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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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The Yale Whiffenpoofs Sing in Orange
The world renown singing ensemble, The Yale Whiffenpoofs, will perform at the Orange Congregational Church on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 4:00 pm. The Whiffs are returning to the Yale campus for a brief time as the semester ends and we are fortunate to have the opportunity to hear the 2022-23 singers
Yale Citations A Cappella
The Friends of the Case Memorial Library is presenting a return engagement of The Yale Citations, a co-ed a cappella group, on Saturday, May 6 at 2:00pm. The group is composed of future lawyers, doctors, scientists, nurses, artists and other students of the graduate and professional schools at Yale
Guitar Duo Features Connecticut Songwriter
The Friends of the Case Memorial Library will showcase the Meredith Rose Duo, featuring singer/songwriter Meredith Rose, playing rhythm guitar along with her husband, lead guitarist and back-up vocalist, Dave Wanik, on Saturday, April 15 at 2:00pm in the Meeting Room.
History Corner: And The Women Were There...
As the month of March winds its way down, I can’t miss the opportunity to honor the month for women. It seems that we honor many people and ideas in the months in a year so I will look into the lives of some of the women who have passed through our town in the last two
Orange Historical Society Presents Women of History “Leading Ladies”
Leading Ladies is an inventive and engaging event which focuses on four noted American Women who were all the “first” to do something: Dolly Madison tells her story of saving the Declaration of Independence during the War of 1812 and how she served as the “Hostess in the President’s House” for
Letter: Open Letter to Orange BOS
As I watched the March 1st meeting on OGAT, since I was unable to attend, it is so concerning that the egos and pride of the people that made a decision as to where the playground is going, means more than taking a pause and actually getting the feedback from a Safety Consultant to be sure that the
Letter: Former Amity Finance Committee Member Cannot Support “Bloated Amity Budget”
When the Amity Finance Committee was formed more than twenty years ago, its purpose was to provide taxpayers comfort in that the three towns would be represented. After the financial crisis at Amity, it was the only way to pass the Amity budget after 17 failed referendums. For most of those years
Letter: Fred Wolfe Park Ad Hoc Committee - Hands Tied
Over the last two years several Orange town residents complained about the location of the proposed playground at Fred Wolfe Park. Several people attended the Orange Board of Selectmen meetings and expressed concern about traffic safety. Orange First Selectman Zeoli then created a seven person
Letter: Time To Put the Friendship Back in Amity
On May 2nd, the BOW will hold our annual referendum to approve the proposed Amity Regional School District budget for the 2023-2024 school year. While this topic has caused some local contention in the recent past, I would like to share my perspective as a former educator and principal of Amity
Letter: Pray For Our Leaders!
A significant number of Jews in Israel and in the Diaspora, are quite unhappy about Israel’s newly elected government. Some rabbis have chosen, as a result, to change the wording of the traditional “Prayer for the State of Israel.” One rabbi, whose words, I’ve abridged below, explained it as
Student News for April 2023
Discover which Orange, CT students have been named to the Dean's or President's List for the Fall 2022 semester at various universities across the country, including Tufts University, Seton Hall University, and the University of South Carolina.
Elmer F. Manley Memorial Scholarships Available
Ansantawae Masonic Lodge is offering two $1,000 “Medical Scholarships” to a college student studying counseling, social services, nursing, medicine, psychiatry, gerontology, or pharmacology and having completed a minimum of two college semesters in their chosen field, while maintaining a minimum GPA
The Goddard School’s Kim Kick Honored as a Franchisee of the Year
The International Franchise Association (IFA) named Kim Kick, owner of The Goddard School of Orange, CT, as a 2023 Franchisee of the Year. Kick was honored at the 63rd IFA Annual Convention in Las Vegas for being an outstanding franchise establishment owner-operator.
The 3rd Annual Orange Artisan Fest & Vendor Fair Will Include a Job Fair
Save the date for the 3rd Annual Orange Artisan Fest & Vendor Fair, scheduled on Thursday, June 22, 2023, from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Orange Fairgrounds at High Plains Community Center, 525 Orange Center Road, Orange. The all-outdoor event is rain or shine and free and open to the public.
