🌱 Patch AM: Industrial building sells for $1.8M in Orange

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In today’s newsletter:

Former Taylor Rental site on Route 1 gets new owner

Also on today’s calendar: Your New Year’s Resolution Solution: Square Dance Lessons! and 9 more events.

Today’s riddle: I’m afraid of elevators. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Wednesday: Not as cold, with a high of 36 and low of 31 degrees.
Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sun, temps: high: 42, low: 23.
Friday: Breezy and colder, with a high of 33 and low of 4 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we’re reading

• Industrial Building Sells For $1.8M In Orange () — A well-known former Taylor Rental building on Boston Post Road in Orange has been sold for $1.8 million to Apple Tree Realty, LLC. The 12,800-square-foot property, prominently located on Route 1, offers showroom, warehouse, and outdoor storage space, and is being promoted as a flexible site for future retail or light industrial use in town.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Orange

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday January 22

Your New Year’s Resolution Solution: Square Dance Lessons!

St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 25 Church St, Shelton

6:30 pm

Saturday January 24

Winter Field Day

Woodmont Borough Hall, 128 Kings Hwy, Milford

1:00 pm
The Corvettes…Your favorite Doo-wap Concert

High Plains Auditorium 525 Orange Center Rd, Orange, CT,

7:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday January 21

Trivia Night – Flipside Burgers & Bar, Milford

Flipside Burgers & Bar , 1 Schooner Ln , Milford

7:00 pm
Recycling Committee

Orange, CT Calendar , 525 Orange Center Road , Orange

7:00 pm

Thursday January 22

Water Pollution Control Authority Meeting

Orange, CT Calendar , 617 Orange Center Road , Orange

6:00 pm
Karaoke at Flipside Burgers & Bar

Flipside Burgers & Bar , 1 Schooner Ln , Milford

9:00 pm

Saturday January 24

ABC Book Club

Case Memorial Library , 176 Tyler City Rd , Orange

10:30 am

Sunday January 25

Silent Films with Organ at Orange Congregational Church

205 Meetinghouse Ln , Orange

4:00 pm

Wednesday January 28

3rd Notice – Town of Orange CT Tax Notice

Orange Town Hall, 617 Orange Center Rd, Orange, CT, 06477

7:00 am
Virtual: Free College Admissions & Financial Aid Workshop

Virtual

7:30 pm

Saturday January 31

Children’s Cookie Concert

St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church , 480 Racebrook Rd , Orange

3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

Michael Theodoseau, devoted husband, father, grandfather & retired ship captain, passed away on Jan. 15, 2026 —Cody-White Funeral Home Read on

Colony Hardware posted a job opening for Inventory Control Associate in Orange. Apply here.
Burlington Coat Factory posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate – Part Time in Orange. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orange here.

🗞 Nearby News

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Derby

Derby High School Named To College Board’s 2025 AP Honor Roll (newhavenindependent.org)

Milford

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— The AM Team

P.S. The answer to today’s riddle: I’ll start taking steps to avoid them.

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