Orange Town News

On April 15th, the Orange Senior Center celebrated its annual Pasta Festa night at St. Barbara’s Greek Orthodox church. Three Orange residents who have made a long, outstanding contributions to the community, were honored with the Living Treasure award. This year’s recipients were, Patricia O’Leary

Is your clutter taking over, but you’re just not sure where to start, and you are concerned about the environmental impact of decluttering?

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) celebrated its 2025 Commencement with a series of ceremonies honoring the achievements of graduates across all degree levels. For the second year, commencement exercises were held at the DCU Center, where WPI conferred 1,298 bachelor's degrees representing a

Speeders Car Wash, a membership-focused car wash brand and part of Summit Wash Holdings with operations in Connecticut, New York, Nebraska, New Jersey, Missouri, and Florida, is pleased to recognize the company has opened a new express carwash location in Orange. To celebrate the grand opening

Alexander Oleschuk was among nearly 200 students to receive degrees from Mars Hill University during spring commencement on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Oleschuk received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

The Orange Democratic Town Committee (ODTC), on Tuesday, May 20th, presented their slate of candidates for November’s election, including announcing that Orange resident Dan Fitzmaurice will challenge 10-term First Selectman Jim Zeoli.Among a crowd gathered at High Plains Community Center

High Point University announces the students who qualified for the Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester by maintaining a 3.5 GPA or higher. Area students who have received Dean’s List certificates are as follows

Emma Grace Tirollo of Orange was among the more than 725 graduates who took part in The University of Scranton's undergraduate commencement ceremony held May 18 at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Township. Bachelor's and associate degrees were conferred to students who had completed their

On behalf of the Amity Board of Education, I would like to thank our community for their continued support. The 2025–2026 Amity Regional School District budget was approved by voters in all three towns, with a total vote count of 943 in favor and 346 opposed. The approved budget reflects a 2.93%

Cold Laser Therapy, technically termed Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT), has been used in a variety of formats for years with tremendous success. Physical Therapists have been utilizing this research supported technology to help patients with their pain and dysfunction.

It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students from Orange on being named to the Spring 2025 President's List. The spring terms run from January to May.Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.70

Friends of Case Memorial Library, Orange, CT has the next Community Book Sale on Saturday, June 7, 2025 from 10 til 3. Our Sale is a great place to pick up books for summer reading enjoyment for you and your children or a gift or two! It’s a full bookstore in our Library basement! 

Unleash your imagination! Join Teen D&D on May 10th for epic adventures, monster battles, and treasure. Beginners welcome, premade characters available. Register now!

Dr. Jose Atocha, 94, passed away peacefully on April 21, 2025 surrounded by his family, including his wife of 61 years, Helen. The two formed a strong and loving family together in Orange, CT raising 7 children and 16 grandchildren. Their years together were filled with hard work, generosity

It’s that time of the year again, the birds are chirping and the bees are bumping. It’s time to take that bike out of the garage and start logging some miles on the road or trails. Being an avid cyclist myself, I know from personal experience that it is very common to suffer from a variety of

On Saturday, May 17 at 2 pm, actress Sheryl Faye will perform her show “Amelia Earhart: Pioneer in Aviation.” Since 2003, Sheryl Faye has masterfully brought to life important historical women who have shaped the world in which we live. In her one-woman shows, she immerses the audience in

At its 100th Anniversary awards dinner, the Orange Volunteer Fire Department honored longtime member Fred Palmer for an outstanding 60 years of active service. Palmer, who joined the department in 1964, continues to serve the community to this day and was presented with a plaque and a formal

Orange Police Department supervisors participated in leadership training conducted by Colonel (retired) Eric Lopez, founder and CEO of Arrowhead Leadership Consulting. The training was the result of an introductory meeting arranged earlier this year by the Amity Chamber of Commerce between Lopez and

Anna Varholak, a member of Stonehill College's Class of 2026 from Orange, CT, was recently inducted into Lambda Epsilon Sigma, Stonehill College's honor society. The organization recognizes outstanding juniors and seniors who have demonstrated an excitement for both learning and sharing their

Congratulations to Nava Ismail-Beigi who was the grand-prize winner in Junior Scholastic’s “Can you Find Mapman?” Contest! Nava is an eighth grade student at Amity Middle School Orange. There were approximately 777 entries in the contest. Nava participated in this yearly contest by figuring out