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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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You Can Visit “Them” in July…

|Date: June 23, 2022

You Can Visit “Them” in July…

I have been writing for the Orange Town News since its inception and have had a wonderful time doing it. ...

I have been writing for the Orange Town News since its inception and have had a wonderful time doing it. This column is no less enjoyable but might be a bit grim at times. Many years ago, I wrote ab ...

June 23, 2022
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Third Time’s The Charm: Amity Budget Passes

|Date: June 23, 2022

Third Time’s The Charm: Amity Budget Passes

The Amity Board of Education in a last-ditch effort managed to convince enough voters — at least in Woodb ...

The Amity Board of Education in a last-ditch effort managed to convince enough voters — at least in Woodbridge and Bethany — to pass its 2022-23 budget in a third referendum on June 14. In Orange, th ...

June 23, 2022
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2022-2023 Amity Regional School District Proposed Budget For 3rd Referendum

|Date: June 06, 2022

2022-2023 Amity Regional School District Proposed Budget For 3rd Referendum

The initial Amity Regional School District Budget was set at a 3.99% increase higher than the current fis ...

The initial Amity Regional School District Budget was set at a 3.99% increase higher than the current fiscal year. After the failed referendum on May 3, 2022, 3 positions were removed from the operati ...

June 06, 2022
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Amity Hires Assistant Superintendent

|Date: May 26, 2022

Amity Hires Assistant Superintendent

The Amity Regional School District will have a new leadership profile with the hiring of an assistant sup ...

The Amity Regional School District will have a new leadership profile with the hiring of an assistant superintendent. The Board of Education voted unanimously on May 9 to hire Frank A. Purcaro to fil ...

May 26, 2022
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Take A Tour of Historic Orange

|Date: May 26, 2022

Take A Tour of Historic Orange

The Orange Historical Society, on the occasion of the town’s bicentennial, is inviting people to take a s ...

The Orange Historical Society, on the occasion of the town’s bicentennial, is inviting people to take a self-guided walking tour of the Historic District to appreciate all over again the historic char ...

May 26, 2022
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Amity Principal Moves On, Search Is Underway

|Date: May 26, 2022

Amity Principal Moves On, Search Is Underway

Amity Regional High School Principal Anna Mahon announced last week that she accepted the position of Ass ...

Amity Regional High School Principal Anna Mahon announced last week that she accepted the position of Assistant Superintendent in Brookfield, a K-12 district. Her last day at Amity is July 31. “Amit ...

May 26, 2022
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Here It Is Again…Our Story

|Date: May 26, 2022

Here It Is Again…Our Story

The 28th of May, 2022 is Founders Day, commemorating the day a true copy of the petition for separation f ...

The 28th of May, 2022 is Founders Day, commemorating the day a true copy of the petition for separation from Milford was examined and accepted by Thomas Day. The ball started to roll when West Farms ...

May 26, 2022
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New Haven-area Lifelong Learning Program Brings Fun, New Skills and Health to Area Adults

|Date: May 26, 2022

New Haven-area Lifelong Learning Program Brings Fun, New Skills and Health to Area Adults

When you’re a grown-up, school is fun. Even the tests. Take Hilary Fried, for instance. He’s focused on ...

When you’re a grown-up, school is fun. Even the tests. Take Hilary Fried, for instance. He’s focused on a test and it’s decision time. That tile his classmate and wife just put down on the table…sh ...

May 26, 2022
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“The Weeklings” Featured for the Town of Orange Bicentennial Concert & Fireworks Show

|Date: May 05, 2022

“The Weeklings” Featured for the Town of Orange Bicentennial Concert & Fireworks Show

As the Town of Orange holds its “Summer of Celebration” for the Bicentennial Year, the Orange Town News w ...

As the Town of Orange holds its “Summer of Celebration” for the Bicentennial Year, the Orange Town News will be producing a Bicentennial Concert and Fireworks Show. The show will be featuring “The Wee ...

May 05, 2022
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Founding Day Events Coming Up

|Date: May 05, 2022

Founding Day Events Coming Up

Ceremony Kicks Off Bicentennial The town will observe the 200th anniversary of its founding with a Foundi ...

Ceremony Kicks Off Bicentennial The town will observe the 200th anniversary of its founding with a Founding Day ceremony on Saturday, May 28, at 10 a.m. at the High Plains gazebo, with state and local ...

May 05, 2022
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Amity High School Students Stage Mock Fatal Car Crash

|Date: May 05, 2022

Amity High School Students Stage Mock Fatal Car Crash

Amity High School’s SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) club staged a mock fatal car crash with ...

Amity High School’s SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) club staged a mock fatal car crash with students acting out the parts of victims of a drunk driving crash. It was a powerful visual r ...

May 05, 2022
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Political Fault Lines Emerge at Budget Hearing

|Date: May 05, 2022

Political Fault Lines Emerge at Budget Hearing

Cultural and political divisions over race and sex education at Amity schools overshadowed the question-a ...

Cultural and political divisions over race and sex education at Amity schools overshadowed the question-and comments portion of the Orange budget hearing April 21 at the High Plains cafeteria. In fac ...

May 05, 2022
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Amity Athletics Celebrates Its Alumni

|Date: May 05, 2022

Amity Athletics Celebrates Its Alumni

Life’s ups and downs, its challenges but also its lighthearted moments were front and center as a new gro ...

Life’s ups and downs, its challenges but also its lighthearted moments were front and center as a new group of successful Amity alumni were inducted into the Amity Athletic Hall of Fame and the Hall o ...

May 05, 2022
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Orange Schools Slowly and Intentionally Return to Normalcy

|Date: April 14, 2022

Orange Schools Slowly and Intentionally Return to Normalcy

Orange Schools are slowly looking a bit more like they did pre-COVID in a variety of ways. On February 2 ...

Orange Schools are slowly looking a bit more like they did pre-COVID in a variety of ways. On February 28, Orange Schools made mask-wearing optional for students, staff and visitors. “The transition ...

April 14, 2022
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Planners To Work on Affordable Housing Plan

|Date: April 14, 2022

Planners To Work on Affordable Housing Plan

The South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCROG) has submitted a draft affordable housing plan t ...

The South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCROG) has submitted a draft affordable housing plan to the Orange Plan and Zoning Commission for its review. Zoning Enforcement Officer Jack Demirj ...

April 14, 2022
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Vote May 3 – Amity Budget Referendum

|Date: April 14, 2022

Vote May 3 – Amity Budget Referendum

Facts to Consider regarding the Amity Budget Request Student Enrollment and Staffing: Student enrollment ...

Facts to Consider regarding the Amity Budget Request Student Enrollment and Staffing: Student enrollment at Amity has in fact dropped by 425 students since 2009 - 2010. Despite this fact staff has inc ...

April 14, 2022
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Amity Referendum Set for May 3

|Date: April 14, 2022

Amity Referendum Set for May 3

People who have questions about the Amity budget for the 2022-23 school year can follow the presentation ...

People who have questions about the Amity budget for the 2022-23 school year can follow the presentation at the District Annual Meeting on Monday, May 2, at 5:30 p.m. in the presentation room at the D ...

April 14, 2022
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Orange Firefighters Ran Record Number of Calls During 2021

|Date: April 14, 2022

Orange Firefighters Ran Record Number of Calls During 2021

Fire Department Recognizes Service Anniversaries, Looks to The Future The Connecticut General Assembly re ...

Fire Department Recognizes Service Anniversaries, Looks to The Future The Connecticut General Assembly recognized the work of three Orange Volunteer Fire Department members who have given a total of 1 ...

April 14, 2022
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