Orange Town News

Recycle broken crayons into works of art! We’ll use crayons, wax paper, and cardstock to make beautiful suncatchers. Registration is required. Go to https://sqr.co/suncatcher/ to register.

Firefighters honored seven members who have given a total of 145 years of service to the town and celebrated the rescue of one firefighter by another. The tributes came at the recent annual meeting of the Orange Volunteer Fire Department.

The DEA’s National Drug Take Back Day will be held on Saturday, April 22nd from 10:00am-2:00pm at High Plains Community Center, 525 Orange Center Road in Orange. All unused/unwanted/expired medications will be taken (including liquids, sharps, and pet medications).

On Friday, March 10th and Saturday, March 11th, the Turkey Hill School Drama Club put on an unforgettable performance of “Beauty and the Beast”. One hundred and five talented actors took the stage leaving the audience in awe.The main sponsor of the show was the Jaime Hulley Arts Foundation, who has

The world renown singing ensemble, The Yale Whiffenpoofs, will perform at the Orange Congregational Church on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 4:00 pm. The Whiffs are returning to the Yale campus for a brief time as the semester ends and we are fortunate to have the opportunity to hear the 2022-23 singers

The Friends of the Case Memorial Library is presenting a return engagement of The Yale Citations, a co-ed a cappella group, on Saturday, May 6 at 2:00pm. The group is composed of future lawyers, doctors, scientists, nurses, artists and other students of the graduate and professional schools at Yale

The Friends of the Case Memorial Library will showcase the Meredith Rose Duo, featuring singer/songwriter Meredith Rose, playing rhythm guitar along with her husband, lead guitarist and back-up vocalist, Dave Wanik, on Saturday, April 15 at 2:00pm in the Meeting Room.

As the month of March winds its way down, I can’t miss the opportunity to honor the month for women. It seems that we honor many people and ideas in the months in a year so I will look into the lives of some of the women who have passed through our town in the last two

Leading Ladies is an inventive and engaging event which focuses on four noted American Women who were all the “first” to do something: Dolly Madison tells her story of saving the Declaration of Independence during the War of 1812 and how she served as the “Hostess in the President’s House” for

As I watched the March 1st meeting on OGAT, since I was unable to attend, it is so concerning that the egos and pride of the people that made a decision as to where the playground is going, means more than taking a pause and actually getting the feedback from a Safety Consultant to be sure that the

When the Amity Finance Committee was formed more than twenty years ago, its purpose was to provide taxpayers comfort in that the three towns would be represented. After the financial crisis at Amity, it was the only way to pass the Amity budget after 17 failed referendums. For most of those years

Over the last two years several Orange town residents complained about the location of the proposed playground at Fred Wolfe Park. Several people attended the Orange Board of Selectmen meetings and expressed concern about traffic safety. Orange First Selectman Zeoli then created a seven person

On May 2nd, the BOW will hold our annual referendum to approve the proposed Amity Regional School District budget for the 2023-2024 school year. While this topic has caused some local contention in the recent past, I would like to share my perspective as a former educator and principal of Amity

A significant number of Jews in Israel and in the Diaspora, are quite unhappy about Israel’s newly elected government. Some rabbis have chosen, as a result, to change the wording of the traditional “Prayer for the State of Israel.” One rabbi, whose words, I’ve abridged below, explained it as