Park & Recreation Department
Park and Recreation Office Closings
Credits
Upcoming Special Events
Memberships
Park and Recreation Staff and contact information
Park and Recreation Commission Members
Please check the facilities
page for the NEW POOL HOURS. There are significant changes!
This page
was updated on May 15, 2012
SUMMER CAMP COUNSELORS
Deadline for applications has passed
- notification of interviews will beging shortly.
Park and Recreation Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Park and Recreation Office - (203) 891-4790
Orange Town Pool - (203) 891-4761
Fax - (203) 891-2173
The office, pool and fitness center are located at:
525 Orange Center Rd. Orange, CT 06477
Swim Lessons Session 1 Registration
Orange residents currently enrolled - Monday, June 4
All Orange Residents - Wednesday, June 6
Non-residents currently enrolled - Monday, June 11
Open Registration - Tuesday, June 12
Spring Land-based Registration
Residents - Monday, March 26
Non-residents - Monday, April 2
Enrollment will continue in all classes
until they are full or until the class has started. Late
enrollments may be allowed, but are not pro-rated.
Current
Closings / Cancellations:
There is no Men's Tuesday Night Softball tonight,
May 15th.
There is no Men's Wednesday
Night Softball tonight, May 9th. Make up information to follow.
Any weather related closing will be posted on this Website.
If the Orange schools are closed for any reason, any activity scheduled
in those buildings will automatically be canceled. Activities at High Plains
will be canceled at the discretion of the Park and Recreation Department.
Please check before leaving for a class.
REMINDER:The Park and Recreation department
does not cancel games at Old Tavern Park unless the fields are deemed unplayable. Please
go to www.orangectlittleleague.com
after 2pm for cancellations. The
Park and Recreation Department does not cancel Orange Soccer Association
games scheduled for Sundays. Please contact them for any questions
or concerns about play.
Park and Recreation Office Closings
The Park and Recreation office will be
closed on the following days:
Good Friday, Friday, April 6
Memorial Day, Monday, May 28
Please check the pool and fitness room
bulletin board for facility hours.
Swim Lesson Credits:
There are no credits for session 3 at this time.
Upcoming Special Events:
Saturday, June, 2, 2012-CT Trail Days
Wepawaug Conservation Area Walk – The Orange Conservation Commission and Land Trust
will celebrate “Connecticut Trails Day” by hosting a hike at the Wepawaug Conservation Area,
Orange Triangle Trail and Kowal Nature Preserve between the times of 10 am and 2 pm. All are
invited to enjoy this scenic hiking area. Families and children are welcome, and comfortable
shoes and clothes are recommended. BYO water and refreshments, and all dogs must be leashed.
Steady rain or lightning cancels, with Sunday June 3 as the rain date.
For more information, contact: Sharon Ewen, Conservation Chair - sme71@yahoo.com
For information regarding any other special event in town, please visit
the Orange Special Events website. Orange Park and Recreation does
not organize and run these events. www.orangespecialevents.com
Membership Information
AUGUST 31, 2011.
Membership
cards for September
1, 2011-June 30, 2012
(Please note: the duration of this membership has changed. This membership
will be two months shorter than
usual. The new membership year will run from July 1-June 30 starting in
2012)
The Orange Park and Recreation Department has two "unlimited
use" memberships available for purchase; a Pool membership and
a Fitness Room membership. -Memberships may be purchased in the Park
and Recreation Office from 8:30am-4:30pm, Monday - Friday.-Proof
of residency is required for residents (i.e. -license, tax bill).
A photo of each
person receiving a pass is needed at the time of registration.-Senior
(65 years or over) memberships are free to Orange residents but must be
renewed annually at the Park and Recreation office. Proof of age is required.-Memberships
are valid from date of purchase until the end of June 2012. For
more information, please call (203)891-4790
Pool or Fitness Room Membership Fees:
| MONTH | Orange
Resident Individual |
Resident
Family of Two |
Each
Additional Family Member |
Non-Resident
Individual |
| September | $83.00 | $146.00 | $21.00 | $250.00 |
| October | $75.00 | $131.00 | $19.00 | $225.00 |
| November | $67.00 | $117.00 | $17.00 | $200.00 |
| December | $58.00 | $102.00 | $15.00 | $175.00 |
| January | $50.00 | $87.00 | $13.00 | $150.00 |
| February | $42.00 | $73.00 | $11.00 | $125.00 |
| March | $33.00 | $58.00 | $9.00 | $100.00 |
| April | $25.00 | $44.00 | $7.00 | $75.00 |
| May | $17.00 | $29.00 | $5.00 | $50.00 |
| June | $8.00 | $15.00 | $3.00 | $25.00 |
203-891-4790.
- Director: Dan Lynch
email: dlynch@orange-ct.gov
- Assistant Director: Scott Bendell
email sbendell@orange-ct.gov
- Aquatics Supervisor: Susan vonRabenstein
email: svonrabenste@orange-ct.gov
- Maintenance Supervisor: Rich Cumpstone
- Recreation Programmer: Vacant
email: - Secretary: Fran Mantiglia
- Part Time Office Staff: Mickey Reid and Karey Eskedal
a comprehensive array of high quality recreation and athletic programs on a year-round basis. The target population
includes all residents of the Town, non-residents with more than $1000 of assessable property in Town, and non-residents
who are full-time employees of Orange based employers.
Park & Recreation Commission Members:
- Joseph Lembo, Chairman
David Barretta, Stephen Bespuda, Nick Bencivengo, Chuck
Stackpole, Linda Kantor, James O' Connor,
and Lisa Zarny
Town Hall at 7:30 PM.