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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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Ziyan Zhang Is a Winner in the NEML Contest
NEML (New England Mathematics League) is a very popular math contest in the New England area and organized by The Math League. The goal of The Math League is to promote enjoyment and positive experience for students to study mathematics. The League organizes various contests for grades 4-12 with
Amity Middle School – Orange Campus Announces 2022-2023 CAS Scholar Leader Award Winners
Mrs. Kathy Burke, principal and the AMSO community wishes congratulations to eighth grade students Aryan Shrivastav and Adriana Diosa who were selected by Amity Middle School Orange to receive the 2022-2023 “Scholar-Leaders Award” sponsored by the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS).
History Corner: They All Have a Story...
As we bounce around from one part of our lives to another, we may or may not visit with family members, especially if they live many miles away. A small staff of the Orange Historical Society has made it their mission to find those members of the town who helped make it a town, but are only known
Girl Scout News for July 2023
It's officially June: the days are getting longer and its almost time for this troop to go camping! Troop 60274 is officially wrapping up its first year as Cadette level girl scouts. I am very proud of the work they put in these past few months especially. We completed several badges including:
Holy Infant Women's Guild Awards Scholarships
The Holy Infant Church Women’s Guild recently awarded scholarships to two graduating seniors. They are Kathryn Marquis who graduated from Sacred Heart Academy, Kathryn will be attending UCONN and intends to major in Mechanical Engineering, Caitlyn Shanley who graduated from Amity High School.
Holy Infant Faith Formation Program Is Now Registering
Holy Infant Faith Formation Program has begun its annual Registration for the 2023-2024 school year for grades one through ten. Information is on the parish website, www.holyinfantorangect.com under the Faith Formation title. See registration form and calendars for each of the schools on this site
Youth Service & Safety Week
Mark your calendars! The 2nd Annual Youth Service & Safety Week will be held Monday-Friday, July 10th -14th from 12:00-4:00pm at the Police Department – 314 Lambert Road or at the town Highway Department – 308 Lambert Road. Daily activities will include decorating sweet treats, field day
Case Memorial Library for July 2023
The Case Memorial Library has planned a summer full of fun for all ages. Children, teens, and adults are all invited to participate in our summer reading programs and attend exciting free events throughout the summer. Drop by the Library or visit casememoriallibrary.org/summerreading to learn more!
BU Expands Woodbridge Novelist’s Literary Collection
Boston University began collecting Woodbridge author Russ Madison’s books and manuscripts over the past four decades. The Mugar Memorial Library’s Special Collections Division, devoted to archival preservation of literary works by global writers and artists, was attracted to Madison upon the public
Amity Youth Lacrosse Congratulates Teagan Rahn On Winning The 2023 ‘Play For Ray’ Award!
Raymond Heenie, Jr. was the beloved 13-year-old son of Marisol and the late Raymond Heenie and the little brother to his older sister, Lauren. In March of 2021, Ray suddenly passed away at his home due to SUDEP: Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy. Raymond was an 8th grade student at the Amity
Upcoming Activities at the Orange Senior Center for July and August 2023
Orange Senior Center offers a variety of activities and events for seniors in July and August, including a movie screening, a documentary discussion, a book club meeting, a lunch & learn presentation, and a hiking group.
Letter: First Selectman’s Update on Fred Wolf Park
I am writing to give an update on Fred Wolfe Park since I have heard a lot of misinformation being distributed by a few people.The Town of Orange has needed a new community playground since the closing of the Mary L. Tracy playground during school hours. This has been a wish of mine and brought to
Letter: UELP is A Great Program for Seniors
I would like to make the town residents aware of a great program for Seniors at the Amity Regional High School called the Unpaid Experiential Learning Program (UELP). It is run by Lyn Cocco, College & Career Counselor, SAILS Program Counselor at Amity. This is a two-week internship program to give
