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🌱 Patch AM: Business Geared Toward Kids Coming To Former Major Retailer Spot In Orange

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In today's newsletter:

  • New kids' play cafe set to transform former Party City site
  • How two Orange Amity alums became World Cup gold medal teammates

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 44.
  • Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Business Geared Toward Kids Coming To Former Major Retailer Spot In Orange (patch.com) — Families in Orange can look forward to Joyville Play & Cafe opening at 292 Boston Post Road in the former Party City space. The planned 4,319-square-foot indoor playspace will feature a toddler soft-play area, party rooms, a coffee counter, and dining room, with construction starting soon and an anticipated December opening, according to local economic development officials.
   

• Two Orange Lacrosse Players Share World Cup Experience In Poland (theorangetimes.com) — Two Amity Regional High School lacrosse alums from Orange recently reunited as teammates on Italy's women's national team at the 2026 D2 World Cup in Poland, winning gold together. Their shared Orange and Amity roots helped them quickly build on-field chemistry and deepen hometown pride, while one launches a Division I career and the other returns to playing after years of coaching.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Obituary: Joan LaBanca Schuckie (Porto Funeral Homes) —Porto Funeral Homes Read on Patch
  • Obituary: Phyllis S. DiNello (Porto Funeral Homes) —Porto Funeral Homes Read on Patch
  • Obituary: Silvio Palmieri (Porto Funeral Homes) —Porto Funeral Homes Read on Patch
  • George O. Berendt Jr., 80, of Milford, Connecticut, passed away peacefully at home on October 2, 2026 —Cody-White Funeral Home Read on Patch
  • AnneMarie C. Paone-Mullin, 72, of Woodbridge, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 3rd —Cody-White Funeral Home Read on Patch
  • InstaSwim posted a job opening for Private Swim Instructor in Orange. Apply here.
  • Goodwill Industries Southern New England Inc posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager F/T in Orange. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orange here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Haven

  • 6th Annual West Haven Public Safety Expo Marks Fire Prevention Week With Demos: PHOTOS (patch.com)
  • Here Are The Cheapest, Most Expensive Places To Get Gas In West Haven (patch.com)
  • Friends since Kindergarten, Fairfield trio buys Candlewood Lake's only public waterfront restaurant (nhregister.com)

Derby

Shelton

  • CT Patch Candidate Profile: Mandy Kilmartin For State Representative (patch.com)
  • CT Patch Candidate Profile: Ben McGorty For State Representative (patch.com)
  • CT Patch Candidate Profile: Josh Beaupre For State Representative (patch.com)

Ok Orange! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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