By now you most likely have heard that this year’s flu strain is very bad, even deadly. If you are uninsured and haven’t gotten vaccinated yet, call the Orange Visiting Nurse Association office on Monday at 203-891-4752 to make an appointment in advance for a free flu vaccine clinic for the uninsured on Tuesday, Jan. … Read more
On January 13, the Blades (Amity-Cheshire-North Haven) Girls Ice Hockey team was handed one of its rare losses by the (West Haven-Sacred Heart Academy) Blue Devils — 1-2 in overtime on the Blades’ home ice. So, when the Blades had a re-match on West Haven’s home ice on Sunday, Jan. 21, it only seems fair that … Read more
This week’s Amity Varsity Sports Schedule is as follows: Monday, Jan. 22 Girls Cheer vs Greenwich, Fairfield Warde 6:30 Boys Basketball vs Cheshire HOME at Amity 7 p.m. Boys Swimming and Diving vs Fairfield Prep AWAY at Fairfield University 7 p.m. Girls Basketball vs Hillhouse AWAY at Hillhouse 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23 Wrestling vs … Read more
The Holy Infant Knights of Columbus held its 14th annual Youth Free Throw Championship this past Saturday, January 20. Winners of the competition were: McKenna Kirck (9-year-old girls); Meghan Kirck (11-year-old girls); Jayne Whitman (13-year-old girls). Boys winning their age group were: Brody Burns (10), Stephen Pedenski (11) and Ryan Burns (12). Each of these champions … Read more
The Blades (Amity-Cheshire-North Haven) Girls Ice Hockey team hosted the Hall-Conard Warchiefs in Shelton on Saturday night. The Warchiefs got a quick jump on the Blades with an unassisted goal by Sam Gordon Wexler at 4:21 in the first period. Less than a minute later, Abby Goncalves scored on an assist from Luci Alissi, ending the first … Read more
The Amity Spartans Boys Ice Hockey Team hosted the New Fairfield/Immaculate Mustangs for a non-conference game in West Haven on Saturday, Jan. 20. Amity got off to a good start with a goal by Jason Csejka, assisted by Jamie Blum at 8:38 in the first period, and Spartans goalie Michael Halloway preventing NFI from getting … Read more
Mercy High School is known for its strong sports teams, so when the Lady Spartans Basketball team hosted the Tigers in Woodbridge on Friday night they knew they were in for a battle. The Tigers took an early 3 point lead in the first quarter 15-12, and with each quarter pulled further ahead of Amity … Read more
It’s time for Orange youngsters ages 9-14 to sharpen their basketball free-throw shooting skills! The Holy Infant Council of the Knights of Columbus #12523 is conducting its 14th annual Free Throw Contest on Saturday, January 20 at the Holy Infant School gymnasium, 450 Racebrook Road, Orange, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. All Orange and … Read more
Dennis Marsh from the Orange Senior Center forwarded this list of upcoming events. Hot Lunch The Orange Senior Center offers a lunch Monday through Friday, 11:30am – 12:00pm. A $3.00 donation is suggested for persons 60 years and over. To register call (203) 891-4765 before 1pm, the day before. Living Treasure Nominations Being Accepted … Read more
Orange Community Women (OCW) invites you to see “Casey Carle’s BubbleMania” at High Plains Community Center, on Saturday, January 20 at 3 p.m. BubbleMania is a highly-acclaimed show combining the science of bubbles with theatrical showmanship and comedy. Its website describes the show as an “extremely unique program combining high energy entertainment with artistic achievement. BubbleMania is … Read more