The Orange Fairgrounds will be filled with rides, games and fun as Rainbow Amusements brings the first Carnival of the year to town on Saturday, April 21 (12-9). A rain date is scheduled for Sunday, April 22 (12-5). The Peck Place Carnival will have food trucks offering dinner and dessert choices for your family to enjoy. Peanut & tree nut … Read more
The Amity Spartans Boys Volleyball team hosted the Daniel Hand Tigers in Woodbridge on Wednesday. Hand took the first two games 25-18, 25-17. Then Amity won one 25-19, and Hand finished it off with the third win 25-21. It was a 3-1 victory for Daniel Hand. Noteworthy Players Hand—Mike Card had 39 assists and four … Read more
Andrea Jacobson Grant, 77, of Orange, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Born in Providence on July 6, 1940, Andrea was the eldest child of the late Eric Gunnar Jacobson and Mary Elizabeth (Grieve) Jacobson. The family moved to Westerly in 1950 after purchasing a former physical therapy clinic on the Shore Road and … Read more
The Orange Foundation is accepting Applications for grants to be distributed in the spring of 2018. Funding is available for projects benefiting the residents of Orange Those eligible for grants include non-profit organizations, parent-teacher organizations and service organizations. According to Distribution Committee Member and Chair of Grant Distribution, Janice Lettick, “Since it began giving out grants, the … Read more
The corner of Peck Lane and the Boston Post Road is darker with the closing of Bertucci’s. The Orange Ale House, 517 Boston Post Road, Orange, has announced that it will honor valid Bertucci’s gift certificates until Sunday, July 1. Owner Jim Hassenmayer said, “We’ve got great food and a nice selection of beverages. This offer does not … Read more
The Amity Spartans Boys Lacrosse team spent part of their Tuesday of April Vacation hosting Fairfield Prep in Woodbridge. The Jesuits took a quick lead and in typical Prep fashion, did not look back, nor show any mercy. Junior Mason Reale led Prep with 5 goals and 6 assists, Ethan Grandolfo, another Prep Junior also made 5 goals, … Read more
The Case Memorial Library will host a drama workshop on Saturday, April 21 from 2-3:30 p.m. for children ages 5-10. Deep in the ocean, a fish with sparkling rainbow scales captivates fellow sea creatures with his beauty. But everything changes when the rainbow fish refuses to share any beauty with his admirers. Ingrid Schaeffer will … Read more
Following is the Amity Varsity sports schedule for the week of April Vacation (April 16-21). Monday, April 16 All events canceled due to the weather. Tuesday, April 17 Boys Outdoor Track vs Xavier, Jonathan Law, Wilbur Cross AWAY at Xavier 3:45 p.m. Boys Lacrosse (1-3) vs Fairfield Prep (1-2) HOME at Amity 4 p.m. Girls Lacrosse vs … Read more
As residents and passersby drove along the 500 block of the Boston Post Road today, it was hard to miss a change in the landscape. All of the signs, at Bertucci’s Restaurant, 550 Boston Post Road, including the big square one near the street and all identifiers on the building itself, are gone. Bertucci’s based … Read more
You live in Orange because you love it. It offers good schools, a nice atmosphere, fun events, a great police department, etc. But where did it rank in the latest NICHE list of Best Places To Live In Connecticut? Well, it wasn’t in the top 5, but Woodbridge was. Actually, Woodbridge ranked fifth in the … Read more