Category: Top Stories • Page 2 • Orange Town News

Grid
List

History Corner: Let’s Go Down South…

|Date: February 11, 2021

History Corner: Let’s Go Down South…

As you have been reading, Connecticut has a great deal of history, and since the Revolutionary War is my ...

As you have been reading, Connecticut has a great deal of history, and since the Revolutionary War is my passion, I have focused on that portion of our history. Well, if you think that my next county ...

February 11, 2021
Read more
Amity Superintendent Addresses 2019 Budget Surplus

|Date: January 14, 2021

Amity Superintendent Addresses 2019 Budget Surplus

Amity School Supt. Dr. Jennifer Byars had the following comments regarding the surplus at the end of the ...

Amity School Supt. Dr. Jennifer Byars had the following comments regarding the surplus at the end of the 2020 school year, “Many school districts (if not most) had significant surpluses at the end of ...

January 14, 2021
Read more
Welander Leaves Orange Board of Education for Hartford

|Date: January 14, 2021

Welander Leaves Orange Board of Education for Hartford

After three years on the Orange Board of Education, and leaving a trail of praise behind her, Mary Weland ...

After three years on the Orange Board of Education, and leaving a trail of praise behind her, Mary Welander is giving up her spot on the board for a seat with the Connecticut State Representatives. S ...

January 14, 2021
Read more
Orange BOF Unanimously Supports a 0.47% Budget Increase for Amity

|Date: January 14, 2021

Orange BOF Unanimously Supports a 0.47% Budget Increase for Amity

Long-Standing Over-Budgeting Issue Remains At its January 4th meeting, the Orange Board of Finance (OBOF) ...

Long-Standing Over-Budgeting Issue Remains At its January 4th meeting, the Orange Board of Finance (OBOF) unanimously approved a motion to support up to a 0.47% budget increase for Amity in FY 21-22. ...

January 14, 2021
Read more
OCC Reminder of Bike Rules for Racebrook Tract

|Date: January 14, 2021

OCC Reminder of Bike Rules for Racebrook Tract

Orange Conservation Commission (OCC) decided in 2016 to restrict bicycle riding on the trails at the Race ...

Orange Conservation Commission (OCC) decided in 2016 to restrict bicycle riding on the trails at the Racebrook Tract from November 1 to May 1 each year. This will allow the unauthorized trails that h ...

January 14, 2021
Read more
History Corner: Connecticut in 1812…

|Date: January 14, 2021

History Corner: Connecticut in 1812…

The mention of the War of 1812 resounded in the halls of the Senate on the evening of January 6, 2021, a ...

The mention of the War of 1812 resounded in the halls of the Senate on the evening of January 6, 2021, a day that should have been one to rejoice that the nation’s voters’ word would be heard as each ...

January 14, 2021
Read more
COVID Or Not, It Really Is ‘A Wonderful Life’

|Date: December 10, 2020

COVID Or Not, It Really Is ‘A Wonderful Life’

After missing its spring production when the pandemic closed schools earlier this year, the Amity Theater ...

After missing its spring production when the pandemic closed schools earlier this year, the Amity Theater Department is ready to bring to a screen near you a heart-warming and life-embracing adaptatio ...

December 10, 2020
Read more
Orange Highway Department Announces Winter Snow Plowing Policy

|Date: December 10, 2020

Orange Highway Department Announces Winter Snow Plowing Policy

There are over 110 miles of streets in the Town of Orange. Snow removal can cost up to $2,500.00 per hou ...

There are over 110 miles of streets in the Town of Orange. Snow removal can cost up to $2,500.00 per hour. Therefore, it is important for the Department of Public Works (DPW) to use its resources wi ...

December 10, 2020
Read more
History Corner: Let’s Go South…

|Date: December 10, 2020

History Corner: Let’s Go South…

South? Florida? No southeast to New London County. Our first stop is Groton, located between the Thame ...

South? Florida? No southeast to New London County. Our first stop is Groton, located between the Thames and Mystic Rivers, originally part of New London. John Winthrop, Jr. son of Massachusetts Go ...

December 10, 2020
Read more
Here’s A Way To Help Orange Firefighters Just By Having Dinner

|Date: December 10, 2020

Here’s A Way To Help Orange Firefighters Just By Having Dinner

A local restaurant has arranged a way for Orange-area residents to contribute to the Orange Volunteer Fir ...

