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Orange Native Approved for New Office Building

|Date: May 23, 2018

Orange Native Approved for New Office Building

With the green light from the Town Plan & Zoning Commission, Orange native Shawn Liu will make his ho ...

With the green light from the Town Plan & Zoning Commission, Orange native Shawn Liu will make his hometown the world headquarters of his family’s international company. Last month the Town Plan ...

May 23, 2018
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Turkey Hill School Project Empathy

|Date: May 23, 2018

Turkey Hill School Project Empathy

On April 30th, Turkey Hill School (THS), one of the elementary schools in Orange, held a school-wide asse ...

On April 30th, Turkey Hill School (THS), one of the elementary schools in Orange, held a school-wide assembly to honor the characteristic of empathy. The goal was to encourage a “Gift of Empathy” and ...

May 23, 2018
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Zone Change Sought For Possible Adult Community

|Date: May 23, 2018

Zone Change Sought For Possible Adult Community

The Town Plan and Zoning Commission tabled a proposal for a zone change that would permit the development ...

The Town Plan and Zoning Commission tabled a proposal for a zone change that would permit the development of a Cottage Active Adult Community (CAAC) with up to 50 units to be constructed off Turkey Hi ...

May 23, 2018
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Royal Wedding Pez Containers for Charity

|Date: May 23, 2018

Royal Wedding Pez Containers for Charity

A little piece of majestic memorabilia manufactured right here in Orange has raised almost $10,000 to ben ...

A little piece of majestic memorabilia manufactured right here in Orange has raised almost $10,000 to benefit the UK branch of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Earlier this month Pez Candy Company launche ...

May 23, 2018
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Amity Begins Search for New Superintendent

|Date: May 23, 2018

Amity Begins Search for New Superintendent

After four years as superintendent of Amity schools, Charles (Chip) Dumais announced his resignation and ...

After four years as superintendent of Amity schools, Charles (Chip) Dumais announced his resignation and the district has begun a search for his replacement. His last day of leading Amity will be Jun ...

May 23, 2018
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Orange Historic Houses to be Salvaged

|Date: May 03, 2018

Orange Historic Houses to be Salvaged

A piece of Orange history may wind up in Nashville if the bones of the home on the former Finer Farm are ...

A piece of Orange history may wind up in Nashville if the bones of the home on the former Finer Farm are right for a Tennessee couple putting an addition on their 1780 house. If not Nashville, there’ ...

May 03, 2018
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Middle School Students Create Memorial for School Shooting Victims

|Date: May 03, 2018

Middle School Students Create Memorial for School Shooting Victims

When four Amity Middle School Orange students heard about the February school shooting in Parkland, Flori ...

When four Amity Middle School Orange students heard about the February school shooting in Parkland, Florida, they became angry and wanted to get the message out that something has to change. “I was f ...

May 03, 2018
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Orange Schools Budget Set For Vote

|Date: May 03, 2018

Orange Schools Budget Set For Vote

The Orange Board of Education presented a budget with a 1.17% increase at the annual town budget hearing ...

The Orange Board of Education presented a budget with a 1.17% increase at the annual town budget hearing April 27. A majority of the $235,000 increase is in contractual obligations and special educat ...

May 03, 2018
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Residents “Blinded By The Light”

|Date: May 03, 2018

Residents “Blinded By The Light”

Cedarwood Drive residents Pat and Paula Minore have been blinded by the light—and not in a good way. Aft ...

Cedarwood Drive residents Pat and Paula Minore have been blinded by the light—and not in a good way. After nearly two years enduring high intensity floodlights from Turkey Hill School shining into th ...

May 03, 2018
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Town Records Preserved With Historic Grant

|Date: May 03, 2018

Town Records Preserved With Historic Grant

The handwritten minutes of the town’s first meetings in 1921 when the population was just 983 people are ...

The handwritten minutes of the town’s first meetings in 1921 when the population was just 983 people are among the hundreds of volumes of town records preserved for eternity with historical grants fro ...

