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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 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.


A few weeks ago, Rabbi Alvin Wainhaus of Congregation Or Shalom designated a seat in the sanctuary as a "Seat of Hope. "The plaque on the seat, created by their member Frank Celmer, reads: "Congregation Or Shalom has set aside this empty Seat of Hope for the hostages in Gaza. May the evil designs


Residents in Milford, Orange, and West Haven will have a new choice to make this election on who will serve them in the 117th General Assembly seat. With State Representative Charles Ferraro’s recent announcement that he will retire at the end of his term, Ray Collins III has kicked off his


Be a cold case detective! Unsolved Case Files puts you in the shoes of a cold case detective tasked with solving a murder that happened decades ago with only the original investigator’s case file. Think you can find out who really killed Veronica Falcone? Our Cold Case Mystery Take Home Kit will


Orange-based law firm Marino, Zabel & Schellberg, PLLC, is proud to announce that Attorneys Heather R. Spaide and Owen T. Weaver have become members of the firm.


More than 3,000 undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 semester, including Landon Rocchio, from Orange, CT. Students who make the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher (3.25 for freshmen) for the semester.


Disney and Pixar’s Finding Nemo Jr. is playing at Amity Middle School Orange from March 15 through March 16 with a 6:30 PM showtime. The charming 60-minute musical, designed for middle school-aged performers, is based on the beloved 2003 Pixar film Finding Nemo. The Spartan Player’s cast includes 29


John (Jack) Stenner, a longtime Orange resident, died peacefully in his sleep on February 23, 2024. Jack is survived by his loving wife of sixty-six years, Joan (Martin) Stenner, and his beloved daughters, Tracy Zolla and husband, Mark of Duxbury, MA, Kim Penwell and husband, Steve of Westport, CT


Houlihan Lawrence Wareck D’Ostilio is pleased to announce the sale of 325 Boston Post Road, Orange, CT. Frank D’Ostilio and Young Lee of Houlihan Lawrence Wareck D’Ostilio Commercial Team represented the owner/seller Ken-Mike Corporation at the closed price of $4,135,000.
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Now is the time to get your nomination in for the 2024 Living Treasure Award. Each year the Orange Senior Center recognizes 3 Orange senior residents who have giving so much of themselves and their time to the Orange community. They will be honored at Pasta Festa on May 16, 2024, at the High Plains


Orange Volunteer Fire Department Chief Vaughan Dumas, left, swears in Cole Tennant and Vincent Orfini as probationary firefighters. Tennant and Orfini, both from New York, are fire science students at the University of New Haven. They will serve a probationary period with the fire department becomin


Entertainment Weekly Editor’s Choice Winner of the 2006 National Jewish Book Award for Fiction. A million-dollar painting by Marc Chagall is stolen from a museum during a singles’ cocktail hour. The unlikely thief is Benjamin Ziskind, a lonely former child prodigy who writes questions for quiz


The Friends of the Case Memorial Library is now accepting applications for its annual Lucy Scillia $2,000 Scholarship. The Scholarship is awarded to a local public or private high school Senior who is a resident of Orange and plans to continue education at an accredited institution of higher