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Concert & Fireworks Show to be Held on the Fairgrounds Monday, Sept. 6th

|Date: September 02, 2021

Concert & Fireworks Show to be Held on the Fairgrounds Monday, Sept. 6th

The Town of Orange may be small in population, but it gained the reputation for bringing in topflight ban ...

The Town of Orange may be small in population, but it gained the reputation for bringing in topflight bands and one of the best fireworks displays in the New Haven County. Although the town could not ...

September 02, 2021
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Class Sizes Cause Concern for Elementary School Families

|Date: September 02, 2021

Class Sizes Cause Concern for Elementary School Families

Parents and administrators at Orange Elementary Schools are keeping a close eye on growing class sizes, p ...

Parents and administrators at Orange Elementary Schools are keeping a close eye on growing class sizes, particularly at Race Brook School, where as many as 24-25 students may occupy a classroom this f ...

September 02, 2021
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Country Fair, Though Smaller Than Usual, Is Highly Anticipated

|Date: September 02, 2021

Country Fair, Though Smaller Than Usual, Is Highly Anticipated

One of Orange’s most popular annual events, the Orange Country Fair, will be back this month, after a one ...

One of Orange’s most popular annual events, the Orange Country Fair, will be back this month, after a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The fair will take place, rain or shine, the weekend of Sept ...

September 02, 2021
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Bethany Farm & Nursery Blossoms into A New Garden Center and Landscape Supply Destination

|Date: September 02, 2021

Bethany Farm & Nursery Blossoms into A New Garden Center and Landscape Supply Destination

With four young, energetic nursery professionals at the helm, Bethany Farms & Nursery represents a ne ...

With four young, energetic nursery professionals at the helm, Bethany Farms & Nursery represents a new generation in garden center management, creative landscaping design and installation. With o ...

September 02, 2021
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Amity Physical Therapy Opens in Milford

|Date: September 02, 2021

Amity Physical Therapy Opens in Milford

Milford Mayor, Benjamin Blake, attended the ribbon cutting event for Amity Physical Therapy on July 15, w ...

Milford Mayor, Benjamin Blake, attended the ribbon cutting event for Amity Physical Therapy on July 15, welcoming the practice’s founder, Michael Dow MSPT, CEO /Clinical Director to the city. Dow, who ...

September 02, 2021
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History Corner: He Didn’t Have a Clue…

|Date: September 01, 2021

History Corner: He Didn’t Have a Clue…

In 1830, a young Dennis Stone built a home on Orange Center Road which was actually North Main Street. A ...

In 1830, a young Dennis Stone built a home on Orange Center Road which was actually North Main Street. After all, streets were only dirt roads with names that fit where they were with South Main Stre ...

September 01, 2021
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“Ronstadt Revue” Featured for the Orange Labor Day Concert & Fireworks Spectacular

|Date: June 24, 2021

“Ronstadt Revue” Featured for the Orange Labor Day Concert & Fireworks Spectacular

The Town of Orange may be small in population, but it gained the reputation for bringing in topflight ban ...

The Town of Orange may be small in population, but it gained the reputation for bringing in topflight bands and one of the best fireworks displays in the New Haven County. For this year’s Labor Day Co ...

June 24, 2021
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School’s Out and The Carnival Is Coming to Town

|Date: June 24, 2021

School’s Out and The Carnival Is Coming to Town

After months of uncertainty, the countdown has started for the Orange Volunteer Firemen’s Carnival, which ...

After months of uncertainty, the countdown has started for the Orange Volunteer Firemen’s Carnival, which will open on Thursday, August 5 and run until Sunday, August 8 at the fairgrounds behind the H ...

June 24, 2021
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Despite ‘Growing Pains’- Fred Wolfe Park Project Moves Forward

|Date: June 24, 2021

Despite ‘Growing Pains’- Fred Wolfe Park Project Moves Forward

Playground Committee Presents First Draft The Orange Playground Committee, on June 14, held an open forum ...

Playground Committee Presents First Draft The Orange Playground Committee, on June 14, held an open forum at High Plains Community Center gym, to inform interested residents about the ideas the commit ...

June 24, 2021
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Acts Of Hate Have Defined My Amity Experience

|Date: June 24, 2021

Acts Of Hate Have Defined My Amity Experience

Students, Parents Urge Amity Board to Embrace Diversity A group of current and former Amity students and ...

Students, Parents Urge Amity Board to Embrace Diversity A group of current and former Amity students and parents addressed the Amity Board of Education at its June 14 meeting to impress upon board mem ...