May 03, 2018
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Amity Schools Seeks 1.2% Budget Increase, Considers Funding for Capital Projects

|Date: March 29, 2018

Amity Schools Seeks 1.2% Budget Increase, Considers Funding for Capital Projects

The Amity Board of Education plans to ask taxpayers to support a budget for the upcoming school year duri ...

The Amity Board of Education plans to ask taxpayers to support a budget for the upcoming school year during a town budget hearing April 26 at 7:30 p.m. at High Plains. The initial plan carried a 1.87 ...

March 29, 2018
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“The British Invasion Years” Featured for the Orange Independence Day Concert & Fireworks Spectacular

|Date: March 29, 2018

“The British Invasion Years” 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 29, 2018
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Orange Places 1st in DRG for Growth in Learning

|Date: March 29, 2018

Orange Places 1st in DRG for Growth in Learning

Orange students are showing growth in learning, according to a recently released Next Generation Accounta ...

Orange students are showing growth in learning, according to a recently released Next Generation Accountability Report. The report was presented by Director of Curriculum/Instruction & Personnel ...

March 29, 2018
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Schools’ After School Program Brings Fun With A Purpose

|Date: March 29, 2018

Schools’ After School Program Brings Fun With A Purpose

Orange Schools’ 21st Century before- and after-school program has a new look this school year. In July, ...

Orange Schools’ 21st Century before- and after-school program has a new look this school year. In July, Peck Place School teacher Tricia Lasto assumed the role of leading the program and she says she ...

March 29, 2018
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Klarides Sisters’ Bill Proposal A Home Run for Athletes

|Date: March 29, 2018

Klarides Sisters’ Bill Proposal A Home Run for Athletes

House Republican Leader Themis Klarides and State Rep. Nicole Klarides-Ditria joined the President and CE ...

House Republican Leader Themis Klarides and State Rep. Nicole Klarides-Ditria joined the President and CEO of Force3 Pro Gear Jason Klein to pitch a new law, Senate Bill 434, to the General Law Commit ...

March 29, 2018
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Board Says NO to Children’s Therapy Facility

|Date: March 08, 2018

Board Says NO to Children’s Therapy Facility

It’s been home to a host of former businesses ranging from retail establishments to professional offices, ...

It’s been home to a host of former businesses ranging from retail establishments to professional offices, two Town Plan and Zoning Commissioners felt a center offering children’s speech and occupation ...

March 08, 2018
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Race Brook Students Foster Love For Reading

|Date: March 08, 2018

Race Brook Students Foster Love For Reading

Race Brook School students and their families spent the past three weeks reading one book in unison. Lib ...

Race Brook School students and their families spent the past three weeks reading one book in unison. Library Media Specialist, Lisa Mitchals worked with Reading Consultant Kelly Michel to introduce t ...

March 08, 2018
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Tree of A Balanced Life Grant Project Big Hit at Race Brook School

|Date: March 08, 2018

Tree of A Balanced Life Grant Project Big Hit at Race Brook School

The “Tree of a Balanced Life” grant project sponsored by the Jamie A. Hulley Arts Foundation (www.jamiehu ...

The “Tree of a Balanced Life” grant project sponsored by the Jamie A. Hulley Arts Foundation (www.jamiehulleyartsfund.org) focused on the hands-on learning experience of using art to express quotes an ...

March 08, 2018
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History Corner: They Were Just as Important…

|Date: March 08, 2018

History Corner: They Were Just as Important…

The history books have highlighted the American Revolution with major and minor heroes, some sticking in ...

The history books have highlighted the American Revolution with major and minor heroes, some sticking in our minds while others faded into the history itself. In the early days when I was a teacher i ...

March 08, 2018
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Much to Celebrate for the JCC of Greater New Haven

|Date: March 08, 2018

Much to Celebrate for the JCC of Greater New Haven

Sunday, March 18 marks the Grand Reopening of the JCC of Greater New Haven. Since suffering a devastatin ...

Sunday, March 18 marks the Grand Reopening of the JCC of Greater New Haven. Since suffering a devastating fire on December 5, 2016, the JCC of Greater New Haven has been hard at work rebuilding its f ...

March 08, 2018
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