The turkey is almost finished except for a wing or two here and there. The soup is all but gone and Frid ...
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History Corner: Let’s See, What Holiday is it Now?
|History Corner: Let’s See, What Holiday is it Now?
The turkey is almost finished except for a wing or two here and there. The soup is all but gone and Friday has been “black” for a few weeks now with the ever so tempting low prices for things you don ...
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State Representatives Discuss Legislation with Business Owners
|State Representatives Discuss Legislation with Business Owners
State Representatives Themis Klarides, Charles Ferraro, and Kathy Kennedy held a business informational ...
State Representatives Themis Klarides, Charles Ferraro, and Kathy Kennedy held a business informational forum in Orange during the week of November 18 to discuss recent legislation that was passed d ...
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Homewood Suites by Hilton Orange-New Haven Opens
|Homewood Suites by Hilton Orange-New Haven Opens
New Hotel Welcomes Guests Visiting Yale University and Subway Franchise World Headquarters Homewood Suite ...
New Hotel Welcomes Guests Visiting Yale University and Subway Franchise World Headquarters Homewood Suites by Hilton, part of Hilton’s (NYSE: HLT) All Suites portfolio, announced its newest property, ...
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Zeoli Rolls as Republican Sweep Election
|Zeoli Rolls as Republican Sweep Election
Newly re-elected First Selectman Jim Zeoli described his nearly 66 percent win – with 3,374 votes over De ...
Newly re-elected First Selectman Jim Zeoli described his nearly 66 percent win – with 3,374 votes over Democrat challenger Jody Dietch’s 1,795 – as “quite humbling.” “To have more than 50 percent of t ...
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Wetlands Commissioners Consider Cluster Housing
|Wetlands Commissioners Consider Cluster Housing
Residents and Inland Wetlands Commissioners expected to hear findings from experts the town hired about t ...
Residents and Inland Wetlands Commissioners expected to hear findings from experts the town hired about the impact a cluster housing application could have on surrounding wetlands, but the experts had ...
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Veterinarian Retires After 39 Years of Service
|Veterinarian Retires After 39 Years of Service
The day has finally come. On September 18, 2019, Dr. Tara Nanavati tended to his final patients and reti ...
The day has finally come. On September 18, 2019, Dr. Tara Nanavati tended to his final patients and retired after 39 years of service to the Valley community. Dr. Nanavati, an Orange resident, spent ...
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Race Brook School Honors Veterans
|Race Brook School Honors Veterans
The students and staff of Race Brook School in Orange gathered to honor veterans during a very special as ...
The students and staff of Race Brook School in Orange gathered to honor veterans during a very special assembly on Friday morning, November 8th. The majority of the attending veterans were relatives ...
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History Corner: Why Did They Disappear?
|History Corner: Why Did They Disappear?
I was recently made aware of the fact the some of the Tyler City residents do not know the story of Tyler ...
I was recently made aware of the fact the some of the Tyler City residents do not know the story of Tyler City and its beginnings in the 19th century and its ending in the 20th. From obscurity, a cit ...
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New Voting Locations for Municipal Election
|New Voting Locations for Municipal Election
**New Voting Locations** Municipal Election – Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Due to the weather related parkin ...
**New Voting Locations** Municipal Election – Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Due to the weather related parking problems at Mary L Tracy School during the last November election, the Town of Orange is relo ...
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Candidates Face Off In Chamber Debate
|Candidates Face Off In Chamber Debate
The Orange candidates for first selectman last week faced off at a well-attended debate, organized by the ...
The Orange candidates for first selectman last week faced off at a well-attended debate, organized by the Orange Chamber of Commerce at Grassy Hill Country Club. The debate, the third of this electio ...
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Amity Looks To Improve Its Athletics Facilities
|Amity Looks To Improve Its Athletics Facilities
The Amity Board of Education is asking taxpayers to approve a $6.7 million bonding request for several im ...
The Amity Board of Education is asking taxpayers to approve a $6.7 million bonding request for several improvements to buildings and grounds, including, but not limited to, an all-weather field. The ...
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Amity Middle School In Orange Government Day
|Amity Middle School In Orange Government Day
On Wednesday, October 16th, students from Amity Middle School in Orange worked in the government offices ...
On Wednesday, October 16th, students from Amity Middle School in Orange worked in the government offices for the Town of Orange. Seventeen students were chosen to participate from 55 essays submitted ...
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Orange Fire Department Extinguishes House Fire
|Orange Fire Department Extinguishes House Fire
Firefighters from the Orange Volunteer Fire Department extinguished a fire in a house late on the night o ...
Firefighters from the Orange Volunteer Fire Department extinguished a fire in a house late on the night of October 14th. There were no injuries. Firefighters responded to a call for “heavy smoke” in ...
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Firelite Shopping Center Zone Change Denied
|Firelite Shopping Center Zone Change Denied
Although two Town Plan and Zoning Commissioners saw amending the zoning regulations to invite a mixed-use ...
Although two Town Plan and Zoning Commissioners saw amending the zoning regulations to invite a mixed-use development as an opportunity to revitalize the struggling Firelite Shopping Center, three com ...
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Liz Castilline-Gannon Settling in as Maplewood Executive Director
|Liz Castilline-Gannon Settling in as Maplewood Executive Director
Maplewood at Orange has long felt like home to Liz Castiline-Gannon so settling into her new role as its ...
Maplewood at Orange has long felt like home to Liz Castiline-Gannon so settling into her new role as its Executive Director feels like a natural transition. Castiline-Gannon came to the senior living ...
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Reps. Kennedy and Ferraro: Grocery Tax is Back; Hurting CT Families
|Reps. Kennedy and Ferraro: Grocery Tax is Back; Hurting CT Families
State Reps. Kathy Kennedy (R-119) and Charles Ferraro (R-117), along with Senate and House Republican col ...
State Reps. Kathy Kennedy (R-119) and Charles Ferraro (R-117), along with Senate and House Republican colleagues, announced newly released details on a grocery store tax included in the Democrat state ...
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Cluster Housing Public Hearing Postponed
|Cluster Housing Public Hearing Postponed
The Inland Wetlands Commission faced a disgruntled crowd earlier this month when they learned a public he ...
The Inland Wetlands Commission faced a disgruntled crowd earlier this month when they learned a public hearing regarding a cluster housing application was not going to happen. Commission Chair Rick Ma ...
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Goat Pilot Program
|Goat Pilot Program
A unique and eco-friendly solution to tame invasive plant growth in the town’s open space areas got the g ...
A unique and eco-friendly solution to tame invasive plant growth in the town’s open space areas got the go ahead from the Board of Selectmen earlier this month. The Board unanimously approved a pilot ...
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Orange Public Schools Announce Lunch Policy
|Orange Public Schools Announce Lunch Policy
The Orange Public Schools announced its policy for determining eligibility of children who may receive fr ...
The Orange Public Schools announced its policy for determining eligibility of children who may receive free or reduced-price meals served under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Local school o ...
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New Leadership At Orange Schools
|New Leadership At Orange Schools
The Orange Board of Education was busy at work this summer, faced with hiring for three key roles at the ...
The Orange Board of Education was busy at work this summer, faced with hiring for three key roles at the district offices and one elementary school principal. In the spring, Director of Special Servi ...