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Amity Gets Top Grades On Report Card

|Date: May 29, 2019

Amity Gets Top Grades On Report Card

Amity Regional Schools is the third top performing district in its DRG (district reference group) and six ...

Amity Regional Schools is the third top performing district in its DRG (district reference group) and sixth in the state, according to a new report by the state’s department of education. Marie McPad ...

May 29, 2019
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History Corner: From His Perspective…

|Date: May 29, 2019

History Corner: From His Perspective…

My career in broadcasting began with WEBJ in the Bronx, operated by the Third Avenue Railroad. This was ...

My career in broadcasting began with WEBJ in the Bronx, operated by the Third Avenue Railroad. This was an opportunity for me to put my hands on things electrical which were totally new to me, in dim ...

May 29, 2019
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Quinnipiac University Student With Cystic Fibrosis Graduates After Six Years

|Date: May 29, 2019

Quinnipiac University Student With Cystic Fibrosis Graduates After Six Years

Nicole Antaya of Orange, graduated Saturday, May 18 after fighting cystic fibrosis and receiving a double ...

Nicole Antaya of Orange, graduated Saturday, May 18 after fighting cystic fibrosis and receiving a double lung transplant. Antaya, a Quinnipiac University senior psychology major, took part in the co ...

May 29, 2019
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17th Annual Orange Business & Community Expo

|Date: May 29, 2019

17th Annual Orange Business & Community Expo

At The University Of New Haven, West Haven Campus The Orange Economic Development Corporation will host ...

At The University Of New Haven, West Haven Campus The Orange Economic Development Corporation will host the 17th Annual Orange Business and Community Expo on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, from 11 a.m. to ...

May 29, 2019
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Kennedy Hails Passage Of Ban On Single-Use Styrofoam

|Date: May 29, 2019

Kennedy Hails Passage Of Ban On Single-Use Styrofoam

State Rep. Kathy Kennedy (R-119) supported a bipartisan proposal that prohibits a restaurant or caterer f ...

State Rep. Kathy Kennedy (R-119) supported a bipartisan proposal that prohibits a restaurant or caterer from providing or distributing to consumers single use containers made of expanded polystyrene b ...

May 29, 2019
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Paving Projects Scheduled Throughout Town

|Date: May 02, 2019

Paving Projects Scheduled Throughout Town

Even though town officials would like to find a way to expand the parking area at Mary L. Tracy School, f ...

Even though town officials would like to find a way to expand the parking area at Mary L. Tracy School, for now repaving the lots will have to do. According to First Selectman Jim Zeoli, enrollment a ...

May 02, 2019
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Eagle Scout Gives Back

|Date: May 02, 2019

Eagle Scout Gives Back

Fond memories of playing soccer in Orange inspired Amity High School sophomore Simon Khairallah to devise ...

Fond memories of playing soccer in Orange inspired Amity High School sophomore Simon Khairallah to devise an Eagle Scout project to give back to the town’s soccer program. At last month’s Orange Board ...

May 02, 2019
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Memorial Day Parade Program

|Date: May 02, 2019

Memorial Day Parade Program

The annual Town of Orange Memorial Day Ceremonies and Parade will be held on Sunday, May 26, 2019. The p ...

The annual Town of Orange Memorial Day Ceremonies and Parade will be held on Sunday, May 26, 2019. The parade honorees have been announced: Grand Marshal — Hugo A. Raccuia, Jr. — U.S. Marine Corps 19 ...

May 02, 2019
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The Value Of High-End College Admissions

|Date: May 02, 2019

The Value Of High-End College Admissions

By now many people are aware of Operation Varsity Blues. Federal prosecutors allege that William “Rick” ...

By now many people are aware of Operation Varsity Blues. Federal prosecutors allege that William “Rick” Singer touted his knowledge of “the secret of getting into college,” becoming “the mastermind o ...

May 02, 2019
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History Corner: Trivia Makes a Comeback…

|Date: May 02, 2019

History Corner: Trivia Makes a Comeback…

I don’t know what has triggered the trivia game shows but Game Show Network is hosting two new programs b ...

I don’t know what has triggered the trivia game shows but Game Show Network is hosting two new programs based on everyday knowledge with a 3rd one airing in June. So for those of you who are not glue ...

