William J. Neidig, 97, of Orange, beloved husband of the late Marian P. Shaw, passed away on April 10, 2018. He was born on March 30, 1921 in Jonestown, Pennsylvania. He was the son of the late Joseph Neidig and Carrie Ney. As a young boy he received commendations for perfect attendance from Kindergarten through … Read more
House Republican Leader Themis Klarides and State Rep. Nicole Klarides-Ditria applauded the bipartisan passage of House Bill 5407, An Act Establishing a Task Force to Promote Efficiencies in the Filing of Habeas Corpus Matters, on Tuesday. The Klarides sisters introduced H.B. 5407, after seeing the problem first hand. The family of Joyce Stochmal, a young woman from … Read more
Orange Band Takes Home Grand Prize at Teen Band Competition! On Sunday, April 22, four Orange Teens claimed the title of best Middle School Band at the Ridgefield Playhouse 2018 Band Jam. Playing to a packed house, Christopher Carlson, Lucas Ketchian, Oliver Nappi and Declan O’Rourke in their band called “The 7’s,” rocked out in … Read more
House Republican Leader Themis Klarides and State Reps. Charles Ferraro and Pam Staneski joined veterans from across the state on Tuesday at the Capitol to express the need to restore funding to the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs. Last week, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle presented budget proposals that restored $2 million in funding to … Read more
The Amity Budget Referendum will take place on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at High Plains Community Center from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pursuant to State Law Absentee Ballots are Available in the Town Clerks Office at Town Hall during normal hours.
The Town Budget Hearing is scheduled for Thursday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. The hearing will take place at High Plains Community Center, 525 Orange Center Road. Come and listen to what the Finance Committee has been working on and get answers to your questions.
A New Haven man turned himself in at the Orange Police Headquarters on an active warrant for his arrest following an investigation into money being stolen from his place of employment. Jean Davis, 22, of New Haven, was charged with fourth-degree larceny, first-degree forgery, and criminal impersonation. Davis was arrested around 12:40 p.m. on Saturday, … Read more
Hope After Loss, Inc.®, a non-profit organization helping those who experience pregnancy and/or infant loss to find the inspiration of hope by providing connections, comfort, and care, will present its 2018 Compassionate Care Awards at the International Wine and Craft Beer Tasting on Thursday, June 21, 2018 from 6-9 p.m. at Woodwinds, 29 School Ground Road, Branford, Connecticut. … Read more
The Orange Volunteer Fire Department is on the scene an “Unknown Odor” investigation at 50 Boston Post Road, Orange. A member/resident said firefighters were looking at the fan in the ceiling for a few minutes before they evacuated the building. Around 9 p.m. Staff and members of the EDGE Fitness Club were evacuated from the building … Read more
An Englewood Drive resident found this cat on her back deck today. Does he/she look familiar to you? Please comment on our Facebook page so we may be able to reunite this kitty with its family.