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Telecommunications in Orange…

|Date: April 14, 2022

Telecommunications in Orange…

This is the History Corner, right? So, you may be wondering about the title…well, just sit back and see ...

This is the History Corner, right? So, you may be wondering about the title…well, just sit back and see just what the title means. The word telecommunication is a compound of Greek and Latin with “t ...

April 14, 2022
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OVNA Nurses Bring the Care Into The Home

|Date: April 14, 2022

OVNA Nurses Bring the Care Into The Home

After John McCarthy of Orange had ankle surgery last year, he couldn’t put weight on his foot for a long ...

After John McCarthy of Orange had ankle surgery last year, he couldn’t put weight on his foot for a long time. He couldn’t drive; he couldn’t get up and down the stairs of his house. That’s when the ...

April 14, 2022
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Playground Project Moves Forward

|Date: March 10, 2022

Playground Project Moves Forward

The Board of Selectmen gave the green light for the Playground Committee to move ahead with its plans for ...

The Board of Selectmen gave the green light for the Playground Committee to move ahead with its plans for an all-inclusive playground at Fred Wolfe Park. “Our goal is to create a destination playgrou ...

March 10, 2022
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Bicentennial Committee Has Us Booked for The Summer

|Date: March 10, 2022

Bicentennial Committee Has Us Booked for The Summer

There are so many ways a town like Orange can mark its 200th birthday that the group planning this milest ...

There are so many ways a town like Orange can mark its 200th birthday that the group planning this milestone has scheduled a whole season – the Bicentennial Summer Celebration – to give it its full du ...

March 10, 2022
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Cost of Surplus, Amity Budget Update, & Voting Awareness

|Date: March 10, 2022

Cost of Surplus, Amity Budget Update, & Voting Awareness

Responding to Taxpayer’s Questions The feedback from the prior two articles in the Orange Town News has b ...

Responding to Taxpayer’s Questions The feedback from the prior two articles in the Orange Town News has been extensive. People have numerous questions & seem to be connecting to the topic of budg ...

March 10, 2022
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Orange Firefighters Train for Ice Rescue

|Date: March 10, 2022

Orange Firefighters Train for Ice Rescue

Winter Increases the Danger of Cold-Water Drowning and Orange Firefighters Will Be Ready Orange firefight ...

Winter Increases the Danger of Cold-Water Drowning and Orange Firefighters Will Be Ready Orange firefighters spent their weekend honing their skills at pulling drowning victims out of icy ponds and st ...

March 10, 2022
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History Corner: Growing Up in the Bronx…

|Date: March 10, 2022

History Corner: Growing Up in the Bronx…

We had wonderful neighbors while I was growing up on Garrison Ave. in the Bronx. Rabbi and Mrs. Steinber ...

We had wonderful neighbors while I was growing up on Garrison Ave. in the Bronx. Rabbi and Mrs. Steinberg lived on the 3rd floor of our building and the Goldberg’s lived next door. Rabbi was an inva ...

March 10, 2022
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Zoners Schedule Hearings on Accessory Buildings

|Date: February 10, 2022

Zoners Schedule Hearings on Accessory Buildings

The Orange Plan and Zoning Commission has scheduled public hearings as it is faced with the question whet ...

The Orange Plan and Zoning Commission has scheduled public hearings as it is faced with the question whether or not to allow detached accessory buildings on single family lots. The hearings will be h ...

February 10, 2022
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PJ Shanley to Join the Board of Selectmen

|Date: February 10, 2022

PJ Shanley to Join the Board of Selectmen

First Selectman Jim Zeoli last week appointed former Board of Finance member PJ Shanley to serve on the B ...

First Selectman Jim Zeoli last week appointed former Board of Finance member PJ Shanley to serve on the Board of Selectmen. The appointment comes after the surprise resignation of recently elected Co ...

February 10, 2022
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Proposed Amity FY 22-23 Budget Would Significantly Impact Taxes

|Date: February 10, 2022

Proposed Amity FY 22-23 Budget Would Significantly Impact Taxes

Orange BOF Supports up to 0.41% Increase, Ultimately Taxpayers Will Decide on Budget to Support by Jim Le ...

Orange BOF Supports up to 0.41% Increase, Ultimately Taxpayers Will Decide on Budget to Support by Jim Leahy, Vice-Chairman, Orange Board of Finance On January 24, the Orange Board of Finance (OBOF) m ...

