the air handlers and mis ...

December 12, 2019
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History Corner: Let’s See, What Holiday is it Now?

|Date: December 12, 2019

History Corner: Let’s See, What Holiday is it Now?

The turkey is almost finished except for a wing or two here and there. The soup is all but gone and Frid ...

The turkey is almost finished except for a wing or two here and there. The soup is all but gone and Friday has been “black” for a few weeks now with the ever so tempting low prices for things you don ...

December 12, 2019
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State Representatives Discuss Legislation with Business Owners

|Date: December 12, 2019

State Representatives Discuss Legislation with Business Owners

State Representatives Themis Klarides, Charles Ferraro, and Kathy Kennedy held a business informational ...

State Representatives Themis Klarides, Charles Ferraro, and Kathy Kennedy held a business informational forum in Orange during the week of November 18 to discuss recent legislation that was passed d ...

December 12, 2019
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Homewood Suites by Hilton Orange-New Haven Opens

|Date: December 12, 2019

Homewood Suites by Hilton Orange-New Haven Opens

New Hotel Welcomes Guests Visiting Yale University and Subway Franchise World Headquarters Homewood Suite ...

New Hotel Welcomes Guests Visiting Yale University and Subway Franchise World Headquarters Homewood Suites by Hilton, part of Hilton’s (NYSE: HLT) All Suites portfolio, announced its newest property, ...

December 12, 2019
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Zeoli Rolls as Republican Sweep Election

|Date: November 21, 2019

Zeoli Rolls as Republican Sweep Election

Newly re-elected First Selectman Jim Zeoli described his nearly 66 percent win – with 3,374 votes over De ...

Newly re-elected First Selectman Jim Zeoli described his nearly 66 percent win – with 3,374 votes over Democrat challenger Jody Dietch’s 1,795 – as “quite humbling.” “To have more than 50 percent of t ...

November 21, 2019
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Wetlands Commissioners Consider Cluster Housing

|Date: November 21, 2019

Wetlands Commissioners Consider Cluster Housing

Residents and Inland Wetlands Commissioners expected to hear findings from experts the town hired about t ...

Residents and Inland Wetlands Commissioners expected to hear findings from experts the town hired about the impact a cluster housing application could have on surrounding wetlands, but the experts had ...

November 21, 2019
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Veterinarian Retires After 39 Years of Service

|Date: November 21, 2019

Veterinarian Retires After 39 Years of Service

The day has finally come. On September 18, 2019, Dr. Tara Nanavati tended to his final patients and reti ...

The day has finally come. On September 18, 2019, Dr. Tara Nanavati tended to his final patients and retired after 39 years of service to the Valley community. Dr. Nanavati, an Orange resident, spent ...

November 21, 2019
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Race Brook School Honors Veterans

|Date: November 21, 2019

Race Brook School Honors Veterans

The students and staff of Race Brook School in Orange gathered to honor veterans during a very special as ...

The students and staff of Race Brook School in Orange gathered to honor veterans during a very special assembly on Friday morning, November 8th. The majority of the attending veterans were relatives ...

November 21, 2019
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History Corner: Why Did They Disappear?

|Date: November 21, 2019

History Corner: Why Did They Disappear?

I was recently made aware of the fact the some of the Tyler City residents do not know the story of Tyler ...

I was recently made aware of the fact the some of the Tyler City residents do not know the story of Tyler City and its beginnings in the 19th century and its ending in the 20th. From obscurity, a cit ...

November 21, 2019
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New Voting Locations for Municipal Election

|Date: October 31, 2019

New Voting Locations for Municipal Election

**New Voting Locations** Municipal Election – Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Due to the weather related parkin ...

**New Voting Locations** Municipal Election – Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Due to the weather related parking problems at Mary L Tracy School during the last November election, the Town of Orange is relo ...

October 31, 2019
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Candidates Face Off In Chamber Debate

|Date: October 31, 2019

Candidates Face Off In Chamber Debate

The Orange candidates for first selectman last week faced off at a well-attended debate, organized by the ...

The Orange candidates for first selectman last week faced off at a well-attended debate, organized by the Orange Chamber of Commerce at Grassy Hill Country Club. The debate, the third of this electio ...

October 31, 2019
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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 Fire Department Extinguishes House Fire

|Date: October 31, 2019

Orange Fire Department Extinguishes House Fire

Firefighters from the Orange Volunteer Fire Department extinguished a fire in a house late on the night o ...

Firefighters from the Orange Volunteer Fire Department extinguished a fire in a house late on the night of October 14th. There were no injuries. Firefighters responded to a call for “heavy smoke” in ...

October 31, 2019
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