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History Corner: It Had to be a Nightmare

|Date: October 04, 2018

History Corner: It Had to be a Nightmare

By Ginny Reinhard I don’t suppose anyone would doubt how cold January 1st could be, but to 200 ragged, il ...

By Ginny Reinhard I don’t suppose anyone would doubt how cold January 1st could be, but to 200 ragged, ill and hungry colonial soldiers, that day had to be a nightmare. It was 1777 and the colonies w ...

October 04, 2018
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Orange School District Announces Lunch Policy

|Date: August 30, 2018

Orange School District Announces Lunch Policy

The Orange School District announced today its policy for determining eligibility of children who may rec ...

The Orange School District announced today its policy for determining eligibility of children who may receive free or reduced-price meals served under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Local s ...

August 30, 2018
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Amity Kicks Off New School Year

|Date: August 30, 2018

Amity Kicks Off New School Year

After a quick but hot summer, Amity teachers and staff were ready to greet the district’s 2,216 students ...

After a quick but hot summer, Amity teachers and staff were ready to greet the district’s 2,216 students on August 29. Under the leadership of Interim Superintendent James Connelly, schools were set ...

August 30, 2018
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Orange Continues “A Plus” Credit Rating

|Date: August 30, 2018

Orange Continues “A Plus” Credit Rating

Orange has once again achieved a credit score many individuals may envy – once again securing a triple AA ...

Orange has once again achieved a credit score many individuals may envy – once again securing a triple AAA bond rating from the state. The distinction is the highest a municipality can attain and one ...

August 30, 2018
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OEDC Gets OK for Oxen Mascots

|Date: August 30, 2018

OEDC Gets OK for Oxen Mascots

Residents and visitors to town will soon be greeted by a “stampede” of fiberglass renderings of the town’ ...

Residents and visitors to town will soon be greeted by a “stampede” of fiberglass renderings of the town’s mascot – the ox. The life-sized bovine, decorated and designed by local artists, will featur ...

August 30, 2018
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Town Receives Grant To Buy Land

|Date: August 30, 2018

Town Receives Grant To Buy Land

The state may have pulled the plug on its plan to build a train station in Orange, but it is sweetening t ...

The state may have pulled the plug on its plan to build a train station in Orange, but it is sweetening the blow with a $6.1 million grant to the town to acquire the 8.091 acres it would have been bui ...

August 30, 2018
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Orange Gets Land Donation

|Date: August 30, 2018

Orange Gets Land Donation

A local developer gave the town a gift of more than 20 acres that borders Dogburn Lane, Dogwood Road and ...

A local developer gave the town a gift of more than 20 acres that borders Dogburn Lane, Dogwood Road and New Haven Avenue to be used as open space. The land is excess acreage originally purchased by ...

August 30, 2018
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Updates to School Program is Music to Students’ Ears

|Date: July 30, 2018

Updates to School Program is Music to Students’ Ears

At the very end of the 2017-18 school year, teachers from all four Orange schools gathered to hear about ...

At the very end of the 2017-18 school year, teachers from all four Orange schools gathered to hear about new changes and innovations to the district’s music curriculum. As Turkey Hill Music Teacher Ky ...

July 30, 2018
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Community Forums Planned

|Date: July 30, 2018

Community Forums Planned

Superintendent Search The Amity Regional School District No. 5 Board of Education, in partnership with JE ...

Superintendent Search The Amity Regional School District No. 5 Board of Education, in partnership with JE Consulting, will be hosting a number of community forums to ascertain information from multipl ...

July 30, 2018
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Projects at Three Schools This Summer

|Date: July 30, 2018

Projects at Three Schools This Summer

Several projects are well underway at Orange Schools this summer, all part of a capital improvement plan. ...

Several projects are well underway at Orange Schools this summer, all part of a capital improvement plan. At its June Board of Education meeting, Superintended Vince Scarpetti told the board that the ...

July 30, 2018
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Cottage Community Denied

|Date: July 30, 2018

Cottage Community Denied

While Town Plan and Zoning Commission Chairman Ozzie Parente didn’t agree with all the reasons why reside ...

While Town Plan and Zoning Commission Chairman Ozzie Parente didn’t agree with all the reasons why residents were opposed to a proposed Cottage Project Development Area (CPDA) in their backyards, he d ...

July 30, 2018
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First Week of August Means Orange Firemen’s Carnival!

|Date: July 30, 2018

First Week of August Means Orange Firemen’s Carnival!

It’s not December, but the month of August that the town’s volunteer firemen dub “the most wonderful time ...

It’s not December, but the month of August that the town’s volunteer firemen dub “the most wonderful time of the year,” when the town prepares for the annual Firemen’s Carnival August 2-5 on the Orang ...

July 30, 2018
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Town Of Orange Concert & Fireworks Set For Sunday On The Fairgrounds

|Date: June 28, 2018

Town Of Orange Concert & Fireworks Set For Sunday On The Fairgrounds

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

The Town of Orange may be small in population, but it has 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 Indepe ...

June 28, 2018
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Orange Native, Long-Time Teacher Appointed New Principal of Mary L. Tracy School

|Date: June 28, 2018

Orange Native, Long-Time Teacher Appointed New Principal of Mary L. Tracy School

Tricia Lasto of Orange has been appointed the next principal at Mary L. Tracy School, a position she call ...

Tricia Lasto of Orange has been appointed the next principal at Mary L. Tracy School, a position she calls her ‘dream job.’ The Orange Board of Education announced and celebrated her new role at its ...

June 28, 2018
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Amity Senior Looks to Inspire Youths to Make A Difference

|Date: June 28, 2018

Amity Senior Looks to Inspire Youths to Make A Difference

Amity High School student Sheariah Stevens is hoping her senior project will be the catalyst to inspire y ...

Amity High School student Sheariah Stevens is hoping her senior project will be the catalyst to inspire young people to give their two cents –literally—to charity. The accomplished senior, who is also ...

June 28, 2018
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Cottage Community Continues Zoning Application

|Date: June 28, 2018

Cottage Community Continues Zoning Application

Robert Treat Extension resident Richard Meisenheimer intends to develop the more than 14 acres that his f ...

Robert Treat Extension resident Richard Meisenheimer intends to develop the more than 14 acres that his family owns in the Turkey Hill Road area, but it’s up to the Town’s Plan and Zoning Commission t ...

June 28, 2018
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Amusement Centers Approved

|Date: June 28, 2018

Amusement Centers Approved

Orange residents will soon have new entertainment options as two new amusement centers bring big fun to t ...

Orange residents will soon have new entertainment options as two new amusement centers bring big fun to town. A plan to build a 4,000 square foot virtual reality entertainment center was unanimously a ...

June 28, 2018
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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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