Orange Daily: Students Return To School, Fundraiser Planned

Good morning, Orange! Here's the latest local news, events and community posts courtesy of Tuesday'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: Humid and mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 86 Low: 69.

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Here are the top stories today in Orange:

1. New Haven-area students, parents glad for in-person return to school (New Haven Register)
2. Beth-El Center's Roaring 20s Annual Gala Fundraising Event Planned to Support Local Housing and Food Programs (HamletHub)

Today in Orange

• Virtual Author Talk: Sicker, Fatter, Poorer (7:00 PM)
• Virtual Author Talk: Sicker, Fatter, Poorer (7:00 PM)

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Orange Patch Notebook

• Town of Orange, Connecticut, Police Department: "One of our officers snapped this pic last Sunday, while we stood ready for Hurricane Henri's impact on our town. It's not just a nice photo, it's a reminder of the great people who stood ready to handle the many emergencies that would ha..." (Facebook)
• 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: "YSN is delighted to announce that the Yale Corporation recently awarded emeritus status to Nursing faculty Jane Dixon, PhD, Linda Honan '89 MSN, PhD, CNS-BC, RN, ANEF, FAAN, and Patricia Ryan-Krause '81 MSN, MS, PCPNP-BC. Learn more abou..." (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)

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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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