February 10, 2022
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Save the Date for The Bicentennial Summer of Celebration Events

|Date: February 10, 2022

Save the Date for The Bicentennial Summer of Celebration Events

Saturday May 28th 10:00 am at HPCC Gazebo Founding Day Ceremony followed by the Groundbreaking Ceremony f ...

Saturday May 28th 10:00 am at HPCC Gazebo Founding Day Ceremony followed by the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Orange Chamber of Commerce Bicentennial Bricks Saturday May 28th to Sunday June 10th Res ...

February 10, 2022
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Orange Students Have a Successful Return to School After Holiday Break

|Date: February 10, 2022

Orange Students Have a Successful Return to School After Holiday Break

On January 3, when many schools across the state delayed opening school – or cancelled altogether – due t ...

On January 3, when many schools across the state delayed opening school – or cancelled altogether – due to a variety of impacts of COVID-19, Orange students went back to school as scheduled. “Fortunat ...

February 10, 2022
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Health District to Re-Start Covid Clinics

|Date: January 13, 2022

Health District to Re-Start Covid Clinics

It is almost exactly a year ago that a Covid vaccination drive got underway at High Plains Community Cent ...

It is almost exactly a year ago that a Covid vaccination drive got underway at High Plains Community Center. Organized by the town’s own Health Department, and staffed with volunteer medical personne ...

January 13, 2022
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Bicentennial Plans Take Shape

|Date: January 13, 2022

Bicentennial Plans Take Shape

Celebration Will Stretch Throughout the Summer Of ‘22 The year 2022 promises to be a very special year fo ...

Celebration Will Stretch Throughout the Summer Of ‘22 The year 2022 promises to be a very special year for the town, as it marks its 200th birthday, its bicentennial. A coordinating committee chaired ...

January 13, 2022
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Amity Budgets, Surpluses, & the Impact on Taxpayers

|Date: January 13, 2022

Amity Budgets, Surpluses, & the Impact on Taxpayers

Avoid Unnecessary Tax Increases; End Inflated Budgets The annual budget surplus situation at Amity is his ...

Avoid Unnecessary Tax Increases; End Inflated Budgets The annual budget surplus situation at Amity is historic, habitual, and causes over-taxation of the residents in Bethany, Orange & Woodbridge ...

January 13, 2022
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Orange Firefighters Help Santa Visit Orange Homes

|Date: January 13, 2022

Orange Firefighters Help Santa Visit Orange Homes

OVFD Auxiliary Brings Back Annual Visit by Santa Claus Santa Claus arrived in Orange a week early with th ...

OVFD Auxiliary Brings Back Annual Visit by Santa Claus Santa Claus arrived in Orange a week early with the assistance of the Orange Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary and Orange firefighters. The ev ...

January 13, 2022
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History Corner: It’s Like This Folks…

|Date: January 13, 2022

History Corner: It’s Like This Folks…

We all learned about Alexander Graham Bell inventing the telephone, right? We need to reteach this infor ...

We all learned about Alexander Graham Bell inventing the telephone, right? We need to reteach this information. Now don’t put the paper down, this gets more interesting, I think. You know that middl ...

January 13, 2022
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Board of Selectmen Takes No Action on New Teachers’ Contract

|Date: December 16, 2021

Board of Selectmen Takes No Action on New Teachers’ Contract

After weeks of negotiations during many late nights and early morning hours, the Orange Board of Educatio ...

After weeks of negotiations during many late nights and early morning hours, the Orange Board of Education has reached a new contract with its teachers’ union. With no comment or details shared after ...

December 16, 2021
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O’Sullivan: Voting District Lines Shift ‘Ever So Slightly’

|Date: December 16, 2021

O’Sullivan: Voting District Lines Shift ‘Ever So Slightly’

Town Clerk Patrick O’Sullivan presented a map showing minor revisions to the Orange voting districts at t ...

Town Clerk Patrick O’Sullivan presented a map showing minor revisions to the Orange voting districts at the December 8 Board of Selectmen meeting. For the last ten years, Orange residents have been r ...

December 16, 2021
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Town of Orange Highway Department Snow Plowing Policy

|Date: December 16, 2021

Town of Orange Highway Department 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 16, 2021
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