May 02, 2019
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“Big Y” Construction on Schedule

|Date: April 11, 2019

“Big Y” Construction on Schedule

Even though it didn’t look like much was going on this winter to renovate the former Wal-Mart site in the ...

Even though it didn’t look like much was going on this winter to renovate the former Wal-Mart site in the Orange Derby Shopping Center on New Haven Avenue into a Big Y World Class Market, work is prog ...

April 11, 2019
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Zeoli Speaks About School Regionalization

|Date: April 11, 2019

Zeoli Speaks About School Regionalization

Orange First Selectman James Zeoli spoke at the March Board of Education meeting, sharing his thoughts on ...

Orange First Selectman James Zeoli spoke at the March Board of Education meeting, sharing his thoughts on proposals before the General Assembly that could affect Orange schools. “Some questionable pl ...

April 11, 2019
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Zoning Approves Super-Size Convenience Marts

|Date: April 11, 2019

Zoning Approves Super-Size Convenience Marts

Grand-scale convenience marts are the wave of the future and the Town Plan and Zoning Commission gave its ...

Grand-scale convenience marts are the wave of the future and the Town Plan and Zoning Commission gave its stamp of approval to increase their size from 2,800 to 5,000 square feet on the Boston Post Ro ...

April 11, 2019
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Special Needs Athletes Compete in Championship Meet

|Date: April 11, 2019

Special Needs Athletes Compete in Championship Meet

Three athletes from the Orange chapter of Connecticut’s Rolling Thunder Special Needs Program competed in ...

Three athletes from the Orange chapter of Connecticut’s Rolling Thunder Special Needs Program competed in the USATF-CT Youth Indoor Track and Field Championship in February with great success. The mee ...

April 11, 2019
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History Corner: Which One’s the Oldest?

|Date: April 11, 2019

History Corner: Which One’s the Oldest?

When exchanging pleasantries with friends, the question often arises as to which is the oldest? Oldest w ...

When exchanging pleasantries with friends, the question often arises as to which is the oldest? Oldest what? If children are being introduced then it’s them but when speaking of towns and cities, we ...

April 11, 2019
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Town Plan & Zoning Approves Wine Farm Stand

|Date: March 07, 2019

Town Plan & Zoning Approves Wine Farm Stand

Nearly a decade after the Landino family purchased a 10-acre parcel on Derby Avenue and Racebrook Road wi ...

Nearly a decade after the Landino family purchased a 10-acre parcel on Derby Avenue and Racebrook Road with hopes of building a commercial winery, the Town Plan & Zoning Commission amended its reg ...

March 07, 2019
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Board Unanimously Approves Tax Deduction for Vets

|Date: March 07, 2019

Board Unanimously Approves Tax Deduction for Vets

The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to raise the income threshold to allow more veterans in town to ...

The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to raise the income threshold to allow more veterans in town to participate in a federal benefits program to reduce their property taxes by about $640 a year. ...

March 07, 2019
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“Back in Time – A Tribute to Huey Lewis and the News” Featured for the Orange Independence Day Concert & Fireworks Spectacular

|Date: March 07, 2019

“Back in Time – A Tribute to Huey Lewis and the News” Featured for the Orange Independence Day Concert & Fireworks Spectacular

The Town of Orange may be small in population, but it gained the reputation for bringing in top flight ba ...

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

March 07, 2019
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Zoning Considers Doubling Size of Convenience Marts

|Date: March 07, 2019

Zoning Considers Doubling Size of Convenience Marts

The Town Plan and Zoning Commission is considering a proposal to supersize gas station convenience stores ...

The Town Plan and Zoning Commission is considering a proposal to supersize gas station convenience stores on the Post Road to keep up with the times. Alfred Benesch & Co. submitted a proposal to ...

March 07, 2019
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Parents Learn Dangers of Vaping at Amity High School

|Date: March 07, 2019

Parents Learn Dangers of Vaping at Amity High School

The dangers—and unknowns—of vaping were the focus of an Amity High School PTSO presentation for parents l ...

The dangers—and unknowns—of vaping were the focus of an Amity High School PTSO presentation for parents last month. “We don’t have long-term data to know what is going to happen to people who are vap ...

March 07, 2019
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