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Good morning Orange! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • New mobile MRI expands imaging options at Orange orthopedics office
  • How to make sure your Orange student gets free or reduced meals
  • What's new at Orange's massive Odyssey '26 Greek Festival?

Also on today's calendar: Free Family Open House – After-School, Learning & Activities in Milford and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 76 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Saturday: Humid with a few showers, temps: high: 75, low: 68.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Connecticut Orthopaedics Adds Mobile MRI Unit At Orange Office (patch.com) — Residents in Orange now have access to a new mobile GE Voyager MRI unit at Connecticut Orthopaedics' Boston Post Road office, boosting scanning capacity and aiming to cut wait times. Local business and civic leaders joined the ribbon-cutting, highlighting the practice's investment in advanced, more comfortable imaging technology for area patients.
   

• Orange Public Schools Free & Reduced Meal Policy 2026-27 (orangetownnews.com) — Families with children in Orange Public Schools can now review the 2026–27 rules for qualifying for free or reduced-price breakfasts, lunches, and milk, including separate applications for Orange schools and Amity Region 5. The district explains income guidelines, automatic eligibility through programs like SNAP, TFA, HUSKY A, and S-EBT, and how to appeal decisions or update applications if your household's situation changes.
   

• Odyssey '26: Annual Greek Festival Returns (orangetownnews.com) — Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church is bringing back its Odyssey '26 Greek Festival to 480 Racebrook Road in Orange over Labor Day weekend, September 4–7. Residents can enjoy Greek food, live bands, dancing, church tours, and a new Taverna with Greek wine and beer, all with free admission and parking.
   

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