The Vernal Equinox (first day of spring) is today March 20, at 5:37 a.m. when the sun will then be directly over a specific point on the Earth’s equator moving northward. The Spring Equinox occurs and the season officially arrives at 5:37 a.m. If you’ve never tried it, go outside around 5:34 a.m. and see if … Read more
Car break-ins are running rampant in all communities, Hamden, Milford, New Haven, Bridgeport, Stratford, and of course, you may have noticed, Orange. The unscrupulous individuals who are victimizing vehicle owners are not choosy about the neighborhoods in which they perform their crimes, nor do they wait until nightfall. In the past year, people are noticing … Read more
Following are this week’s varsity sports schedules: Monday, March 15 Girls Basketball vs Shelton AWAY Shelton High School at 7 p.m. Boys Basketball vs Shelton HOME at Amity High School at 7 p.m. Boys Swimming and Diving vs Daniel Hand AWAY Madison Swim and Racquet at 7:30 p.m. Boys Ice Hockey vs Lyman Hall … Read more
Rita Gilman Gedansky, 88, passed away unexpectedly at home on March 15, 2021. Rita was born October 31, 1932 in Paterson, NJ daughter of the late Paul and Sadie (Atkins) Gilman. She graduated from Eastside High School in Paterson and Syracuse University where she also earned a Master’s Degree in Education. It was there that … Read more
The Amity Lady Spartans finished a tough end-of-season schedule in the SCC conference games losing their final three games. The team finished the regular season above 500 with a record of 7-5 and now heads to a modified SCC tournament where they are the number 6 seed in Division 1 and will travel to take on the number … Read more
The Case Memorial Library, 176 Tyler City Road, announced the following upcoming events. Virtual Author Talk: A Broken Tree Monday, March 22, 7 p.m. Stephen Anderson used DNA testing and interviews to learn the real story behind his paternity and that of his three brothers and five sisters. His book A Broken Tree tells what … Read more
On Saturday, March 13, the Amity Science Bowl team qualified for nationals by winning the statewide competition. The team was made up of five seniors: Peter Scully (co-captain), Arnav Paliwal (co-captain), Eugene Chang, Andy Kim, and Adarsh Kongani. Science Bowl is a Jeopardy-style team competition run by the US Department of Energy since 1991. Questions test students’ knowledge of … Read more
After two weeks of postponed, then canceled games due to the COVID qarantine obligations of their opponents, the Amity Spartans Boys Ice Hockey team finally returned to the ice last Wednesday. The scheduled game vs Shelton was canceled and Milford was brought in to play. How would the Spartans fare after such a long time … Read more
The Orange Police Department faces numerous challenges last month (3,076 calls for service in that 28-day period) with a high number of Medical Emergencies — 127 — to which they were the first responders; 74 activated burglar alarms; 64 traffic accidents; 23 fights/disturbances; 23 shoplifting/larceny complaints; 1 residential burglary; 7 motor vehicle thefts; 19 criminal … Read more
Catherine M. “Kay” Coyle, 89, of West Haven passed away peacefully on March 11, 2021, with her children at her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Francis J. “Bunny” Coyle, Jr. Catherine is survived by her loving children, David F. (Valerie) Coyle, Mary (Matthew) Coyle Shaw, Ann (Michael) Coyle Smith, 6 grandchildren, … Read more