Last week the Orange Foundation made its selections for 2020 scholarships. Since it’s inception, the Orange Foundation has now granted $494,686 in scholarships. The following students are this year’s recipients. Elizabeth Cohen, who is graduating from Amity Senior High School, received a total of $2,000 from the following funds: the William Knight Fund, the Susan … Read more
Following is a message from Orange Native, Amity Grad, Connor Deane: Each year, Broadway Method Academy has the privilege of hosting the Stephen Sondheim Awards at the Shubert Theatre of New Haven. The award program recognizes excellence in high school musical theater across Connecticut and Rhode Island. It’s one of our most treasured events of … Read more
Amity residents are no doubt familiar with Judy Primavera and her husband Fred Hulley and their generous non-stop contribution to the arts through the Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation [founded in memory of their late daughter Jamie]. The tri-towns are not the only area to benefit from educational grants from the JHAF. It will be sponsoring the … Read more
This has been a very frustrating few months for families, and children especially, having to do their homework outside of a classroom setting. Not being able to hang out with their friends at the movies, or Urban Air, etc. One thing that kids may not want to hear right now is, “Come here and learn … Read more
Broadway Method Academy (Connor Deane & Scott Handley) is hosting the 3rd annual Sondheim Awards on Monday, June 1. This year, It will be a virtual celebration of the talents of high school thespians … since so many of the shows were canceled due to COVID-19, there will be no “best of” awards given out … Read more
The Anti-Defamation League is celebrating the efforts that schools across the country are making to promote diversity, inclusion, and allyship through a nationwide viral campaign #noplaceforhate. On Thursday, May 21st, Amity Regional School District No. 5 will be participating in this campaign by creating a post featuring one thing that has been accomplished in this area. Amity is … Read more
In current times, college students are very worried to have gotten very low grades in colleges. Some of them are sunk in severe mental disorders because the content they had written had several plagiarism issues. Teachers usually fail the students who are found to have submitted plagiarized assignments or examination papers. The students in colleges or universities complain … Read more
The graduating class of Central Connecticut State University will receive a formal commencement ceremony at the XL Center in Hartford on Sunday, Oct. 11. A party for graduates is slated for Saturday, Oct. 10. Regarding the postponement of the spring commencement ceremony, the school said In a release, “We understand this decision is extremely upsetting to our students and their … Read more
The Amity Budget was scheduled to go to referendum on Tuesday, May 5, but due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, “The referendum process was canceled by an executive order from the Governor and the authority for adopting a budget was given to governing authority of each municipality,” according to Theresa Lumas, Director of Finance & Administration at Amity. … Read more
The 2020 Census is easy. The questions are simple. The census asks questions that provide a snapshot of the nation. Census results affect your voice in government, how much funding your community receives, and how your community plans for the future. When you fill out the census, you help: Determine how many seats your state … Read more