A local restaurant has arranged a way for Orange-area residents to contribute to the Orange Volunteer Fire Department just by having dinner. Prime 16, 464 Boston Post Road, has set December 15 aside ...

December 10, 2020
Read more
Orange Author Releases New Book

|Date: December 10, 2020

Orange Author Releases New Book

Orange resident Jasmine Buynovsky recently published a book called “The Restless Rooster,” available at o ...

Orange resident Jasmine Buynovsky recently published a book called “The Restless Rooster,” available at online at Target, Walmart, Barnes and Noble, and Amazon. The book is about a rooster named Rudy. ...

December 10, 2020
Read more
Amity High School Abruptly Switches To Remote Learning

|Date: November 19, 2020

Amity High School Abruptly Switches To Remote Learning

Amity Regional High School on Friday, November 13, informed its families that high school students would ...

Amity Regional High School on Friday, November 13, informed its families that high school students would be learning from home starting Monday, November 16. The two middle schools, however, where cas ...

November 19, 2020
Read more
We Love Our Heroes, the Veterans

|Date: November 19, 2020

We Love Our Heroes, the Veterans

Race Brook School was committed to preserving its tradition of honoring veterans this year. The school’s ...

Race Brook School was committed to preserving its tradition of honoring veterans this year. The school’s lawn was patriotically decorated with American flags and bright red paper poppies made by stud ...

November 19, 2020
Read more
This Old House Gets a “New” Look

|Date: November 19, 2020

This Old House Gets a “New” Look

The Orange Historical Society (OHS) has been fortunate to receive several grants from The Fred A. DeLuca ...

The Orange Historical Society (OHS) has been fortunate to receive several grants from The Fred A. DeLuca Foundation for the restoration of the 1740 Nathan Bryan-William Andrew house. The Foundation h ...

November 19, 2020
Read more
Amity Adopts 2021-2022 School Year Calendar

|Date: November 19, 2020

Amity Adopts 2021-2022 School Year Calendar

The Amity Board of Education at its Nov. 9 meeting adopted a calendar for the 2021-22 school year. After ...

The Amity Board of Education at its Nov. 9 meeting adopted a calendar for the 2021-22 school year. After the summer break, schools will open to students on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. The last day of schoo ...

November 19, 2020
Read more
History Corner: It’s Onto Litchfield County…

|Date: November 19, 2020

History Corner: It’s Onto Litchfield County…

Before I take you to the land of snow, I need to reflect back to Eastford for a gentleman who was a notab ...

Before I take you to the land of snow, I need to reflect back to Eastford for a gentleman who was a notable citizen, General Nathanial Lyon (1818-1861). You can guess by the date of his death why he ...

November 19, 2020
Read more
Candidates In 114th District Vow To Advocate For The Local Communities

|Date: October 29, 2020

Candidates In 114th District Vow To Advocate For The Local Communities

Residents of the 114th House district this fall have a choice to fill the seat long held by Republican Th ...

Residents of the 114th House district this fall have a choice to fill the seat long held by Republican Themis Klarides, who is stepping aside after 20 years in the House, rising through the ranks to t ...

October 29, 2020
Read more
Incumbent Touts His Strong Voting Record, Southworth Says Maroney Has “Turned His Back on Local Police Officers”

|Date: October 29, 2020

Incumbent Touts His Strong Voting Record, Southworth Says Maroney Has “Turned His Back on Local Police Officers”

With a substantial voting record to point to, state Senator James Maroney, D-14, is seeking a second term ...

With a substantial voting record to point to, state Senator James Maroney, D-14, is seeking a second term representing the 14th Senate District in Hartford. The district consists of Milford and Orange ...

October 29, 2020
Read more
Information Concerning Voting On November 3, 2020

|Date: October 29, 2020

Information Concerning Voting On November 3, 2020

1) Town Of Orange voting on November 3rd will be from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM. All voting will take place at H ...

1) Town Of Orange voting on November 3rd will be from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM. All voting will take place at High Plains community center. 2) District #1 votes in the GYM. District #2 votes in the South Wi ...

October 29, 2020
Read more
More Orange Students Attending School In-Person

|Date: October 29, 2020

More Orange Students Attending School In-Person

After eight weeks of Orange elementary school children being back in school full-time, the number of remo ...

After eight weeks of Orange elementary school children being back in school full-time, the number of remote learners is dropping. At the end of September, 10.4% of students were learning remotely and ...

October 29, 2020
Read more