News in Orange, CT


Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Fall 2025 Dean's List
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced its Dean's List for academic excellence for the Fall 2025 semester. The criteria for the WPI Dean's List differ from that of most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI students are named to the Dean's


Amity Announces 2025–26 Hall of Honor & Fame Induction
The 2025-2026 Amity Academic Hall of Honor and Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony ceremony will take place on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The event will be held at Grassy Hill Country Club in Orange.


OCNS 5-Day Kindergarten Readiness Program
Orange Community Nursery School offers a 5 day readiness program for children who are not age eligible for kindergarten. Pictured are students in the 5 year old kindergarten readiness class working on letter recognition by building letters using shapes.


Macy Lyons Named to University of Bridgeport's Fall 2025 Dean's List
Macy Lyons, of Orange, was named to University of Bridgeport's Fall 2025 Dean's List. Lyons was among more than 325 students named to the Fall 2025 Dean's List.


Eastern CT State University Fall 2025 Dean's List Announced
Eastern Connecticut State University recently released its Dean's List for the fall 2025 semester, in which 1,311 students were recognized for maintaining high GPAs.


Roger Williams University Announces Fall 2025 Dean's List
Select students from Orange have been named to the Fall 2025 Dean's List at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a GPA of 3.4 or higher are placed on the Dean's List that semester.


Local Students Named to Stonehill College's Fall 2025 Dean's List
Stonehill College is pleased to recognize these Orange students named to the Fall 2025 Dean's List. To qualify for this recognition, students must achieve a semester grade point average of 3.50 or better. They must also have successfully completed all courses for which they were registered during


Matthew Gallagher Makes UMGC Dean's List Fall 2025
Matthew Gallagher of Orange was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2025 term at University of Maryland Global Campus. To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 for the term, and maintained a cumulative


UHart Announces Fall 2025 Dean’s and President’s Lists
The University of Hartford is pleased to announce that 2,327 students have been named to the Dean's List and President's List for the fall 2025 semester.


Springfield College Recognizes Dean's List Students for the 2025 Fall Semester
Springfield College has named the following students from Orange to the dean's list for academic excellence for the 2025 fall semester.


Sydney Manzione Achieves President's List Honors for Fall 2025 Semester at Nichols College
Sydney Manzione of Orange has achieved President's List honors for the fall 2025 semester at Nichols College. President's List recognizes those students who achieve high grades during a single semester. Students whose semester grade point average is 3.85 or higher for at least 12 undergraduate


Library Holiday Closing, Book Clubs & Youth Workshops
The Library will close at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24 and will remain closed on Thursday, December 25. The Library will reopen on Friday, December 26 at 10 a.m.


Le Moyne College Names Dante Agnello to the Fall 2025 Dean's List
Dante Agnello, a Freshman Finance and Business Analytics major from Orange, has been named to the Le Moyne College Fall 2025 Dean's List. To make the list, students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or above.


Amity Middle School Students Earn CAPSS Leadership Awards
Congratulations to Amity Middle School Orange eighth grade students, Quinn Smith and Elizabeth Scates who are the recipients of this year’s Connecticut Association of Public Schools Superintendent (CAPSS) Awards.


St. Mary School Pre-K to Grade 8 Open House
St. Mary School invites prospective families to experience the difference a SMS education makes at our Pre-K through Grade 8 Open House on Tuesday, January 27, from 6:00–7:00 p.m.


Orange Student Named to James Madison University President's List
Orange resident, Ellery Varholak, has been named to the President's List at James Madison University for the fall 2025 semester. Students who earn President's List honors must carry at least 12 graded credit hours and earn a GPA of 3.900 or above. Varholak is majoring in Middle Grades Education - BS


Kneeland Named to WCSU Fall 2025 Dean’s List
The following full-time student from Orange has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester at Western Connecticut State University: Zola Kneeland, Musical Theatre


Amazing Animal Ambassadors Coming to Orange
Orange Community Women is excited to present “Amazing Animal Ambassadors” on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 1:00 at High Plains Community Center. This event has been generously sponsored by the Orange Foundation.


