Orange Daily: History Corner + Armed Robbery Suspect Sought

Good morning, Orange! Here's the latest local news, events and community posts courtesy of Thursday's issue of the Orange Daily.

Here you'll find new stories, as well as stories you may have missed this week, among other helpful information relevant to Orange.

First, today's weather: Heavy rain throughout the day. High: 73 Low: 61.

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Here are the top stories today in Orange:

1. History Corner: He Didn't Have a Clue… (Orange Town News)
2. New Haven Free Public Library: September Happenings / Novedades De Septiembre (Press Release Desk)
3. Video shows armed robbery at New Haven pizzeria (Middletown Press)
4. Obituary: William A. Sprouls Jr., 94, of Orange (Orange Patch)
5. Asian Longhorned tick found in New Haven County poses threat to people and pets (WTNH.com)

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Orange Patch Notebook

• Town of Orange, Connecticut, Police Department: "8/30/21 Today is the first day of school for Orange and Amity students. Please be cognizant of kids on the the side of road waiting for the bus and be patient with the school buses. Our officers will be present at each of the elementary ..." (Facebook)
• Yale School of Nursing: "#YSNStudents are supported by a constellation of service providers both at the school and the wider university. But the VIPs of this effort might be fellow students themselves: the Orientation Leaders. This year's team include a Guinness..." (Facebook)
• Yale School of Nursing: "The Fall semester begins today for Graduate Entry Prespeciality in Nursing (GEPN), MSN and post-master's programs. Welcome to Yale and good luck! #BoolaBoola #YaleNurses #AnswerTheCall" (Facebook)
• Yale School of Nursing: "After months of applying, waiting, and preparing, new YSN students launched the next phase of their lives and careers with a well-fitted N95 mask. The new class also collected nursing kits filled with the gear they'll need for "sim" labs..." (Facebook)
• Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy (Formerly New Haven Hebrew Day School): "Welcome back to SCHA! On the #firstdayofschool the weather was rainy but the smiles were bright on our #schastudents faces! Teachers and students were very excited to go #backtoschool We are all ready for a #fantastic year #learning #..." (Facebook)

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— RJ Scofield

About me: I'm RJ Scofield, a local Patch editor for Connecticut. I have been working in journalism since graduating from Roger Williams University with a degree in, you guessed it, journalism. I have lived in Connecticut for most of my life and love getting to share interesting local stories with readers and craft compelling features about the unsung heroes of a community.

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