From what you see here, it will be obvious that I did not attend the D II second-round boys basketball game on Friday night. I searched but found no other coverage from which to draw information except the tweets sent out by Amity’s Athletic Director. From the numbers, it appears to have been a very … Read more
Over the past few days, the Orange Police Department has had numerous reports of vehicles broken into and two vehicles have been stolen from their driveways. These thefts have occurred in the overnight to early morning hours, and the common denominator has been that the vehicles that were broken into were unlocked. The vehicles that were … Read more
On Tuesday, March 6, the Amity Spartans hosted the Cheshire Rams in West Haven for the first round CIAC Boys Ice Hockey Tournament game. First Period Amity took the lead just 5:57 into the first period with a goal by sophomore Connor Bath, assisted by Jake Silliman and Joey Schittina. Second Period The Spartans didn’t waste … Read more
The Case Memorial Library, 176 Tyler City Road, offers the following events for adults and children this month. Oscar Film: Get Out Monday, March 12, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, 1 p.m. 1 hr. 44 min. R. It’s time for a young African-American to meet with his white girlfriend’s parents for a weekend in their … Read more
House Republican Leader Themis Klarides on Thursday testified before members of the legislature’s Insurance and Real Estate Committee about clarifying insurance codes to make certain that Tomosynthesis, a three-dimensional image screening process, is considered a mammography. Klarides was joined by Dr. Thomas Farquhar, chief of radiology at Hartford Hospital. In 2016, Klarides got legislation passed that requires … Read more
On Tuesday night the #9 Amity Spartans Boys Basketball team hosted #24 Hartford Public for the First Round of the CIAC Division II State Tournament. Amity’s Tyler Thomas was the game’s high scoring player with 30 points. All of the Spartans towered over Hartford’s three high scoring players — Jaquan Kins, Josh Colon, and Ferguson Louis — but … Read more
It’s frustrating when I see snow covered cars on the thruway, parkway, or any roadway after I’ve spent a decent amount of time removing every bit of snow from my SUV. I’m no spring chicken, yet I find a way to get out there and clean my vehicle off before I leave the driveway. Why … Read more
Amity and Orange schools closed again today. Kids get to sleep in again today and then hopefully, after building a snowman with the super heavy white stuff, they will help with the clean up too. The cold never bothers them anyway – right, ELSA?
As much as we may hate the idea of clearcutting trees to prevent future power outages, the strategy, although unattractive, may have worked. After a few hours of heavy snow, hundreds or thousands of people in surrounding towns have lost electricity, but in Orange, 8 incidents have caused 66 power outages. As always, the UI does … Read more
Amity Freshman Cally Dixon, A member of the Blades Girls Ice Hockey Team (#17) has been named to the 2017-18 CHSGHA (CT High School Girls Hockey Association) All State Team! Congratulations, Cally! Thank you for an exciting season this year, and we look forward to watching you play throughout your high school career – and beyond.