June 24, 2021
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Growing Orange Summer School Program Supported by Federal Grant to Focus on Learning Loss

|Date: June 24, 2021

Growing Orange Summer School Program Supported by Federal Grant to Focus on Learning Loss

The Orange school district is meeting a strong interest from families for an extended summer school progr ...

The Orange school district is meeting a strong interest from families for an extended summer school program head on and is preparing to accommodate around 300 students. Summer learning opportunities ...

June 24, 2021
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Cause Of Orange House Fire Under Investigation

|Date: June 24, 2021

Cause Of Orange House Fire Under Investigation

Fire officials in Orange are continuing their investigation of a housefire that broke out on the night of ...

Fire officials in Orange are continuing their investigation of a housefire that broke out on the night of June 10th. Members of the Orange Volunteer Fire Department received the alarm just before 9 p ...

June 24, 2021
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Schools Are Finishing Year on A High Note

|Date: May 27, 2021

Schools Are Finishing Year on A High Note

With new covid infection numbers at local schools trending toward zero, students and families get to cele ...

With new covid infection numbers at local schools trending toward zero, students and families get to celebrate graduation in nearly normal ways. At Beecher Road School, sixth graders will have an outd ...

May 27, 2021
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Plans Being Made for Annual Volunteer Fireman’s Carnival

|Date: May 27, 2021

Plans Being Made for Annual Volunteer Fireman’s Carnival

The Orange Volunteer Fire Department carnival will take place August 5, 6, 7 and 8, Chief Vaughan Dumas c ...

The Orange Volunteer Fire Department carnival will take place August 5, 6, 7 and 8, Chief Vaughan Dumas confirmed. He said the company that provides the rides, Rockwell Amusements, has submitted deta ...

May 27, 2021
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Five Peck Place Students Recognized with Superintendents Award

|Date: May 27, 2021

Five Peck Place Students Recognized with Superintendents Award

Dr. Scarpetti recognized five Peck Place Students with the Superintendents Award for demonstrating commun ...

Dr. Scarpetti recognized five Peck Place Students with the Superintendents Award for demonstrating community service and service to others, academic achievement and leadership service to the school co ...

May 27, 2021
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Long Time Town Clerk Passes on the Baton

|Date: May 27, 2021

Long Time Town Clerk Passes on the Baton

Long-time Town Clerk Patrick O’Sullivan has announced recently that he will not run for a 13th term come ...

Long-time Town Clerk Patrick O’Sullivan has announced recently that he will not run for a 13th term come November. O’Sullivan said he and his family had talked about retirement for a while, but when ...

May 27, 2021
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Orange Home Damaged by Early Morning Fire

|Date: May 27, 2021

Orange Home Damaged by Early Morning Fire

Orange Firefighters Make “Good Stop” As Fire Strikes Vacant House A vacant home in Orange was damaged on ...

Orange Firefighters Make “Good Stop” As Fire Strikes Vacant House A vacant home in Orange was damaged on the morning of May 5th by a fire that was quickly brought under control, despite presenting fir ...

May 27, 2021
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Orange Resident Explores Haunted Opera House with Paranormal Team

|Date: May 27, 2021

Orange Resident Explores Haunted Opera House with Paranormal Team

On Sunday, April 25th, a collaboration of Connecticut ghost hunters and paranormal pioneers explored The ...

On Sunday, April 25th, a collaboration of Connecticut ghost hunters and paranormal pioneers explored The Ansonia Opera House. Built in 1869-1870, it is Connecticut’s oldest opera house. With a seati ...

May 27, 2021
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Proposed Budget Requires 1.5 Percent Mill Rate Increase

|Date: April 29, 2021

Proposed Budget Requires 1.5 Percent Mill Rate Increase

The Orange Board of Finance officially presented its 2021-22 budget proposal at the annual budget hearing ...

The Orange Board of Finance officially presented its 2021-22 budget proposal at the annual budget hearing Wednesday, April 21, in the High Plains Community Center gym. The audience of some 25 or so, ...

April 29, 2021
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Runner Gets to Know Town Up Close & Personal

|Date: April 29, 2021

Runner Gets to Know Town Up Close & Personal

While the pandemic was keeping many people house-bound, especially during the winter, Orange resident Tho ...

While the pandemic was keeping many people house-bound, especially during the winter, Orange resident Thomas Fatone was pounding the pavement. Between November 2020 and March, the 52-year-old ran all ...

April 29, 2021
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