Orange Town News

The Superintendent’s proposed budget for 2026-2027 was presented to the Amity Finance Committee and the Amity Board of Education throughout January, February, and March. In addition to presentations within the school district, the budget has been presented to the finance committees in all three town

The Congregations of Orange Collaborative , Peace Islands Institute Connecticut , and Wellspring Community Center are inviting the public to a guided visit to a local mosque. This upcoming event is part of the ongoing "Tour de Faith" interfaith series.

The Rape Crisis Center of Milford is so excited to announce that our 19th Annual Walk A Mile In Her Shoes Event will take place on Sunday April 26th, 2026! Join us on 4/26/26 in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month as we Walk to show our support for survivors and raise awareness.

Vaughan Dumas, chief of the Orange Volunteer Fire Department, right, accepts a $1,000 check from the Regional Water Authority. “This is our way of giving back what we can,” said Nicoletta Blevins, government and community relations manager for the Regional Water Authority.

Orange Community Nursery School held is annual Friendship Food Drive during the month of February. Students from the 3 year old class delivered food to the food bank. Thank you to the families for a successful food drive!

Create your own gelli plate prints at this hands-on workshop guided by Librarian Rebecca Harlow. Gel plate printing is a beginner-friendly monoprinting technique that uses a reusable gel plate, water-based paints, and textures to create unique, one-of-a-kind prints on paper without a printing press.

Suzuki Music Schools has scheduled the next performance in its Children’s Cookie Concert Series for Saturday, March 14th, at 3:00 PM. The event will be held at 480 Racebrook Road, located within St. Barbara’s Greek Orthodox Church.

Serena Giampa of Orange, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Florham Campus, located in Madison, NJ, has been named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2025 semester.

Macie Salado of Orange was named to the College of the Holy Cross Fall 2025 Dean's List. A member of the Class of 2029, Salado was named to the Dean's List for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2025-26 academic year.

Tufts University recently announced the dean's list for the fall 2025 semester. Dean's list honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater. The following students from Orange received honors

On February 2, 2026, six students from Orange Public Schools were honored by the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) at an awards ceremony recognizing excellence in the visual and performing arts. The music teachers, art teachers, and principals joined the honorees at the reception.

The Library will be closed on Monday, February 16 for Presidents' Day. The Library will reopen on Tuesday, February 17 at 10 a.m.