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Orange Town News
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On June 10, our community proudly celebrated 319 graduates as they crossed the stage at Amity Regional High School’s Annual Commencement Exercises. On behalf of the entire Board of Education, congratulations to the Class of 2025! Thank you for all you have contributed to our schools and communities
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With their sights set on a career in the energy efficiency and green building trade industries, more than 50 Connecticut high school students recently graduated from the Green STEP Summer Program. The three-week paid-to-train development program, which helps set the clean energy workforce of the
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Jay Stollman & the Black Rock All-Stars are set to reunite and headline the Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation's 23rd Annual Evening for the Arts Gala. This special event will take place on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Fairfield University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.
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Amity Board of Education News - October
Amity Supports Rigorous and Challenging Academic Classes: The Milford-Orange Times and the Orange Town News recently published an editorial from a local resident that contained damaging misinformation about the Amity Regional School District – information that is harmful to our students
OCNS Students Visit Winter Cow Holly and Have Scavenger Hunt
Students from Orange Congregational Church Nursery School visited Holly (the winter cow) at town hall and had a scavenger hunt.
Student News for November 2023
More than 900 new students are in their first semester at Eastern Connecticut State University this fall 2023. bThe new admits include 696 first-time students and 254 transfer students who are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate-level programs. Among them are: Natalie Garcia of Orange
Peck Place School Fun Run Raises Over $19K for Students
The students at The Peck Place School came together to celebrate the end of the PTO-sponsored Fun Run. The Fun Run was a fundraiser and character-building event that took place over a week in which goals were achieved, the school community was strengthened, ideas for improving the world around us
Ben and Jerry Visit Students at Holly Hill Childcare
As the children anxiously waited outside their school the clip-clop sounds of hooves could be heard coming down Peck Lane! Ben and Jerry, driven by Farmer Brian of Maple View Farm arrived at Holly Hill Childcare and Learning Center to the squeals and cheers of the eager students.
Orange Fire Department Visit Holly Hill Childcare
The children of Holly Hill Childcare & Learning Center enjoyed a firsthand experience on fire safety thanks to the wonderful Orange Volunteer Fire Department members. The firefighters demonstrated fire equipment as our eager students climbed up on the fire engine and manned the heavy water hoses!
Letter: Achieving Equity in Schools: Budgets and Policies for Student Needs
In today's society, pursuing equity in schools remains a crucial goal. However, achieving equity does not require taking from specific individuals to make others equal. Instead, it involves implementing fair budget allocations and policies that reflect the diverse needs of all students.
Letter: Orange Deserves Better Communication
Effective communication is the cornerstone of a thriving community, fostering trust and ensuring residents are informed. Unfortunately, our current First Selectman consistently leaves us in the dark on issues, decisions, and even exciting news in Orange.The “First Selectman’s Updates” section of
History Corner: The Cemetery has Stories...
The Orange cemetery started out with a half-acre when the Orange Congregational Church was approved by the General Assembly to combine the two Milford churches into one at Bryan’s Farms. A portion of the petition reads “that they are deeply impressed with the importance of a constant attendance for
Music on the Green Concert
The first offering in the Music on the Green concert series at the Orange Congregational Church on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 4:00 will feature Grace Cloutier, harp and David Enlow, organ. Together they are known as “Duo Celeste.” Enlow is an internationally acclaimed organist based in New York
Congregation Or Shalom for November 2023
One book. Nine readers. Ten changed lives. New York Times bestselling author Erica Bauermeister’s No Two Persons is “a gloriously original celebration of fiction, and the ways it deepens our lives. That was the beauty of books, wasn’t it? They took you places you didn’t know you needed to go…
Graven Images
The Friends of the Case Memorial Library will be presenting a talk on “Graven Images: Colonial New England Gravestones as Art and History” on Saturday, November 4th at 2:00pm in the Library Program Room.
Case Memorial Library for November 2023
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Orange Lions Club Hosts Thanksgiving
Every year, the members of the Lions Club of Orange provide a Thanksgiving Dinner at High Plains Community Center, their 35th annual. Join them the first Sunday after Thanksgiving, November 26, 2023 at 12 PM. Doors to open at 11:30AM.
