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🌱 Patch AM: Orange’s championship coach takes over a powerhouse Milford softball program.

Also, don't miss Womans items Sale on the Orange Patch calendar

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Good morning Orange! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Orange's championship coach takes over a powerhouse Milford softball program.
  • Why Orange firewood deliveries are suddenly backed up for weeks.

Also on today's calendar: Womans items Sale and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 67, low: 50.
  • Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, with a high of 65 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Law softball hires Leigh Barone as coach after her historic 10-year run at Masuk (greenwichtime.com) — A longtime Orange resident, championship softball coach Leigh Barone is returning to the dugout as the new head coach at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, after a record-setting decade at Masuk. Her move lets her stay closer to her young children in Orange while taking over an already-strong program that regularly contends for league and state titles.
   

• Connecticut firewood sellers see spike in orders as home heating oil prices soar (wtnh.com) — If you heat with oil in Orange, local firewood sellers say demand for wood is already so high that many are weeks behind on deliveries and could run out. With prices for heating oil and diesel driving up wood costs, Orange and Milford businesses urge residents to buy now or even stock green wood for next year, warning that switching to wood this winter may already be too late.
   

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💬 Chatter

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
  • Chuck E. Cheese posted a job opening for Game Room Attendant - Cast Member in Orange. Apply here.
  • T Mobile US posted a job opening for Mobile Associate - Retail Sales in Orange. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orange here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Haven

  • Monroe parents left kids 10 and 4 home alone in middle of the night, police say (nhregister.com)
  • VA awards $26,043 in grants for adaptive sports programs in Connecticut (va.gov)

Derby

  • CT Patch Candidate Profile: Nicole Klarides-Ditria For State Representative (patch.com)

New Haven

  • Update: 21-Year-Old Stabbed in Edgewood Neighborhood Victim of Domestic Violence: NHPD (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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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